Why didn't they put more names of their first team ? they don't play before monday 26/02.
FA Cup 5th Round - 16th to 19th of Feb | Very Appalling Refereeing
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Reminds me of yesterday when we made several changes and people cried that we didn't look like a well drilled, sleek football team. Common sense gets thrown out of the window. Spurs will grow into the game. Rochdale has done well to punish them in the first half but Spurs will get stronger as the game goes on.
My guess would be that after the hard set of fixtures they've had lately Poch decided it would be good to give the first team a rest and give players returning from injury/squad players a run out.
That's irrelevant. At full strength Spurs win that match 90% of the time. With that weakened line-up that number goes down to say 75-80%. Why do that? Play your first 11 and then take some players off when you're leading comfortably.
Spurs trying the offside trick from kickoff again.
Spurs' team isn't even that weak. Trippier, Alderweireld, Rose, Wanyama, Moura and Son are all players who could be in Spurs' first XI.
Spurs will step it up in the second half and win comfortably.....1-3.
That's very nice of him. He's a nice guy. I like him
They've got players who needs minutes for various reasons (Winks, Llorente, Moura) as well as giving the likes of Kane and Alli a rest. Plus they're playing a side bottom on league 1.
Players will be taking corners from the edge of the penalty area next without being penalised
Exactly, what it is however is a team of players lacking match sharpness. Trippier and Son withstanding the rest of them are either returning from injury or in Mouras case trying to get match sharpness after being benched all season at PSG. You look through that team and only 3 of them (Sissoko, Tripper and Son) have played football in the last month or two.
is that a lot weaker then? thats slightly weak and not worth the whole hullabaloo about the team selection
We have several players returning for injury that need games. Players who will be in contention for a first team spot. The team should be more than strong enough to win.
The 'this team doesn't play together usually' rhetoric doesn't excuse crap individual performances. It also doesn't really work in this scenario as Spurs could have scored 3 or 4 if they didn't bottle it.
You're spot on, there is no excuse. They will win though
Especially given Rochdale are bottom of league 1, 11 points from safety.
Huge difference between Kane, Eriksen and Sissoko and Lorente but the difference between Tripper, Alderweireld, Rose, Winks, Wanyama, Lucas, Son and Aurier, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Alli and Lamela is minimal
It's not weak but I think our problem is returning injuries and a team not familiar with each other, still think we will get at a draw.
I get all that, but it's not a reason to put a front 3 that has never played together. i don't think that he'll be made to regret it today but it's this kind of approaches that will stop them from winning trophies. they could have the game wrapped up by half time and he could have taken his stars out at the 60th minute mark.
Moura must be wondering," This PL is tough."
Utd makes a shit ton of changes and wouldn't get the unfamiliarity excuses, Spurs are at the stage when they should be held to the same standard as well.
All this "strong enough to win", "no excuses" etc. is a load of nonsense. All these random words have to be translated into a number, i.e. the win percentage. And as I said above it's obviously weaker than a starting line-up featuring all the regulars. What does that even mean, strong enough to win? I guess winning more than 50% of the time? In that case Spurs might as well play their U23 side if that is your criterion.
Danny Murphy is a dull commentator.
Maybe they could have wrapped up, maybe not. But that's the risk he took. We'll see if it pays off in the 2nd half.
Just tuned in. How has Lucas Moura been?
Two words : Media darlings
The gloves need to come off
He'd get a game in League One.
Nice wife though
The Harry Kane-team needs Harry Kane to save them, it’s usually how it goes. I wish we had Harry Kane 
Spurs trying to be too cute in their passing. Need to be more direct.
Danny Rose thinks he's Willian
Moira scores!
Lucas Moura finally found his level.. against the team bottom of League One, cute.
That’s why they are bottom of league 1, what kind of defending was that
Lovely finish from Lucas.
Clear pen again not given
good finish on his weaker foot there.
Rochdale have fallen of the cliff since HT, stopped playing completely instead of doing what got them 1-0 up in the first place
Piss off