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Match Dinamo Zagreb Vs Tottenham, Thurs 18th March 5:55pm KO - Live on BT Sport.
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That draw for Q/F is depressing . Manure and goons have got easy paths into S/Fs. All those who were berating thevPE teacher and Arteta look at them now. Manure are 2nd in PL and Q/F in both FA and EL. Arteta has already won the FA cup in his first season and looks to be heading to Semis. Whereas are twat a serial winner his fan bois keep telling us and he himself says his the special one and has coaching qualities 2nd to none has the follow record:
Lost at home to relegated Norwich in fa cup 5th round. Shocking display!
Waved the white flag v RBL in both games in last 16 CL.
Lost to Everton in FA cup 5 th round 5-4 when their main foreard went off for most of the game and whose home record is appalling.
Lost a 2-0 lead to DZ farmers in last 16 EL when just one goal would prbly been enough. To boot he flogged Kane for 120 mins whistling playing a system which hardly created any chances. Further just take the result in isolation we lost 3-0 to them without reply!
Lost at home to relegated Norwich in fa cup 5th round. Shocking display!
Waved the white flag v RBL in both games in last 16 CL.
Lost to Everton in FA cup 5 th round 5-4 when their main foreard went off for most of the game and whose home record is appalling.
Lost a 2-0 lead to DZ farmers in last 16 EL when just one goal would prbly been enough. To boot he flogged Kane for 120 mins whistling playing a system which hardly created any chances. Further just take the result in isolation we lost 3-0 to them without reply!
He literally shat himself last night, by the end he was literally hoofing the ball away under no pressure because he was so scared to actually play.
I think every single Tottenham fan was screaming at the TV when he did this.
Yeah he's putting up good stats, but the majority are coming against weaker sides, and I'm not even trying to be overly critical of that, most players will score and assists more against the weaker sides, that's just basic logic. But if he were so good that he deserves to be plying his trade at a higher level than Spurs then he should be producing also in the crunch games and against the better sides, which off the top of my head he hasn't done consistently for a good while.
I don't even deny that he COULD quite easily play for the top, top sides, I just object to the notion that he deserves better than us and we're basically holding him hostage unfairly.
Don’t know about that... but they looked like they were going to a funeral... going through the motions... I know they’ve been there done that but this was a tie to get to a qf... body language suggested they didn’t want to be there
Nobody wants to be in Europa League. Woolwich played like shit last night trying to coast through and lost, limping through to the next round. Leicester went out in a similar fashion to us in the previous round. United scraped through last night. PL players do not care about this competition with its brown logo and naff theme tune.
What‘s so disappointing is that those clubs have recent silverware to fall back on. A club like us cannot be snooty about a lesser European trophy when we have won nothing for 13 years. It was the same when we went out to Gent a few years ago when Poch was in charge. The players are embarrassed to be in this competition but have no right to think that way. We are not Real Madrid. Some of them are just incredibly arrogant.
Winning this competition would have been amazing for us both as a trophy and a route to the CL, but the players showed they didn’t really want us fans to have a trophy to celebrate. Not if it meant having to run around a bit in a match against a “lesser” team like Dinamo. They were determined to put in as little effort as possible. All they had to do was run around and they refused to do it. They didn’t want to win that competition.
Never liked the rat-faced weasel.
My tv was off, so I didn't have to scream or get worked up.
A blessing really.
And leaking three?
Please watch the 3rd goal.
Their player picks up the ball on the halfway line- Bale gives up after 10 yards Sissoko jogs at the side of him for 30 yards as does Ndombele, Aurier then dangles a foot in a nothing attempt to win the ball.
The guy then cuts inside of Sissoko, Ndombele gets nowhere near him and he smacks it in from the edge of the box.
But yes some still think it is the fault of the manager.
Everything ultimately comes down to the manager. He prepares the team, he selects the players. Nobody forced him to choose those players.
Mourinho should know by now that putting Winks and Sissoko in a 2 man midfield is going to make it extremely difficult to compete. Putting Dier and Sanchez together has repeatedly been a disaster. Nobody forced him to make those selections. He thought that team could win the match and he was completely wrong.
But we have a top 4 squad according to many people on this forum.
Mourinho has been here 15 months. He's had 3 windows to get rid of sissoko and aurier. They are still here and regularly cost goals with basic defensive errors., bad positioning and lack of awareness on the pitch.
The manager, along with the chairman and recruitment staff all share the blame on this one.
Brilliant post, sums up what most of us are feeling at the moment.
It was only a few months ago many people on this forum claimed this squad were going to win the league. There was quite an active thread wasn't there..?
Was one of our best players , couldn’t blame him for leaving for Madrid , last night proves it if ever there was the slightest doubt. He has had a trophy laden career
OK a thoughtless comment but I would have him back in a heartbeat if he was two years younger, he was a joy to watch , especially compared to our current midfield
First time I have disagreed with you , he downed tools for a couple of games , not two seasons
I might put money on them winning it- that'll put the mockers on it!
Disgraceful stuff
I never said he wasn't a good player, I just go against players who, in my eyes, 'do the dirty' - the list is long. My logical head understands that players will go where the money/trophies are, but I feel personally betrayed when players want to leave - daft and unrealistic I know, but I want our players to feel the same as us about our Club.