Spurs (A) | FA Cup | Post Match Thread

[Dribble]

I was watching a youtube repeat of the last 10 minutes of the Villa 3 2 end of season game from only 18 months ago.
There were only 3 starters, Rodri, Foden, Dias on last nights starting team that also finished in the Villa match.
Obviously the likes of DeBruyne, Ederson, Stones would normally be starters but the turnover of players like Zinchenko, Gundogan, Cancelo, Sterling, Laporte etc hasn't affected us as much as you think it should.

It's the design & quality of parts used in the well oiled machine & the driver what's most important.

We've got Pep Guardiola, the best driver ever imo. He's put his system in place & City have instilled his ethic right across CFG in all age groups & genders, which has created a global sporting monster.

What frightens the G14 & Spuds is we've still got ample scope for improvement.

We still haven't got the LB we deserve, nor the competition for Rodri we require. We've not replaced Mahrez & KDB & Walker are entering the twilight of their careers.

Doku is still settling in, Bobb is developing & Foden is just starting to come into his own. Given the ages of Julian & Haaland, we've got a lot to look forward to, but we've still got a load of evolving to do too.

From Sheikh Mansour, to Khaldoon, Soriano, Txiki to Pep Guardiola, we've as good a top team as ever assembled in world football imo.

 

[Leeky]

Thought it was a bit ironic when the referee told one psychopath (Romero) to calm down the other psychopath Richarlison

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

A deserved victory, but not an easy one. They never really looked like scoring and we never really looked like scoring but we looked less like not scoring. I like winning filthy like this.

Are you trying to hypnotise us?

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

Never ever doubt this world class team especially with the goat in charge lots of love happy clapper

 

[Frankie lad]

For me that was not offside he wasn’t onside either thus a goal
Defnit no offence at the end thank goodness they got that right.
Great support from the blue masse.

 

[Pelegrinni]

We scored a goal
We scored a goal
We scored a goal….,….

 

[Blue Til Death]

So many empty seats in bock 518 , great atmosphere though and we beat the cunts
:-) happy days

 

[Impeccable One]

I want Liverpool in the next round (not at Anfield though!)

Aint happening, we’re playing Liverpool & Klopp at Wembley in the Final !

 

[remember arthur mann]

Are you trying to hypnotise us?

 

[East Level 2]

Probably me being stupid but I misunderstand your post!

Did we not have fans in the ground on the 2 occasions you mention?

I meant we haven't won there for over 20 years with fans in the ground. And we had very few victories there in living memory.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

A deserved victory, but not an easy one. They never really looked like scoring and we never really looked like scoring but we looked less like not scoring. I like winning filthy like this.

Rumsfeld?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I wasn't looking forward to it, as I'm on the cup scheme, and midweek trips are a pain in the arse from 170 miles away.

With the new parking restrictions in place, you have to leave your car about that far from the ground and walk it.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

He got a real bollocking off Pep at one point that you could clearly hear on tv.

He lost the ball and didn't chase back, Pep went mad.

“Run! Run!” Loud and clear!

 

[cleavers]

With the new parking restrictions in place, you have to leave your car about that far from the ground and walk it.

I often do, car park near the train station in MK.

 

[chesterbells]

is this the last monkey off our back?

When did we last win at liverpool when there was a crowd in the ground?

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

When did we last win at liverpool when there was a crowd in the ground?

Was it the Anelka and Fowler game? 2003?

 

[chesterbells]

Was it the Anelka and Fowler game? 2003?

Ok, cheers, genuinely couldn’t remember. Well that counts as a monkey in my book.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The thing that impressed most last night was our defending. Nearly back to our best. Ake was superb and Dias wasn't far behind.
Gvardiol still has room for improvement mind.

Dias dropped back too early at times last night as he was worried about his pace. Not loads, but a better team may have exploited that a bit more.

We were far better as a unit though. Walker did his acceleration explosion too!

 

[Platt Lane 59]

Hmm think you might have over-reated?
What's wrong with having a Blue Peter Badge?

Can't you make one earlier ?

 

[spiny]

He got a real bollocking off Pep at one point that you could clearly hear on tv.

He lost the ball and didn't chase back, Pep went mad.

Peps front three starts were Bobb, Alvarez and Foden, three youngsters who ran, chased, pressed and harried the big Spurs defence until they ran out of steam and started to make mistakes.

KdB was brought on when there was more time and space to influence the game and Doku with his pace to run at and beyond the Spuds back line. Doku lost the ball several times around their goal line but stood watching or jogged back instead of sprinting and fighting to recover the ball. No excuse even when coming back from injury. Probably his worst game for us.