The Tottenham Thread 12/13

[Crouchinho]

I thought City were the better side in the first half and could have had a second if Nasri had done better with his effort, although we could have got an equalizer just before half time too.

Second half was unusual from City, instead of going for a second they didn't really show much determination to go forward. If anything I think Mancini's team talk was to hold out for a 1-0. Joe Hart was time wasting straight from the restart which was a sign there weren't going to be any intensity.

With Spurs having more to play for we that suited us. The substitutions were great from AVB. Holtby, Huddlestone and Defoe all put in a shift. Dembele easily dealt with Yaya's presence most of the match, even out-muscling him on a few occasions, I've not seen Yaya get brushed off the ball so easily before.

I think the ref done pretty well, a daft ref would have sent off Nasri and Ekotto, but he had some common sense.

Adebayor was really poor, probably the worst on the pitch. I don't know what goes through his mind sometimes, as there is a decent player in there.

Another tough game coming up Wigan away, they have something to play for so it won't be easy. Arsenal just keep winning, with the help of the referees and assistants, I don't know how long they can keep it going.

As for City you can get quite a bit of dosh for the deadwood and try and buy a big striker to replace Dzeko, can't work that bloke out really. In some games I see him play well and he seems to score plenty, yet he divides a lot of opinion. I get the feeling Mancini isn't big on true wingers or very fast pace, it never hurts to mix it up a bit, maybe that's something he should look for in the summer as well.

I thought his subs at the end were really strange and with the look on his face he didn't look terribly arsed at all

 

[bleed.blue]

what was with those glory glory manu shouts from spurs' supporters y'day?

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

what was with those glory glory manu shouts from spurs' supporters y'day?

Are you sure it wasn't "Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur"?

 

[Matty]

This summer Spurs need to twist or fuck off. They've got the makings of a very good side there, but there are certain areas they need to strengthen in, the main one being strikers. Defoe is a good option, but Adebayor is inconsistent. After that they've basically got no-one. Levy needs to actually forget about the balance sheet for once and splash a bit of cash around, all Spurs need is a few more players in key areas and they can cement their place as a top 4 side. Arsenal look like they will never be the team that brings in the big names, so they are vulnerable. City, United and Chelsea are probably going to be top 4 staples for a while (even if Chelsea miss out on the top 4 they will still spend big to bring in the best, can that be said of other sides who miss out?).

If Levy doesn't spend the money this summer he is essentially letting it be known to the Spurs fans and their players that he's happy with the status quo and has no real desire or ambition to push on and go for the top.

 

[Bowser]

what was with those glory glory manu shouts from spurs' supporters y'day?

I'm pretty sure it was tottenham hotspur, but credit to them it's the only london ground that gets an atmosphere going.

We should have changed it before they levelled, you could see it coming they were well on top and we were doing very little with it.

 

[leighton]

Football at times does your fucking head in. Yesterday City started well and if we took our chances in the first half could of had and maybe deserved to be more than the 1 goal up Tevez was brilliant in that first half. After the hour we faded and look a shadow of the team we are. Spurs credit due took there chances. Bale was hardly got a touch in the first half second half came into it and was key to the win. Spurs do need to build on it miss out and Bale may well go. Stays and they need to go and get them a good forward better than what they have. Maybe another creative player as they have never replaced Modric. Bale wont be able to get them out of the shit forever and he will start to feel it more and more.

 

[Matty]

Football at times does your fucking head in. Yesterday City started well and if we took our chances in the first half could of had and maybe deserved to be more than the 1 goal up Tevez was brilliant in that first half. After the hour we faded and look a shadow of the team we are. Spurs credit due took there chances. Bale was hardly got a touch in the first half second half came into it and was key to the win. Spurs do need to build on it miss out and Bale may well go. Stays and they need to go and get them a good forward better than what they have. Maybe another creative player as they have never replaced Modric. Bale wont be able to get them out of the shit forever and he will start to feel it more and more.

It was so frustrating, Bale did nothing, literally nothing, until he crossed the ball for Dempsey to score. I doubt he'd been kept that quiet by anyone all season. No doubt he wasn't 100% fit, but still.

 

[samharris]

This summer Spurs need to twist or fuck off. They've got the makings of a very good side there, but there are certain areas they need to strengthen in, the main one being strikers. Defoe is a good option, but Adebayor is inconsistent. After that they've basically got no-one. Levy needs to actually forget about the balance sheet for once and splash a bit of cash around, all Spurs need is a few more players in key areas and they can cement their place as a top 4 side. Arsenal look like they will never be the team that brings in the big names, so they are vulnerable. City, United and Chelsea are probably going to be top 4 staples for a while (even if Chelsea miss out on the top 4 they will still spend big to bring in the best, can that be said of other sides who miss out?).

