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You should try being a fan - I have close to a heart attack every single game.Genuinely don’t enjoy watching them play.
You should try being a fan - I have close to a heart attack every single game.Genuinely don’t enjoy watching them play.
Not much of a retort though - we got the win and although it was a tough game we deserved it.Pochettino said Leicester should have beaten us. My comment was a retort to that nonsense.
Spurs are going to be stuck in the top 4 limbo unless multiple rich teams have an off season. I think most Spurs fans are happy to not be in the mess that Arsenal are, things could be a lot worse.Going to be a key Summer for Spurs coming up. At the moment it is looking a bit like a team that peaked a year ago and needed refreshed. Yes injuries are the current issue but even with their full team they had issues, not as strong as they were 18 months with Dembele gone, Alderweireld and Rose on the decline.
3rd would be an excellent acheivement for them given their problems this season.
It certainly doesn’t look like a very relaxing task for much of this season.You should try being a fan - I have close to a heart attack every single game.
Just as we deserved to beat Leicester. Which is my point. Pochettino's comment was stupid .Not much of a retort though - we got the win and although it was a tough game we deserved it.
Sorry to burst your bubble but we are currently having our best ever premiership league season in terms of points accumulated. If this is a team that peaked last year and on the downward slide then something does not compute?Going to be a key Summer for Spurs coming up. At the moment it is looking a bit like a team that peaked a year ago and needed refreshed. Yes injuries are the current issue but even with their full team they had issues, not as strong as they were 18 months with Dembele gone, Alderweireld and Rose on the decline.
3rd would be an excellent acheivement for them given their problems this season.
Considering how frugal they are and where they were before Poch, I reckon they would be perfectly fine with Top 4 every season with a blue moon's shot at the title (No City pun intended). Ultimately fans want to be entertained and they are mixing it with the big boys just sufficiently enough to be entertaining.Spurs are going to be stuck in the top 4 limbo unless multiple rich teams have an off season. I think most Spurs fans are happy to not be in the mess that Arsenal are, things could be a lot worse.
That is nonsense and you know it. Comparing points accumulation across seasons is suspect as hell because it ignores a multitude of factors regarding the league. As it stands 3 teams are on track for 85+ points which is unheard of, and it is largely down to the shambolic quality of the lower half of the table. If course the most important thing is position in the table, you are 3rd which is not your highest finish.Sorry to burst your bubble but we are currently having our best ever premiership league season in terms of points accumulated. If this is a team that peaked last year and on the downward slide then something does not compute?
It's not nonsense - its a bloody fact! Sorry that it doesn't fit into your opinion.That is nonsense and you know it. Comparing points accumulation across seasons is suspect as hell because it ignores a multitude of factors regarding the league. As it stands 3 teams are on track for 85+ points which is unheard of, and it is largely down to the shambolic quality of the lower half of the table.
You have 6 teams within 3 points of each other in the bottom half. Huddersfield are giving Derby a run for their money when it comes to worst ever sides in PL history.
Bubble? I don't have anything riding on Spurs starting to slide. What they have done given their budget with the money around them in the top 6 is admirable. Financial ceiling though which makes some of the criticism of Spurs and Poch not winning anything harsh.Sorry to burst your bubble but we are currently having our best ever premiership league season in terms of points accumulated. If this is a team that peaked last year and on the downward slide then something does not compute?
I do agree that this is a big summer for us potentially. I really hope we get some players in.
We have been absolutely destroyed by injuries this season which has understandably impacted on our performances - what has improved though is our resilience and experience to see games through - as a fan I'd rather see us win consistently without hitting top form than be playing better but not getting the same results.Bubble? I don't have anything riding on Spurs starting to slide. What they have done given their budget with the money around them in the top 6 is admirable. Financial ceiling though which makes some of the criticism of Spurs and Poch not winning anything harsh.
Points totals look great but performances have dipped from what I was seeing from Spurs in 2016-17, don't think the top level is as high anymore. I don't watch every 90 to be fair.
I think he has a point tbf, the bottom half this season have been properly dire and it's been easier than ever for the top sides to walk all over them. I feel like pretty much all of the top six are getting more points than they would have done in other seasons because of this, the gap is very clear.It's not nonsense - its a bloody fact! Sorry that it doesn't fit into your opinion.
Obviously I wasn't talking about the numbers, I was talking about comparing points across seasons.It's not nonsense - its a bloody fact! Sorry that it doesn't fit into your opinion.
I do agree that our 16/17 team was our best side, but I wouldn't be surprised if we managed to beat the points total because well .. that's football.Obviously I wasn't talking about the numbers, I was talking about comparing points across seasons.
Here's an interesting fact for you. Spurs are on track for 65 xPoints at the end of the season. In 16/17 they finished on 75 xPoints. Spurs in 16/17 were superior in every measurable statistic and this will include points come the end of the season (I am that confident). You've got City, Chelsea and Liverpool away. You will not better your points total of 16/17 (I would bet on it, but that's against my religion ).
We are on 60 points already - you don't think we will get another 15+ points between now and the end of the season?Obviously I wasn't talking about the numbers, I was talking about comparing points across seasons.
