He's injured.
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Match ****Frankfurt v Anges Blue & White Army **** 8pm Thursday 17th of April
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He could still have travelled, he's the captain.
Meh
They've done what they always do IMO.
Spurs fans have been more patient with him but from even the first 10 games the naive narrative had started from the regular media.
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Its nearly time, and fortunately there are no long wordy thoughts to express, its all in the heart now where the desperate desire to find a way to win and keep Spurs flame alive burns bright
The first leg offered hope, albeit against a backdrop of mostly dismal performances where relief at a disaster averted maybe made it look better than it was. The 1-1 scoreline also sets the mental framework of needing a win and that the job still needs to be done rather than a week worrying how to hold on to a narrow lead (i still have Kaiserslautern nightmares).
I dont really care who Ange picks as long as they are up for it and it works, its all about getting the job done and new heroes emerging.
A dip back through history helps to put the nature of the task ahead in some sort of context. The Europa League still seems quite new but Spurs have somehow played 75 matches with an overall 42-19-14 profile with a strong skew to WHL form which is 28-7-3 against a more modest 14-12-11 on the road. The previous six seasons have been, aside from the nightmare first season, a tale of what might have been
20/21 Dinamo Zagreb 2-0, 0-3 (Last 16)
15/16 Borussia Dortmund 0-3, 1-2 (Last 16)
14/15 Fiorentina 1-1, 0-2 (Last 32)
13/14 Benfica 1-3, 2-2 (Last 16)
12/13 Basel 2-2, 2-2 (pens) (QF)
11/12 group stage
The precursor tournament (UEFA Cup) which Spurs won twice, finished runners up once with an overall record of W-SF-RU-W-QF-2R-QF-L16-L32 show Spurs have a strong overall record at this level, albeit with much of the success in the early days with a more recent tendency to find a way to depart in the spring.
Getting to the QF is about par and its about time we made the breakthrough to return to earlier glories, but history is against us.
The aforementioned Fiorentina game is one of three examples of Spurs taking a 1-1 draw in the first leg at WHL to an away 2nd leg. You may want to look away now as its not pretty .. each and every time its the exit door.
14/15 Fiorentina 1-1, 0-2 (Last 32)
82/83 Bayern Munich 1-1, 1-4 (2R)
81/82 Barcelona 1-1, 0-1 (SF)
a howler from Clemence in the first game gave Spurs a mountain to climb in the Cup Winners Cup semi final against Barcelona, an injury hit Spurs did well to hold Bayern to a draw before getting lost in the fog in the second leg while Soldado for us and Salah for them proved enough for Fiorentina.
The UEFA final in 1974 was also a home draw from the first leg which saw Spurs lose overall on a night of mayhem in Feyenoord, while the Basel debacle in 2012 where both games finished 2-2 before a penalty shoot out exit was much less forgivable.
So all five home draws in the first leg have seen elimination and its an opportunity for this team to step up and make history
It would be quite something to break this and very vivid in the mind is St Lucas of Amsterdam where Spurs took an even less promising 0-1 out there to set up the magic, aided by the much missed away goal ruling. Similarly a 0-1 against PSV was turned around with an away win, only to go out on penalties in 2007/8 in a bitter twist.
With those penalty shoot outs and other soppy exits, it would be lovely to think its all going to come together, where all the angst and frustration give way to Spurs rising again as the cup kings.
I'm not sure how or what sort of score but I'm going to keep believing until there is no hope left
Caaaaaaahm on yooooooooooooo Spurs!
Its nearly time, and fortunately there are no long wordy thoughts to express, its all in the heart now where the desperate desire to find a way to win and keep Spurs flame alive burns bright
The first leg offered hope, albeit against a backdrop of mostly dismal performances where relief at a disaster averted maybe made it look better than it was. The 1-1 scoreline also sets the mental framework of needing a win and that the job still needs to be done rather than a week worrying how to hold on to a narrow lead (i still have Kaiserslautern nightmares).