If Levy doesn't spend the money this summer he is essentially letting it be known to the Spurs fans and their players that he's happy with the status quo and has no real desire or ambition to push on and go for the top.

levy should sell Bale abroad then use the shedload to bolster.

 

[leighton]

Football at times does your fucking head in. Yesterday City started well and if we took our chances in the first half could of had and maybe deserved to be more than the 1 goal up Tevez was brilliant in that first half. After the hour we faded and look a shadow of the team we are. Spurs credit due took there chances. Bale was hardly got a touch in the first half second half came into it and was key to the win. Spurs do need to build on it miss out and Bale may well go. Stays and they need to go and get them a good forward better than what they have. Maybe another creative player as they have never replaced Modric. Bale wont be able to get them out of the shit forever and he will start to feel it more and more.

It was so frustrating, Bale did nothing, literally nothing, until he crossed the ball for Dempsey to score. I doubt he'd been kept that quiet by anyone all season. No doubt he wasn't 100% fit, but still.

Thats what I mean Bale the British media have been having power wanks over the guy for the last what 2 to 3 seasons give or take. In the big games he hasnt done it and has been made to look average. Granted he has the quaility to do it at ease but he isnt in the Messi and Ronaldos level at the moment not that far away from it but hasnt done it regularly against the better teams to be put into that class. For me yesterdays game went from our hands when Milner went off we had the upper hand in the midfield until that sub was made.

 

[sergiokun]

Still think spurs will miss out to Arsenal but hope i am wrong

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

Football at times does your fucking head in. Yesterday City started well and if we took our chances in the first half could of had and maybe deserved to be more than the 1 goal up Tevez was brilliant in that first half. After the hour we faded and look a shadow of the team we are. Spurs credit due took there chances. Bale was hardly got a touch in the first half second half came into it and was key to the win. Spurs do need to build on it miss out and Bale may well go. Stays and they need to go and get them a good forward better than what they have. Maybe another creative player as they have never replaced Modric. Bale wont be able to get them out of the shit forever and he will start to feel it more and more.

It was so frustrating, Bale did nothing, literally nothing, until he crossed the ball for Dempsey to score. I doubt he'd been kept that quiet by anyone all season. No doubt he wasn't 100% fit, but still.

Fitness will still have played a part in a performance that was hardly Ronaldo-esque, as would the way City managed to contain him for the majority of the game.

However, the thing that seperates the good from the top class, is that they don't need to be on top form for 90mins every game, they just need to have that game-changing ability, where you can go from largely ineffectual to highly influencial in a moment or two.

That's what Bale did yesterday.

 

[FrostyNRG]

Yesterday showed us what most of us already knew really. We're not at the top level yet and can easily be dominated, but we do have the quality to be very effective when we turn it on. We desperately, desperately need a forward who can hold the ball up and score goals. I love JD dearly but he's not the right player to be up front on his own all season with the way we play. EA was shocking yesterday; I've been prone to defending him but I was most unimpressed yesterday. It kind of made it 10 v 10 really, as Dzeko was equally anonymous I thought.

I'm probably the only Spurs fan managing to find a negative in the result though, although that will disappear if Villa manage to get something out of the game tonight. I had rather hoped that MU would go to Arsenal still needing to win to secure the title. Primarily so that they would give Arsenal a game and hopefully turn them over, with the added bonus of knowing many gooners were absolutely distraught at the prospect of them winning the league at their place. My concern now is that the will win it tonight and not rise to the occasion against Arsenal.

 

[THFC6061]

Thats what I mean Bale the British media have been having power wanks over the guy for the last what 2 to 3 seasons give or take. In the big games he hasnt done it and has been made to look average. Granted he has the quaility to do it at ease but he isnt in the Messi and Ronaldos level at the moment not that far away from it but hasnt done it regularly against the better teams to be put into that class. For me yesterdays game went from our hands when Milner went off we had the upper hand in the midfield until that sub was made.

Bale has scored against every team in the Premier League except Everton & Sunderland.

He has 5 goals against Arsenal, 2 goals against Chelsea & City and a goal against United & Liverpool.

His 8 European goals include 4 against Inter Milan.

Yesterday, Bale scored and got an assist against Manchester City to take his tally for this season in the Premier League to 25 (18 goals, 7 assists) and 36 overall in all competitions (23 goals, 13 assists).

To suggest that Bale doesn't perform in the big games and that he is inconsistent is simply not true.

 

[Rochdale Blue]

Thats what I mean Bale the British media have been having power wanks over the guy for the last what 2 to 3 seasons give or take. In the big games he hasnt done it and has been made to look average. Granted he has the quaility to do it at ease but he isnt in the Messi and Ronaldos level at the moment not that far away from it but hasnt done it regularly against the better teams to be put into that class. For me yesterdays game went from our hands when Milner went off we had the upper hand in the midfield until that sub was made.

