When he's playing Spurs are playing, when he's bad Spurs are just waiting to concede inevitable goal. Some people moan against him, but if they would only watch highlights of the game they would stop. He loves to say coys coys coys coys in fast way after good games. For me he was man of the match in yesterday Tottenham win against Leeds.
Game started shocking with Tottenham players jogging on the pitch in stupid way, weak in duels, lost possession of ball as soon as the gain it, with decimated Leeds United without best players like Bamford and Raphina dominated them. Lucas lost possesions often, had one good moment when he dribble on right side, but was not followed by his teammates and lost the ball at the end. When I see players not running intelligent on pitch and being week in duels at home that piss me off. What piss me off more is when I see selfish stupid player who has teammate alone like ghost running inside the box on right and clear space just to roll easy low ball to him, but doesn't do that, but just turn around on other side and lost the ball. Well that happens too Regullion didn't pass to alone Emerson on right just like that. Inevitable happens near the end of first half and much better and dominant side Leeds took a lead after good trick on their left side, superb cross and tap in on second post. Spurs players were escorted with big boo at half time. They well deserved that, they didn't play anything in entire first half!
My thoughts at that point was that bunch of cockroaches would play better, that it's not Ketchup issue, but something far more serious, that they might need some "Quality stuff from Mexico to finally start running". Only thing which comforted me was thought that there is going to be massacre in dressing room at half time because Conte said once he prefers to kill player who don't do what he wants on pitch. I don't know what Conte said to them on half time, but it worked.
We saw completely different players in second half, players who run, fight for each ball, higher intensity, playing with passion. We saw different Lucas too, one who is creating chances, a lot of them. First for Kane who failed to score, then for Son whose attempt to make low cross for easy tap in ended with deflection into bar, then assist for Hojbjerg for first goal, one more chance and forcing free kick from good position for direct shot on goal which precede to Regullion second goal. That was big domination by Spurs whose players ran 3-4 km more than Leeds players in second half. That was serious football. What was not serious was failing in two dangerous counter attacks and both failures happens because of Harry Kane inability to do simple pass. First he had ball, turn toward goal, had 2 team mates on both sides, but he made bad touch send ball to far forward and failed to pass right to Winks for goal chance, lost the ball and miserably fall on ground! Second was even more annoying when he saw Dele Alli had clear space to roll low ball in space for him, but waited for Alli to go in offside and then passed ball. Disgrace!! Amateurism!!
Every second grade attacker would pass that ball on time and we'll see goal most probably. Imagine what that would mean to Alli and his confidence. It's nice you want trophies, but with failing in such easy tasks you definitely will not win anything. It's his fault Spurs didn't win this game with 4:1. By the way there was penalty check by V.A.R. after Kane handball inside the box, but fortunately arm was in natural position and Mariner didn't give penalty to Leeds. We have something to thank him for, he let Dier take free kick from 20m and after lucky deflection Regullion scored tap in. I am very sure if Kane did it it would be hit in lower parts of body of players in wall and counter attack. He had few good passes, but lost balls so many times and I can't forgive him ruining of counter attacks. I am afraid he's converting into Dele Alli on rapid speed.
I saved for the end Conte's reaction near the end and after. He requested support of fans, jumping doing gestures requesting support near the end and hug each player no matter if they played or not after the game. Doherty and Bergwijn made cold and indifferent faces and Spurs fans didn't like that. Conte was running near the line, shouting all the time, giving instructions and fans liked that kind of passion. Some tweeted offering serious money to know what he said to players in dressing room at half time.
You can watch highlights here
One more thing. There was situation on 0:1 in second half when Leeds player cleverly tried to sneak ball into net, he shot targeting other corner of goal, ball bounced in front of Tottenham Panther-man Hugo Lloris, but he somehow deflected it into corner with very good save. That deserves some kind of song like Boney M. Painter man who want to be painter man to be changed into
"Pantherman, Pantherman Hugo is our Pantherman lalalala lalalalaa" :)
One thing is sure Hugo is our Pantherman, but Lucas is brain of this team. COYS!
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