Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 West Ham Utd (22/02/15)
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
I think we will play the right team, but the mindset and tactics will be negative in nature i.e two isolated strikers rather than one, no pushing midfielders forward to the opposition box, no attacking full backs, keep it tight for as long as possible etc etc and find ourselves 1-0 down at halftime after a shot count of about 8-1 in their favour. We will then keep the same tactics for another 20 minutes and by this time the shot count will have risen to 15-2 and we will be 2-0 down. Then Allardyce will go balls and all when too late and we will concede another goal on the break in the last 10 minutes
Allardyces summary of the game will mention how we defended well, and were unlucky to be behind at half time, and that until they scored the second goal we were always in the game.
I expect their will be a slightly contentious issue for one of the goals that will be used by him as an excuse, or something about the midday kick-off, or Carroll being injured, all the while ignoring the fact they had more than 60% possession and more than 20 shots compared to our 5 (with 3 of these when 2-0 down)
Allardyces summary of the game will mention how we defended well, and were unlucky to be behind at half time, and that until they scored the second goal we were always in the game.
I expect their will be a slightly contentious issue for one of the goals that will be used by him as an excuse, or something about the midday kick-off, or Carroll being injured, all the while ignoring the fact they had more than 60% possession and more than 20 shots compared to our 5 (with 3 of these when 2-0 down)
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
Give or take a player or two it actually is a very good team on paper.
I'd prefer Collins over Reid - he always tends to up his game against the big teams.
I'd prefer Collins over Reid - he always tends to up his game against the big teams.
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
I thought we'd get turned over there last year. We won 3-0.
Have some faith, people...
Have some faith, people...
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
I think your right but hope your wrong. I'm still so p'ed off with our performance on sat that I've put my tickets for this up for saleTheOrgazoid wrote:We've had a torrid time of late, but I think it will all change on Sunday. Can see us turning Tottenham over, and Sam getting a stay of execution.
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
subject to injuries in the meantime i think there is a case for droppong nolan, especially with Carroll unavailable. Adrian, Jenkinson, Cresswell, Tomkins, Reid, Song, Noble, Kayoute, Downing, Valencia, Sakho.
that's a strong team, more than capable of giving Spurs a run for their money.
that's a strong team, more than capable of giving Spurs a run for their money.
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I agreewhat the dickens wrote:subject to injuries in the meantime i think there is a case for droppong nolan, especially with Carroll unavailable. Adrian, Jenkinson, Cresswell, Tomkins, Reid, Song, Noble, Kayoute, Downing, Valencia, Sakho.
that's a strong team, more than capable of giving Spurs a run for their money.
That is the team I'd go with -maybe Collins in instead of Reid. Feels like his sort of game somehow
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
Ffs. This match isn't until Sunday,yet we have the usual negative doom merchants predicting a stuffing.
I honestly think some people get a kick out of the continual moaning and criticisms.
I honestly think some people get a kick out of the continual moaning and criticisms.
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
what the dickens wrote:Adrian, Jenkinson, Cresswell, Tomkins, Reid, Song, Noble, Kayoute, Downing, Valencia, Sakho.
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
Precisely.WorcesterWHU wrote:I thought we'd get turned over there last year. We won 3-0.
Have some faith, people...
How many of those predicting humiliating defeat predicted we would get anything at all from the Lane games last season?
Besides, if any of us were even slightly better than guess work when it comes to forecasting football scores, we'd be spending all our time hammering the bookies, not being downers on here!
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
Adrian, Jenks, Collins, Reid, Cress, Song, Kouyate, Nene, Downing, Sakho, Valencia
3-0 to the mighty, mighty Hammers. (Nene with 2 free kick specials, Sakho)
3-0 to the mighty, mighty Hammers. (Nene with 2 free kick specials, Sakho)
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Yeah lets start a guy we haven't seen play and who hasn't played in over 2 months, don't throw your hat into the ring for Sam's job just yet.Puff Daddy wrote:Adrian, Jenks, Collins, Reid, Cress, Song, Kouyate, Nene, Downing, Sakho, Valencia
3-0 to the mighty, mighty Hammers. (Nene with 2 free kick specials, Sakho)
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
I'm not the one who makes the assessment, so what the f*** does it matter whether I've seen him play, or not ? He's a free kick specialist, which we so desperately need, so I'd put him inDODGYDAL wrote:
Yeah lets start a guy we haven't seen play and who hasn't played in over 2 months, don't throw your hat into the ring for Sam's job just yet.
Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
well apparently DG sat down with BFS and we will be all guns blazing on sunday.
which prob means we will set-up for a 0-0.
which prob means we will set-up for a 0-0.
Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
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I'm not the one who makes the assessment, so what the **** does it matter whether I've seen him play, or not ? He's a free kick specialist, which we so desperately need, so I'd put him in[/quote]
I don't understand why we are so poor at free kicks this year (again). We've not had someone since Solano who can get a dead ball on target, it seems. Yet we have Valencia, Downing, Cresswell and Song who you would think would have the technique and power?
I'm not the one who makes the assessment, so what the **** does it matter whether I've seen him play, or not ? He's a free kick specialist, which we so desperately need, so I'd put him in[/quote]
I don't understand why we are so poor at free kicks this year (again). We've not had someone since Solano who can get a dead ball on target, it seems. Yet we have Valencia, Downing, Cresswell and Song who you would think would have the technique and power?
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Squeeze me in here Boss.what the dickens wrote:Adrian, Jenkinson, Cresswell, Tomkins, Reid, Song, Noble, Kayoute, Downing, Valencia, Sakho.
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
I'm not the one who makes the assessment, so what the **** does it matter whether I've seen him play, or not ? He's a free kick specialist, which we so desperately need, so I'd put him in[/quote]
So you put him based on the fact that he is a free kick specialist of which you haven't seen, even more weird.
So you put him based on the fact that he is a free kick specialist of which you haven't seen, even more weird.
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
Puff...you bite too much .
He hasn't played since the middle of December, but had been playing regularly up to then, so don't think he'll be too much out of shape. However, it will be like he is in pre-season mode, so may need a couple of development games and appearances from the bench first. Given that we do have some injuries, I would have him on the bench Sunday.
I think the team someone else posted a little further up looks best to me.
He hasn't played since the middle of December, but had been playing regularly up to then, so don't think he'll be too much out of shape. However, it will be like he is in pre-season mode, so may need a couple of development games and appearances from the bench first. Given that we do have some injuries, I would have him on the bench Sunday.
I think the team someone else posted a little further up looks best to me.
Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
It is one of the things that bugs me so much, oooohhh we sign a player who is foreign lets put him straight in the team (this doesn't only refer to you Puff) seen it when we signed Henry saw it when we about to get Diarra lets whack them straight in the team as we are that bad no we really aren't.il_martello_di_genovesi wrote:Puff...you bite too much .
He hasn't played since the middle of December, but had been playing regularly up to then, so don't think he'll be too much out of shape. However, it will be like he is in pre-season mode, so may need a couple of development games and appearances from the bench first. Given that we do have some injuries, I would have him on the bench Sunday.
I think the team someone else posted a little further up looks best to me.
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
A point and a clean sheet at WHL? There's probably 15 managers in the league who'd take thatsaludo de carlitos wrote:Sam wants a 0-0 guaranteed.
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Match Thread
I was feeling ok about this before West Brom before going to West Brom, but now I feel we're just going to pull our pants down and let them f*** us. Shame because it'll be the first time I've been there for a couple of years