Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Spurs: Match Analysis

Tottenham Hotspur started off the 1st half fairly well, keeping possession and interchanging play.

Boro soon saw the various flaws that were apparent to all in the Riverside.

Even with Bentley & Lennon on the wings, both players seemed to be pulling into the centre, leaving large areas of play for Boro to exploit. And exploit it they did.

The home side commanded large parts of the 1st half.

Tottenham came out stronger in the second half but Boro still stuck to their game plan and kept us at bay.

Berbatov & Bale came on and changed things a bit, but Wheater (who scored a perfectly okay goal that was disallowed in the 1st half) got on the end of a Afonso Alves header of the cross-bar.

We came close with a few shots off target, but then Mido stuck out a leg from Digard's shot to basically seal it.

An own-goal from Huth in the dying seconds proved too little, to late.

Modric wasn't in! volved in the game at all. A lot of the fans here around me have agreed that Modric needs time to adjust to the pace of the Premier League.

Things can only get better!

COYS!