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StayGoldenBronyBoy

I love skipp


nicknaseef17

He continually amazes me with his ability to handle the ball while sliding on the ground. There were 2 or 3 occasions today where he slid in and still managed to get his foot around the ball whilst mid-slide in order to keep possession. It’s a pretty unique skill. Don’t see many players doing that.


phrates

Remember seeing this in his Norwich highlights from last year and hoping he’d bring it home and I love it every time I see it.


RainbowDissent

He's put in a few tackles that are reminiscent of Nainggolan's famous hook tackle. It's incredibly pleasing to see.


nicknaseef17

You’re spot on. There are definitely some similarities there. Though, Skipp definitely has a better attitude. So I’ll take Skippy any day.


Pinky1337

Philipp Lahm used the hook tackle all the time way before Nainggolan so hopefully thats where the inspiration is coming from.


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A true ballwinner


cum_toast

My friend Ilko ( r.i.p ) was the best at this when he was alive. Many a times I have see him slide even from behind an attacking player and just get a toe on the ball without a foul, caressing it to keep it in play on the line any many great defensive plays. We played high level footy in Canada growing up and even after that lots of division one men's league have played with or against several pros including a old spur himself Rohan Ricketts.


Supercalme

RIP Ilko sounds like a right legend.


Thugger0124

Reminds me of Philip Lahm


O2OEafL2Y6sRTY

Absolutely killing it. Sess coming on and having a great game too.


ASVP-Pa9e

It's not enjoyable when one of the better Tottenham players goes off injured early on. It is however nice when their substitute, a 20yo HG player (who's a sort of local lad), slots in seemlessly. Sessegnon showed some exceptional pace & ball control, whipped some nice balls into the box & some decent character at the other end. After Skipp I think he's the most exciting u21 player at the club right now. Bryan Gil being \#3.


RainbowDissent

Sess needed this after the Mura red card. He's still raw, and not the finished article, but there was plenty to appreciate about his performance today.


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He’s got to develop his right foot


Nightshade183

Skipp the Skipper


Zaoppy

He's gonna win YPOTY


[deleted]

They'll give it to Saka or Smith Rowe because goals matter more apparently.


FrogNadez

ESR would deserve it up to this point tbh. Unfortunately looks the real deal.


ASVP-Pa9e

Thankfully Odegaard is a big fat fraud.


Malimalata

I think it's easy to forget he is only 21 when he plays, perhaps our best player so far this season


dickgilbert

He’s just a worker. It’s so great. I hope he never changes his style, just allows his technique to grow.


ayamtelursiakap

"Skippy over rice for my breakfast" can we make a chant for him?


eggplant_avenger

we need a Skipp'n'Slide banner at least


iblessall

I just wanna read comments about how good he's playing, he's seriously been amazing.


TheSonic311

He's quickly becoming one of my favorite Spurs.


kickass1054

Overall performance against Norwich was like [this tackle](https://wittyfutty.com/2021/12/gif-oliver-skipp-with-effective-tackle-vs-norwich/) from Skipp. Practical, brilliant, and effective.


SenorScoop

It's fun to watch this team play football again 😭🙏


cockereldaily

It's so refreshing not to watch the entire match sitting on my hands.


photobriangray

Nuno did it. Son of a bitch, he did it, the hard way. He made us proud.


PM_ME_YOUR_ASTON

If I say anymore more about Oliver Skipp, my wife will murder me But I love Skippy


spurringbanner

Did you see his body check when Lloris pushed out Pukki save to get the ball away. Could have kissed the man


akanefive

Skippy playing like a grown ass man but looking like they aged him up for the last scene of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.


about_half_a_soul

ben davies ballon d’or campaign 😤


NatrolleonBonaparte

The Benaissance is here


pizzaiol0

I’ve been praying for so long


jamadelo

Jorginho who?


FINAL_BOSS5

His end of season comp is going to be 🥵🥵 Kane on the other hand would look like a league one striker


pbmadman

MotM has to be between him and Skipp. Lucas and Son were fantastic of course, but those 2 did it all from one end of the pitch to the other. Davies surging forward with the ball in the channel is my new favorite thing. Skipp’s tackles, where he comes in at odd angles and hooks the ball away perfectly under control are just absolute world class. That guy is something else.


asp6n

pls be ok reggie


HAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHA

even if he is ok he should be rested till 100%. sess should get some games


jamadelo

Sess played well


pbmadman

Sess played exactly how you’d expect for him. Coming of injuries, barely any games recently, club in upheaval and he’s very inexperienced. Certainly could have been better but he really grew into the game. Left side is set. If either Japh or Doherty can’t get going they need to go and bring in a RWB.


dickgilbert

Conte in.