Here's an interesting fact for you. Spurs are on track for 65 xPoints at the end of the season. In 16/17 they finished on 75 xPoints. Spurs in 16/17 were superior in every measurable statistic and this will include points come the end of the season (I am that confident). You've got City, Chelsea and Liverpool away. You will not better your points total of 16/17 (I would bet on it, but that's against my religion ).
At this current rate you will finish on 87 points, but this will correct itself after you have played some big games. I have Spurs finishing in the mid 80s.I do agree that our 16/17 team was our best side, but I wouldn't be surprised if we managed to beat the points total because well .. that's football.
I have a very big soft spot for that side though, Wanyama and Dembele bossing it in midfield .
It seems you are not aware what xPoints are. 86 points is the marker I'm talking about . The points you got in 16/17.We are on 60 points already - you don't think we will get another 15+ points between now and the end of the season?
Yeah sorry Ive never heard of xpoints. What is it?At this current rate you will finish on 87 points, but this will correct itself after you have played some big games. I have Spurs finishing in the mid 80s.
It seems you are not aware what xPoints are. 86 points is the marker I'm talking about . The points you got in 16/17.
Maybe, but football isn't mathematics and we still don't know how we will do in those big games, anything could happen.At this current rate you will finish on 87 points, but this will correct itself after you have played some big games. I have Spurs finishing in the mid 80s.
It is similar to xGoals and xGoalsAgainst which measures the quality of chances created and conceded. xPoints is a way to calculate the average points you would get based on the chances created and conceded after every game. It is a way to assess the general play of the team.Yeah sorry Ive never heard of xpoints. What is it?
I don't think it's mathematics to say that Spurs will shit the bed at Anfield. It's just common sense. Of course anything can happen and I would love it if Spurs win every single game from now on and win the league with 96 points. Much better than City and Pool winning it.Maybe, but football isn't mathematics and we still don't know how we will do in those big games, anything could happen.
I think if we can go in to those games with momentum and key players returning, we have it in us to surprise people.
It's the type of stats that people fall back on when reality doesn't match their wishful thinking and/or hopes and/or predictions.Yeah sorry Ive never heard of xpoints. What is it?
I agree with you, we played better in the 16/17 season, although I think we have matured more as a team now and we're better at finding a way to win when we don't play well. The team we have now need some fresh blood, especially in midfield and fullback areas, but it has to be better players than what we have.Obviously I wasn't talking about the numbers, I was talking about comparing points across seasons.
Here's an interesting fact for you. Spurs are on track for 65 xPoints at the end of the season. In 16/17 they finished on 75 xPoints. Spurs in 16/17 were superior in every measurable statistic and this will include points come the end of the season (I am that confident). You've got City, Chelsea and Liverpool away. You will not better your points total of 16/17 (I would bet on it, but that's against my religion ).
YesDoes Poch have a point when he said that the FA should have scheduled the game v Leicester for Saturday to have the same number of rest days as Dortmund?
But PSG played on Saturday as well didn't they? He's not asking for an advantage, just the same number of rest days as the opponent for such an important game.Yes
Our game against Fulham should have been on Friday too
The Premier League is a joke!!!!
Because they played against Lyon last Sunday and in the Coupe de France against Villefranche on Wednesday therefore Saturday was logical.....and in PSG's position they could anyway rest their best players.But PSG played on Saturday as well didn't they? He's not asking for an advantage, just the same number of rest days as the opponent for such an important game.
No they wont make the points. But they can certainly have a say in who wins with a draw or win against City or Pool.Oh man, I've just looked at their remaining fixtures again and they're horrible. Chelsea and Arsenal coming up in succession, City and Pool away. Damn it, cant see them making up the points on City or Pool sadly
This point was raised by so many managers in the past, that FA should schedule games to give proper rest to help the clubs in Europe, nothing has been done and won't be done as scheduling is controlled by Sky and others.Does Poch have a point when he said that the FA should have scheduled the game v Leicester for Saturday to have the same number of rest days as Dortmund?
It's a little ridiculous, and having other clubs that aren't in Europe on 'Super Sunday' would help those teams as well. And personally I would think it's a more interesting spectacle to watch the Cardiff v Saints game on Sunday with two teams around the same place in the table battling relegation.This point was raised by so many managers in the past, that FA should schedule games to give proper rest to help the clubs in Europe, nothing has been done and won't be done as scheduling is controlled by Sky and others.
Just need to offer Eriksen 200k/week He's probably on the move to RM for around what, 40mil?Reports about Son who will be offered an improved contract in the summer of 150k a week. I don't know if this is accurate, but Levy has been very proactive with offering our important players improved deals which is to his credit.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...way-tickets-according-to-email-leak-6crnc0fvpDaniel Levy, the Tottenham Hotspur chairman, said that he “hated the idea” of a £30 cap on away tickets for supporters, despite warnings from the head of the Premier League that the clubs had gained a reputation for being “greedy bastards”, leaked emails have revealed.
Prick. Away fans already spend ludicrous amounts of money getting to & from games.
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