Posted on Saturday, 10th November 2012 by Harry Hotspur
Good evening.
Time for us to focus our thoughts on what is a massive, massive game. The list of those we failed to replace, the injured and the retired is well documented. The victory against Maribor was welcome of course but needs to be appreciated in the context of – this was an unremarkable Maribor.
That said, it will create a feel good factor. That’s quite rightly how football works.
But how brave will the boss be against the Champions? My suspicion is that the answer is ‘not too brave.’ I don’t believe he’ll play Hugo and I don’t believe he’ll drop Walker and certainly not for Naughton. I believe that showing confidence in players cuts both ways and ‘that’ goal in the Naughton/Lloris fiasco shouldn’t be used as stick to beat either men with.
Carroll has to start. To dare is to naffin’ well do and I think he’s earned this. Against City I believe we need to play with a 3 in the midfield given the resources. Thud and Sandro isn’t enough. It will end up with Mr Beastly doing himself a mischief again. But more so it’s a case of we must be creative and the two Toms between them will give us a fighting chance.
Bale on the left, Azza Lemon on the right and for me it’s Adebayor to start. Do you drop your hat-trick man? The brave do. On the strength of the Europa game Ade is back or at least very close to being back in business. We miss Moussa horribly and between Carroll and Ade we can at least attempt to mend and make do.
I predict a 3-2 win.
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November 10th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Top of the pops!
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Sandra Rednapp Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Lloris all the way today!! There’s no way we can win with Grampa Brad hoofing the ball to the oppo everytime he collects it. Play Hugo, AVB, you ginger twat.
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November 10th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
Im glad you don’t pick the team.
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Harry Hotspur Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:08 pm
What’s your team?
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liamyid Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
AVB won’t drop Defoe, he should but he won’t. Walker has been steadier so will start. Dempsey will take Carroll’s place and Freidel will start, which I dont agree with. But then, I find myself not agreeing with a lot of what AVB does…
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jay Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Agreed thats the exact team AVB will pick, wrong in my eyes, I dont rate Dempsey at all.
Id go with 2 up top in Ade and Defoe, Hudd and Sandro in the middle, Have Ade drop short, Carroll cant be risked even though he would cope fine
November 10th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
LLoris is not ready to face Aguero and Tevez in the Premier League. Friedel would be the sensible choice. With Silva returning for them its all about the midfield. If we do not have Sandro I do not see us getting joy ultimately though we’ll have our moments. Please be fit my Brazilian Beauty and the Beast.
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ACAB Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
How is Lloris not ready? Most probably, we’ll need him to come off his line to claim corners or through balls – something Grandad will never think of doing.
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Habib Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
He is not ready for the physicality and the pace of the premier league because he has not played the games to prove he is ready. Do you fancy him coming off the line to get the ball against Yaya Toure? It took ONE clanger of a tackle from King on Balotelli to give away the penalty that cost us the match and Lloris has had two dodgy moments in two matches running against much weaker opposition then the Champions of the toughest league in existence.
It’s nothing personal. It’s just risk analysis.
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Catcher Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:22 pm
At least Grandad wont drop the ball from crosses and corners, sorry but Lloris doesnt fill me with confidence
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essexian76 Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
In the words of the late great Clive Dunne
‘Granddad, granddad, lovely-that’s what we all think of you!’
melcyid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:03 am
didnt he drop the corner right in the wiganers lap last weekend for the winner?
ACAB Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 10:27 am
Friedel doesn’t drop corners because he doesn’t come from them!
ACAB Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 10:28 am
*for, not from
BrisbaneSpur Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
I think the overacrhing concern is that Lloris would have been ready if Lloris has been played as he should have been…..
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November 10th, 2012 at 5:37 pm
Agree to an extent, but with Siggy in for the Thud. Let’s attack ‘em, it’s our best hope. Siggy must comne good at some point and he can score from distance – something we might well need to do in this game. A close 2-2.
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Bukkake-breath Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
We defo need to attack I’d have Defoe and ade Thudd and Sandro in the mid just hope the beasts fit as I can’t see us winning without him.
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November 10th, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Good choices, would like to see lloris and carroll for sure but wonder whether its still worth playimg ade and defoe with ade playing deep.
For me lennon should be dropped, he just goes missing all the time, alternative? Falqué or townsend perhaps
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Hartley Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Or Walker with Naughton at RB…..
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Habib Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:10 pm
Are you kidding me? Lennon has been our player of the season so far and will trouble City as much as anyone we have. Bale has just started to press the pedal. Lennon’s been doing it from day one of the season.
Spurs have the most counter attacking goals this season in all of the Premier League. We have to start with both Bale and Lennon.
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Paul Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
I have watched every game and i often ask where is lennon? If your still on the pitch then do something!
so how has he been one of our best players?
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Habib Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
I have watched every game live in high definition
He’s playing like a thirty million pound player. Statistically he had created more chances form open play then anyone except Cazorla. That’s Opta stats not me.
Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 7:57 pm
I can never understand it when Lennon gets bad comments,he’s been great this season our most improved player and his defensive work goes unsung,one of the first on the team sheet for me.
UnkleKev Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Lennon and Bale on the flanks are an absolute must. So long as Huddlestone can keep feeding them it’ll give City something to think about.
And as much as I’d love to see Carroll given a chance, I think the more prudent option would be to deploy Ade in the withdrawn striker role.
Basically, though, anything except Dempsey.
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Paul Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Whats the hd got to do with it? Lennon has been rubbish, every now and again he does something but he is too hesitent like walker has been slowing play down and bringing the ball back to start again. £30m player? No chance
essexian76 Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Lennon’s been rubbish?, really-must be a look-e-Likey on the wing then?-he’s had the odd quiet game, but generally he’s been pretty good and on the back of his performances has regained his England place-Habib’s already pointed out the patently obvious and compounded that with the facts-but yeah-30m is pushing it- to you.. 29,9999.50..go on it’s a bargain
CptCaveman Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Falque or Townsend instead of Lennon?? And you say you’ve seen every game?? Come on, this isnt Championship Manager! Yes Lennon still needs to know when to shoot and when to pass but as Habib said, the stats dont lie!
I like Townsend I do, hes got a good cross and is not afraid to take people on and Falque looks like he could have something BUT they are no-where near ready to take on City. Its like the Lloris debate, I too want to see him as our first choice but currently Brad is playing well and until Lloris gets a run of games, his form will occasionally be indifferent. I certainly would not bring him right into this one.
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essexian76 Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Actually, I’ve been thinking about Lennon’s form-and it’s his home form-and you could also put Bale into that category-as two examples of playing poorly at home with the system AVB’s deployed this season. Both played well in Weds line-up when they reverted back to 442.So even it all means a Harry style football without the Harry-I’d say that bloody marvellous-after all, aren’t some of the best idea’s just someone else’s but perfected by a little tinkering here and there?
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Mark Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
No. No player is going to play well every game but Lennon has had a good season to date, hence his recall to the England fold.
Townsend is a drop in grade which you don’t want for one of the big games of the season. You need your big players.
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November 10th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
On another note what the hell was that AVB shove on the First team coach about in the Maribor match?!
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November 10th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
Who’s that starring in Dogs Arses H? He looks like a right twunt
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Harry Hotspur Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
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November 10th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
‘that’ goal in the Naughton/Lloris fiasco
I agree that these guys shouldn’t be punished too severely for the mis-hap. But these are players that you (and others) were adamant should be playing instead of Walker and Brad. I hope the ‘incident’ serves as justification as to why AVB has not been selecting them for the Prem ahead of their counterparts. A fcuk up in the EL against poor opposition is forgivable. But dropped points in the Prem would’nt be.
Or would it?
Would it be okay losing a game comforted by the fact that the ‘future’ players were learning?
Fcuk if I know. but I don’t think they’ll adapt, this side of December.
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Habib Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 7:29 pm
I’m with you Brizzle. let’s go with experience and counter attack to try to win.
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Alspur Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 8:06 pm
I was more concerned by Lloris’ missed punch at a corner than the f*ck-up, to be honest…
City are a “big” team and I hate to say it, but I fear for us at set pieces…
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Mark Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Here here, he has also dropped 2 simple crosses (one of which should have cost a goal), thrown the ball to a Villa player (from which they missed a simple chance), put Naughton under pressure (from which Maribor scored) and parried into the path of a Norwich player which cost a goal and a defeat.
So far he has looked dodgy and certainly doe not inspire the confidence that Friedel does. He hasn’t shown that he can command the box at all.
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November 10th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
3 wins away and a dodgy defeat would indicate to me that our away form isn’t too shabby-many are confusing the system deployed at home, and are prepared to throw baby out with the bathwater.
Keep the same system for away games-but revert to 442 at home where teams need to be broken down with pace.
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CptCaveman Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
By George I think he’s got it!!
lol, err that’s an affirmative by the way
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November 10th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
I’d rather have the team which played against Wigan, with Defoe instead of Dempsey in the hole, and Ade up front with both of them switching their jobs in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Though we would miss Dembele, if Thudd overcomes his habit of running a bit with the ball in space and then passing rather than just the latter, we could be in with a chance. 1-1 draw for me, frankly would be great if we avoid a loss, and i’m usually on the optimistic side of predictions for Spurs.
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Habib Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Defoe doesnt do holes….
Well yes he doesWhen he is playing football that is….
I mean….
You know what I mean!
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November 10th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
He has gotta play Ade up front, he has so much more to his game than Defoe.