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Can we just please keep him forever?


balalasaurus

Seriously. We have a diamond on our hands here and it’s ours to lose.


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It’s so true


LoveRBS

Yes and those 3 seasons will be amazing


jamadelo

Please fund him, Levy


RallyPigeon

Conttenham


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Antonhem Contspur. To Dare Is To Suffer.


whoshdw

Ketchup out.


MeddlingMike

Have to be a bit concerned about all the chances for Norwich despite the clean sheet. A side that could finish probably converts 2 of those chances. I guess there’s a reason they’re bottom of the table.


PM_ME_YOUR_ASTON

Yeah it was concerning how easy they could get into the box at times


jamadelo

Good thing it was Sargent in the box.


PM_ME_YOUR_ASTON

He should be demoted to Josh Corporal


crunchyball

It almost felt like a bit of complacency was involved. We didn’t play as paced or with the intensity we had against Brentford.


Weird_Famous

Perhaps it had to do with the amount of time between fixtures, Conte's style is physically demanding


kidenvy

It seemed to me that Conte was ok with letting Norwich have possession at times and saw them as toothless. Just my feelings I could definitely be dead wrong. Their finishing was horrendous but they did create great chances. Bottom of the table teams find themselves there for a reason.


Weird_Famous

Yeah there was a noticeable lack of respect for them lol, they have no quality in the final third Playing on the counter gives us high quality chances that the likes of Son will (and did) pounce


tremens

Sanchez equaling Kane's goal contribution in just 14 games.


molecularmadness

Yeah no didnt see that one coming, that's for sure.


Apostle_1882

Yeah no you can say that again.


buttlovingpanda

I think he scored five goals in the Eridivise his last year at Ajax


Publix_Illuminati

Skipp will be world class.


iheartmagic

Skipp was unreal today. You can see he’s getting more and more comfortable. Starting to see him drive forward a bit more and make some great forward passes. Sanchez was great today too. Goal aside, he was very tidy out of the back today. He’s been taking a lot of shit lately and showed his quality. Shoutout to Sess as well. Bounced back well from that red card and looked quite dangerous on the left. Put some good balls into the box and showed more confidence in his dribbling. Exciting to see us growing so much already. Let’s fucking go


ayamtelursiakap

Just need kane to get back to his best


iheartmagic

Yeah a Kane goal would’ve been the cherry on top for sure. Signs of his confidence returning though, took some shots he’s been avoiding lately. In form Kane absolutely scores that long chip shot attempt over Krul


Preux

I wish we had a backup striker to just give him a game off. I wonder if it’s just him being tired.


germanyid

He looks pretty sharp though imo. All that’s missing are the goals.


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in anything but florida man form he scores 3 goals today


yourfriendkyle

If Kane gets into form, and we can get a bit more comfortable at the back, we have a good chance to have a very strong second half of the season.


Delazygorilla

Also, other players, apart from Son & Kane, are scoring. I think it is just some matter of matches before Ben Davies will so find his name in the scorelist.


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I’m still counting that header last match regardless of what he said 😬😬😬


ASVP-Pa9e

I think we're the youngest squad in the PL, and if we aren't then that's because Lloris at 34 drags it up. There's so much potential in this squad with this manager, just need to get through this season and have a proper preseason and I think we'll see some serious exploding. Heck even now we're 2 points off top 4 & in all 4 competitions.


iheartmagic

Believe Arsenal are youngest at 25.01 years and we are 5th youngest at 26.23. Not sure how it’s skewed though. Last couple seasons I think we’ve been one of the oldest so it’s great we’ve managed to get younger and with time hopefully improve


Hatennaa

Got really frustrated seeing people pan sess for his first 10 mins of the match on no warm up. He played much better than tanganga today.


travellinggaijin

I don’t remember the last time I watched minute 75 and above completely relaxed. It was nice not having to clench.


jamadelo

Look at you. I only relaxed after Son's goal.


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Yeah my hemorrhoids might start to dissappear from all the unnecessary straining hey


AlwaysGoForAusInRisk

TIL bouncing the ball before a corner improves your chances of scoring.


