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Who will go through to the finals against Man City?

  • Spurs - After drawing or winning this match

    Votes: 87 47.0%
  • Chelsea - After overturning our one goal lead

    Votes: 72 38.9%
  • Spurs - After Penalties

    Votes: 13 7.0%
  • Chelsea - After Penalties

    Votes: 13 7.0%

  • Total voters
    185
  • Poll closed .

ghjk_91

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Jan 27, 2011
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It's so blindingly obvious that we're completely toothless without Alli, Son and Kane. We may be able to cope with two of them out, but all three means we're in serious trouble.

It makes such a huge difference to the whole team - we cough the ball up more often as there's no outlet, meaning the defence is under more pressure.
 

glospur

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May 19, 2015
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This is pretty disastrous all round. We've got no pace in behind, so we either need the center-forward to hold the ball up or get some control in midfield, but we've got neither. Llorente's offering nothing, and the formation doesn't look like it suits any of Winks, Eriksen, or Lamela. They're crowding us out in there because they know they don't need to worry about us getting in behind. Then when we inevitably lose it, their pace and power on the counter is causing us all sorts of problems.

Need Lucas on ASAP. Either for Llorente and move to a more fluid front three, or for Dier, and have him running in behind Llorente.
 

TheHoddleWaddle

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Dec 13, 2013
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Where the fuck was the midfield harassing hazard before he shot? There were 2 spurs players sauntering a long behind Chelsea when they had the ball. Didn't they get the pressing memo?

Hugely unimpressive performance. Although, given cities first team I genuinely think it would be a proper hiding in the final, if we turned up with this shower. Poor silber lining though.

They are all, frutmstratingly capable of so much more. Even if Chelsea have the more quality, at least play well. Ffs.
 

Hakkz

Svensk hetsporre
Jul 6, 2012
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Name me a team that can lose 3 of their 4 best attacking players and not suffer for it. If you thought we'd win today you're a bit deluded imo.

Add to that the fact that the other attackers are just back from injury (or are rusty as fuck), except Eriksen.
 

kaz Hirai

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Nov 5, 2008
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I'd bring on Lucas or gkn at half time for a DM and llorente.
Might as well try something
 

StevePil

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Dec 30, 2006
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This could get really messy, and Levy does nothing.
If @JJetset is right and Poch is seriously happy with this squad then he seriously needs questioning.
We are weak, injuries, no goals - we don't finish top 4 with this squad IMO
So fed up with how we have a club that charges the highest prices and mugs off fans constantly yet we haven't won fuck all for years.
The quicker Levy goes the better
 

JayB

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Aug 24, 2011
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What's worse than the attack is that we are being completely outclassed in midfield. We've got all three of our senior CMs out there and can't string a pass together. That's with the absolute best options at Poch's disposal. The state of our midfield is an absolute disgrace, nothing short of outright negligence.
 

KenTHFC

Professional Lurker
Jan 8, 2015
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Going to say something controversial.... This season we have not looked good at the back... Toby back in the line up. Verts and Sanchez for me was the right balance at the back
Awful opinion probably based out of fear of what we'll be like without Toby next season.
 

riggi

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Jun 24, 2008
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That’s the annoying thing, I just can’t see where it’s coming from. We’ve shown nothing in this tie, from an attacking sense for the past 70 odd minutes

Llorente off for moura is litrally it.
 

ComfortablyNumb

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Jun 28, 2011
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We can still win this, we just need to play a different way. Just let our players play at 100mph, instinctively, because tactically their coach has got us beat.
 
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