Cant believe that result. I wouldn't go as far and say we dominated the game up until they scored, but we had good spells and a number of half chances/chances to score and when you don't take a chance or 2, the opposition are always in the game and it only takes one chance for them to score and it did.
Though I didn't think it was a free kick to them, and actually it should of been a free kick to us with a foul on Ossie literally seconds before in the build up, I thought Barry should of shown more experience than to just give the ball back to Spurs and walk away from it, he should of either kicked it away or stood infront of the ball and let the rest of us get into shape and switched on and we did neither!
I don't know why or what it is but in the final third were becoming a bit clueless as to what pass to make, are decision making at times when we get it in good positions in the final third is poor. We don't look to play penetrative passes in behind, we don't work the angle for a cross, same goes for setting up a shot from distance, a lot of the time we get there and then go blank in the mind and make a pass or 2 more and spoil the attack, and it's becoming a regular thing through out the season and it's becoming are undoing and costing us games and points!
Weve got to be more decisive and clinical in our attacking play and put teams to the sword.
For the first time in a long time, if not all season, I do think Martinez made some mistakes with his subs today. Bring on Barkley fair enough, one of either Deulofeu or McGeady yeah, but the pair of them instead of Traore when we needed something up front, someone to look to play into and give us a focal point?! It didn't pay off unfortunately.
There's still a long way to go in the race for Europe, but after today im losing hope in us making Europe through the league at all. Weve done well this season, it's been a bit of a transitional one and to do aswell as we have as been great but I think Europe is gonna be a step too far for us now, unless we win the cup of course, but I just hope Martinez as got his targets for next season lined up and there of the quality that are gonna make the difference for us and turn games like today in to wins and take us on to the next level. Be tough cos others around us will spend and have better finances, but if Martinez can exploit the market again like he as done this season, I cant see why we wont do well again or even better if he can get in the required quality that we need to kick on?!
