After being a reliable servant to the club for a number of years, Jermaine Jenas is still making Tottenham fans smile with his accurate and honest assessment of his former club. After the loss to Watford on Sunday, Jenas appeared on Match of the Day Two where he critiqued his former club and cited their inability to win when they’re playing poorly as to why they’re yet to win anything.
Jermaine Jenas on Tottenham Hotspur’s ability to win and not be at their best:@JJenas8: “I’ve not seen Spurs play poorly and still manage to win a game of football.”#MOTD2 #THFC #COYSpic.twitter.com/4Eg4ds5qfT
— Last Word On Spurs (@LastWordOnSpurs) 2 September 2018
It’s hard to argue with the 35-year-old’s comments. Against Watford on Sunday the Lilywhites looked flat and devoid of creativity as they fell to a shock defeat at the hands of Javi Gracia’s physical Hornets and despite the fact they took the lead in the game, they were unable to prevent a brave fightback. The international break is now here and Spurs face a tough ask against Liverpool when club football returns.
Jenas always seems to be bang on with these things and the fans believe he’s hit the nail on the head with this one. It’s not that the Lilywhites can’t win they’re not up to their best, it’s more than they can’t win ugly and scrap through the tough games. Watford was a perfect example and Jenas also cited last season’s FA Cup semi-final defeat and the Champions League exit to Juventus as examples.
You can read the fabs’ verdict on Jenas’ comments here:
We can’t win ugly because Poch don’t change anything until it’s too late
Rose and Winks should have come on as soon as Watford drew level but nothing happened until it was too late
It’s one of Pochs biggest flaws— Alex (@alexleyton2021) September 3, 2018
Agree . To get to the next level we need to grind out results when playing poorly, and our defense needs to remain tighter when put under pressure. The game was lost within 10 minutes against Watford. To be successful you can’t afford to lose focus in these situations.
— Joel Steinhagen (@JolSteinhagen) 3 September 2018
https://twitter.com/nathan_alison/status/1036556916745486337
We can play poor and win it’s when it gets scrappy we suffer
— Keith gearing (@keith_gearing) September 3, 2018
JJ absolutely nailed it.
— Sean (@seanvz86) September 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/ChrisNash_72/status/1036416895283605504
Absolutely spot on JJ . We did something at OT that we should do more of . If you recall We made a sub took a while , players took drinks , we stopped the flow of the game . We kept UTD off the ball . In those games he mentioned we still lack the DARK ARTS !!
— Paul Angus (@theladdiePA) September 3, 2018
The Lilywhites all seem to agree with Jenas’ thoughts on their club and they’ll be keen to have Mauricio Pochettino address their issues soon.