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November 10th, 2012 at 7:41 pm
For me if my name was Boas it would have to be 4-2-3-1 Lloris in goals purely for his distribution it will be handy for the counter. Then Walker-Gallas-Caulker-Vertonghen familiarity in defence would be nice but wouldn’t be adverse to seeing Dawson in for Gallas. Next Sandro-Carroll was really impressed by the latter midweek. Forward-midfield of Lennon-Ade-Bale. Adebayor gets around and involved so much more involved than siggy or dempsey. Then Defoe the cherry on top
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Mark Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
You mean his distribution that put Naughton under pressure from which Maribor scored or his distribution throwing out to an Aston Villa player from which they should have scored?
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james Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
rather occassional dodgey passes wide than just smacking it up field even when under no pressure at all frequently giving the ball away
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UnkleKev Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
…beat me to it.
UnkleKev Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
To date, probably the only two examples of dodgy distribution that can be laid at Lloris’ door.
Offset this against Brad’s hoofs upfield (and consequent loss of possession) and I’d say Hugo fares pretty well considering.
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November 10th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
There are two teams; the one most people appear to want to see and the one AVB will choose.
I’d choose Lloris because he needs regular matches at the highest level. Caulker, Gallas and Vertgn pick themselves. I hear the case for Dawson but he is ring rusty and we need Gallas’ experience. I’d have anybody other than Walker but we don’t have anybody.
Without Sandro we will need Thud and Livermore ( I know but we need somebody who can tackle). Defoe will get eaten alive by Kompany and company so it has to be Adebayor for me and I’d pair him with Sigurdsson.
We are due a clean sheet. I am going for 0-1.
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Mark Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Lloris has had 6 starts and 5 mistakes, Friedel has had 9 starts. Friedel starts.
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November 10th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
I’d be very tempted to start Ade at City, swap him for Dempsey, Sandro has to play if fit and Hudd over Carroll. Walker Caulker Dawson Vertongen Bale Lennon and Defoe pick themselves.
BIOYMCC’s!
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chiversmetimbers Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Oh… and Friedel
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Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
No,has to be Lloris
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chiversmetimbers Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
why?
Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
The main reason would be his ball distribution would be better than Brads,in my opinion he’s a better goalie,from what iv’e seen of him pre Spurs.I also think we could end up with another nervous unfullfilled goalie if we treat him as shabily as we did Gomes.Time to give brad the Thursday games.
Mark Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Except Dawson won’t be picked of course.
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November 10th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
i reckon The team should be Friedel,Walker,Dawson to counter dzeko when he comes on,Caulker,Ventoghen,Sandro,Thudd,Lennon,Bale, with Ade just behind Defoe and i reckon a 2-1 win or 2-2 draw COYS
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November 10th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Lloris
Caulker Dawson Vertongen
Lennon Carroll Sandro Thudd Bale
Adebayor
defoe
To Dare is to Do
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Hartley Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
You’ve set it up as a 3-5-1-1 but at Citeh away it’s going to be more like 5-4-1 or at worst 5-5-0…..worth a go though
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essexian76 Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Get Craig Levin in 1-10-0, it’s the future-BTW, how crap must Hutton be to be left out of the Scotland squad?
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UnkleKev Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
On a scale of one to ten? Very.
chiversmetimbers Reply:
November 10th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
saucy!
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November 10th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
That said, it will create a feel good factor. That’s quite rightly how football works. And life.
Love the parish notice board, creative and did you nearly leave out Jan the coffee shop owner? Yea the Frenchman for me also to start now…11 million quid….com on…..
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Hot_Spur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Price has nothing to do with winning games. We don’t want any soft goals given away.
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hoofing Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 9:49 am
The price of the players at Stamford Fridge are not cheap and seemed to be doing ok. Money talks. What soft goals has Frenchman given away? For the record I believe he will be gone in January if he’s not given EPL games, maybe to the lot down the road.
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November 10th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Not sure an all out attack approach would be wise. Thinking back to last season when we got battered with mod and krankie in the middle. Fingers crossed sandro is fit. Suppose we have to play hundredstone… He looked decent against haribo the other night but cant see him being effective enough tomorrow. Agree with ade starting. This might be one of those games where he really really tries hard. Coys!!!
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November 10th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
No way he will bench Defoe after a hat trick. I would continue with 4/4/2. According to AVB the way our boys were playing it doesn’t differ from his 4/2/3/1 that much. We will get eaten alive with only one striker. Start Carroll along with whichever of Thudd or Sandro is healthy.
While I prefer ( still)!Lloris to Friedel, our 12 million pound man has been making some very basic errors. Not confidence building.
Bet that batting the ball right in front of you is not well received in other leagues besides BPL.
Don’t see a win here. Would be happy with 1-1.
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November 10th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Carroll won’t start, playing Maribor is one thing, playing Man City is something totally different. Neither will Lloris.
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November 10th, 2012 at 11:22 pm
Berbatov still pure class. Levy should have bent over backwards to sign him, that penalty summed it up.
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Hot_Spur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Yep, 2 goals and one assist for Berba, Fulham got a steal there.
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November 10th, 2012 at 11:40 pm
The Spartan is going for a 4/5/1 formation in the belief that the game will be won or lost in the midfield.
Friedel in goal. He’s calm and steady and won’t be over awed.
Kyle’s at full back for obvious reasons.
Verhonkytonks at CB. Quite simply the best CB at the club and arguable the best player in the squad. A leader.
Dawson. Our backs will be against the wall and Dawson is the best man to have alongside you in the trenches. May not have the technique of Caulker, but his experience and passion will be telling. A leader alongside Vertonghen.
Bale and Lennon on their respective sides.
CM trio of Sandro and Livermore with Huddlestone sitting a little deeper.
I would prefer not to have to rely on Livermore or Huddlestone but have to for obvious reasons.
Defoe up front.
This is a solid slightly more defensive set up, but with pace on the wing and creativity through the middle when we need it.
Defoe as the lone ranger won’t be everyones cup of Lapsang Souchong but this line ups strength is in the counter attack. Defoes only job is to be in the right place at the right time.
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4 Ever Hopeful Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:14 am
Who is left back?
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Spurstacus Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:06 am
Sorry. Meant both Kyles at full back.
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November 11th, 2012 at 12:00 am
attack ,tear em a new one.
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Spurstacus Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:03 am
Thank you for that analysis.
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Spurstacus Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:04 am
LLL is safe for now.
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November 11th, 2012 at 12:07 am
let ade at em he has something to prove and he can run down to their end to celebrate when he scores, Yid Army
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Hartley Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:16 am
Yids, Yids, Yids………!
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melcyid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:36 am
dawson yiddler on the hoof
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Spurstacus Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:41 am
Defoe- Yid on a hot tin roof.
melcyid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:52 am
wheres yid trotter
melcyid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:54 am
Qur Chairman used to be Yidney Wale.
melcyid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:57 am
thud likes steak and yidney pies
Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 10:42 am
Blatman and the Yiddler
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November 11th, 2012 at 12:59 am
did the goons used to sing the Yidtong song?
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November 11th, 2012 at 6:30 am
i think tottenham should win. read why at ilikedogsarses.blogspot.com
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November 11th, 2012 at 7:10 am
God, the will to win of Man U is frightening.
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UnkleKev Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 7:13 am
O, for a tenth of that desire.
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Boy Charioteer Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 7:33 am
The psychological effect on the other side must be immense. You just know they are going to score.
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November 11th, 2012 at 8:13 am
Loris
Walker
Caulker
Vertongen
Galas
Huddlestone
Sandro (please god)
Lennon
Bale
Adebayor
Defoe
1-1
COYS
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November 11th, 2012 at 9:18 am
Today is a day that could define our season
last year at home city caught us napping .
second round was another story. If it was not for a striker with short legs it would of been a different story.Today we need to be bold and put our best players in.all we need to do is score more goals than them. my team would be
Lloris
Walker Caulker Dawson Naughton
Sandro Carroll Vertonghen
Lennon ADE Bale
We cannot have two of the best wingers in the PL crossing balls to the shortest striker in thr Pl
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November 11th, 2012 at 9:41 am
Agree that Lennon isn’t up to the job.
It’s all very well ‘creating chances’, but how many chances has he taken?
His crossing isn’t good enough in a 442, and he doesn’t score anywhere near enough if we’re playing with just one up front. He still can’t strike a football cleanly at the age of 25; he’s not going to improve. Here’s a stat for the Stattos amongst you: Lennon has averaged less than 3 goals a season since turning pro.
Lloris should definitely start, he is the future, and the sooner the team get used to having the same keeper at the back the better. It’s absolutely crazy to keep rotating them.
We’ve ridden our luck in a lot of games this season and I think it will run out today. 3-1
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Benspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 10:30 am
Nonsense about Lennon, best RM in the league
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Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 11:59 am
Complete twattery about Lennon.
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Alspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
I partially agree with you on this one, TMWNN… the thing about playing AVB’s 4-3-3 is that the 3 up front have all got to score regularly…
I think Lennon is great/fine/fantastic in a 4-4-2, where his main role is as a provider and supplier of width… however, in a 4-3-3 he must get into more shooting positions and get more shots away…
If we’re going 4-3-3, I’d be tempted to push Defoe wide for this one and leave Lennon as an impact sub…
Friedel
Walker Dawson Caulker Verts
Sandro Hudd Carroll
Bale Ade Defoe
Subs: Lloris, Gallas, Naughton, Livermore, Lennon, Dempsey, Sigurdsson
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Hot_Spur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Problem with Lennon is that he’s shot shy, he had two clear chances to shoot against Maribor and instead tried to pass and lost possession. Why the hell is he afraid to shoot?
