Tottenham Hotspur's record for New Year's Day matches 1910 - 2014...
wtf? Webb is really the ref? i thought it was a joke.
Happy new year all!
This is a pivotal game for Tim; not just for the chase for the top 4 (if we're even really in with a chance of that) but also to show what tactical/managerial acumen he has really got, plus how he mentally can prepare the players for such big games. I think he failed the biggest test so far he's had vs West Ham. Now he has a chance to show he can learn from that and really manage us in big pressure cooker games.
We have always had a mental block at Old Trafford; in fact this was worse when he had the best squad capable of taking them on under Harry: we effectively seemed to have a deal that if they used light lube, we'd bend over no problem. I think Harry liked Alex's wine more than 3 points.
Anyway, let's hope Sherwood really can emulate AVB in this one and get a second win in 24 seasons. Manure are not at their best and if we get rolled over here, it will not look good to me for the rest of the season at all. If we win, then even those down the Seven Sister's road might start to worry about Saturday's FA Cup game.
I'd play:
Lloris
Walker Dawson Chiriches Rose
Capoue
Lennon Dembele Eriksen
Ade
Soldado
wtf? Webb is really the ref? i thought it was a joke.
Happy new year all!
This is a pivotal game for Tim; not just for the chase for the top 4 (if we're even really in with a chance of that) but also to show what tactical/managerial acumen he has really got, plus how he mentally can prepare the players for such big games. I think he failed the biggest test so far he's had vs West Ham. Now he has a chance to show he can learn from that and really manage us in big pressure cooker games.
We have always had a mental block at Old Trafford; in fact this was worse when he had the best squad capable of taking them on under Harry: we effectively seemed to have a deal that if they used light lube, we'd bend over no problem. I think Harry liked Alex's wine more than 3 points.
Anyway, let's hope Sherwood really can emulate AVB in this one and get a second win in 24 seasons. Manure are not at their best and if we get rolled over here, it will not look good to me for the rest of the season at all. If we win, then even those down the Seven Sister's road might start to worry about Saturday's FA Cup game.
I'd play:
Lloris
Walker Dawson Chiriches Rose
Capoue
Lennon Dembele Eriksen
Ade
Soldado
This plainly has to be the most ridiculous paragraph of the year.
Lets be realistic shall we? TS has been in charge for about two weeks. yes, a whole two weeks! In that time we have had 4 games. We have never failed to score under him and have hit three goals twice in the PL - something your idol found extremely difficult to achieve! He has hardly had the opportunity of any time on the training pitch with the team, so to judge him at OT is hardly fair or reasonable. Lets give him some time shall we before we make a judgement.
In addition, he doesn't have some key players available to him today. Arguably, if fit, our first choice centre back pairing, and our two best midfield players. The whole roster of players unavailable is Verts, Kaboul, Rose, Sandro, Paulie, Townsend, Defoe and maybe others. I think that going to OT without those players would be a challenge for any manager, I don't care if it was Cloughie, Shankley. Paisley. SAF or whoever.
Wile the achievement of the previous encumbent's win at OT last season should be recognised, it was hardly a game we "controlled". Our Goals were not a fantastic piece of coaching excellence. Bales was a self made wonder goal, Verts got a lucky deflection and the keepers save fell kindly for Dempsey. Virtually the whole of the second half we under siege and our goal led a charmed life, much like Newcastles did against us this season.
Furthermore, TS doesn't have available to him any of the goalscorers from last seasons victory. The worlds most expensive player has moved on, so too Demsey and Verts is injured.
Plus, Webb is the ref.
If we get anything today, it will be a minor miracle - no matter who is in charge.
So shall I call TS your idol then?? Whatever. I see you're making excuses for TS already and plainly don't understand what I mean by how pivotal this game is.
We are not just having to keep pace whilst being in the top 4, we will have to actually BEAT some of our top 4 rivals to have a chance to make it. Manure are one of those rivals. You can talk all you like about time and injuries (it's not like AVB didn't have to deal with such in his time, but I digress) but it's not like Manure are even anywhere near as good or as fearsome as they were last year (and last year's Manure team was not exactly vintage either) plus THEY also have some key injuries.
To maintain belief that we have a chance of top 4 we need to win make no mistake. I don't think anyone will complain if we don't 'control' but are a goal up with our goal leading a charmed life.
It's about TS showing that we can live with the big boys in key games; something that AVB, whatever you felt about him in the end, showed he was capable of getting Spurs to do.
3 points is 3 points.
If we fail (i.e don't even get a point) and fail miserably, it's curtains for top 4 imo
TS is no idol of mine, but I do believe in giving everyone a fair crack of the whip. I waited to see what Your man was like for a season and a half. Ultimately, he sadly disappointed me - as he did many others. tS may or may not be the right coach for us, bot it is far too early to make that judgement.
The result of today's game is important yes, but not pivotal. And certainly not one to base your whole judgement on TS's coaching acumen, as you appear to wanting to do.