Hopefully that's next year
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Match The Bodø Affair - Part Two: Bodø/Glimt of Nordland vs The Mighty Tottenham - 2000hrs 8th May 2025 - UEFA Europa League Semi Final Leg 2
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Kind of how I feel... my head says surely we can't fuck this up... my eyes will say something completely different come 8:30pm on Thursday... second goal is key... they will undoubtedly score first but if we can get the second it's game over... if they get it, it's still game over.
I reckon that's exactly how it will play out.
Exactly Average - we didn't pay £60ms+ for an average player that just had a purple patch with another team innit.
I do try not to over criticise our players because as I've said it before, I don't know if it's them, Ange, the System, the setup or the coaching...but what I do know is Solanke really hasn't been delivering what we all thought he would've.
I just hope he steps up & gives us some goals
Solanke is due a big performance for us , he really needs to step up and turn these 'good pressing performances' into goals. Would love for it to come in the Semi/Final
If we get to the Final and it’s United, he fucking loves playing them.
I'd hope so, I really like Dom he tries hard for us and is always pressing and working. But I'd argue even richarlison does the same and probably has a better return for G/A in minutes. We just really were spoiled with Kane for years in terms of a striker who gets a great return
Exactly Average - we didn't pay £60ms+ for an average player that just had a purple patch with another team innit.
I do try not to over criticise our players because as I've said it before, I don't know if it's them, Ange, the System, the setup or the coaching...but what I do know is Solanke really hasn't been delivering what we all thought he would've.
I just hope he steps up & gives us some goals
I thought, and stated so at the time, that those simplyy equating a transfer size or Solanke's one good season, were jumping the gun. I never saw this player who was going to be prolific
Solanke is decent but that's not really what we need.
Nobody we can sign in our wage bracket could replace Kane tbh. Even the top wage paying clubs can’t find a Kane.
I agree , I dont want to seem negative but just don't think Dom and Richie are the answer for us currently. They need to turn these performances into goals , I really still rate Richie always looks great when on pitch. But seems under Ange we dont look to use our no 9s or aim to get ball into them
Richarlison is the more likely to score us goals. It's not a debate.
If both play on Thursday, whether that is starter or substitute,if they score 2 goals between them we go through.
Out of interest have both Richarlison and Solanke scored in the same game for us as yet?
People act like Kane's grow on trees. Guy is a generational player.
I cant seem to think of a time both have , can only think of a handful of time theyve both been on pitch for us together. Thursday we score first we're through I think we need to go all out
Losing Madders is massive for us but not just for this but the final if we get there. We only play well when he plays no matter what people think of him. He is our only creative player. We’ll get away with it against Bodo but whoever it is in the final we will struggle because Deki will plod about bashing into people giving fouls away. Add in Bergvall missing and we have a team that constantly give the ball away and nobody who can get on the other side of the opposition midfield with either a pass or driving by someone.
My confidence has taken a massive hit now.
We all know we will line up in the final with Sarr,Johnson and Deki all starting. That straight away scares the shit out of me.
My confidence has taken a massive hit now.
We all know we will line up in the final with Sarr,Johnson and Deki all starting. That straight away scares the shit out of me.
I think the approach that Podtecoglou adopts is going to be both interesting but also crucial.
We beat them by 3 at our place (granted they, like us in the return)in the absence of key players, but it was by 2 and could/should have been by 4 if not 5.
I think we play to our strength, and that is to attack the spaces they will have to leave in pursuit of the 2 goals.
Start quickly, get 3-up, and hold for 10/15 minutes, and it piles pressure and mistakes on them.
It's so easy on a mobile phone.
Very understandable post & I cannot argue against what you've posted.
Thing is Bodo can’t afford to sit back and we don’t know how to sit back (Frankfurt aside) the best thing we can do is forget the aggregate score and just go for it out at their place - I always fancy us to score and I think that will be enough for this tie - in going 3-2 Bodo and therefore 5-4 to us on Aggregate
I have just checked my Collins dictionary. Apparently you are correct.
A one generation wonder.