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UnkleKev Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Is it LLL’s day off?
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`rich g Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
hes probably trying to poison the teams food up in manchester, either that or putting shards of glass on the pitch, anti-spurs tosser
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November 11th, 2012 at 10:24 am
COYFS
Lets 
Fist them 
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November 11th, 2012 at 10:45 am
Ade to start and play for 95mins, please..
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November 11th, 2012 at 11:49 am
HH, how is a score of 3-2 a win?
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November 11th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Even discounting the error on thurs lloris is dodgey. End of. Finnally AVB learned in the week and said “just go and play how you did when Harry was here” Stick to that and we’ll do better vs city.
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November 11th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
complete arsebiscuits of a post. on every level.
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calebray Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
to mr 77spur.
lloris isnt dodgy.
brad is too safe, comparing them is not fair.
we are not playing “harrys way” at all.
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November 11th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
If Sandro is out I’d play Vertonghen in the middle instead and naughton at left back. I’d play loris because Gallas isn’t quick enough in my book. I’d also play carol as number 10 and Ade too. Bring Falque on if Carroll starts to look off he pace.
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November 11th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
Just heard spurs lineup (Talkspud), didnt catch it all but Freidel is back in and Adebayor in and Defoe on bench.
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November 11th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
acc to BBC Ade in Defoe on the bench
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November 11th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Loris in goal
Back four walker caulker Gallas naughton
DM Vertonghen
CM sigg and Carroll
Wingers Lennon and bale
CF Ade
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
From the Telegraph:
Man City: Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Nastasic, Clichy; Yaya Toure, Barry; Kolarov, Silva, Tevez; Aguero.
Subs: Pantilimon, Kolo Toure, Sinclair, Garcia, Dzeko, Razak, Maicon
Spurs: Friedel, Walker, Caulker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Sandro, Huddlestone, Lennon, Dempsey, Bale, Adebayor
Subs: Lloris, Naughton, Dawson, Livermore, Carroll, Sigurdsson, Defoe
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
Dempsey starts. FFS.
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
awww…..maicons on the bench….
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
Let’s Ave these slags
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Not sure about Hudd in midfield. Sandro better have his running boots on.
Dempsey in as well ?
And Verts at LB ?
Time will tell if selection is right.
Just think we are better with Verts at CB and concerned Dempsey seems so off the pace.
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Astro Spur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Even if we lose today, this is Dempsey’s chance to show some commitment and skill playing behind Ade this time and show us Spurs fans that he was worth the good money we paid for a 29 year old!
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
here we go then,sandro is back,big man upfront
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
need something to make up for wigan rubbish,we’d be away from the arse by now,a point will do
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
It is rememberance Sunday. It’s wonderful to be observed.
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
15 minutes in and we are struggling to get the ball. Will be a long 90 minutes if it carries on like this.
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Without 2 strikers its a total crap shoot.
Killedin midield
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kojac Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
dempsey is on the pitch,he is a striker we think
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
not fluid though
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
What do I know…GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
well done big caulker and thud,can we hold out
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
Oh please give that to Thud so he cuts that hair
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
Top delivery from Thuddddd
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
What a move by Ade
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Thankfully Hudds so wide the ref couldn’t see round him.
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Kick that Zambaputz
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:59 pm
Anyone seen Dempsey?
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November 11th, 2012 at 1:59 pm
send the fucker off
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
We look so much better with Ade up front.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Ade can be THE creative player but we need some strikers on…Defoe for sure
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Ade is our only player capable of keeping possession. But Shitteh look shite at defending set pieces…
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
Take off|Lennon and put Defoe on
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
No thanks!
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Ade is proving he can create and has muacle.we have Bale.Taking Lennon off and having Ade finding space can be good.
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
muascle
Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
muscle ffs
LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
We aren’t keeping good possession and we will need to defend a lot today. On both counts Defoe is a 0/10
Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
We need to pop one more in otherwise we are fucked
LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
If anything I’d take Dempsey off and put Carroll on, our midfield needs some more presence and Dempsey hasn’t done anything (as normal)
Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
Dempsey I agree take off but I would put on Defoe
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Anyone else think the ref’s a bit of a homer??
They spent the first 15 minutes trying to kick us off the pitch…
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TMWNN Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
No. He could’ve quite easily given two penalties by now.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Zabaleta is an arse
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Alspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Twataleta
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
I think Pleat just referred to Thudd as one of the “wide” players. Freudian slip.
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
but a free kick just as big!
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Yaya Toure hobbling. He wants off. He’s afraid of the Big Bad Beast…
Come on Sandro!
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Alspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
I think he might want to borrow some of his sister-in-law’s slimming pills…
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
good posityioning be friedel
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
what a bunch of whiners they are
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
They are total nobs. One of them will hopefully see red.
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
I know Zambelata is good but he is a dick.
Better Bale runs at him
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
we are getting nothing on the wings
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Boooooooooooooooooooo
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
And the champions are booed off the pitch.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Reckon AVB will bring Dempsey on for the second half ?
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Reckon he ought to.
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david Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Did well with 10 men first half.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
we need to keep up pressure up front
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
bonus to be 1-0 up,nevr thought we’d hold out,got a good chance to take something if one of our dandys can come up with something,
dempsey seems to be struggling to do anything useful and he really is in the magic position,we need a lot more out that position than he offers,levy get your cheque book out old son in jan
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Jimbo THFC Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Listened to the first half on the radio and didn’t hear Dempsey mentioned once.
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
His most telling contribution was a pass which took out our own midfield and set up City for a shot on goal.
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kojac Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
he needs to show some touches or head one in which is what he should be useful for
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
What time does Livermore come on ?
Will it coincide with City’s first or second goal
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Shhhh
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Have to say AVB called the line-up more or less right today. Dropping Defoe after Thursday was brave but also 100% right. Still prefer to see Vert at CB and but a small niggle really, and don’t want to see Dempsey at all but who else is there?
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kojac Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
sigg is the other option isn’t he,i think we’ll need baler or ade to step if we are going to get lucky today
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Up to now we havent been effective on the wings
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kojac Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
not really doing anything though are we,keeping our shape well,hopefully we hold out
November 11th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Hard to see us holding on if the second half goes the same way as the first.
Would not be surprised to see the ref give in to the whining of the City players and home supporters and give them a penalty.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Ade is doing a great job of winding their players up. Perhaps one of them will get sent off.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
I would give them a yellow card for the sneers at the linesman
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
If we paid Sandro for every tacle he makes he would be a billionaire.
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david Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
tackle
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Taxi!
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Getting pushed back to much. Seen nothing of Bale as an attacking force. Need to get a grip.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
what are we fucking around for
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david Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Think we were hoping to just stumble over the winning line. Not nearly positive enough.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Fuck sake
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Been coming for 10 minutes.
Sad thing is, they are not that good and if we had the belief we could win this.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Incredibly sloppy goal.
Dempsey should be sitting on Toure.
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Needs to move Vertonghen to CB
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
it was unlikely we’d hold out,we don’t look like we got many ideas
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
How many times does Jan get caught out of position
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david Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
He is so slow getting back. Needs to stay at CB
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
sandro 1 toure 0
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Wa ha ha BEAST!!! Toure going to have nightmares about him…
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November 11th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Sandro clattered, no pole-axed Toure!
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Played poorly second half, keep giving the ball away cheaply, City not in great form.
Need some self belief and to take them on. Too submissive at the moment.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
We are just being over run in midfield. The problem is that once the defence have cleared it, the ball is coming straight back as we have no outlet. To be fair we are doing better than I had thought without Dembele
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Milky Boy Yid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Yeah we’ve done brilliant…..knob
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
It aint pretty is it
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
I would substitute Caulker. I know that he scored but he seems like he has had enough of this. I would get Dawson on but I would be politely asking him not to hoof it before he went on
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
??
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
OK. Now get Dempsey off! He has been useless today. We need to do a Pienaar & sell him back to his last club
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
we are not playing well.
Lucky to fuck we have Sandro thats all and Ade has played well
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
No more Jan at LB thank you
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Phil McAvity Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Exactly, all they need is a winger with a bit of pace and trickery and he gets skinned.
At CB he is God.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Why take our best player off and leave Dempsey on ?
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
I agree
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Phil McAvity Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Thirded!!
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Ade our best player today. Don’t understand that
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david Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Join the club! Now we have no-one to hold the ball up and are weaker defending the high ball.
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mystic arnold Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
Is it just me towards the end I thought ade was more likely to get a red card than a goal
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
it’s real after you sir stuff today,hell of a bonus if we nick a point
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
we look a bit like Birmingham today
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
good job brad
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
total reliance on the trap crap third division football
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
We are hopeless
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
What a surprise. Have been asking for this most of the second half.
Dempsey still on th pitch.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Well, it’s been coming for 87 minutes
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
It’s been coming.. .bugger
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
That is Caulker’s second big mistake today. Cannot afford to ball watch and let your runner go against a club this good.
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daytripper11 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Which makes me ask WTF is AVB thinking putting two of his weaker defenders in the middle and his two strongest defenders at fullback?
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Where was Dempsey where was Lennon where was anyone but Sandro and Ade?>???????????
