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Match Tottenham Hotspur vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Sunday 6th August, 14:00

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What's going on with the defensive shape at 5:40? One cutback and that's a goal. Shows why someone pacy like VDV is so important for this backline.
 
Jenny Talia said:
Brentford are just going to leave Wissa and Mbueno near the halfway line, play the ball over the top and make it a foot race over half the pitch.
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They will get chances. It's the Premier League. Teams are always going to create chances against other teams.

Hopefully, we can limit their clear goal scoring opportunities by keeping the ball the best we can and forcing them to defend throughout the game.

On average we're creating 30 odd shots a game in pre-season. That will likely diminish in the Premier League and competitive action, but a sample size of three games regardless tells us we will be offensive in that final third and it'll be whether or not we can finish off the chances we create.

I think these friendlies have been nothing more than a test for our offensive shape and movement. I don't even think Ange had told the defenders to do much besides play further up field and the full backs to come inside. I imagine this whole week ahead could potentially be defensively structured. We have the data, we have the use of technology, we know Brentford are predominantly a counter attacking team and that Mbuemo and a few others are quick footballers.
 
Starks said:
They will get chances. It's the Premier League. Teams are always going to create chances against other teams.

Hopefully, we can limit their clear goal scoring opportunities by keeping the ball the best we can and forcing them to defend throughout the game.

I imagine this whole week ahead could potentially be defensively structured. We have the data, we have the use of technology, we know Brentford are predominantly a counter attacking team and that Mbuemo and a few others are quick footballers.
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From a Vicario/Raya/trf-window narrative perspective; a clean sheet would be sexy as fuck.
 
Airfixx said:
From a Vicario/Raya/trf-window narrative perspective; a clean sheet would be sexy as fuck.
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It'd be lovely.

At this point though, I couldn't care less about cleansheets. I am aware this is high risk, high reward football. We may concede 1 goal, but we're going to create so many chances, that if we're not outscoring our opponents, it's likely going to be down to bad luck.

Our opening 5 fixtures has been very very kind to us. Yes, the system is new to these players and the Premier League is a different animal but I'd be disappointed if we haven't got at least 10 points from our opening 5 games.

Brentford, United, Bournemouth, Burnley, and Sheffield United?

That's three teams that have been promoted from the Championship in the last 12 months. Three of which could potentially be fighting relegation. A Brentford team without their best player. The only way that could have been more favourable is if we had Luton at home as our first home game of the season.
 
Starks said:
It'd be lovely.

At this point though, I couldn't care less about cleansheets. I am aware this is high risk, high reward football. We may concede 1 goal, but we're going to create so many chances, that if we're not outscoring our opponents, it's likely going to be down to bad luck.
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I hear you.......

I'm quite confident in our goal-scoring ability and thus tend to think a clean-sheet pretty much means 3 points v BFC..... And as a curtain raiser for a new manager, that'd be the perfect start; even if it isn't the perfect performance yet.... .Then it's 1 full week on the training ground with a bit more "belief"(*) in our system to help us get ready for Utd.

(*See Ange's belief comment today.)
 
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Attended the game today.

Thought Harry Kane was magnificent.

So was the support he received.

Can't believe anybody wants to sell Kane, for any price, apart from Levy and the Levyologists.

Spurs best ever player.

Check the x's below and make a mental note of the 'Spurs (ENIC) fans' who disagree with the above statements but don't explain which ones they disagree with.
 
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Kosher Kid said:
Can't believe anybody wants to sell Kane, for any price, apart from Levy and the Levyologists.
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Absolutely moron.

.....Everyone's a Levy-lover if/when it suits your dumb arguments.

(You'll be whinging that all you wanted was a "respectful", "honest" discussion again before too long.....)


Btw; you previously insisted that you'd been financially boycotting the club since 2008....... More bullshit can we presume?
 
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