Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Thread (Part 12)

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  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    balls
  • AOTBAOTB Posts: 9,708
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    Balls indeed.
  • AOTBAOTB Posts: 9,708
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    Sandro's got a touch of the Juan Sebastián Verón's about him this evening.
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    rather random comment about a sniper :D
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    I never thought I'd ever say these words but this game is crying out for lewis holtby
  • AOTBAOTB Posts: 9,708
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    I actually think Holtby's got potential, and would keep him even as a squad player.
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    I agree. and this game needs his running and enthusiasm.

    and there we go :)
  • AOTBAOTB Posts: 9,708
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    Ha, I was just about to say Pochettino might want them all in for a bit of extra shooting practice and bosh.

    Fair play to Kane, I like the fact he still gives it a go even after a few stray efforts. Still not totally sold on him but it's early days of course,
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    fairly unspectacular first half. nobody really stood out other than probably kane and possibly davies.

    sandro was getting better as the half went on i thought

    we should go through but i suppose stranger things have happened !
  • AOTBAOTB Posts: 9,708
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    We are Spurs, stranger things often seem to happen!

    Yeah pretty much agree with your summary. They'll have to take the game to us now which might open them up a bit. I'll happily take a goalless 2nd half but won't complain if we smash a few more in of course.. ;-)
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    nice :)

    well worked
  • AOTBAOTB Posts: 9,708
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    Paulinho's been pretty average but he knows where the back of the net is.

    Nicely done.
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    this goes in and it's game set and match
  • AOTBAOTB Posts: 9,708
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    Decent pen. Comfortable now... (famous last words)
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    and that's that then :)
  • DUNDEEBOYDUNDEEBOY Posts: 109,641
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    Do spurs fans think they go the distance in this, can't see it, there are a lot of strong teams in this this season.

    That is before the champions league drop outs arrive
  • AOTBAOTB Posts: 9,708
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    Not yet back to glory glory, but that'll do just fine.

    Until next time Spurs fans, er I mean Spurs fan! :)
  • knickerlesscageknickerlesscage Posts: 1,133
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    Great result. Job done - roll on the weekend :)

    Tonight confirmed to me I would not be particularly bothered if we sold Townsend, Lennon & Dembele. Think we are best to keep Naughton for the minute, would be happy to keep Paulinho and see how he does when up to speed with Pochs style and I do not want to lose Sandro.
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    DUNDEEBOY wrote: »
    Do spurs fans think they go the distance in this, can't see it, there are a lot of strong teams in this this season.

    That is before the champions league drop outs arrive

    I'll be happy if we can at least give it a good go.
    Great result. Job done - roll on the weekend :)

    Tonight confirmed to me I would not be particularly bothered if we sold Townsend, Lennon & Dembele. Think we are best to keep Naughton for the minute, would be happy to keep Paulinho and see how he does when up to speed with Pochs style and I do not want to lose Sandro.

    Sums it up quite well actually. Against weaker opposition, the likes of Townsend, Lennon and Dembele should be standing out but I saw nothing of note - Dembele in particular, again, was particularly poor and seemed to be making no end of mistakes.

    I suppose if Poch is going to stick with the 4-2-3-1 system, it essentially eliminates the need for traditional wide men, so you could, arguably, afford to move Lennon and Townsend on.

    We do, unfortunately though, need some replacements though so we may well be stuck with them for now.
    AOTB wrote: »
    Until next time Spurs fans, er I mean Spurs fan! :)

    Heh .. the thread wasn't exactly teeming :). although, for my sins, i actually fell asleep and missed the end of the game !

    Reading that Wellbeck seems to be being considered as a loan option ..
  • soulboy77soulboy77 Posts: 24,396
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    Comfortable win in the end. I had a horrible feeling we were going to make a meal of it. Lloris excepted, that very much confirms who the second string is in Poch's pecking order

    Only Friday and Monday left of the transfer window!!
  • feckitfeckit Posts: 4,303
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    Daily mail reckons "No manager in Tottenham’s history had won his first four games but Mauricio Pochettino has now done it". Is that correct?
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    feckit wrote: »
    Daily mail reckons "No manager in Tottenham’s history had won his first four games but Mauricio Pochettino has now done it". Is that correct?

    I've had a nose around some stat sites and they all seem to concentrate on win percentages and games played overall - can't find anything about individual runs of games to back that up at the moment - it's an interesting claim though.

    I suspect Tim Sherwood will claim he won his first five games though :D
  • soulboy77soulboy77 Posts: 24,396
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    4 wins against poor to average teams doesn't mean a whole lot. If we manage to beat Liverpool (a big if) then I might start to think we are going to have a v.decent season as they (with Suarez gone), are probably our benchmark.
  • knickerlesscageknickerlesscage Posts: 1,133
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    soulboy77 wrote: »
    4 wins against poor to average teams doesn't mean a whole lot. If we manage to beat Liverpool (a big if) then I might start to think we are going to have a v.decent season as they (with Suarez gone), are probably our benchmark.

    Very true. Though these are the teams that last year we would have made a real meal of things against. So for us to have gotten the wins, at times in a comfortable fashion it does seem to bode well.

    But yes, Liverpool will be our first real test, and look at our potential for the season.
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    Yep, agree with all this. It's great to get off to a flyer and nice to be sitting at the top of the table, but it's still far too early to form any definitive opinions.

    Obviously after battering Liverpool 6-0 on Sunday, we'll be installed as odds-on favourites for the title and most likely the Champions League, regardless of if we're in it or not .. *cough* :D

    Apparently we're in Pot 1 for the EL draw. Celtic are in Pot 2 and Everton Pot 3. I would assume we can't be drawn in the same group as Celtic or Everton though ?.
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