Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 West Ham Utd (22/02/15)

[Crouchend_Hammer]

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)

[westlondonhammer]

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.

[WorcesterWHU]

I thought we'd get turned over there last year. We won 3-0.

Have some faith, people...

[Kesgrave Hammer]

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.

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 sale

[what the dickens]

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.

[Neil]

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.

I agree

That is the team I'd go with -maybe Collins in instead of Reid. Feels like his sort of game somehow

[mushy]

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.

[Doc H Ball]

Adrian, Jenkinson, Cresswell, Tomkins, Reid, Song, Noble, Kayoute, Downing, Valencia, Sakho.

[bullyhammer]

I thought we'd get turned over there last year. We won 3-0.

Have some faith, people...

Precisely.

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!

[Puff Daddy]

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)

[DODGYDAL]

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)

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]

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.

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 in

[goose]

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.

[kthammer]

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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?

[saludo de carlitos]

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Adrian, Jenkinson, Cresswell, Tomkins, Reid, Song, Noble, Kayoute, Downing, Valencia, Sakho.
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Squeeze me in here Boss.

[DODGYDAL]

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.

[il_martello_di_genovesi]

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.

[DODGYDAL]

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.

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.

[Yea Why Not]

Sam wants a 0-0 guaranteed.

A point and a clean sheet at WHL? There's probably 15 managers in the league who'd take that

[red iron]

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