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Colin Calderwood
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Tottenham Hotspur v Fudbalski klub Partizan OMT
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90291Spur
Paul Walsh
So that he can get some first team game experience and improve. His past few appearances for us have been pretty sub-par.
Denmark Spur
Edgar Davids
What a classy bunch
Kingdawson
Banned
I didn't see that.
What a ****ing awful match. Not only do I want my 2 hours back, but I'd like the effort it took to press the record button back too.
I'd have turned over if the other channels weren't full of ungrateful ginger w4nkers bleating about independence.
I'd have turned over if the other channels weren't full of ungrateful ginger w4nkers bleating about independence.
Cochise
Steve Carr
I managed to watch some of the match whilst at work. Thought the pitch was aweful, which really did stifle our passing game, something which we do rely on and the ref was ****e. That being said:
Bentaleb still doesn't do his defensive responsibilites. The lad switched off quite often when his man had released the ball and failed to track the run. I think I saw his man lose him and get in behind Davies as Davies moved up to close down the man with the ball.
The central midfielders (Stambouli and Bentaleb), both failed to get the ball forward early. Quite often we had two of Paulinho, Lennon and Townsend between the lines and the player with the ball rarely fed it through the gaps to them. On the occasions that the pass was made, those three players failed to get the ball out of their feet (pitch likely played a part).
In the first half I thought Paulinho showed so good flashes of skill and worked well off of Kane when they had the chance to combine (which was rare).
Stambouli did break forward quite well but was sloppy with some of his passing.
Bentaleb still doesn't do his defensive responsibilites. The lad switched off quite often when his man had released the ball and failed to track the run. I think I saw his man lose him and get in behind Davies as Davies moved up to close down the man with the ball.
The central midfielders (Stambouli and Bentaleb), both failed to get the ball forward early. Quite often we had two of Paulinho, Lennon and Townsend between the lines and the player with the ball rarely fed it through the gaps to them. On the occasions that the pass was made, those three players failed to get the ball out of their feet (pitch likely played a part).
In the first half I thought Paulinho showed so good flashes of skill and worked well off of Kane when they had the chance to combine (which was rare).
Stambouli did break forward quite well but was sloppy with some of his passing.
mudshark
Chris Armstrong
It wasn't our strongest side, granted, but something crystallized for me watching that. We're a team full of journeymen. Above average journeymen, perhaps, but journeymen still. There are no real characters in the side, and there are no genuinely exciting players (the jury still being well out on Lamela).
It's why I find I have some sympathy with Superhudd's position on that question of signings. From the hubristic tone of one or two of his posts, I suspect we might find more to disagree upon than otherwise beyond that, but even back in the nineties and early noughties when when we were mostly ѕhіt, finishing fourteenth and fifteenth every season, we still had the odd really exciting player who, you always thought, might do something at any moment. That player who, on his day, might win you the game on his own with a moment of brilliance. Gazza. Ginola. Klinsmann. It kept you engaged and interested, not just beaten into submission. There's none of that now, though, post-Bale, because all those players are going to be hoovered up before we've a look-in. Henceforth, we're to console ourselves with the spreadsheet approach. Average levels are raised. Across the board. Average finish is up. Goals per this and points per that.
Interest is firmly down, though. Excitement breeds excitement, and the converse is also true. When I'm beaten over the head with mediocrity, I find I quickly lose my taste for it.
It's why I find I have some sympathy with Superhudd's position on that question of signings. From the hubristic tone of one or two of his posts, I suspect we might find more to disagree upon than otherwise beyond that, but even back in the nineties and early noughties when when we were mostly ѕhіt, finishing fourteenth and fifteenth every season, we still had the odd really exciting player who, you always thought, might do something at any moment. That player who, on his day, might win you the game on his own with a moment of brilliance. Gazza. Ginola. Klinsmann. It kept you engaged and interested, not just beaten into submission. There's none of that now, though, post-Bale, because all those players are going to be hoovered up before we've a look-in. Henceforth, we're to console ourselves with the spreadsheet approach. Average levels are raised. Across the board. Average finish is up. Goals per this and points per that.
Interest is firmly down, though. Excitement breeds excitement, and the converse is also true. When I'm beaten over the head with mediocrity, I find I quickly lose my taste for it.
metalgear
Nayim
good result.
bentaleb and kane's youth inexperience showed. against teams like this whose goal is to niggle for the foul. and both were wasteful in possession. not sure if he's carrying an injoury, bentaleb's backing out of alot of aerial duels despite his height and size.
i thought stambouli was outstanding in the first half, so was townsend until the unfair yellow card.
israeli ref? could he have been intimidated ?
bentaleb and kane's youth inexperience showed. against teams like this whose goal is to niggle for the foul. and both were wasteful in possession. not sure if he's carrying an injoury, bentaleb's backing out of alot of aerial duels despite his height and size.
i thought stambouli was outstanding in the first half, so was townsend until the unfair yellow card.
israeli ref? could he have been intimidated ?
metalgear
Nayim
they are a pretty good unit, bunch of actors, but they are hard to play with - especially with a crowd like that.
i'm happy with the 0-0 especially confirming that stambouli and fazio as pretty good purchases. much prefer fazio and verts to start our PL campaign, but looks like Poch is taking europa really seriously.
Second game since the break, makes more sense letting new signings get their first start here. Don't think Fazio will be starting in the league until after the next break maybe.
Mulletperm
Mauricio Taricco
Seems like I made the correct choice in not staying up until 1am to watch it.
Whiffler
Jermaine Jenas
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thfcsteff
Terry Dyson
:ross:
You know, whatever the result (and it looks like NO) it will give them impunity in carrying massive mooeys and humps for the next 10 years!!!! Cannot wait for the fringe cries of 'rigged' and 'voter fraud' because they are coming too...
shaney
Alan Hutton
Except it does'nt quite work like that. The strain of the Europa League just ends up exhausting the players the more games they play, it does'nt make them better.
The Europa League is designed to keep "riff raff" like us out of the Champions League by making us play nearly half a season extra if by some miracle your going to win it. The sunday games means your also always playing catch up. Its designed to keep the fat cats in the champions league, and it works, 90% of the time.
Its no suprise that Liverpool had the season they had last season with no European competition. They improved with less games, not more. By the same token Man Utd this year are in a much better position this year to get top 4, again by playing less games, not more.
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Luke Young
I have a question for encyclopaedists: what was the last match when we managed only 3 shots, 0 of them on goal, or less?
as for me it's a no brainer they'll finish in top-4 despite their shocking start: added some great players, already have two less tournaments to participate in than other top-7 teams do.
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milo
Jack L. Jones
Pretty much all of the match reports I have read have described it as a professional performance and a good result in difficult circumstances.
metalgear
Nayim
I agreed with all that until they allowed winners of the Europa cup automatic entry to champions league.
wiziwig
Steed Malbranque
=D> Well said!
Has it ever happened where a premeirship team has gone deep into the Europa League and then also finished in the top four?
I don't mean dropping down from the Champions League, like Chelsea did a couple of seasons back. I mean competed in the Europa League's group stages all the way to the quarters and beyond and then, finished in the top four?
I don't think it's ever happened here , maybe in Spain or Germany but not here ?