2015-16 Pre Season

[billyiddo]

The only quote is that he would prefer to fly home tonight?

Yup - sounds like we're booked to fly home tomorrow and he's said we're looking in to flying home tonight instead

Always makes me laugh when rhyme and reason go out the window when someone finds a newspaper headline that backs up their thinking

 

[Kandi1977]

If its such an oppurtunity then why aren't one of the bigger English teams in this tournament? Because it's only a few days before the start of the season.

We all know we weren't the first Premier League team they asked.

It's a perfect game for the other three teams week away from the start of their seasons.

If you had known anything about this tournament at all, you would know why it's we and not City, Chelsea or United who were invited. They always invite 2 "big" clubs and one "almost big" club. Milan have been there every time, but that is because they also have a connection to Audi.

 

[parklane1]

The only quote is that he would prefer to fly home tonight?

Indeed, but you know brick stirrers have to stir brick.

 

[Lemonade Money]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33808645

Tottenham's decision to play two overseas friendlies just days before the Premier League season was "extraordinary" - according to a former top-flight fitness coach.

Spurs faced Real Madrid on Monday and AC Milan on Wednesday, in Germany, arriving back in London on Thursday.

They play Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday at 12:45 BST.

Ex-Liverpool fitness coach Darren Burgess also said long-haul pre-seasons "risk soft-tissue injury and fatigue".

Spurs also played in the US during the summer, losing 2-1 to MLS All-Stars on 30 July.

"The last week coming into the season should very much be a taper week where you bring the training volume down but keep the intensity," Burgess said.

"But it's hard for the players because they are naturally competitive and in that last game they will want to try and win a spot in the team."

The Australian added: "If you get off to a flying start to the season, it's so important in avoiding relegation or winning the league. By October or November, what you do in pre-season becomes largely irrelevant, because you get fitness from the games."

Burgess, who now works for AFL team Port Adelaide, believes teams travelling shorter distances will be in better condition for the new campaign.

"I did three pre-seasons at Liverpool [in 2010-2012] where we went to Switzerland for the first season, Asia in the second and America in the third," said Burgess.

"There is no doubt that from a freshness point of view, staying in Europe gave our players an advantage.

Think he's contradicted himself there.

 

[Spurs7891]

It is always nice to beat big teams like AC Milan, even it it is just a pre-season friendly. Thought we played well and deserved to win. Credit to Chadli and Carroll for scoring the goals. Both were well-taken goals, especially by Chadli. Credit also to Lamela who set up the 2nd goal for Carroll. Hope this win will boost our confidence when we play ManU in the league.

 

[alekaras]

It is always nice to beat big teams like AC Milan, even it it is just a pre-season friendly. Thought we played well and deserved to win. Credit to Chadli and Carroll for scoring the goals. Both were well-taken goals, especially by Chadli. Credit also to Lamela who set up the 2nd goal for Carroll. Hope this win will boost our confidence when we play ManU in the league.

I think it was Trippier who set up the goal, but Lamela did make sublime pass that put one of our players (don't remember who) one-on-one with Abbiatti which we failed to score on. That kid has these passes in him, yet he can be so frustrating the rest of the time.

 

[Modric THFC]

So much for the argument earlier in this thread about our pre season mess that went along the lines of well "Mourinho is doing the same thing".

 

[billyiddo]

So much for the argument earlier in this thread about our pre season mess that went along the lines of well "Mourinho is doing the same thing".

i think the argument was also that they done it last season when they won the league

 

[parklane1]

Any old excuse to blame the club.

 

[Modric THFC]

i think the argument was also that they done it last season when they won the league

It cant be.

This is Chelsea last season

No post season tour, all games a simple flight inside europe, a final pre season game in london 6 games before the start of the season.