They only play in 3 competitions.. 2 now. For a club that doesn't even know what a trophy looks like anymore they should strive to win the league cup.
FAO Tottenham Hotspur | Fighting Cock Goes Into Meltdown | Glast...gone
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss United's last 3 games - two much-needed wins vs. Burnley in the Premier League and Palace in the League Cup, as well as a the 4-3 loss away at Bayern. They discuss the defence, new options in midfield with Hannibal and Amrabat now in contention and look forward to games vs. Palace (again!) and Galatasary.
It seems that they are not caring by looking at how many players they rested.
Agree on that, but I guess that in the boards head they probably want to fight for top 4 and there's that classic cliché that having less competitions is a good thing (which have been proven wrong, since in winning teams keeping a high level of ambition and demanding proves to be the key for building a competitive mindset).
Spurs fans have finally got there club back. One which doesn’t win trophies.
It shouldn't really be that much of a surprise, Fulham are a decent outfit.
Not as much a shock as everyone is making out. He fielded a weakened team against a decent Fulham team away from home.
I think he will learn a lot about their second string squad with that result.
Bear in mind he done the same with Celtic and they had some terrible results at the start of his tenure. He was not happy with his back up players and he strengthened accordingly.
The big issue at Spurs is whether Levy will back him.
I think he will learn a lot about their second string squad with that result.
Bear in mind he done the same with Celtic and they had some terrible results at the start of his tenure. He was not happy with his back up players and he strengthened accordingly.
The big issue at Spurs is whether Levy will back him.
League will be priority for them and rightly so. Getting back to Europe and hopefully CL is critical for their financials and their ability to sign players and develop the team going forward.
League Cup doesn’t hold much value and unless you have a very deep squad like City, a top half team will not prioritize it over Premier League. To be fair even bottom half teams tend to prioritize PL survival over it. It’s basically become a competition to test your backup players for most of PL teams.
League Cup doesn’t hold much value and unless you have a very deep squad like City, a top half team will not prioritize it over Premier League. To be fair even bottom half teams tend to prioritize PL survival over it. It’s basically become a competition to test your backup players for most of PL teams.
Spurs have Burnley on Saturday. Hard to argue they couldn't have played their strongest eleven last night.
But the Spurs job is one of the easiest in the league...next to zero expectation...yeah they lost and will get nowhere near winning anything again this year.
But at least Postecoglou does a good interview so everyone is happy.
But the Spurs job is one of the easiest in the league...next to zero expectation...yeah they lost and will get nowhere near winning anything again this year.
But at least Postecoglou does a good interview so everyone is happy.
Why was Glaston hounded out of this site?
I think he just decided not to show up anymore after having made an ass of himself for the umpteenth time.
I think it's pathetic they're not going out to try and win the league cup with the amount of games they'll most likely be playing this season, they're a weird club.
Just watching the highlights now....was there genuinely no serious injury in the second half?
Even with the draconian crackdown on timewasting no one can tell me that added up to 12 minutes.
Spurs made a triple sub on 80 minutes and given they were losing and time was running out I bet they all sprinted off the pitch so no way you should just add 90 seconds on.
Sheffield United only actually made 3 subs themselves and one came on at the same time as the triple Spurs sub.
Before someone points out the Villa game had 9 minutes added on I was there today and Palace had a defender down for two minutes and then Sam Johnstone went down for three minutes with apparent cramp. And then in injury time the VAR penalty call took over three minutes to check so that's why it went 100 +.
Would love to see the whole second half if it's available online to get a clear idea of how bad the timewasting was. Annoying as that would've been the perfect result to puncture the Angeball phenomenon that is developing.
Even with the draconian crackdown on timewasting no one can tell me that added up to 12 minutes.
Spurs made a triple sub on 80 minutes and given they were losing and time was running out I bet they all sprinted off the pitch so no way you should just add 90 seconds on.
Sheffield United only actually made 3 subs themselves and one came on at the same time as the triple Spurs sub.
Before someone points out the Villa game had 9 minutes added on I was there today and Palace had a defender down for two minutes and then Sam Johnstone went down for three minutes with apparent cramp. And then in injury time the VAR penalty call took over three minutes to check so that's why it went 100 +.
Would love to see the whole second half if it's available online to get a clear idea of how bad the timewasting was. Annoying as that would've been the perfect result to puncture the Angeball phenomenon that is developing.