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Fucking shit football we are playing
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jfdit Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
90 minutes of my life I wish I did something else with, gives me a headache watching such turgid rubbish
absolute absence of ideas, tactics or goal threat
we look like bolton on a bad day, thank god they fluffed most of their chances
maybe we’re saving ourselves for next week
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Gutted… it’s been coming, but that’s still an absolutely sickener of a goal…
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
I love my spurs but this bloke ain’t got a clue, we have offered nothing!
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
literally can’t remember Dempsey touching the ball
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david Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
In fairness, he has been a big help to the team in sky blue shirts.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
When you set a team up to be this dull you have to get results, he’s making a rod for his own back.
I thought we couldn’t play 442 because we would be wide open, instead carry dempsey and wide open down the flanks?
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
I fail to grasp what Dempsey offers whatsoever. Total passenger today and I have also observed him giving up on the ball when its been lost. If you’re lacking in the ability department at least show some endevour!
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
I wish we had a Dzeko to bring off the bench…it’s a sickener
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
We have one of the best left wingers in the World, how come he has barely seen the ball this afternoon ?
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
for me its a big nail in avbs coffin
Nothing to be proud of today except sandro and Ade
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Alspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Seriously?! Losing 2-1 on the ground of the current EPL champions is not a nail in any manager’s coffin, Ronnie…
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
AVB??? More like No Plan B!!!!!
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Tactical genius my arse.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
LOAD OF NEGATIVE SHITE
DID AVB LEARN NOTHING FROM HIS LAST TENURE?
ITS PAINFUL TO WATCH
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Milky Boy Yid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
Ginger prick
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Negative tactics.
Poor team selection.
Poor substitutions.
Lack of tactical adaptations.
I pray we can turn it around for the next game.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
We are looking more and more like a mediocre bunch that are afraid of our oiwn shadows….no confidence
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
In the end we just folded.
Never really had a go at them.
They may be Champions but they are not playing like it and with a positive attitude we could have got something out of this game today.
In the end we just invited them to batter us and they duly obliged. Not the Tottingham way i’m afraid.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
well if dempsey is our magic man then we are in trouble he is a park player compared to modric/vdv but city are in a different league regarding players,i find losing to wigan more annoying,we have no creativity
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Not an expert here but boy, Spurs looked like they had no business being on the field with the champs today. What were the final possession numbers? I don’t think I remember Spurs putting together 5 straight passes without turning it over the whole game. Dempsey was non-existent and that transfer is certainly not looking like one that will work. Huddlestone had some good set piece kicks but I lost count of how many errant passes he had. Our offensive philosophy seemed to be just kick it down the field and hope for a lucky bounce. There was no passing, no possession, no nothing. Really, I am surprised it wasn’t worse than 3-1 because City completely dominated this game.
I thought against Chelsea they at least played well, especially considering who they were missing. Today there were really no excuses. They were just outclassed and I have my doubts whether they are worthy of being talked about for a top-4 spot.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
First hour great tactically etc then some poor subs overall lacking in most departments and the worst thing was both goals felt inevitable really we seceded too much ground and verts looked gone last half hour-Dempsey is not quite good enough
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UnkleKev Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
The word ‘quite’ is unnecessary in that last comment.
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Lordy Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
Cant see how we were great tactically for the first hour they were terrible. Had they made the most of their possession and our suicidal offside trap the game would’ve been over long before.
Actually look at all our performances people were in trouble.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Sorry meant 2-1.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
No creativity or spark. A pedestrian performance punished by a clinical team. Without a player like VDV or Modric, we look devoid of ideas once we get within 30 yds of the goal. Dempsey is not the solution. We are going to get this happening until we sort out the midtable squad we have. Really disappointing
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Boring, boring Tottenham.
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Lordy Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Spot on.. we’ve been lacklustre all year…Its the fans fault i tell yeh!
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
62-38 possession. To be honest, it seemed more like 70-30 to me.
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Harry Hotspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
You are actually bleating over 8 possession points after a loss? Nice.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
They were there for the taking, we didn’t ,bale was going backwards most of the time again we looked to worried what they were going to do than worrying about us we have the most pace in the perm but we don’t use it.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
To be fair to City, they closed down brilliantly today, never gave us time on the ball and put all our players under constant presure when we had the ball, we are so weak in the middle now that we were not able to carve out anything.
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John Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
Valid points, but why then are we playing narrow our threat has always been wide!
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StuSpur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
I don’t think its intentional John. I really believe we are unable to move the ball efficiently from the middle. I refuse to believe AVB cannot see are biggest attacking assets are Bale and Azza
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John Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:49 pm
Again very diplomatic but 4231 is considered a narrow formation
November 11th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
So then AVB supporters is he still the 2nd coming? Was Harry still such a waste of space? Or is it injuries to blame? last week it was the fans..this week injuries? The result on wednesday just showed to me how lucky we are to have Bale and how bad its going to be when he leaves due to our mid table finishes. Hold on boys were in for a trip to the mid 90′s!
Give me someone who speaks crap to the press everyday of the week for the exciting team we had come to love over the past 3-4 years
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Harry Hotspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Did you post this kind of crappola after the United game, you muppet?
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BrisbaneSpur Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 1:29 am
To be fair at ManUre we had the luck that was due. On another day ManUre could have (and probably would have) scored 3 or 4 in the second half.
Regardless, that game feels like an eternity ago! Are four measily good 45mins from August to November really acceptable? Come on HH even you have to admit its pretty shocking to say the least!
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Jimbo THFC Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Redknapp out was the correct decision. I couldn’t stand anymore of his lies or selfish behaviour. Even though his football was excellent to watch most of the time.
AVB was a strange appointment when Moyes seemed to available. I don’t think we needed a manager to come in and change so much, Moyes would have kept it simple and the way Everton are playing we have no chance of nicking him now.
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TMWNN Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:02 pm
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
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notsohotspurs Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:41 pm
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jfdit Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
to give AVB some credit his tactics could of worked today if the players stepped up and played to their full potential, only Ade & Sandro come out of todays game with any praise
we certainly ain’t easy on the eye at the moment, the loss of modric & vdv is a massive void in our squad. Without dembele to carry the ball forward we look very ordinary & one dimensional.
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Alspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Kinda tricky when you’ve sold your best creative players and not replaced them…
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Harry Hotspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Indeed.
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BrizzleSpur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:09 pm
Exactamondo.
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 11:37 pm
Levy and AVB to blame for that then?
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
To Dempsey’s credit, as least he’s selected a shirt number that corresponds with his out-of-ten rating.
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northern spur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
a rare insight i know
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Not sure where to start with that dabacle.
Dempsey – pure shite. Doesn’t even look interested.
Huddlestone – pure shite. Looked like he was playing in a different game.
Those two ensured Bale and Lennon never got in the game.
If it wasn’t for Sandro, we would have been hammered.
What the fuck was AVB doing taking off our only outlet?
Levy has well and truly fucked AVB by not bringing in any quality. AVB isn’t helping himself by making idiotic subs. It’s going to get messier.
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kojac Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:54 pm
walker was hopeless again,levy must be wondering he bought dempsey
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kojac Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
why he
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TMWNN Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
They were all hopeless except Sando, Adebayor and Friedel.
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kojac Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
yep
LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Yeppa
November 11th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Mancini gets a lot of stick but he made subs, changed their formation to 3-5-2 and it worked.
Funny thing is, we have the players to make 3-5-2 work and it means you get Ade and Defoe on the pitch.
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John Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
We have been over run by: Norwich, West Brom, QPR, Southampton…………so Mancini still the difference or is it something else?
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david Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
The point I was trying to make was he changed his teams shape and we failed to react.
And we do have the players to make 3-5-2 work. Might be worth a try.
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
AVB obviously is an idealogue.
Has one fucking idea that worked
and is not working for the second time
I dont have much patience with that
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
AVB is shi**. Negative, clueless..3 years progress down the Shi**er. Good stuff Danny boy. Give yourself a pay rise and keep buying players you think are up to it
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Getting a bit sick of hearing what a great player VDV was,I must have been watching different games.Modric wanted to fuck off.As disappointing as it is we just lost 2-1 to a team who has not been beaten at home for 34 games.
All you I told you so doom merchants,should polish off that hardon you have,you might be able to think straighter.
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John Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
You are spot on with the VDV comment but this is this isn’t just about the City game.
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Lordy Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
I agree about VDV and Modric but not buying a Marquee signing was suicidal. All this we nearly got Moutinho is crap if you want a player buy him early or not on the last day of the window so you can iron out any potential problems along the way.
AVB seems to be forgiven for everything by his followers “give him time” by the same people who begrudge Harrys poor 3 months at the end of last season.
The players look clueless and our quick counter attacks seem a thing of the past
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Phil McAvity Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
It’s not so much the fact that we lost to City away, it’s more the manor in which we lost. City were dire for much of that game and were there for the taking. Sadly for us we were still second best.
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Phil McAvity Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
Manor? LOL, I didn’t see a big country house on there!!
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November 11th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Brilliant lordy. Spot on . Exactamondo.
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Harry Hotspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Kill yourself.
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
There really are some complete idiots finding their way on here of late.
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Milky Boy Yid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
And you being the biggest one……AVB loving prick
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John Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Now now Harry, opinions good or bad as long as they are given some substance should be tolerated. It’s the mindless this is crap that is crap explanations that are idiotic.
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Milky Boy Yid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Like Spurs are rubbish cos fans boo?
