Roma last night. Contrary to what some of our fans think, Roma are not a pub team, and when the draw was made, I always thought this would be Spurs toughest fixture. Yes they may not be in great form in Italy, but that doesn`t make them a poor side. They have been in European finals in two out of the past three seasons, and have some quality players. They deserved their draw last night. I am sure even if they were to finish 24th in the group, they will be there or thereabouts when the competition gets to the business end. So no complaints from me.
It was a decent watch from start to finish, both teams played attacking football, and the fact that Spurs only had one of their regular back four and goalie playing made it a decent point. The thing is you don`t have to finish in the top eight, although I still fancy Spurs to make the top eight. Anywhere in the top 24 is good enough, that`s the nature of the competition. And I suspect the winner may not come from the current top eight as it stands. Pointless getting all excited about finishing top of the group, then getting knocked out in the first knockout stage. I am not sure some of our supporters quite get how this compeition works right now. The competition really only starts at the two legged knockout phase.
Not a bad half a dozen days, beaten City, European Champions two seasons back. Drawn with Roma, Conference winners two seasons back. So on to Fulham, not on the same level as Roma in my opinion, but nothing can be taken for granted, but I would expect Spurs to take the three points. But we shall see.
COYS
I was fine with the draw against
posted 4 days, 15 hours ago
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 29 minutes ago
“It's like my golf game. I can driver well, hit good irons and putt well. But very rarely does it all come together at the same time.”
Dev, if you accept that it’s rare for all of those attributes to be tip top at the same time then it’s fair to say you have to make certain concessions to counter balance those shortfalls. If you play one absolute worldy round of 18 but the other 99 times you’ve tried have been poor to average, you make plans with the poor to average player in mind. My point is that we can’t say that we were great in the City game therefore the philosophy works. It’s the exception, not the rule.
In response to your previous point, don’t be crafty. I’m not advocating the Conte system and you damn well know it. A low block time and time again is no way to play in the modern era but equally Aussie Ardiles and his gung-ho “you score 3, well score 4” philosophy is just as plain stupid. They’re both wrong. Just like politics, the rational thinkers sit in the middle.
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The golf analogy is one Ive used many times.
It's not your successes you concentrate on, it is your failures.
I had a mate who was a nightmare to play with, because he hit one or two good shots, he thought he had it in him to be a good player without any work.
He'd go round in 115 and we'd be 80-90, on our annual Spanish trip it was sole destroying
posted 4 days, 15 hours ago
*soul
posted 4 days, 13 hours ago
Any team with half a brain cell, would attack down our right side… Johnson & Porro are poor defensively!
posted 4 days, 12 hours ago
comment by Conn & Duncan..Scottish Legends (U15636)
posted 1 hour ago
Any team with half a brain cell, would attack down our right side… Johnson & Porro are poor defensively!
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I don't think either has a defensive bone in there body.
Saying that, I think if Porros had a manager who instructed him correctly, could be OK.
Look at Trent at Liverpool under Slot.
posted 4 days, 11 hours ago
After all this chatter up above, the bottom line is.....
we should have won that Roma game.
Not a matter of Roma being a good team or not. That's totally irrelevant. Look at the match.....
We threw away a half-time lead.
What happened?
Can't blame Forster...he played damned well and made two great saves, baled Porro out, and no mistakes.
Dunno what all the talk about needed another reserve GK was all about!'.
Could say Gray was out of his depth...but so was Dybala.....withdrawn at the half.
We had plenty of opportunities to score a third.....and didn't. Kulu can't shoot worth a damn. And Porro had enough chances.
But we gave away the midfield. And that never works, not even at home, at WHL! So Roma are good enough to score 2 when we give them the chances!
Why I can't fathom. We had Bentancur and Sarr to start and Maddison and Bissouma later on.
Some posters on here are happy with a draw...I am damned well not happy.
posted 4 days, 1 hour ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 10 hours, 31 minutes ago
After all this chatter up above, the bottom line is.....
we should have won that Roma game.
Not a matter of Roma being a good team or not. That's totally irrelevant. Look at the match.....
We threw away a half-time lead.
What happened?
Can't blame Forster...he played damned well and made two great saves, baled Porro out, and no mistakes.
Dunno what all the talk about needed another reserve GK was all about!'.
Could say Gray was out of his depth...but so was Dybala.....withdrawn at the half.
We had plenty of opportunities to score a third.....and didn't. Kulu can't shoot worth a damn. And Porro had enough chances.
But we gave away the midfield. And that never works, not even at home, at WHL! So Roma are good enough to score 2 when we give them the chances!
Why I can't fathom. We had Bentancur and Sarr to start and Maddison and Bissouma later on.
Some posters on here are happy with a draw...I am damned well not happy.
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Ted, so you are not happy with a draw, and you are not happy with a defeat. So I suppose you think Spurs should win every match they play.
Quadruple incoming.
posted 3 days, 12 hours ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 12 hours, 11 minutes ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 10 hours, 31 minutes ago
After all this chatter up above, the bottom line is.....
we should have won that Roma game.
Not a matter of Roma being a good team or not. That's totally irrelevant. Look at the match.....
We threw away a half-time lead.
What happened?
Can't blame Forster...he played damned well and made two great saves, baled Porro out, and no mistakes.
Dunno what all the talk about needed another reserve GK was all about!'.
