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Good question.:vertna:
Lighten up mate. If you've ever watched a better Spurs side, please tell me when.
Great performance, goals & style!
Fingers crossed for jan (1 of my fave players).
I reckon this is our best formation & starting 11.
Love it.
Just got back from the Lane, and I think I can summarise my view as follows:
At the moment we are just football porn
87 came close on many frontsGood question.
I would have said 1980-82 and 2009-11 are the best sides I have seen, but this one is probably better.
Except we lost to Coventry... we won't be losing to Coventry this season... so that makes this year's team better already!87 came close on many fronts
Thanks for that, just what I wanted to read having missed the match.Apologies if these observations have already been made, but my take on today's game:
1. How did we not win this by 7 or 8?
2. This starting 11 should always be the first names on Poch's team sheet
3. Some of the football we played, especially first half was breath taking.
4. Again, would struggle to name a Man of the Match, our team work is out of this world (if pushed, will give it to Harry)
5. Gutted to see Jan being carried off, he was in tears when he went down, that's the reason why I think it's bad, hope I'm wrong.
6. The ref was absolutely useless, some of his decisions were diabolical. How did their No 3 stay on the pitch?
7. Pulis must have got a new pair trainers for Christmas, as the pair he was wearing today were so pristine I had to get my sunglasses out - dazzling!
8. I know it's all about the 3 points, but how satisfying when they come with a top class performance, and we get one over one of our bogey teams.
It was a real pleasure to be at the Lane today, looking forward to relieving it all again on MOTD tonight - will be good to see the gooner having to admit how good we were today.
7. Pulis must have got a new pair trainers for Christmas, as the pair he was wearing today were so pristine I had to get my sunglasses out - dazzling!
I'm useless for tactical observations, this is how I see a game, all emotion I'm afraid, although I will say I do like this 3 at the back thing. Oh, and one more thing, just noticed that Eric has gone back to a short back and sides, looks so much better on him than the pretty boy one he has been sporting (you'll tell me now that he has been like that for weeks!)Thanks for that, just what I wanted to read having missed the match.
Mother in laws birthday today, so I knew I was going to miss the game live. I'm a huge fan of my Spanish family and especially big, long family lunches, so it wasn't a big problem, knowing I could avoid news of the result and watch "as live" on fullmatchesandshows.com later. Had a nice bottle of Rioja lined up, even a cheeky number, only to find that the aforementioned website doest show "fullmatches" any more, just highlights. Gutted, the 10 minutes I just saw looked brilliant but a poor substitute. Any one sentence summaries and "Wamyama (or whoever) was brilliant" posts eagerly welcome.
Can't even console myself with the last half hour at Filbert Street turning up any surprises
Hadn't noticed changes to his coiffure I must sayEric has gone back to a short back and sides, looks so much better on him than the pretty boy one he has been sporting (you'll tell me now that he has been like that for weeks!...
That's fantastic, thanks!
He definitely had a hair transplant before the beginning of last season.Hadn't noticed changes to his coiffure I must say
As a stylist of note though, would you agree that Christian Eriksen is channeling Tufty?