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I'm not saying that playing Lescott at left back was to blame for the defeat but the total absence of width that may have been provided by full backs who were comfortable on the ball and able to get forward certainly didn't help us get back into the match. Playing Berahino in midfield for the first 20 minutes leaving Anichebe totally isolated also didn't help.
Yesterday we were once again totally devoid of any pace, width and creativity. The contrast with Spurs excellent passing, movement and control was frightening. Yes, Loris made some good saves but Spurs were always in control for all but the last 20 minutes of the first half. Pulis picked the team tactics and substitutions and as others have said if Irvine had been in charge and we'd played like that he'd have been rightly slaughtered so yes, in my opinion Pulis was to blame.

IMO both Irvine and Pulis have had to try and do battle with players that they wouldn't necessarily want in their team.
I still have big sympathy with Irvine but, sorry, he wasn't good enough and had to go.

Pulis is still playing with someone else's team so to say 'Pulis was to blame', IMO, isn't right.
When he's been with us over the summer and had enough time to assemble the squad he wants then YES - I AGREE that he can take full responsibility for HIS team.
I'd just like to add again that Spurs were fantastic yesterday and I don't think many teams would've coped with them.