00:00Yeah, I mean, it is hard, isn't it, at the moment to find the positives, but, you know,
00:06I do think Anton Inkinski is a small positive. A lot of sports fans might disagree with me
00:12on that one. It is a bit of a controversial selection. He was obviously hugely at fault
00:16for the first goal. Whether he took his eye off it, I'm not sure. He seemed to be playing
00:20on emotion rather than actually playing the occasion and obviously threw one into the
00:25net and cost us a goal there. But actually, for a 21-year-old, I think that was his seventh
00:29starting goal. He's just come into the league. He's played in some huge games already. A
00:34lot of mitigating factors around for Inkinski. He's playing with a different back four every
00:39single game and half of the team that are playing in the defence are not defenders.
00:43He made three or four really, really big saves after that to keep the score down, particularly
00:48the first half. The second half, he made a big save from Ramsey and that will do his
00:54confidence the world of good, actually. The last thing you want to see is a young goalkeeper
00:58void of confidence and making errors. It's not a very good start to his first career.
01:02So, I actually think, in terms of a positive, he stood up. He showed real character and
01:08a lot of desire and, as I say, made a couple of really, really big saves there to keep
01:12us in the game. So, he is a marginal positive.
01:15And then for my second positive, I think you've got to give that to Mateus Tell. He didn't
01:20see a lot of the ball, to be fair, but he was always available. He was working hard.
01:25He led the press and he scored a terrific goal at the end. So, if we're looking for
01:29a crumb of comfort there, he's up and running, you know, just one and a half games into his
01:33Tottenham career. He's already got a goal. It was a really, really good clinical finish
01:37as well. So, hopefully, that gives him some momentum to come into the coming games, which
01:42we're obviously growing bigger and bigger by the week.
01:46And James, obviously, we mentioned out of the Carabao Cup with a wimper, out of the
01:51EFA Cup with a bit of an improvement, but they are still out of that as well. You know,
01:55really suffered in the league this season. How important does the Europa League now become
02:00for Spurs and Antropos Tocoglou and this side that have been desperately chasing trophies
02:08for a number of years and that drought could look to extend even further. It already has
02:13domestically this season. How important does the Europa League now become for Spurs and
02:18Spurs fans and the club's future as well?
02:20Yes, it's absolutely massive now, the Europa League. I mean, you know, I think what we
02:24need to do really is, you know, get those 13, 14 points on the board to be absolutely
02:29mathematically safe. I know it might sound a bit dramatic, but let's get safe in the
02:32Premier League. You know, let's get to 40 points as quickly as we possibly can. And
02:37then if we need to, we start resting players in the league and we really throw everything
02:40at the Europa League. Obviously, a huge prize at the end of it, potentially, with a spot
02:44in the Champions League, you know, the Holy Grail. So, it really is, you know, everything
02:49into that now. You know, we've put a lot into it so far and the performances have been
02:53relatively strong. Only one defeat in that competition against Galatasaray so far. Safely
02:58into the round of 16. Still awaiting our opponents, obviously, as well. But, you know, all the
03:04eggs need to go in the Europa League basket for me now. We've got to pick the league floor,
03:08no doubt, but let's get safe. We're not going to trouble the top six unless we have a real
03:13raffle and some of our rivals really sort of fall off a cliff. So, you know, if we can
03:17get into the top 10, I think that'll be something considering the problems we've had this year.
03:21But let's throw everything at the Europa League. And, you know, it's interesting now, no midweek
03:25football for two or three weeks. You know, I think Ang said about having a reset. I think
03:30this is the real time now we start to judge Ange Postacoglu. You know, he's had all the
03:35sort of excuses, the mitigating factors around the injuries. We've now got players back.
03:40We've now got four weeks of training. We can rest players. We can rotate the players that
03:44are mentally and physically fatigued and can obviously get a breather in as well.
03:47Could judge Ange Postacoglu on a level playing field, if you like, once these players are
03:51back in the XI. You know, he said that he thinks we'll be an outstanding team. We haven't
03:56showed that previously when we've had a fit squad, it must be said. We've lost 21 out
04:00of 45 games now, which is, you know, an absolutely horrific form. So, you know, a lot of people
04:05have been prepared to give him a bit of a pass. I've been a little bit more sceptical.
04:08And, you know, certainly seems to be worrying signs on the pitch, particularly, as I say,
04:13in that midfield area. We almost seem to have lost the ability to play in his sort
04:18of philosophy. But now, you know, a full week of training, Manchester United ahead, big
04:23test. But I want to see the real Spurs turn up now. And, you know, if not, I think ultimately
04:28it'll cost Postacoglu his job.
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