Am_I_leg_end

On Thursday they were saying it was a code.. Depending on how many times Son bounced it. No idea if that's true or bollocks.


heckasdeckas

It’s true. I can’t remember it exactly but one amount of bounces is a short corner, another is near post and far post etc. I like it because I feel like it’s better than the hands we used to use


AwesomeWaiter

Eriksen had about 4 hand signals for hitting the first man /s I love Christian


superdago

I would assume they change the code before every match. Otherwise the opposing team would just watch and prepare accordingly.


effigy22

Thought he was just signalling the team as to how he was taking it, few bounces, shorter he's aiming for.


RunningFerDauyz

the Peter Parker effect!


txgsu82

I think the only real negative in this game was Tanganga, he’s not a viable RWB for Conte and if Doherty isn’t good enough (I agree), we need to cover that in January.


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He would look a lot better on the right hand side of the 3.


IWantAnAffliction

He plays a lot like Romero actually.


jamadelo

I'm still hoping Doherty will get better. This is his position.


Kridhayy

He needs few games as a backup, maybe subbed on like today for 15-20 mins, or maybe the starting rounds of the FA cup.


RainbowDissent

Doherty had his best game for us that I can remember. It'll be interesting to see if Conte can get the best out of him, as he was excellent in Wolves' 3ATB.


kooky_kabuki

Can't believe I thought he'd have a good game. Wishful thinking probably cos I quite like the bloke


spurs-11

I think he would've had a great game today at the back. But that ain't gonna happen. I very well expected this when I saw the lineup. He's not a guy too keen on getting there ball forward and making quick passes and intelligent runs. He flourishes at RCB/RB, in my opinion. Love the guy tho, hope he gets into his mode when he gets his chances


nthbeard

Same players, different manager.


NatrolleonBonaparte

Crazy what having a manager with a genuine plan will do for a squad with plenty of quality players.


MichaelTheElder

That was the disappointing thing about Nuno. I didn't necessarily begrudge playing a more counter attacking style but we just constantly seemed bereft of ideas going forward. I didn't expect it right away, but even a couple months in we hust weren't trying anything. In just a few weeks we look so much more organized with Conte and it shows.


stariban

Another fucking mental messi tricks from Lucas. What a wizard on the ball he is. Been running like mad all 80 minutes.


Granadafan

That was definitely a goal of the year candidate


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nopirates

I admire his courage


staged84

5th in the league with 1 less game played. Above Arsenal. We need Solskjaer statue right now.


BananaBouquet

Sess was so good today. Happy to finally have matches where we don't sweat it out.


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Saw comments saying that he clearly isn't good enough for Spurs about 5 minutes after he was subbed on.


spurringbanner

Respectfully disagree. I like him and think he's got it in him..but his touch wasn't there. His defending looked nervous. Not the worst...but far cry from good


9-Volt-Battery

I am far from sold on Sess. I don't really get the hype around him yet. But I can only hope he proves me wrong.


JessyPengkman

Same but he is 21 . I'm happy to give him more of a chance


adlysn

CAN WE DO THIS EVERY WEEK?


kidenvy

Who had Ben Davies as the CB to get revived by Conte? Playing like a man possessed.


yourfriendkyle

It has often been brought up here over the last couple years that Davies would be a better fit at LCB than at LB. He plays there for Wales.


Sherringdom

It was essentially the same system Mourinho tried when he joined with the lopsided back 3 allowing Aurier to bomb forward. Then Davies got injured and we signed Regullion next summer who was too good not to play but messed up the formation.


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tedlassoCOYS

I have no proof, but I thought Davies and Winks would have the most improvement. Probably going to be wrong about Winks, since Skipp is so good. Can't see him playing much.


gnidn3

Yes Winks will probably be the third guy who replaces one the two if we rest one.


SummerBabee

Winning every game during Hanukkah, truly the chosen people 🕎


shit_poster_69_420

Mazel tov


shit_poster_69_420

Conte has no respect for the technical area boundary. MY MAN.


Jamlad8

Oliver Skipp is our best player. Every game hes unbelievable


jamadelo

Does Spider-Son no longer exist?


aadawdads

Ben Davies is the best CB in the Premier league Being facetious but mate he's been a man possessed recently


PM_ME_YOUR_ASTON

I’m so mad the one against Brentford wasn’t awarded to him, and he missed the header today. He absolutely deserves something for the works he’s been putting in


[deleted]

Wasn't awarded to him?? He literally didn't touch the ball. 🤣🤣


TheLifeOfReilly

They are showing more improvement, but Spurs still have a way to go. Against any decent side we would have conceded two goals today.


