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    Ratings vs Southampton

    In football the teams with the better players win the most games. Teams with lesser players but with great coaching give themselves a chance against teams with better players, particularly when the better players aren't coached to the same standard as the lesser players. Teams with the best...
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    Luck or tactical nous??

    Would this be what you're after, file attached...
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    Ratings vs Norwich

    *Sits down and waits expectantly for BC to arrive*
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    Ratings vs Norwich

    Yeah that was unpleasant viewing, virtually no positives from start to finish. Mitigations... 1) Europa League. It does make a difference, with only 2 days recovery you are always at a disadvantage. 2) Losing Capoue early doors (maybe because of lack of recovery time) necessitated a...
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    Spurs under 21, under 18 Leagues and other youth news

    I headed over to Hotspur way yesterday for the U21s game against Bolton - the new site is fantastic, pitches are superb and the coffee was pretty good too. First things first it was good to see Sherwood / Freund there watching the game, and Friedel and Kaboul came down for a watch for a bit. I...
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    Ajax, very classy Eriksen tribute!

    I watch a little bit of it too, atmosphere sounds great most games - shame Bayern are so, so good that there's no competition for the title this season - I went to the Allianz last year in their Fa Cup 3rd round equivalent against Kaiserslautern of the division below - 80,000 capacity, noise was...
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    Ajax, very classy Eriksen tribute!

    Our fans have stopped booing at 5-0 and are half way down the A10.
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    Ajax, very classy Eriksen tribute!

    That's amazing, I really hope Ajax manage to recover to the European superpower they once were, but economically things are against them even more than ever - and then we rock up and nick their best player 2 summers in a row. I find it weird how you often hear European footballers talk of the...
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    Arry's QPR...

    Yeah definitely, he's totally wasted playing CM pissing into the wind under Redknapp.
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    Arry's QPR...

    I've seen them a few times this season, it's just classic Redknapp. Uncoached mayhem that relies on individuals more than strategy and system, signing every player he can under the sun (7 strikers at the moment), and he'll surely find someone else than himself to blame when the wheels really...
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    Will the return to Europa League action derail our push for 4th?

    Absolutely. And add to that I would sacrifice limbs, sex and financial security to be in Turin this May to see us lift the Europa League.* *Only days after securing CL football at Arsenal's expense
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    Ratings vs Newcastle

    I watched the Football First extended highlights, and from that evidence it was a quantum leap forward last night. Ok any game when your keeper is called into that sort of service isn't perfect by any means, but the intensity in which we pressed the ball, and some of the football we played...
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    Ratings vs Everton

    Absolutely - you can lead a Walker to the byline, but you can't make him not smash the ball into the first man.
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    Ratings vs Everton

    Lots I agree on here, and lots I could debate for hours - quite a long one though L10 so forgive me I can't cover every point. The first paragraph is interesting, because of course Aguero (or whoever!) is never thinking explicitly of the coaches instruction/guidance, this comes automatically...
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    Ratings vs Everton

    We'll never know, we can only speculate. But last season he had to ride the crest of the Bale wave and we also had a lot of new signings to integrate too (Dembele/Dempsey/Siggy/Verthongen/Lloris/Holtby) which always takes time to sync up. Then the Bale wave left for sunnier climes, we bought in...
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