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MIKE T Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
you are the idiot and its being highlighted every single game
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
It’s difficult to be overly critical when we have so many big players out injured howeverwe are looking more and more midtable as the season goes on and additions to our squad reinforce that notion. Dempsey needs to be dropped ASAP, let Sig have a go there
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Lordy Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
We still had a team that was capable of beating Wigan at home..they didnt even put up a fight
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Sig looks just as bad as Dempsey. Sometimes even worse.
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John Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Sig has not been given the same chances Dempsey has and often out of position and at least he shows endeavor Dempsey looks like his own doubt is draining his energy.
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Lordy Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
i believe Sig will come good ,thought he was unlucky with a couple of chance against Chelsea. Dempsey should be dropped he seems to like turning around to face our own goal when we’re halfway through a counter attack.
November 11th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Idiots attract idiots….the penny has dropped
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DJB Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:37 pm
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
We should sack a manager who currently lies in 5th i see on your twitter feed.. Harry was 4th and playing far more attractive football (attractive football is surely what defines Spurs) yet this was fine, explain?
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
its painful watching Thudd trying to cope in midfield. So slow and one paced. I saw him have rings ran around him all day today. Saything that he certainly wasnt our worst player.
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
We are currently behind West Ham. How humiliating to be behind a championship team managed by Sam Allardyce.
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Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
I see your spice girls,gimps and bumboys are out in force
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
They are nothing to do with me thank you.
But not to worry, I’m sure the happy clappers will be out in numbers soon with their hard luck stories and wafer-thin excuses.
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Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
Your the leader of the pack,vrooom vrooom
LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Ballacks
November 11th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Man City got booed off at half time, came out and won……yeah detrimental that booing nonsense…..is it the City fans fault they won? Or would they have won by more if they hadn’t have booed?? I’m confused now…..is booing bad or good?
Oh it’s nothing to do with booing but whether a manager picks the right team and plays the right system and makes the correct substitutions that matters…..who’d have thought?
HH you are a compete helmet
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Harry Hotspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
And you are what we call in the trade ‘a nasty piece of work.’
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Milky Boy Yid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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John Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:32 pm
Children, please let’s keep it a good clean fight.
Milky you have gone on a bit of a rampage judging by your last few comments. Save some for next week that could be a very dark day.
Alspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
They were booing the ref, you f*ckin muppet
November 11th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
For various reasons it’s not surprising we lost. I thought AVB picked the right team – except Jan shouldn’t be at LB. It was a bold move to go with Ade, and the right one. However:
Why on earth were we playing a high line against Aguero etc? We could have come onstuck on numerous occasions.
What was the point of the Defoe sub? Ade far and away our best player today and the only one slowing the game down, breaking up play and keeping possession. Needless to say, this all went away when Defoe came on.
He really should have seen that Vertonghen was getting done over repeatedly at LB – as he has been in every game he’s played there. Naughton should have come on earlier and at LB, tucked Jan into the middle.
We badly need to find a plan which doesn’t involve Dempsey and does involve more possession in midfield. Carroll can at least pass the ball and at the moment would be worth playing in a midfield 3 with Sandro and Thudd I think. Losing Modric has ripped the midfield to shreds.
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daytripper11 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
Excellent points. I couldn’t agree more about the need to bring Jan back in the middle. Caulker struggled mightily the entire match to stay close to Gallas, keep track of Aguero, and to pick up attackers in the box. The kid scored a nice goal but was at fault on both goals.
We badly missed Luka in there today. I can’t remember Sandro getting on the ball more than twice the entire match.
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hoofing Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
We badly missed Luka in there today.
I agree. Players also look at team sheets. No Modric or VDV this year, replacements? a fat bloke called Hudd-something stone and an overated yank. The team does not strike the fear into any opponents anymore only Sandro. Dempsey was a last minute buy and Hudd was on his way out. AVB has to get players he wants in January, and sell or loan out the obvious weak links. The team knows who are the weak links are also. I would imagine more changes in January if AVB hasnt been sold a red herring.
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
AVB says:
We looked good in the first half and didn’t deserve to concede for the game to go 1-1. We were playing well and they scored from the counter attack
When Mancini went three at the back, we had to adapt in a certain way.
We did? Didn’t notice that.
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daytripper11 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
We looked good in the first half? Didn’t deserve to concede?
We had 10 percent of the possession in the first half. On their first, Walker panicked and kicked the ball straight back in the action to Aguero, who was then allowed to slide into the middle by the naive Caulker. Those are juvenile mistakes, not some random chance of bad luck.
I need to get my hands on the happy pills this psychopath is taking.
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
On a happier note’Terry’s fucked
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DesertSpur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
think his knee went totally the wrong way – looked nasty, and you could hear him screaming…..
Best thing Suarez has done all season!
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A_Felching Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Did he maim him, good
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Billy Fiore Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 1:22 am
looked nasty, and you could hear him screaming
….Um, GOOD.
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:44 pm
AVB
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LLL Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 10:34 am
Keep taking those meds
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
it says dembele and parker one week away on physioroom,i hope they are right ffs
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jfdit Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
next two league games will be crucial, scum away will be tough but they’re playing worse than us
the spammers after that with lazio away sandwiched in between
we’re 8 points down on last season so far and need to start improving performances
I was at the lane on thursday and was surprised at the general mood amongst the fans, definitely not buoyant and an air of resignation that we’re a nearly team again, if a few results go the right way AVB will be fine – I wonder if the penny dropped with him with two up front at home and an improved showing?
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November 11th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
We lost 2-1 away to the champions. It’s a shame as we took the lead but we don’t have as good a team as they do. We have maybe 5/6th best squad that are playing below their capability at the moment but we are still 6th. Arsenal are behind us. But I don’t think we will get champions league this season and considering we have only done that once its not really overall surprising. AVB does not have the players he needs/wants. He would prob want to replace 7 of that team. If thats a good thing or not…I am unsure
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woooothereboy Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
AVB does not have the players he needs/wants. He would prob want to replace 7 of that team. If thats a good thing or not…I am unsure Depends on who the new comers are. Ade for example knew the golden talent of players such as VDV and Modric. He also knows that Hudd, Walker, Dempsey, and others need to wise up. If the wallet is not opened in Jan then dont expect smiley beers all round in the Corner Pin, even if Modric was not always looking interested the oppostion knew that he was dangerous. In this years line up……..no Da Vinci with the brush.
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November 11th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
we are still 6th.
7th
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November 11th, 2012 at 5:03 pm
We’re clearly suffering from the summer’s transfer policy. Not only is the first team missing the creative spark of VDV and Modders, but the strength of our bench has significantly declined. Could understand the penny pinching, while the supporters are paying the Prem’s 2nd highest season ticket prices to watch an inferior product, if there was a sign of something like a new stadium on the horizon, but there’s been nothing but hot air for years now. It’s no wonder people are pissed off.
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November 11th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
I still have faith in AVB. I doubt either Siggy or Dempsey were his transfer choices and neither have impressed to date. A this level its about marginal decisions. Huddlestone has skill but lacks the mobility for a top box to box player. I would player Parker and Sandro as two defensive midfielders away from home with Lennon, Dembele and Bale in front of them and Adebayor as the sole striker. We could be more expansive at home and play a 442 formation if we wanted too.
It is frustrating being a Spurs fan. We have so much pace across the team at our disposal but rarely get beyond teams.
I am watching Chelsea v Liverpool now and the mobility of the Chelsea team especially in midfield is what impresses me.
AVB is a quality coach lets give him more time. It sno disgrace losing at the Champions
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mille147 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
It’s not a disgrace to lose to the champions, however it is a disgrace when you don’t even compete.
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November 11th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
It’s certainly not nice to see the team losing like that. Many here disliked the way Spurs’ performance versus City. I don’t anything wrong with that when it’s the champions we’re facing, and without a key player in a key position. Losing VDV and Modric without adequately replacing them hurts. Dempsey isn’t cut out to be playing as the No.10 role. Adebayor basically came in and played Dempsey’s role way better. Maybe it’s time to play Adebayor in Dempsey’s role? Walker’s mistake led to the first goal. Lloris in place of Friedel could have saved both goals IMO. And Huddlestone, Jesus he is slower than Toure sprinting at half of full speed. Could have at least hassled Silva before he created the City’s 2nd goal if he’s been faster. West Brom and Everton is now higher points than Arsenal and Spurs, they’ve been impressive, but they’ve only faced 1 of the 3 top sides so far, unlike Spurs and Gunners who’ve faced all 3.
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November 11th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
I don’t care if we win or lose, however what I do ask of my club is to make me proud. The formations, degree of attacking and odd subs leave me wondering what fucking club I’m watching.
This isn’t spurs.
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DesertSpur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Yep Huddlestone and Dempsey – definitely not the Spurs we are used to lately. But who is there to go in their place? The squad is lacking currently
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mille147 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
See I think you’re wrong. The club philosophy shouldn’t be compromised by a a few bad signings or players out injured.
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DesertSpur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
So who would you select? Just out of interest
I totally agree our outlook has been too negative, but I see no alternative currently. We are at least 4-5 players off a proper squad.
I really would love to see attacking gutsy football, but I don’t see anyone who can create the chances or who can change the game with a moment of genius – Look at United, Chelsea and City – they all have at least one player who can show that magic. Modric and VDV were the suppliers and were the ones who supplied Lennon and Bale last season. This year we have ten ton Tommy and Dempsey as our inspiration. I’d be surprised if anyone could work with that.
mille147 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
I love your outlook that our sht style is down to the lads on the pitch.
I really really hope you’re right.
