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Spurs had something to defend away from home, we needed a goal - of course the shape and tactics of the game changed. Spurs went at in those first 20mins, took risks and pushed forward. I actually don’t mind keeping it tight in a game like that, there seems to be an obsession with simply...

We lost games last season, Liverpool & Chelsea in particular where leaving too many gaps and then game is effectively over before you’ve got started. I didn’t agree with Murphy’s analysis, his first 60secs looks clever but are we seriously thinking in the first minute against a top side we’re...

The flip side of this argument wasn’t our tactics, it was Spurs came with a plan to attack us early and we simply couldn’t cope. If not for a spectacular save by Ryan we could have been behind a lot earlier. As it was Spurs couldn’t maintain that tempo and we grew into the game. We started...