Hello all, and welcome to the next matchday of...... *Drumroll*
THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
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Lets win this time
Venue: Ljudski vrt stadium, Maribor
Date: Thursday 25 October
Kick-off: 18:00 BST
Opponents - Maribor
The most successful club in the country, Maribor have won 10 Slovenian titles and 7 Slovenian Cups. They won the Double for the 3rd time last season. Their biggest derby is against Olimpija Ljubljana, and their stadium, Ljudski vrt Stadium, holds 12,994 people
TEAM NEWS
Gareth Bale and Emmanuel Adebayor have not travelled with Tottenham for the Europa League tie with NK Maribor.
Bale remained at home after his partner gave birth at the weekend, while Adebayor misses out with a back complaint.
Hugo Lloris will start in goal, while Mousa Dembele (hip) and Scott Parker (Achilles) are also missing.
Defenders Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Younes Kaboul (both knee) complete the injury list for the trip to Slovenia.
LINE UPS
Spurs
Manager - AVB
Our team tonight: Lloris, Walker, Caulker, Vertonghen, Naughton, Huddlestone, Sigurdsson, Sandro, Lennon (c), Townsend and Defoe
And our subs tonight: Subs: Cudicini, Gallas, Dempsey, Smith, Falque, Livermore and Parrett
Dawson out ill.
Manager - Darko Milanič
TBD
GOALS
Beric 42'
Sig 58'
LINKS
ITV4!!!!
Form (League)
Maribor 4-0 Gorica
Koper 2-3 Maribor
Maribor 1-0 Mura 05
Triglav 1-0 Maribor
Maribor 1-0 Olimpija Ljubljana
Spurs
Reading 1-3 Spurs
Spurs 2-1 QPR
Man Utd 2-3 Spurs !!!
Spurs 2-0 Aston Villa
Spurs 2-4 Chelsea
Top Scorers (All Comps)
Maribor
10 - Marcos Tavares
8 - Robert Beric
5 - Dejan Mezga, Goran Cvijanović, , Alen Ploj
Spurs
5 - Defoe
2 - Bale, Vertonghen
How they got here
Maribor won the double in Slovenia, meaing that they were entered into the Champions League. They beat Željezničar of Bosnia 6-2 on aggregate, Dudelange of Luxembourg 5-1, but were beaten 3-1 on aggregate by Dinamo Zagreb in the last round. They were the nentered into the Europa League.
FACTS
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/a-few-facts-on-maribor-24102012.page?
LIVE - NK Maribor 1-1 SPURS
posted on 25/10/12
Pile of shiet
Enough about this thread COYS
Kent
posted on 25/10/12
Not losing away is the trusted method.
However, the Lazio game is therefore 2 pts dropped.
posted on 25/10/12
Roald of rollox
posted on 25/10/12
Tough place to come.. half a mind on the league.. they couldn't be ar5ed.
posted on 25/10/12
the group is as you were at the start of play.. but we now have two home games and one away. we are in a good position.
today was a case of get there, play the game, get what we can, and get out of there with no injuries.
posted on 25/10/12
Thudd still remonstrating
posted on 25/10/12
Daddy Chronic
the group is as you were at the start of play.. but we now have two home games and one away. we are in a good position.
today was a case of get there, play the game, get what we can, and get out of there with no injuries.
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Properly the Sensiblest comment on the thread
posted on 25/10/12
Unlucky Spurs
I personally myself was expecting a win but take a point especially away from home in Europe, no matter who it is, unless it is a joke team.
posted on 25/10/12
Daddy Chronic
the group is as you were at the start of play.. but we now have two home games and one away. we are in a good position.
today was a case of get there, play the game, get what we can, and get out of there with no injuries.
That is just not acceptable mate, frankly Spurs got out of jail tonight with a very poor performance. We were starring down the barrel for most of that match. Defoe up front was pants.
We are not in a good position we have 3 points from 3 games and a difficult away game to come. A normal year we would be in real trouble. We may come second in a group that we should have cantered.
posted on 25/10/12
Adebayor is your main attacking threat, you need to start him in these home games coming up now, making sure you get the goal to et you the points. In your away game settle for a point. That should get you through your group then. But don't be disappointed with a point away from home in Europe, no matter who the team, unless they are a joke team obviously.