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DesertSpur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Me too mate – if not it’s the Gross era all over again
November 11th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
No, not having the squad/injury crisis excuse today. At 1-1 the games there for the taking and the substitutions were all negative. The 2nd goal was then inevitable. Managers fault. I think he’s a bottler.
Good night.
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November 11th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
O GODDDD, its the same every match now. BORING………
any fan that feels that we are a team that is no longer feared, that is being managed by a man who gets along with levy but is absolutely clueless and neither respected by the fans or it seems the players is slagged off with simple INSULTS like ‘go kill yoiurself’ by harry hotspur.
wtf?
is that your lot harry hotspur….???? STILL HOLDING ON TO THE WRECKAGE OF YOUR TACTICAL GENIUS
HAHAHAHAHAHA
joke
any fan defending AVB is a fucking c*nt in my eyes.
yeah ive said it.
we look drab, injuries or not
how can you not play caroll??? not heard of momentum?
i dont need to say anything as its said a million times, and to be fair it was previewed before the start of the season
chelsea fans must be amused to say the least
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MIKE T Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
and whos to blame for selling off the players that could have taken us places/?
whos to blame for the selling on policy’?????
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A_Felching Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
You should go and follow Chelsea, looking at your comments you are made for them
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MIKE T Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
no i was born spurs
its in my blood
thanks for the offer but i dont switch
and if i see bullshit i will call it
avb is clueless and will lose the dressing room completely before xmas
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A_Felching Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
You have to admit Redknapp was clueless last season, you really need to get over your love for him Levy hates him and will never have a shithouse like that at the club again
spursgoliath Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
Hmmm, we haven’t had a full strength side all season – the time we did I remember us going on an unbeaten run and winning at Old Trafford with an incredible first half display. Still too early to write off this manager.
Thing no one has noticed – under ‘Arry we’d always be liable to get our pants pulled down in shocking style going down by 2, 3, 4…the sky was the limit. Remember Arsenal game last season? Under AVB this never looks like happening – better organisation. When the new players bed in and we can put out a proper side then judge AVB.
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david Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 11:15 pm
That has been my view as well this season but you do have to wonder when he subs Ade for Defoe and leaves Dempsey on the pitch.
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LLL Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Erm, but we already did ship 4 goals to Chelsea. At home, no less.
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November 11th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Harrys last three months didnt bring the results after three seasons of restoring pride into this club i love
that pissed off a few AVB bumboys here who deep down must see the difference with their own eyes
what happens when we have had three months of this crap????????
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Summerspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Harrys last 3 months were not awful. Arsenals were our undoing.
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Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Have a word with yourself
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MIKE T Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:29 pm
they werent great but he got fired cos he didnt get on with levy
lets be serious now
i loved spurs under him
Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
He was fired because he treated Tottenham,Levy and us the fans with contempt.An all road nasty piece of shit.
Summerspur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:05 pm
Cock
Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Wanker
TMWNN Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:16 pm
The sack.
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Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
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November 11th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
We are not in the CL because of Harry Redknapps complete lack of interest in all things Spurs since Fabio left the England job. AVB is a class act, anyone who says any different is a two bob clown
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PETER LIDDON Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Take your head out of your arese Mate, Spurs will get nowhere while Enic/Levy are in scharge. No money has been spent for 6 years plus.AVB is not a good manager.
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November 11th, 2012 at 6:29 pm
Who are we laying the blame on today then chaps?
AVB?
Levy?
The Players?
Tony Blair?
In my opinion nothing is right ATM. But I guess people should feel free to spin the wheel of blame and see who it lands on this week.
This squad is nowhere near good enough to meet our ambitions and it’s not a million miles away from what we were watching in the second half of last season. We desperately need an aggressive forward AND a play maker. Until we have at least one of those then we’re going to see these types of performances again and again.
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MIKE T Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
avb should be able to get a more positive and cohesive side with the players he has (he cant)
levy sells our best players at their peak and brought the clown avb and men like dempsey in
the players are not to blame
levy will be happy to sell bale for 40 mil
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BrizzleSpur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Well. Bale hasn’t exactly earned that £40m price tag this season has he?
I agree AVB should be able to get a more cohesive strategy with those players. I don’t know if you can blame a player for not being very good the buck should definitely stop with some1 and more often than not it is the manager/coach.
Overall, regardless of who’s in charge, the players we have especially the attackers strike no confidence in me what so ever.
I just don’t see us achieving anything with Defoe, Ade, Sig and Dempsey. There’s someone missing, Dembele? Modric?
If we had a real goal scorer, a real threat to the opposition then I could focus on the tactics but when the players seem so weak I hold back from blaming the coach.
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November 11th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Could someone tell me why we sold Kranjcar and got in Sig and Dempsey? Niko may not be the best attacking midfielder but he is the best out of the three. Or instead of getting both Sig and Dempsey just put that money into Willian who is excerlent and would have come to us. Say would have as each week our team looks less and less an attractive prospect for potential players. I do not blame AVB one bit. What is killing this team is not enough creative ideas from the midfield ie a poor recruitment drive over last summer lead by Levy has left us with no bite. Even with Demebele (who is excellent) we need and should have more players who can thread a pass and move through the opposition on the ball. What worries me is if we don’t get anyone of this quality in Jan I really can’t see us being top 6 even. AVB is doing the best he can with what he has, and although he has made a few odd choices over the months he has done a good job for a new coach. But he is not going to save us from slipping with the tools he has, when we get some of our key plays back we will improve greatly but we still need better then Dempsey!
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BrizzleSpur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
I agree that it would be nice to have Kranjcar atm with all the injuries.
I think that by the end of last season he was so alienated that he simply wanted out. Spent a long time waiting for his chances but they never came.
January additions are definitely a must.
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
I don’t see how you can say all those things and then say that AVB is not at fault for any of it, and that’s he’s actually doing a great job.
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BrizzleSpur Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
I don’t think he’s doing a great job no. I think he has to accept a lot of the responsibility for the poor performances. He’s the coach and you are correct, the buck stops with him.
But I honestly believe that his job at Spurs is a very difficult one and I would like Levy to allow him to peruse some players in January so we can judge him based purely on his abilities as a manager. I don’t believe any of our signings in the summer were his targets.
If a captain inherits a sinking ship it would be unfair to hold him responsible for it’s demise. I do think he inherited a squad with cracks in it so sorting it out this season is his job. Not CL or FA cup. There are guys with twice his experience who I believe would also struggle.
Ultimately what I want for Spurs is a manager who will stay with us and make us something great. I don’t believe we’ll ever do what they did at Chelski and Citeh. It takes a billionaire to turn a club around overnight. For now I can be patient with AVB. But I cant second guess a man who has far more experience in his job than I ever will. Only time can tell and I think thats about all Levy has given him.
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Steveo1987 Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 6:41 pm
Yeah, Dempsey has been shite. But he also looks such a miserable bugger. Livermore is the same, i.e miserable looking.
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November 11th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
AVB is a class act ? Why because he won the league in a two team competition.. he won the UEFA cup where English teams dont show up and he had a team full of world class players such as Falcao(who he didn’t sign)
We have a lot of injuries yes but we should’ve beaten Wigan,Norwich and West Brom at home.I REALLY WANT him to do well but his brand of football is already a step down and hes seems to be defended for things Harry won’t have been chastised for.
We offered nothing today or last week and our midweek win against a poor poor side just emphasised how we only have Bale as a truly world class player. Modric wanted to go.. so sell him ,VDV could only play 60 mins 4 times a year ,fine sell him but you MUST bring in some world class marquee signings to replace them.
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November 11th, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Harry would’ve been chastised for.
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A_Felching Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 7:07 pm
Forget Harry, he is gone and with the help of God we will never see a turd stain of his type at our club again
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MIKE T Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
He would turn around this pile of crap that we have to endure in a matter of days…he did it before and he would again. That was a short but golden era in recent years. It’s in the past but you should not knock him, he got us CL, signed some great players and had us beating the likes of Inter Milan…
How you can knock him when you as a Spurs fan had bragging rights because of him.
I would bet you anything felcher that AVB will continue to only bring us humiliation. Think about it a bit before you felch yourself.
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the man from room five Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Mike a few things-
He would turn around this pile of crap that we have to endure in a matter of days
1.what game changers do we have on the bench?.. eh none really- Livermore, Carroll?-
2. we do not have a skilled central link player to feed a striker- TH is a luxury, and is struggling
3 If I remember, it was a couple of outstanding displays from Bale that dragged us kicking and screaming back into the Milan tie.
we need to buy well in january and get the gout sufferers back.
November 11th, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Can’t anybody see that Levy and ENIC are to blame?… I am sick of the fact that ENIC won’t buy players who can keep us in a Champions League position…They will build the new stadium and then sell the club. We haven’t got a hope while they are in charge.Season ticket holder and very pissed off.
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DJB Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Build a new stadium….really?
All I’ve seen from Levy is spin – and that’s regarding the stadium and marquee signings.
All this while we’re paying the second most highest season ticket prices in the Prem (arguably the highest when you account for the Goon’s 6 additional cup games). Fleeced!
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calebray Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
support some fucker else then
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MIKE T Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
TOTALLY
its been this way for years. Carrick, Berbatov, Modric and soon Bale. All sold when we needed to push on. Then they get in a YES man desperate to prove that he can win things…….yeah right. All this when we had a manager who was consistent in attaining us high league postions. At this rate we are back to being mid table
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November 11th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
AVB hasn’t got a clue….. Rubbish manager end of.