Definitely no apparent cramp from the Sheffield United players yesterday.....
Each episode seemed to last at least 30 seconds.
They're (supposed to be) counting how much time the ball is out of play each time and adding that on at the end. This 30 seconds per sub thing is outdated.
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Are they actually in meltdown? Second place and 7+ points on several top four candidates actually looks like a great position. Who would have thought after Kane left last minute?
It was mainly their keeper who went down for ages. At one point he even took his gloves off, they readied his replacement, he trundled over to the side lines but just as he got there he decided that actually he can carry on, put his gloves back on and trundled back to his goal. That's the kind of thing that was going on all game. Should've been more than 12 if anything.
The 12mins seems a bit of a joke, but by contrast so was the 3 at half time. Probably should have been more like 6 at half time and 8 at full time.
Not sure about them yet. They’ll be better than they were but feck me their fixtures have been a piece of piss. Bournemouth, Burnley, Sheff Utd and Man Utd. Genuinely couldn’t pick a better start. They scraped a draw in their trickiest match v Brentford. Arsenal and Liverpool up next will tell us a lot more.
The thread was started a year ago. I guess this is just the Spurs thread.
It's fascinating how selling your best individual player can be good for a team. It's seemed to help Spurs and West Ham have been OK. Brighton have done it repeatedly and Liverpool only won the league because they sold Countinho who was seen as their best player. Individuals are overrated in football.
We created one of our best teams ever by doing the same. This is why I've always said I'd cash in on Bruno. We'll never develop into a top team with someone so erratic in possession, and we'd get good money for him to help bring in players who might not have his stats, but who excel in their general play, which, in turn, would take our general play as a team up a few levels.
The Saudi League has created an excellent out if you want to cash in on certain players.
Doubt Bruno would want to move there though.
I kind of expected a lot more from United vs Spurs. Didnt realise at the start of the season how bad United were going to be. Going away to Brentford is never easy though.
Having said that I fully expect Arsenal and Liverpool wins. But it will be closer than people think, certainly wont be a walk in the park.
The more I listen to the man the more, I want him to succeed.
Think I said it in here or another Spurs thread, I remember when Arsenal sold Henry and our replacement signing that summer was a guy from the Croatian league. We went on to have a great 6 or 7 months until that signing broke his leg and we captitulated (some would say the Arsenal way).
Would be more strange if you didn't want him to succeed to be fair.
Great speech. Inspirational. Australia 0-2 Peru.
Ange wasn't in charge for the game against Peru that you've referenced. He resigned 6 months beforehand. That speech was before the first match of the 2017 Confederations Cup.
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Christ, that interviewer is one of the biggest bellends ever. Thinks he's a right Bertie big bollocks know it all. Prick.
I love listening to Aussie arguments.
you made me remember EduardoThink I said it in here or another Spurs thread, I remember when Arsenal sold Henry and our replacement signing that summer was a guy from the Croatian league. We went on to have a great 6 or 7 months until that signing broke his leg and we captitulated (some would say the Arsenal way).
Would be more strange if you didn't want him to succeed to be fair.
Can't even win a home game against 9 men.
It's wild that I'm still not even convinced this lot are any good but are going to be 2nd after today.
Good work
Spurs obviously recruited brilliantly. Hyperphysical players with technique is always a pretty safe bet.
Vicario's gone under the radar though. Rock solid keeper with real presence. Decent with his feet too. I remember reading that he had the longest wingspan of any Serie A keeper since they started measuring it and it definitely looks like it. Has huge reach.
Vicario's gone under the radar though. Rock solid keeper with real presence. Decent with his feet too. I remember reading that he had the longest wingspan of any Serie A keeper since they started measuring it and it definitely looks like it. Has huge reach.
They were third up until January/February time last year. We all know what happened next.
Saying that, they create lots of chances, manager isn't pretentious and they play once a week. Still, it's very early days.
Why? Seriously, why?
Weren't they 2nd or 3rd under Conte at this stage last season? Of course they're playing better football but squad depth really isn't there considering who they were bringing on at 1-1 today unless they've got 4-5 major injuries currently? Richarlison as CF for these games is going to remain a problem aswell.
They're doing well but I'd be amazed if they got close to 80 points this season as it's a long old season albeit one game a week will help them up to December.