Bale has scored against every team in the Premier League except Everton & Sunderland.

He has 5 goals against Arsenal, 2 goals against Chelsea & City and a goal against United & Liverpool.

His 8 European goals include 4 against Inter Milan.

Yesterday, Bale scored and got an assist against Manchester City to take his tally for this season in the Premier League to 25 (18 goals, 7 assists) and 36 overall in all competitions (23 goals, 13 assists).

To suggest that Bale doesn't perform in the big games and that he is inconsistent is simply not true.

He was pretty anonymous until the equaliser but I agree with you. Anyone who says he doesn't perform in big games hasn't really been watching them.

 

[THFC6061]

Another great win for our U21s tonight away at Arsenal 1-0 with Nabil Bentaleb grabbing the winner after great work by Kenneth McEvoy.

Jake Nicholson played his first match for a year after injury.

Spurs have now got 29 points from the 13 matches played so far in the Elite Group with just an away match at Southampton to come.

We are all but guaranteed of the League Title and will face the winners of Tiers 1 & 2 in the Semi-Final.

 

[Blue Til Death]

Fair play to the Spurs fans on Sunday, I have the Great One on the back of my shirts - Colin Bell, loads of Spurs fans came up to have a chat about him and agreed he was a majestic player and way ahead of his time, impressed with their knowledge of him..

 

[Crouchinho]

Fair play to the Spurs fans on Sunday, I have the Great One on the back of my shirts - Colin Bell, loads of Spurs fans came up to have a chat about him and agreed he was a majestic player and way ahead of his time, impressed with their knowledge of him..

My dad's favorite city player said he was fantastic, said he also liked summerbee (not shitty nicky) and Barnes. Ive always liked watching the old videos of barnes too. I remember we used to stay at home before the pub just to watch kinkladze and uwe in action.

Some tough games coming up, wigan away because they have something to play for. Southampton are on form so that won't be a pushover, same with the game against sunderland who are now full of confidence, and a big one against chelsea away. Throw stoke away in there too, Dawson will enjoy the game though!!

 

[Blue Til Death]

Fair play to the Spurs fans on Sunday, I have the Great One on the back of my shirts - Colin Bell, loads of Spurs fans came up to have a chat about him and agreed he was a majestic player and way ahead of his time, impressed with their knowledge of him..

My dad's favorite city player said he was fantastic, said he also liked summerbee (not shitty nicky) and Barnes. Ive always liked watching the old videos of barnes too. I remember we used to stay at home before the pub just to watch kinkladze and uwe in action.

Some tough games coming up, wigan away because they have something to play for. Southampton are on form so that won't be a pushover, same with the game against sunderland who are now full of confidence, and a big one against chelsea away. Throw stoke away in there too, Dawson will enjoy the game though!!

Well I for one hope Spurs make the Champions League Arsehole n Chelski can fuck off..

 

[THFC6061]

Tottenham Hotspur's U21s won the Premier League Elite Group tonight after Manchester United lost to Wolves 1-0.

Spurs will face the winners of Tiers 1 (Everton) or 2 (probably Reading) in the Play-Off Semi-Final.

The other Semi-Final is between the clubs finishing 2nd & 3rd in the Elite Group.

 

[GHoddle]

Tottenham Hotspur's U21s won the Premier League Elite Group tonight after Manchester United lost to Wolves 1-0.

Spurs will face the winners of Tiers 1 (Everton) or 2 (probably Reading) in the Play-Off Semi-Final.

The other Semi-Final is between the clubs finishing 2nd & 3rd in the Elite Group.

So United vs Liverpool probably.

Our youth team is easily the best going off results and goal difference, still worried we'll bottle it in the final though Spurs style haha.

At least we'll have a stream for the final though considering that United and Liverpool both stream their youth games, I'm not sure if it's supposed to be televised elsewhere.<br /><br />-- Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:12 am --<br /><br />

Some tough games coming up, wigan away because they have something to play for. Southampton are on form so that won't be a pushover, same with the game against sunderland who are now full of confidence, and a big one against chelsea away. Throw stoke away in there too, Dawson will enjoy the game though!!

Really with everything that is at stake we should beat Wigan, Southampton, Stoke, and Sunderland. Sunderland should be home and hosed by the last day of the season, and if we need to win to qualify for 4th I would be pretty surprised if we didn't win.

Anyway if we come 4th and not 3rd, we'll be playing better teams than any of those above in order to qualify for the group stages so if we think we are good enough for the CL we should be winning those 4 games and that's what I expect of us. Doesn't matter if they're fighting to avoid relegation, they are down there for a reason.