Match Threads Spurs vs Ajax - Match Thread - Semi-final 1st leg

paddieu said:

Have you ever played football? how much information do you expect them to process in a split second when a world class striker of a ball is about to fire? It's all easy in hindsight but get some perspective of the gravitas of what was happening in that moment.


Of course I have - duh !

If you walk out on the pitch knowing you are walking a tightrope, you only take a card when it is unavoidable.

And Rose [and the defence itself] were in front of him so he wasn't about to fire a clear shot.

It's not hindsight either - I was aware of it at the time. I was expecting others to post about it on the night, but that didn't seem to happen.

So given all the moaning about him being vitally absent last night, I thought it best to make sure it got said,
so that it never happens again to us that a player finds out afterwards in the middle of a TV interview.

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Carson35 said:

Knowing that we have to attack and score in the 2nd leg, they will probably just sit back and play counter attack...which will limit Son and Moura to have space to attack...that will frustrate us for sure...

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rabbikeane said:

I want Foyth at RB and Vertonghen as LB. As long as Sissoko is there we can line up with one of our two defensive mid meatheads.
Eriksen, Dele, Lucas and Son going forward.

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guy said:

Kwp should start on Saturday, if he plays well he should play again in amsterdam.

I'm not even a huge fan of his tbh, but we need fresh legs, some youthful exuberance and pace down the flanks

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shelfboy68 said:

To be honest I struggled to understand why no show in a game that for many they will never participate in again and yet it was woeful.
I get Saturdays no show if it meant a stellar performance last night its a case Bella emberg Saturday so yeah I'm tired but Scarlett Johansson on Tuesday and I'm fucking raring to go.

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Sir Henry said:

Personally, I think the positive people thinking we'll still get through are mad and a bit moronic If I'm honest.

We played in a CL SF last night, this was a moment to show everyone just how good we are, that we deserved to be there. 1 shot on fucking target all night lol. We were fucking dicked over at our big fancy new stadium by a team who had a bit of belief about themselves.

We went to City and scored 3, I hear people say. We also technically let in fucking 5.

Time and time and time and time again, I sit the next day wondering what the fuck did Spurs just do there. Are they really that thick ? do they know the magnitude of these type of games ? Look at the PL, were lucky the past few games that scum, blue scum and utd are just as shite as us or we'd be in the europa next year and even now, I wouldnt put that past happening.

To have any shred of a chance next week this is what must happen.

Poch, you tinkering fuckwit. Play a back 4, got it ? Sissoko starts, son starts and Llorente is back on the bench... Oh and to have any chance in the slightest, and believe me here, we'll need to score at least 2. AT LEAST 2. That means Spurs, you'll need to have at least 100% more shots on target than the HOME game you just got dicked in. Let that all sink in, maybe write it down if it helps.

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Sir Henry said:

Personally, I think the positive people thinking we'll still get through are mad and a bit moronic If I'm honest.

We played in a CL SF last night, this was a moment to show everyone just how good we are, that we deserved to be there. 1 shot on fucking target all night lol. We were fucking dicked over at our big fancy new stadium by a team who had a bit of belief about themselves.

We went to City and scored 3, I hear people say. We also technically let in fucking 5.

Time and time and time and time again, I sit the next day wondering what the fuck did Spurs just do there. Are they really that thick ? do they know the magnitude of these type of games ? Look at the PL, were lucky the past few games that scum, blue scum and utd are just as shite as us or we'd be in the europa next year and even now, I wouldnt put that past happening.

To have any shred of a chance next week this is what must happen.

Poch, you tinkering fuckwit. Play a back 4, got it ? Sissoko starts, son starts and Llorente is back on the bench... Oh and to have any chance in the slightest, and believe me here, we'll need to score at least 2. AT LEAST 2. That means Spurs, you'll need to have at least 100% more shots on target than the HOME game you just got dicked in. Let that all sink in, maybe write it down if it helps.

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UbeAstard said:

Oh nooo, that could mean Rose in midfield. A one man 'take them all on' machine.

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rossdapep said:

One fairly irrelevant point that the media keep highlighting is that only once has a team reversed a 0-1 deficit and gone on to get into the final.

Considering how many teams have actually won an away game at this stage 0-1 (not many) it's nothing earth shattering. I actually found a few occasions in which a team drew their home leg 1-1 and then won their away leg.

Most notable United when they beat Juventus 2-3 and Chelsea when they beat Arsenal 1-2 (QF). Some pundits are making out like it's practically impossible when in reality we just need to win which has been done by an away team on multiple occasions. Ajax lost to Madrid at home and drew with Juventus (who clearly played for an away goal) so it really isn't far reaching to suggest we can win.

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Gassin's finest said:

Play 4 at the back, Sissoko on from the start, and Son instead of Nando... we are more than capable. It's all in the head now.

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Kingellesar said:

One thing that is frustrating, of all the centre backs we have taken from Ajax, we look set to miss out on potentially one of the best they have ever produced....

I still can't get over his age, even my wife couldn't believe he was the captain.

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midoNdefoe said:

What utter shit!

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Gassin's finest said:

Play 4 at the back, Sissoko on from the start, and Son instead of Nando... we are more than capable. It's all in the head now.

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rossdapep said:

One fairly irrelevant point that the media keep highlighting is that only once has a team reversed a 0-1 deficit and gone on to get into the final.

Considering how many teams have actually won an away game at this stage 0-1 (not many) it's nothing earth shattering. I actually found a few occasions in which a team drew their home leg 1-1 and then won their away leg.

Most notable United when they beat Juventus 2-3 and Chelsea when they beat Arsenal 1-2 (QF). Some pundits are making out like it's practically impossible when in reality we just need to win which has been done by an away team on multiple occasions. Ajax lost to Madrid at home and drew with Juventus (who clearly played for an away goal) so it really isn't far reaching to suggest we can win.

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