Could say Gray was out of his depth...but so was Dybala.....withdrawn at the half.
We had plenty of opportunities to score a third.....and didn't. Kulu can't shoot worth a damn. And Porro had enough chances.
But we gave away the midfield. And that never works, not even at home, at WHL! So Roma are good enough to score 2 when we give them the chances!
Why I can't fathom. We had Bentancur and Sarr to start and Maddison and Bissouma later on.
Some posters on here are happy with a draw...I am damned well not happy.
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Ted, so you are not happy with a draw, and you are not happy with a defeat. So I suppose you think Spurs should win every match they play.
Quadruple incoming.
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I'm certainly not buying your inane stupid justification for drawing a match we should obviously have won!
posted 3 days, 5 hours ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 6 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 12 hours, 11 minutes ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 10 hours, 31 minutes ago
After all this chatter up above, the bottom line is.....
we should have won that Roma game.
Not a matter of Roma being a good team or not. That's totally irrelevant. Look at the match.....
We threw away a half-time lead.
What happened?
Can't blame Forster...he played damned well and made two great saves, baled Porro out, and no mistakes.
Dunno what all the talk about needed another reserve GK was all about!'.
Could say Gray was out of his depth...but so was Dybala.....withdrawn at the half.
We had plenty of opportunities to score a third.....and didn't. Kulu can't shoot worth a damn. And Porro had enough chances.
But we gave away the midfield. And that never works, not even at home, at WHL! So Roma are good enough to score 2 when we give them the chances!
Why I can't fathom. We had Bentancur and Sarr to start and Maddison and Bissouma later on.
Some posters on here are happy with a draw...I am damned well not happy.
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Ted, so you are not happy with a draw, and you are not happy with a defeat. So I suppose you think Spurs should win every match they play.
Quadruple incoming.
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I'm certainly not buying your inane stupid justification for drawing a match we should obviously have won!
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Ted would up. It don't take a lot.
You down at the Fulham match today? See you there, you can buy me a pint.
posted 3 days, 4 hours ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 6 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 12 hours, 11 minutes ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 10 hours, 31 minutes ago
After all this chatter up above, the bottom line is.....
we should have won that Roma game.
Not a matter of Roma being a good team or not. That's totally irrelevant. Look at the match.....
We threw away a half-time lead.
What happened?
Can't blame Forster...he played damned well and made two great saves, baled Porro out, and no mistakes.
Dunno what all the talk about needed another reserve GK was all about!'.
Could say Gray was out of his depth...but so was Dybala.....withdrawn at the half.
We had plenty of opportunities to score a third.....and didn't. Kulu can't shoot worth a damn. And Porro had enough chances.
But we gave away the midfield. And that never works, not even at home, at WHL! So Roma are good enough to score 2 when we give them the chances!
Why I can't fathom. We had Bentancur and Sarr to start and Maddison and Bissouma later on.
Some posters on here are happy with a draw...I am damned well not happy.
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Ted, so you are not happy with a draw, and you are not happy with a defeat. So I suppose you think Spurs should win every match they play.
Quadruple incoming.
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I'm certainly not buying your inane stupid justification for drawing a match we should obviously have won!
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Ted would up. It don't take a lot.
You down at the Fulham match today? See you there, you can buy me a pint.
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We can meet at The Dove on the river at Hammersmith.
One of the oldest and most famous pubs in England.
Its a 15 minute walk along the river from Craven Cottage. Oh sorry, the game's at WHL. next time!
And one of my 3 most favorite pubs in England...
The Dove, The Trout outside of Oxford, and the Eagle at Cambridge.
posted 3 days, 3 hours ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 6 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 12 hours, 11 minutes ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 10 hours, 31 minutes ago
After all this chatter up above, the bottom line is.....
we should have won that Roma game.
Not a matter of Roma being a good team or not. That's totally irrelevant. Look at the match.....
We threw away a half-time lead.
What happened?
Can't blame Forster...he played damned well and made two great saves, baled Porro out, and no mistakes.
Dunno what all the talk about needed another reserve GK was all about!'.
Could say Gray was out of his depth...but so was Dybala.....withdrawn at the half.
We had plenty of opportunities to score a third.....and didn't. Kulu can't shoot worth a damn. And Porro had enough chances.
But we gave away the midfield. And that never works, not even at home, at WHL! So Roma are good enough to score 2 when we give them the chances!
Why I can't fathom. We had Bentancur and Sarr to start and Maddison and Bissouma later on.
Some posters on here are happy with a draw...I am damned well not happy.
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Ted, so you are not happy with a draw, and you are not happy with a defeat. So I suppose you think Spurs should win every match they play.
Quadruple incoming.
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I'm certainly not buying your inane stupid justification for drawing a match we should obviously have won!
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Ted would up. It don't take a lot.
You down at the Fulham match today? See you there, you can buy me a pint.
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We can meet at The Dove on the river at Hammersmith.
One of the oldest and most famous pubs in England.
Its a 15 minute walk along the river from Craven Cottage. Oh sorry, the game's at WHL. next time!
And one of my 3 most favorite pubs in England...
The Dove, The Trout outside of Oxford, and the Eagle at Cambridge.
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Used to meet up at the Trout (Wolvercot) for a few looserners before works/football nights out back in the heady days of being youngish with little responsibilities.
You can't beat an English riverside pub in the summer. I haven't been in years but got some great memories of the place.