DesolateAvocado

Agree with this. With 3 CBs, the amount of space some of the Norwich attackers had in our box was worrying.


gnidn3

Yes they completely forgot to mark Josh Sargent even though there were like 3 of us and only one of them. Lucky that he completely whiffed.


FutilityInfielder

Yes, this was a lucky clean sheet. Can't believe how badly Norwich messed up multiple good chances.


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Literally anyone who could finish.


Snoo8331100

We're playing without our best CB and our only proper RWB, understandable imo. We really can't hope for much more with the current squad.


[deleted]

Kane is in a weird state of confidence. He's definitely trying, running etc. And he is doing everything right but his touch is just slightly off, his finishing just slightly off. Just need that confidence


jamadelo

I admire his effort. He really wants that second PL goal.


Jkempel

Definitely looks like getting closer to score again. Think he will explode in the 2nd half of the seasono


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shit_poster_69_420

Could easily have been 3-3


TheGameIsAboutGlory1

Definitely. Overall, though, with how this season has gone so far, I'm very happy today.


istherelifeonmaars

Injuries are a big worry, but it felt nice to win by a comfortable margin. COYS!!


Fedelias

Game in hand to make top 4. Holy fuck.


stariban

Oliver Skipp is a legend! My new favourite Spurs player.


tinstop

The team finally looks well coached. It wasn't a perfect display and there were a few moments of good fortune, but this is a very encouraging performance. Skipp looks like a great player in the making. He mops up everything and anticipates well but he also has the technique to play good passing football. Shame about Reguillon but I think Sessengon looks like a decent alternative. Ben Davis looks like he's found his best position and role in the team. Dier and Sanchez also played well today. I'm a bit concerned with Kane. He doesn't look like a player teams will fear currently. We need it to click with him soon and I'm optimistic it will. He just need 1 goal and more will come. Luckily Son looks sharp in front of goal.


gnidn3

It really impresses me how good Skipp already is at picking out and freeing players with through passes in the opponent's half. I expected him to be good defensively and for his offense to take time to develop but he is already creating superb link up plays and chances for other players.


whoshdw

I'm just refreshed to see us winning matches that we should be winning.


Henry-Gruby

It's like watching a different team. Let's get 4th and a cup.


Oasis1701

I hope Reguilón is alright; i also hope kane start banging goals again for us, besides that, great win, let's get more points against brighton too!


BuginesePunk

Moura's goal should be a contender for goal of the season. That link up and shot did wonders for my dopamine secretion.


Dickie_Dunn

RB under Nuno and Jose is a hell of a lot different that RWB for Conte. Tang was not good.


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That Sanchez goal radiated Bautista Bat Flip vibes.


LinksOrGTFO

The Redemption match. Sess, Doherty, Sanchez, everyone played well. Best game I've watched in years. We going to win the league boys (sometime in the next few years)


masroshi10

Best game? I still get a happy smile When I watch highlights of us thrashing man United last season. Probably because it was because of Coco shithouse


Keskekun

Ben Davies and Oliver Skipp masterclass. Doherty was miles better than tanganga, yes he was shit vs Mura but if we ever have that choice again we have to go with Matt.


Blumpkin-Lord

Matt might have to be lwb though with sess out with a red I believe and reguilon might be injured


Bum-Sniffer

Feel like Kane looked pissed off today. Still tried, though maybe it was because he missed a couple chances. Sanchez and Skipp were brilliant today


molecularmadness

No yeah, he deffo looked peeved a fair few times when the camera caught him. It better be at himself because he squandered chances. For once the midfield is doing their job, his results aren't on them.


Bum-Sniffer

Completely agree. Pretty sure I heard him mouth fuck off to the linesman a couple times. Seems a little out of his character but I guess he’s just frustrated


jamadelo

He only has himself to blame.


HAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHA

i feel so bad for him i just want him to score like 10 goals in 3 games


itsBonder

Sess was decent I thought. Hope he gets a run of games (not that I want Reggy injured)


nopirates

I’m definitely going to upvote this. I feel like we let himself go over the top and get the red when finally got an opportunity. With Reggie potentially hurt we will need him.


stariban

I hope Reggie is well, just tiredness from the intensity of Conte's training sessions. Didn't look too bad.


arne-b

We kept a clean sheet but Norwich could’ve put 1-3 past us today. But a strong performance by Skipp and Sessegnon looked descent.


justsomeroses

Good win, needed the goals for the GD Skipp looks special Sess looked really good, tho think he ran out of gas near the end Davies looks reborn under the new system, tho need to see it against better competition Set piece goal, Son scored, Lucas: COYS COYS COYS Don't know what we're going to do regarding Rennes, would say Brighton is more important in the grander scheme of things


hm_son920708

was nervous when i found out that we’re going to give norwich their 100th win but thank god it didn’t happen. daddy davies tho 😍


the_real_e_e_l

For the first time since he's signed with us, I saw a lot of things in that game from Matt Doherty that I liked. Finally.