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calebray Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
as opposed to?
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melcyid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:52 pm
PETER LIDDON has’t got a clue…,, Rubbish supporter end of.
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November 11th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
supporters? yeah right…….
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calebray Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
a sense of self awareness is what is required.
come on ffs
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Being a supporter means you want the club to do well and you want what’s best for it. Just because you don’t agree with everyone about what is best for the club doesn’t mean that you are any more of a supporter.
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calebray Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
and playing the blame game for not being able to punch above our weight is perfectly productive is it?
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LLL Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Everyone is playing the blame game, you might choose to blame other people or factors. That’s up to you.
melcyid Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
I see ad nauseum is back.
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November 11th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
I miss Benny lol
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November 11th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Just when I thought the day couldn’t get any worse, my wife starts watching “I’m A C–……….”.
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notsohotspurs Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Vertongen – im a centreback get me out of here
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November 11th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
I was looking forward to seeing AVB pushing Luis Martins around a bit at the end of the game.
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November 11th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Friedel, did OK but not the way forward, never comes off his line and bringing in Hugo can’t come quick enough. Is is a coincidence that the only clean sheet in the prem this season is the 1 game that Brad didn’t play in?
Hudd, I’ve seen liners turn quicker, for such a clean striker of the ball he doesn’t hit the target often enough, not up to the job as he can’t cover the ground quick enought and when Dembele and Parker return we will look so much better.
Walker, needs a break as is playing poorly every week now, with their pace we should have all defences quaking in their boots however Lennon and Walker just aren’t doing it at the moment.
Dempsey, did he play today?? Another poor display.
AVB, no plan B, should have kept on Ade and partnered him with Defoe instead of leaving Dempsey on the pitch.
Levy, don’t leave trying to break the club signing record until the final day of the window, and yes, Moutinho would have made a difference today.
We are not playing well at the moment and can hopefully find our form next week against the South London Travellers. (If we can get some players back, Dembele, Parker, Kaboul, Benny would be nice.)
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November 11th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Van de vaart and Ade played well together. Why did we sell Rafa again? The Moutinhno deal was pivotel, as buying siggs and Dempsey have shown no sign of intent as neither are world class. We need Parker back to lead by example, we miss his grit and other players in the team feed of that. Kaboul is part of the ‘spine’ we found along with Parker, we can be weak without them, not putting in the last ditch, ball in the face 89 minute goal saving sliding tackle. LLORIS WALKER VERTONGS KABOUL* BAE* PARKER* LENNON BALE DEMBELE* DEFOE ADEBAYOR This team would have run them closer Andre
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November 11th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
I think when Kaboul (he had a monster first game) Dembele and Parker come back we will be more solid but I cant stand the fact that we refuse to play Ade and Defoe out there together.
Along with wingers,Ade forms a great supply chain now Modric is not there.
Ade can hold it up and use his vision and timing better than anyone else.
Its just crazy to think of him as a box striker.
the other problem is that Dempsey has not been getting in good positions (one twos into forward positions because I think he works better not as the main up top striker but sneaking in from midfield and thats hard to do when the defence has no one else to mark except the oncoming Dempsey.
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November 11th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Have I inadvertently typed in ficklefucker.com and not harryhotspur.com? Easy mistake……
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spursgoliath Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Agreed, I am being deafened by the sound of a thousand knees jerking in unison
Saying that I want to see real passion in the playing and coaching staff next week – Old Trafford levels of chest puffing from AVB and Ade grinning demonically while burying his second rip snorter of the day. A meek surrender and I fear for the one with the subtly auburn hair colouring
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November 11th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Clint is no Spurs player. No sir. Don’t care for Huddlestone. Great vision but can a premier league player in a team such as Spurs be that slow? he is good but the dynamics of the team suffer due to the speed and fluidity being affected. He and Clint will be fringe when we start getting our injured contingent back. Defoe and Ade with Bale and Lennon on the flanks is defo the way forward.
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November 11th, 2012 at 11:24 pm
We want our Tottenham back!!! AVB is greater bubble than the last stock market burst.
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Hartley Reply:
November 11th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
Explain
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Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 12:54 am
I thought he was Portuguese
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UnkleKev Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 9:59 am
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November 12th, 2012 at 1:10 am
we are struggling at the back due to a huge injury list of our best defenders ,It is a wonder that the likes of aguerro,silva,tevez did not rip us apart. Not until maicon came on and then Dzeko with fresh legs and something to prove did the blue mankinis look like turning us over in fact they looked like they would implode with their dodgy tackling and constant whinging.I reckon with what Avb had to put out he drilled them pretty well and this frustrated the moonies no end.
Me being a bit of a cavalier would have gone to attack them and started with defoe and ade up front with either carrol given a free reign or falque , an unknown quantity to mankini and might of caught them off guard. We are not that bad against the big boys all things considered. I think we can do the gooners next week.
We miss Benny alot more than is realised it means that verts has had to adapt and so we havent seen his best yet. also bale misses bennys service and he has lot to do with pushing us forward ,our shape has changed a lot because of his injury.
coys yid army
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November 12th, 2012 at 1:19 am
What the fcuk ever happened to:
Audere est facere ?
Its should be more like:
Consilium nullum cerebrum non cor non nulla anima
I’m sick to death of AVB’s bullsh1t substitutions that have a negative effect every fcuking time!
If the guy was making logical decisions and learning from his errors in judgement and losing by genuine misfortune, hampered by limited availability of playing staff he could and should be forgiven and be blessed with the patience of shaolin monk, but I truly believe this guy is full of sh1t and lives in a world of ‘Premiership Manager 2012′ I just don’t understand.
Let it be known I am not on the fence anymore, AVB is utterly clueless…. Injuries or no injuries, it can’t mask his complete inability to change a game or make a fucking simple, sensicle decisions!
May I be the first……….
AVB Out !!!!!
Maybe just anger, but it aint half been brewing for some time….
Breaks my heart that we are on the verge of undoing 3 years of genuine progress.
The saying is true: ‘Bullshit will get you to the top but it wont keep you there’. Judging by the ‘Burnley’ interview AVB was / is overflowing….
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MIKE T Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 1:39 am
you are not the first. there’s more than a few who never wanted him at the club.
the tide is turning for him as all the fans on the fence cant take it any more. he brings on a defender and then we concede.
we had caroll playing like scholes and he plays dempsey instead.
he takes off ade today. one of two players performing out of his skin.
its all totting up
we are a humiliation compared to the team we were the last few years
its LEVY AND CO. who are selling the players and not replacing them,
its them that couldnt handle that harry had an oppinion,
he said pay modric didnt he
pay him what he deserves
we get good players on the cheap wages then flog them for a profit
thats what we do
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November 12th, 2012 at 1:22 am
Nope, counted to 100 I still want the desktop manager outta here!
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November 12th, 2012 at 1:24 am
On a brighter note, nine more posts and we have hit 400 !
This a record HH? Usually 200-300 posts?
If so congrats.. Shame our passion isn’t linked to the starting 11′s !
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November 12th, 2012 at 1:31 am
Of course we should judge AVB on players who are not his own signings and an injury list similar to that of the mid-90s playing against a team unbeaten in 34 matches and able to spunk a enough money on Bale to buy TWO new stadiums for Spurs without batting eyelid.
This man will need to get through this season, buying in January and summer and go for it next season before we get a real feel for whether he is up to the job or not.
Maybe he doesn’t rate Walker long-term and is waiting to offload him. Until then, he needs to keep playing him to keep his value and because, well, there’s fucking no one else. Maybe he is intent on buying two strikers and offloading Defoe in January. Give him a fucking chance.
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MIKE T Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 1:45 am
but city were shit for most of the game today and were there for the taking
if we had attacked them we might have been the ones to beat them at home
we didnt play well with the players we have. its all negative football inducing negative emotion from everyone. including the players
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Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 1:48 am
Ah,common sense.Nice one Billy
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LLL Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 10:27 am
Common sense? Sounds like quite a lot of guesswork, stabs in the dark and unchecked optimism to me.
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Frontwheel 2 Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Have you run out of insects to pull the wings off
November 12th, 2012 at 1:39 am
This club will sell players for 30m or more but I don’t believe we will ever pay that kind of money for a player.
Think of the names we have been linked with. Matta, Hazard, Oscar, Dzeko and Aguero. We didn’t get any of them.
If you are looking for January saviours (AVB) I’m afraid they won’t be coming, we might though get a few more of the same quality we have already got.
Hopefully we can dig up a gem or two, although that doesn’t happen all that often.
I see Modric has been called in for extra 1 to 1 training. He was massively important for us but I think there are better players at RM already and his game is not as big as Ozil and co.
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November 12th, 2012 at 1:47 am
1 watched ratboy play the other week and he looked like a boy in a mens team, running around trying to get in on the game but getting rid of the ball when he got it straight away to the nearest player so he didnt mess up.
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November 12th, 2012 at 2:03 am
what has the ball bag got to say about all this?
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November 12th, 2012 at 2:22 am
401st!!!
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chiversmetimbers Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 2:23 am
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November 12th, 2012 at 8:40 am
Harry harry harry the eyeballer is dismayed!
How bad was that second half performance? It was toothless, gormless, rudderless – simply unacceptable. The eyeballer asks the question : does avb know what he is doing?
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Boy Charioteer Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 8:57 am
Will the mystery of bulbus oculi in third person be solved? Will the transformation from HR to AVB ever be rationalized? These and other mysteries may be solved by Prof. Brian Cox in a new 6 part series starting….
