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Match Day Prediction

  • Our first win of this campaign

    Votes: 295 92.8%
  • Our first loss of this campaign

    Votes: 5 1.6%
  • Score Draw

    Votes: 16 5.0%
  • Goal-less Draw

    Votes: 2 0.6%

  • Total voters
    318
  • Poll closed .

Phomesy

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Aug 20, 2013
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It wasn't quite that simple. When we get a chant or song going, it's impressively deafening and very intense, because of the stadium design. We came out with our ears buzzing and that only used to be so for major derbies or cup matches.

From the start of the match, the support was vocal and consistent. After Villa scored, it took awhile, as usual, to get the intensity back. The middle of the match, either side of half time, was quiet, but that was partly because we were behind, being frustrated, but it wasn't late enough to see where the match was going. The atmosphere in the East Upper, where we sit, wasn't negative or toxic, it was more studious and suspenseful. We were all watching the team basically batter Villa and wondering if and how long they could hold out.

The football was good, especially after half time, but between about 30 minutes and about 65 minutes,there was an increasing sense that we were banging on a very secure door and were unlikely to break it down. After 65 minutes, Villa started tiring visibly, gaps appeared and the match consisted of unrelenting Spurs pressure around the Villa box. It looked like a matter of time and the noise and support ratcheted up accordingly.

Then Ndombele scored and the suspense was released. From that point until the final whistle, the support was loud and intense again.

Well this sounds more positive than some reports I'd been getting.

We need NHWL to become the fortress it was in its last season. And the crest of the wave that took us so far in our first CL run back in 11.

Last year the CL games were intense but there was so much at stake the atmosphere was, unsurprisingly, tense. It's weird because the atmosphere in the bars and restaurants before kick off is always incredible. Then it's like we can't enjoy ourselves while the football is being played :cautious:
 

thelak

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Aug 31, 2012
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It wasn't quite that simple. When we get a chant or song going, it's impressively deafening and very intense, because of the stadium design. We came out with our ears buzzing and that only used to be so for major derbies or cup matches.

From the start of the match, the support was vocal and consistent. After Villa scored, it took awhile, as usual, to get the intensity back. The middle of the match, either side of half time, was quiet, but that was partly because we were behind, being frustrated, but it wasn't late enough to see where the match was going. The atmosphere in the East Upper, where we sit, wasn't negative or toxic, it was more studious and suspenseful. We were all watching the team basically batter Villa and wondering if and how long they could hold out.

The football was good, especially after half time, but between about 30 minutes and about 65 minutes,there was an increasing sense that we were banging on a very secure door and were unlikely to break it down. After 65 minutes, Villa started tiring visibly, gaps appeared and the match consisted of unrelenting Spurs pressure around the Villa box. It looked like a matter of time and the noise and support ratcheted up accordingly.

Then Ndombele scored and the suspense was released. From that point until the final whistle, the support was loud and intense again.

Good summary

I think the Villa fans were loud / louder than the average away fans so the contrast wasn’t that flattering either
 

Bulletspur

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Oct 17, 2006
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I thought there was a lot of huff & puff from us until Eriksen came on. I was happy to see Harry drift deep or to the wings. There is something deeply wrong with our players when they cannot take a proper corner far to many times it doesn't reach the first man or it goes to deep. Ndombele's goal will settle his nerves I thought he was measured in his play unlike Sissoko who to often gets a rush of blood. Winks is turning into Ray Wilkins with his crab passing.

All in all we played what we had in front of us. Villa will struggle this season I take them as one of the three to go down. Onward and upwards.
This is so not true. Poch changed the tactics and formation in the second half and there was an immediate change as we then had them on the back foot, running into the spaces, and causing them a lot of problems. When Eriksen came on, he managed to augment the play, but to say (like most one here) that the game changed because of Eriksen is just wrong.
 
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Phomesy

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Aug 20, 2013
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This is so not true. Poch changed the tactics and formation in the second half and there was an immediate change as we then had them on the back foot, running into the spaces, and causing them a lot of problems. When Eriksen came on, he managed to augment the play, but to say (like most one here) that the game changed because of Eriksen is just wrong.

The other thing is that we battered them first half too. Should have scored 3. I couldn't believe it watching the replay as I'd only followed the game via the match thread as I was away.

I've come to the conclusion that most of the SC community posting in the Match Day threads know absolutely fuck all about football. And/or have an average mental age of 6. Incredible.
 

davidmatzdorf

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Jun 7, 2004
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Another thing about the support just occurred to me. It was the first home match in recent memory where we didn't have the Park Lane/Shelf side chant. I wonder why. We took it all the way to Wembley, so the least we can do is to take it home again.

Perhaps it's because the groups from each block were kept together at Wembley and now we're all scattered around the stadium.
 

Palmer Stoat

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Aug 27, 2013
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This is so not true. Poch changed the tactics and formation in the second half and there was an immediate change as we then had them on the back foot, running into the spaces, and causing them a lot of problems. When Eriksen came on, he managed to augment the play, but to say (like most one here) that the game changed because of Eriksen is just wrong.

I agree. The changed formation, increased urgency and speed, and Aston Villa fatiguing were all key components of our increased dominance in the second half. Eriksen's introduction intensified the changes in our favour that were already underway. Disagree with the people who say he was the catalyst for everything good that happened in the second half.
 

SteveH

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Jul 21, 2003
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Warning contains strong language

This made me laugh. Sorry if already posted.
 
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