Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Fixture…

Thursday 6th February, 20:00

Liverpool Vs Tottenham Hotspur

Carabao Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Available On…

UK TV – Sky Sports Main Event

UK TV – Sky Sports Premier League

UK TV – Sky Sports Football

UK TV – STV Scotland

IRE – UTV Northern Ireland

Bein Sports English 1

Result: 4-0 (Liverpool Win 4-1 Agg)

C. Gakpo (34′)

Mohamed Salah (51′ pen)

D. Szoboszlai (75′)

V. van Dijk (80′)

Match Report…

A tactical f@%k up and another semi final to forget!

Without even a single shot on target Liverpool ran out comfortable winners to put it mildly. We can only be grateful to the Reds team who took pity on us mid game and opted to play the remainder of the game with both legs tied together and hands behind there back. Even with this unified waddle from the reds they still managed to score again from a headed corner in which new signing Danso forgot his feet are actually allowed to leave the ground. Was a semi final really the right time for his debut? Archie was doing quite fine in that role.

On a night we got to witness all three of Levy’s new January signings, players who wikipedia have labelled under the category unknown and ‘proceed with caution’, they were not enough against a Liverpool side who in all fairness never got out of second gear. Not even the overhyped El Tel who apparently was in huge demand the world over was able to get anywhere near the reds goal. Maybe there’s a reason why he was just a bench warmer in the Bundesliga!

After starting the previous four games for Spurs, Richarlison took great offence in being asked of a fifth consecutive start and in response demanded an early hot bath with his favourite rubber pigeon in the 45th minute. Sarrs performance was division 2 standard,  Bissouma was even worse and at fault with the opening goal with such a poor pass I suspect he was distracted by Richi splashing away in the bath. Once again, Bentancuur failed to deliver in the big games which leaves us without a single reliable holding midfielder. On top of this Ange chose to drop Bergvall, our only match fit creative midfielder, maybe that explains the zero shots on target! What do you think Ange?

Sonny simply looks broken at this stage of the season and would be more fitting in a home for the elderly. My 96 year old nan with dementia has more clue of what’s going on than Sonny right now, she probably moves quicker too. The poor guy looks lost and it’s a sad way for him to end his Spurs career but I’m sure the shareholders won’t mind.

More substitutions were made in the second half but it was so hopeless by this point they are not even worth mentioning. The players had absolute no belief from start to finish and in a cup game where you are only 90 minutes from a cup final, the difference in the mentality of these two teams couldn’t have been bigger. It was men versus boys and this performance was beyond embarrassing, it was an absolute joke. No belief and no conviction, probably our worst performance of the season although obviously there’s a lot of contenders there.

Kinsky made me nervous from the very start of the game and I wasn’t surprised to see him concede a penalty. From what I have seen of Kinsky since joining Spurs I suspect this is another signing that was meant to fill a hole like it was just a quick bodge job with zero attention to detail. Just get the hole filled said odd job Levy!

Every season teams around us in the Premiership get better as the league gets even tougher and you simply cannot expect to blag your way into the top 4 with a few half arsed signings anymore. The Tottenham ownership have recognised more than anyone over the last 20 years that football has evolved, it’s just a shame they haven’t understood that it’s changed on the pitch too. We have got too many players on the books who think it’s ok to turn up against the likes of Brentford where it’s easy to look good but then disappear against the top 4 sides. If we don’t buy players who believe they are good enough to be in a top 4 side then we will never be a top 4 side. 

It’s alright sticking three goals past a bunch of Swedish elf’s and edging out a sub par Brentford, but it was obvious from the first minute Spurs do not have a winning mentality for the big occasion. And this is what happens when you keep buying average players who don’t believe they are good enough to get into a top team. Instead these players sign for Spurs for an easy wage where they find themselves surrounded by like minded players and staff!

One word: Shite!