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November 12th, 2012 at 8:46 am
All in all, things aren’t a lot different to last season apart from the brand of football we seem to be playing. It hasn’t seemed to work at home very well so far but away it has served us better. We have gained some good points away but thrown virtually the same amount away at home. My point is, the tactics have changed but the points tally is much the same, so far.
The only difference now is we look a predominantly defensive side rather than an attacking one. Is that the Spurs way and if it isn’t, should we betray our traditions when we are no better off?
I’m getting a bit bored with it all at the moment, its all getting predictable, does not excite me at all. And we sit in the same place as usual… Yawn!
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LLL Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 10:29 am
Points tally is down if you compare like for like.
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November 12th, 2012 at 9:02 am
What is most worrying to the eyeballer is Liverpool gave a great account of themselves at the bridge – at ratrate we are going they will be above us in the league soon – horrible horrible horrible
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Boy Charioteer Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 9:25 am
Heart and soul is one of our missing ingredients.
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November 12th, 2012 at 9:54 am
Beats me why Dempsey was not pulled off yesterday.. had high hopes he’d do well with us, but he simply hasn’t turned in one decent display yet..he looked so out of his depth yesterday
An in-form JD vice Dempsey was so glaringly obvious yesterday that i’m beginning to doubt AVB’s credentials
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the man from room five Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
well you can pull him off if you want…
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November 12th, 2012 at 9:59 am
Cheer up you miserable basts, we could have Mark Hughes, Martin O’Neill or Brendan Rodgers
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LLL Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 10:30 am
Wouldn’t be surprised if Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool are above us in the table within a few weeks. Big Sam’s West Ham already are!!
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November 12th, 2012 at 11:09 am
AVB has a golden opportunity to win over the fans by beating Arsenal this weekend. As poor as we have been, they are all over the place and behind us in the league, so it is very possible with the right attitude and decision making. Then again, if we serve up another toothless, gutless performance it will sway yet more fans against him.
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Harry Potspur Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
LLL no one values your opinion, you talk like you are 100% correct but the long and short of it is no ones true on this site.
All opinions (some woeful)that will not determine the potential out comings of the season.
We all need to be positive (regardless of your hatred for AVB. I think with the right acquisitions in Jan and the return of a few first team regulars, we will be right up there at the end.
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Peter Ogden Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
I watched the match here in Jeddah,and really thought we could beat them before the game and during,and to be honest to my mind the main reason we lost was that we played a match on Thursday and the City Moneybags didn’t.Think we need to get Dembele back and hopefully players that AVB wants during the next window and we will be right up there at the end.All teams are leaking goals at the moment.We will be there top 4.
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LLL Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
You mean you don’t, I would like to think you have at least proved yourself right when you say:
no ones true on this site. (sic)
Because some people don’t value my opinion. That’s OK – those people are idiots!
I don’t have any hatred of AVB, whatever gave you that opinion?
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November 12th, 2012 at 11:26 am
If Hot air and bullshit was Redknapps way,now it with much bigger thought put into the situation.
It doesnt make it better,at least not yet.
I have not seen us flow at all.Yes we have had injuries but we still have had a lot of our main players available to at least show that something is evolving to the positive. I havent seen that.
I dont think beating Arsenal will solve the problem.
Its something I hope we do but Id rather see the potential in the quality of play and Im afraid I havent seen it.
I have no axe to gring and have an open mind but so far not impressed and not sold on AVB in the slightest.
I havent seen anything that shows that the main thing he holds his hat on,his tactics,is offering anything special.
Excuses can only go so far.I still havent given up hope but how long can you wait to see potential evolving?
You would think that Dempsey being a bit of a fighter would fight his way out of this with some inspiration and ideas by the manager.
Im shocked at the way Lloris has been treated and as of the past game it looks like the negativity is getting to him.
Im giving AVB to the end of the season and hope that we start seeing some quality soon.But Im certainly not going to wear rose coloured glasses.I didnt with Harry and I wont with AVB.
he has an opportunity to do something at Tottenham,I hope it happens soon.
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essexian76 Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 11:59 am
It’s not really the defeats that bother me too much-it’s the manner of them that I worry about. Last season, the same ground-same team-same result-but boy was the difference in my mood. I’d seen my side BATTLE back from a two goal deficit- to almost win the game-but eventually lose it by a rash tackle. Yesterday-Ouch! We had them, really had them-their crowd were whining (bit like ours I thought) and they were playing into our hands. Forget the injuries-these were the players on the field-and they were doing it-until Mancini makes a change and our manager didn’t have the nous to deal with it-I hope he learns-but we’re too narrow
right now-also by settling for a draw-you’re asking for trouble-and guess what-we found it!
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November 12th, 2012 at 11:54 am
get used to it,levy ain’t sacking AVB,europe is the clause in the contract and 4-7 is well within the grasp of this lot even if we look like total shite at the moment,
we are going round in circles with clappers and anti clappers,the football was exciting in the arry years no doubt about it but it’s not like we don’t remember spurs before that for years and years and we are still here,levy and arry split up we have to move on,
avb needs some more of his own buys,that is standard for us isn’t it,dawson and thudd were gone but are playing now,we fell short in the summer,messed up and the dempsey and sigg no show isn’t helping
personally i don’t see the point in getting on everybodys back when 4th is still in the mix,whether avb’s style of football is ever going to light up the lane is another matter altogether,it’s continental counter attack but i thought we’d have more keep ball possession myself but i’ll wait until at least dembele is playing let alone kaboom,parker and benny who at least have some character in them
just the goons up next,no pressure,good luck,will it be villas boas tactician or frank spencer clueless
COYS
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FreundsArbeitArmy Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Well said!
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Boy Charioteer Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
When I saw MOTD I was struck by how much Man U wanted it. They have a desire to win which I can only dream of our lads having. Formations and tactics seems to come second in their overwhelming will to win. If only we could just take a little bit of their desire into a match. And you are right, we must wait till we get the THIRD of our missing team back before we look for people to blame.
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kojac Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
it is a worry we don’t seem to be together,whatever people say about fergie he gets his teams wanting it,i don’t think they are particularly special,they bought van perv of course but they are still top and strolling the league
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LLL Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Fact of the matter is that no team will have an injury free squad at any point and all will have better and worse periods. Yes, we have some key injuries at the moment but this doesn’t fully explain the poor football we are playing and doesn’t offer any justification for the poor decisions AVB makes in almost every game.
Just saying, say what you see. It’s not just injuries, and anyone thinking that is deluding themselves. AVB needs to sharpen up.
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essexian76 Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Forget the injuries for now-this was about those on the park yesterday-and they were doing it forcing Man City into a reshuffle at half time-surely we’d have had a plan, an idea or just the bollocks to deal with it rather than sit back and wait for the inevitable? I an really perplexed right now as to what the plan is or is supposed to be.
I’ve seen some pretty shitty performances over the years believe me and this isn’t even in the top 100, but I honestly can’t see what we’re trying to achieve right now?-we were just asking to be beaten-and we did. To win games you have to ask questions of the opposition, surely?
What purpose was there in keeping Dempsey on and not replacing him with Siggy? OK, they’re both in poor form-but at least you’re asking the opposition to re-think, if only for a while, and maybe it could work out-rather than persisting with a player who’s clearly struggling and allowing the opposition to concentrate on their own play…..
….Mr Angry of Purely over and out
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kojac Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
i agree and said we look like shite which we do,it doesn’t look like we are on the up curve to me in attitude and thinking as a team,it’s a worry,of course if we fall down to the bottom,levy will still sack avb,don’t doubt that
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November 12th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Where’s all the usual pro-AVB bullshit Harry?
Or have you finally realised he’s out of his depth?
Do tell………
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November 12th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Ok.. so it may be fair to state that AVB did not get the players he wanted in the summer transfer window… but he did inherit a pretty good squad with the addition of Demebele and Vertonghen who look good acquisitions.. ( we will not dwell on the likes of Dempsey and Siggurson here :()
He hangs his hat however on being one of the worlds top young tactical coaches and alongside that I would assume he has to be half decent at motivating and inspiring players…
My problem is I am struggling to see exactly what the tactics are in terms of sophistication and substitutions.. and I am failing to see any real fight or spirit in the squad as a whole apart from some individuals like Sandro who seem to be willing to almost die for the cause…
it is muted that he plays a “high line” and possession football like Barcelona.. well I have yet to see us dominate any match under his stewardship where we have been able to push upfield with a high line.. most matches we are pinned back for long periods deep into our own half and hoofing wild clearances anywhere ….
I am no Redknapp advocate and wnated him gone TBH as he became to self serving in the end but we played some of the best possession football I have ever seen under his management far closer to the barcelona model than i have seen under AVB…
so my question is exactly what does AVB bring to the party… if it is not tactics and not motivation and we dont have the world class players we need… the signs are worrying.I really wanted him to be a success prove all the critics wrong and become one of the worlds top young coaches and build a THFC to be proud of…
I should have seen a glimmer of that by now … even if it was just a glimmer and I have not . i am now seeing a very pedistrian and lacklustre looking football team befreft of creativity and flair and team spirit….if I was Levy I know its early doors but the I would be very concerned..
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kojac Reply:
November 12th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
i totally agree,the pros we thought we might get don’t appear to be on view in thinking and attitude or whatever the so called continental stuff,if we aren’t creating it will get ugly too
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