Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
4th place is the default. We should be going out with a positive outlook that we are assured CL football and going for the other teams, apart from Spuds, who finished over us. Last season we spent too much time looking over our shoulder, taking our eye off the ball occasionally, and not demonstrating sufficient ambition to take three points from teams that were ripe for it - Dippers home, MANUre home and Spuds home. I think that deficiency has been addressed, but the major difference this season is that our defence is much better than the attack. We are blanking out teams at one end whilst we need double figure chances to get ahead. Now the team has been strengthened and once the ball starts rolling . . . . . . .
this is how i see it from the games we have played. Spurs will put a hatful past someone and then lose an 'easy' game, which is more or less how we were last season. This year our defence (which includes Mr Richards) has only shipped 2 goals in 5 games whcih should, if we can maintain it, make us more consistent. When our attack comes together we should take a real step forward, whereas Spurs are similar to last year but with CL to contend with as well.
If we lose big style on saturday then the above is officially bollocks.
-- Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:36 pm --
More inconsistency from the spuds tonight. Leaking 4 goals at home is a pretty bad result no matter how weak a team you put out. And it wasnt that weak a side, especially in the second half where they threw on the 'big guns' to try to compete.
-- Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:37 pm --
More inconsistency from the spuds tonight. Leaking 4 goals at home is a pretty bad result no matter how weak a team you put out. And it wasnt that weak a side, especially in the second half where they threw on the 'big guns' to try to compete.<br /><br />-- Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:33 pm --<br /><br />
Spurs fan in peace said:
last season surprised me even when we beat bolton-the saturday before the City game I wasn't confident because Spurs always let you down, i think now we have a much stronger resolve, everyone says the CL will affect our league form but you'll play just as many if not more european games. You guys are all saying we're a one season wonder and you're much better than us and you'll defo beat us to it this year and I undertand that you're confident you've a great squad I just would presume you'll def finish about us. i'd say there'll be alot of twists and turns along the way.
Couple of twists in our favour today - bet you had mixed feelings about our win.
We now have three points on Spud, and +4 gd. Our next game home to Barcodes, Spuds home to Villa.