Tottenham Vs Everton: Match Thread
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Charles Big Potatoes
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One thing I will say about us these days is that you cannot fault the team's workrate. You can question some of their ability but it's nice to see a Spurs team put in proper shifts (bar Dempsey), considering most of them were given the run around for 90 minutes on Thursday night.
Carroll needs to start next game.
Carroll needs to start next game.
To be fair I thought it was madness, but I agree with this. Dembele was one of our better players, but like you said he did miss the opportunity to play people in numerous times and the more Everton sat back the less space he had to run it.
GetSpurredOn
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Sigurdsson is starting to find his shooting boots from his Swansea days, happy for him. His performances last season show he has the ability, just taken him time to settle. Always packs his game with effort too.
Similarly, after such a disappointing stop start season from Ade, lets hope these two goals in two games are the start of some much needed end of season form.
I think without Bale and Lennon, I'd rather have seen Carroll start in centre mid. He's not 'like for like' obviously, but he does provide us with some real energy and urgency. I think alongside Holtby, who also plats with the same dynamism, we may just see an improvement in our attacking play, and also in pinning the opposition back we will ease the pressure on our defence. Wouldn't have been quite so easy a view if Sandro was still playing or Parker was on last years form.
Similarly, after such a disappointing stop start season from Ade, lets hope these two goals in two games are the start of some much needed end of season form.
I think without Bale and Lennon, I'd rather have seen Carroll start in centre mid. He's not 'like for like' obviously, but he does provide us with some real energy and urgency. I think alongside Holtby, who also plats with the same dynamism, we may just see an improvement in our attacking play, and also in pinning the opposition back we will ease the pressure on our defence. Wouldn't have been quite so easy a view if Sandro was still playing or Parker was on last years form.
CJMurray
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Absolutely gutless today. If we had won that it the end it would been in spite of AVB.
How the fuck did Dempsey stay on for the full 90? He was AWFUL. Wasted 2 good shooting opportunities and he's greedier than Defoe. All he wants to do is shoot from 30 yards whenever he gets it.
Why Dembele? If he has a knock then fair enough, but he looked fine to me. Parker/Holtby more worthy of getting the hook.
Why Huddlestone? He hasn't played in months. Why not Carroll?
Why put Ceballos on the bench if he had no intention of bringing him on? He was more prepared to bring on a full back when we were losing than him.
I have been and will remain fully behind AVB, but he's had another shocker today.
How the fuck did Dempsey stay on for the full 90? He was AWFUL. Wasted 2 good shooting opportunities and he's greedier than Defoe. All he wants to do is shoot from 30 yards whenever he gets it.
Why Dembele? If he has a knock then fair enough, but he looked fine to me. Parker/Holtby more worthy of getting the hook.
Why Huddlestone? He hasn't played in months. Why not Carroll?
Why put Ceballos on the bench if he had no intention of bringing him on? He was more prepared to bring on a full back when we were losing than him.
I have been and will remain fully behind AVB, but he's had another shocker today.
thinktank
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Yup. Siggy was my MoM.
Well we've seen Huddlestone being deployed in midfied from the start before this season and he is clueless in defence and under pressure because he needs time and space to do what he is good at.
tobi
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Credit to Lloris too for making a big save, could have done better with the first goal though.
Dempsey was poor, he recognises that he's fallen down the pecking order and is trying too hard, all those silly pot shots won't keep you in the team Clint.
Dempsey was poor, he recognises that he's fallen down the pecking order and is trying too hard, all those silly pot shots won't keep you in the team Clint.
saintlyspur
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His subs in the last couple off games have been awful
And in form Arsenal just two points behind with a game in hand.
YiddoBirdy
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Left Dempsey on all game.
Didn't make any changes until it was effectively too late to turn the game around.
Some things today, and in the last couple games seriously make me question him. I still support him and think he's doing a good job but my faith has been shaken of late.
We were in control in the second half and there was no real need to make changes. Also we didn't have any player on the bench who would of came on and turned it around. I don't think AVB done anything wrong personally.
Blackcanary
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Yeah, i'd be tempted to give that a go: Hudd could actually sit and hold rather than drive forward and expose space (ahem, Scott Parker!) and they can both create in different ways. It wouldn't work against a pressing team like Southampton, etc. but could be good elsewhere.
thinktank
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And you can't have two absolute liabilities playing alongside eah other at the back, it's suicidal.
This why CL is so desperately important, we need to be able to have great players in a starting eleven and proper quality as back up. Won't get that until we get back into CL.
Dannyspur
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SteveH
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Left Dempsey on all game.
Didn't make any changes until it was effectively too late to turn the game around.
Some things today, and in the last couple games seriously make me question him. I still support him and think he's doing a good job but my faith has been shaken of late.
Irony !
i get it
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