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I've not seen these comments.

I've not seen these comments.

You need to look past his goal scoring record, he's not been brought in solely for that. When he was brought on you could see the energy and speed he injected into the attack, with Jay out we needed that sort of dimension in the final third. He's a good player who will score a good few goals, but will also create a fair few. And so much is being made out of 'that miss'. It was not a sitter, he jumped to just try and get a touch on it, he had no space or view to actually get any direction on it - he just needed to get a nick and hope it went in, unfortunately it didn't. So it wasn't really a sitter.

You need to look past his goal scoring record, he's not been brought in solely for that. When he was brought on you could see the energy and speed he injected into the attack, with Jay out we needed that sort of dimension in the final third. He's a good player who will score a good few goals, but will also create a fair few. And so much is being made out of 'that miss'. It was not a sitter, he jumped to just try and get a touch on it, he had no space or view to actually get any direction on it - he just needed to get a nick and hope it went in, unfortunately it didn't. So it wasn't really a sitter.

ok.

ok.

Looks like a good player. A talented PL left back.

Looks like a good player. A talented PL left back.

He took a knock in training on Saturday, nothing major. He's seen as a key part of the team this year.

He took a knock in training on Saturday, nothing major. He's seen as a key part of the team this year.

I think that was a fair criticism of Tadic at times too, a little slow on the uptake, but I felt both grew into the game and got stronger as they went on. I think the game with Pelle is to get movement and fluidity in and around him, which Long and Tadic will offer - and so will this new wide player we're after. I don't want to see us leaving him too isolated.

I think that was a fair criticism of Tadic at times too, a little slow on the uptake, but I felt both grew into the game and got stronger as they went on. I think the game with Pelle is to get movement and fluidity in and around him, which Long and Tadic will offer - and so will this new wide player we're after. I don't want to see us leaving him too isolated.

Robbie, why do we need another striker? That suggests you've already written off Pelle. Pelle, Gallagher, Long, Rodriguez - and another wide player to add to the goals will be more than enough. We do not need another striker.

Robbie, why do we need another striker? That suggests you've already written off Pelle. Pelle, Gallagher, Long, Rodriguez - and another wide player to add to the goals will be more than enough. We do not need another striker.

Simon Peach has actually tweeted this himself, but said that Spurs will not sell him.

Simon Peach has actually tweeted this himself, but said that Spurs will not sell him.

He's talented, but seemed a little too static in the 1st half. He's going to be a typical player of his type though, he will frustrate but he seems to be able to produce moments of class. The potential partnership of himself and Bertrand looks very exciting indeed.

He's talented, but seemed a little too static in the 1st half. He's going to be a typical player of his type though, he will frustrate but he seems to be able to produce moments of class. The potential partnership of himself and Bertrand looks very exciting indeed.

Even though it was a defeat, it was a performance which should raise the momentum once more. In the 2nd half we played a tactical game to limit the space in midfield, and it did work as their midfielders struggled to get onto the ball. The issue was that the attacking area didn't really function, it was all a little static and Pelle was very isolated up front on his own with very little support in and around him. Liverpool weren't playing very well and we were limiting them. In the 2nd half, we played with a purpose. We seemed to have a lot more fluidity in the attacking third and JWP came into his own in the space behind the striker, which is somewhere I don't think many of us have ever seen him play! Tadic wasn't as static on the left, and as we saw with the goal, he floated all over the front line and pulled their back line all over the show. We were picking up more and more loose balls as the 2nd half went on, Wanyama and Morgan growing more and more into the game as we went and we really, really should have had more than the 1 we got - which was an excellent bit of attacking intent by Clyne, provided by a wonderful assist from Tadic. Davis should have put his laces through the chance he had, he seemed to want to pass it into the back of the net, and Shane...I don't really want to call it a sitter, because if you look back at it he's jumping at something...he can't really see the ball as there are 2 Liverpool defenders in front, so he's hoping he can get a touch and see where it goes. It wasn't a sitter in my eyes and we were damn unlucky not to get anything from that. Overall, it was the first game and there's still a long hard season to go - but as I've always said, I don't believe we'll be struggling. We're not going to be as good as we were last year, but we're a solid enough outfit who will cause teams problems over the course of the season. I like what Koeman is building and I like the tactical way he approached the game in both halves. After a summer of real uncertainty, I think we can move forward with a bit of excitement about what may be ahead.

Even though it was a defeat, it was a performance which should raise the momentum once more. In the 2nd half we played a tactical game to limit the space in midfield, and it did work as their midfielders struggled to get onto the ball. The issue was that the attacking area didn't really function, it was all a little static and Pelle was very isolated up front on his own with very little support in and around him. Liverpool weren't playing very well and we were limiting them. In the 2nd half, we played with a purpose. We seemed to have a lot more fluidity in the attacking third and JWP came into his own in the space behind the striker, which is somewhere I don't think many of us have ever seen him play! Tadic wasn't as static on the left, and as we saw with the goal, he floated all over the front line and pulled their back line all over the show. We were picking up more and more loose balls as the 2nd half went on, Wanyama and Morgan growing more and more into the game as we went and we really, really should have had more than the 1 we got - which was an excellent bit of attacking intent by Clyne, provided by a wonderful assist from Tadic. Davis should have put his laces through the chance he had, he seemed to want to pass it into the back of the net, and Shane...I don't really want to call it a sitter, because if you look back at it he's jumping at something...he can't really see the ball as there are 2 Liverpool defenders in front, so he's hoping he can get a touch and see where it goes. It wasn't a sitter in my eyes and we were damn unlucky not to get anything from that. Overall, it was the first game and there's still a long hard season to go - but as I've always said, I don't believe we'll be struggling. We're not going to be as good as we were last year, but we're a solid enough outfit who will cause teams problems over the course of the season. I like what Koeman is building and I like the tactical way he approached the game in both halves. After a summer of real uncertainty, I think we can move forward with a bit of excitement about what may be ahead.

We don't need another striker.

We don't need another striker.

We've looked ok, tactically out numbered Liverpool's midfield, they can't really get on the ball in there which is because of us. Wanyama is a danger sniffing machine, beast. Morgan OK, but felt he could have done a bit more to prevent the goal. Out a bit quicker to the ball and a little more intent with the intention to win it, but Clyne's positioning was well off for the goal. Took fonte right out of the game and you're relying on Clyne to clean up there, but he was too far away. Yoshida has been incredibly dodgy, does look like an accident waiting to happen. There's not really much of an attacking threat about us though, we're keeping the ball well enough at the moment but there's not a lot going on up top. Pelle isn't getting any joy winning anything in the air and Tadic keeps getting caught offside, best chance came from Morgan. Lots to take in terms of positives on the overall shape and discipline of the side, but we need to do a hell of more as an attacking unit.

We've looked ok, tactically out numbered Liverpool's midfield, they can't really get on the ball in there which is because of us. Wanyama is a danger sniffing machine, beast. Morgan OK, but felt he could have done a bit more to prevent the goal. Out a bit quicker to the ball and a little more intent with the intention to win it, but Clyne's positioning was well off for the goal. Took fonte right out of the game and you're relying on Clyne to clean up there, but he was too far away. Yoshida has been incredibly dodgy, does look like an accident waiting to happen. There's not really much of an attacking threat about us though, we're keeping the ball well enough at the moment but there's not a lot going on up top. Pelle isn't getting any joy winning anything in the air and Tadic keeps getting caught offside, best chance came from Morgan. Lots to take in terms of positives on the overall shape and discipline of the side, but we need to do a hell of more as an attacking unit.