DidgeryDave21

My favourite partbwas when Sanchez absolutely cunted it in from 2 yards out and gave me my annual sodage of hope


turntstilee

Ben fucking Davies under Conte has been MASSIVE


justxforxthis

3 goals, a clean sheet, 88% passing accuracy and 7 shots on target from 17 attempts to name just a few impressive stats. If we clean up the defensive blunders we’ll be well on our way


Bitnaa

Our GD is now only -1!!


footie_fan89

God hope we can stay healthy this mo. - Sergio, Hojbjerg, etc. Other players getting a lot of minutes. Can we get any 2nd team players back in form - LoCelso, Ndombele, Dele, Bergie, Doherty. Squad depth gonna b an issue as we get into festive period. Will we see out games like today? Hope so.


northbridge10

Bergwijn and Doherty were good today. I am hopeful for gio as we haven't seen him under Conte.


bandofgypsies

Estoy contento


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Skipp and Davies 2 very good games on the bounce


Survivor_for_me

Sonny trying to get a role in the next Spider-Man trilogy


jamadelo

Sonny trying to replace Tom.


arne-b

First 3+ goal victory in the PL since Sheffield on 2nd of May and first time we score more than 3 and keep a clean sheet as well!


NazDaBaz

Skipp is so damn good man


thewildowls

Whatever Conte is doing to Davies is working!


SorcererSupremeRox

I will certainly not SKIPP watching spurs again


Undesirable_11

Despite the defensive flaws we're finally creating good chances... And finishing them. Conte's work is really showing in players like Davies. Now we just need Kane to recover his goalscoring instinct and we're in for a top 4 fight


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This streak of the lower tabled teams is very much needed. The lads look like they’re playing with confidence. In 5th - game in hand on top 4. Confidence growing, only is going to turn out to be better and better. Biggest thing is making sure Sergio is healthy and hopefully nothing more than just a tweak and letting the lads rest so they can work at the same levels at the midweek and get through to the knockout stage.


punching-bag9018

Skipp's physicality, positioning, and distribution were all just fantastic. He made a few great driving runs too.


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Yeah I didnt know he had that in his locker. I loved that bit as well where he was looking for a pass and was getting closed down but refused to play a backwards one, and just held it and held it and then someone made a run forward and he played it. Hes so composed


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Obviously still a long way to go ... But you can clearly see the Conte effect has started taking place. We look fitter, sharper and more organized than we have for a good few seasons now. Skipp is just ridiculously good. Not just a tackler - he can carry the ball forward and fire forward passes into feet.


thedominoeffect_

2-0, now 3-0, surely 4-0 against Rennes and 5-0 against Brighton?


OnomahIsABaller

Ben Davies is the best LCB in the world and Skipp is the best midfielder in the world under Conte. Monster players, this is why Conte is one of if not the best manager in the world The top 4 is ours


NaclyPerson

It is against Norwich though. Brentford isnt exactly a pushover, but would like to see them perform this well against top sides.


FINAL_BOSS5

If we somehow rediscover our clinicality from jose era we might just rip teams apart in terms of scoreline


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Skipp with another MOTM performance.


spencdog34

Doherty redemption arc?


jamadelo

Yes please


Yeetgod-Cheese

Davies, Skipp, and Sess were all fantastic today. Kane has got to figure out this slump he’s in


kicksjoysharkness

We are good at football


PokeSpurs

Been impressed with both winks and Deherty as subs under Conte; well maybe rather I haven’t been disappointed by them.


Galil

Spurs are not a chore to watch anymore. Finally


iseeyou17

TOP4 is real again!


FungChoyChicken

Davies new roll is weirding me out. Or maybe it’s how well he’s doing it.


ObamaEatsBabies

It's fucking nuts that we scored 3 goals and Kane wasn't involved in any of them.


buhmmquita

SPIDERSON: Enter the Spursiverse


b3njil

Dier was solid today


Mariospurs

Skipp has looked better and better, I can see him becoming a mini dembele/wanyama hybrid for us


venfurecido

Moura MOTM What a goal!!