I dont really care who Ange picks as long as they are up for it and it works, its all about getting the job done and new heroes emerging.
A dip back through history helps to put the nature of the task ahead in some sort of context. The Europa League still seems quite new but Spurs have somehow played 75 matches with an overall 42-19-14 profile with a strong skew to WHL form which is 28-7-3 against a more modest 14-12-11 on the road. The previous six seasons have been, aside from the nightmare first season, a tale of what might have been
20/21 Dinamo Zagreb 2-0, 0-3 (Last 16)
15/16 Borussia Dortmund 0-3, 1-2 (Last 16)
14/15 Fiorentina 1-1, 0-2 (Last 32)
13/14 Benfica 1-3, 2-2 (Last 16)
12/13 Basel 2-2, 2-2 (pens) (QF)
11/12 group stage
The precursor tournament (UEFA Cup) which Spurs won twice, finished runners up once with an overall record of W-SF-RU-W-QF-2R-QF-L16-L32 show Spurs have a strong overall record at this level, albeit with much of the success in the early days with a more recent tendency to find a way to depart in the spring.
Getting to the QF is about par and its about time we made the breakthrough to return to earlier glories, but history is against us.
The aforementioned Fiorentina game is one of three examples of Spurs taking a 1-1 draw in the first leg at WHL to an away 2nd leg. You may want to look away now as its not pretty .. each and every time its the exit door.
14/15 Fiorentina 1-1, 0-2 (Last 32)
82/83 Bayern Munich 1-1, 1-4 (2R)
81/82 Barcelona 1-1, 0-1 (SF)
a howler from Clemence in the first game gave Spurs a mountain to climb in the Cup Winners Cup semi final against Barcelona, an injury hit Spurs did well to hold Bayern to a draw before getting lost in the fog in the second leg while Soldado for us and Salah for them proved enough for Fiorentina.
The UEFA final in 1974 was also a home draw from the first leg which saw Spurs lose overall on a night of mayhem in Feyenoord, while the Basel debacle in 2012 where both games finished 2-2 before a penalty shoot out exit was much less forgivable.
So all five home draws in the first leg have seen elimination and its an opportunity for this team to step up and make history
It would be quite something to break this and very vivid in the mind is St Lucas of Amsterdam where Spurs took an even less promising 0-1 out there to set up the magic, aided by the much missed away goal ruling. Similarly a 0-1 against PSV was turned around with an away win, only to go out on penalties in 2007/8 in a bitter twist.
With those penalty shoot outs and other soppy exits, it would be lovely to think its all going to come together, where all the angst and frustration give way to Spurs rising again as the cup kings.
I'm not sure how or what sort of score but I'm going to keep believing until there is no hope left
Caaaaaaahm on yooooooooooooo Spurs!
It's a foot injury.
"He has been battling with a foot problem. It's got too painful so we made a decision to leave him at home," Postecoglou told a news conference on Wednesday.
"Sonny tried really hard. We left him out at the weekend to try to allow him time to recover but he couldn't make it."
Let's see.
Agree, it would be strange but usually when players put out GFX like that, it's because they are starting. Maybe some subterfuge going on
Got to spend the following night with the coaches at a night we had planned months before.
Absolutely amazing when I look back on it.
Having a game like that broken down by the coaching team less than 24 hours later.
Biff was there too.
Just a shame Poch didn’t come along too.
who knows, considering the season we've had anything is possible i guess
Happy Ange Gets Sacked Day
Come on Larry - thats why you booked it ye sneakYeah this resort unfortunately has about 25 screens with games on every night so even if I wanted to avoid it I don’t think I could
Kane was fucked for the Ajax game and still went. The captain not going is a massive oversight. He should be there, galvanising everyone. Well that’s what a captain is supposed to do.
It's weird that he would stay home. Injured or not.
Wasn't Lloris the captain and not Kane?
And?
Kane fucked his ligaments against City but still managed to sprint across the pitch in Amsterdam.
You're telling me the guy can't get on a plane and join in with the team because he has a sore foot? Allow it
Happy Ange Gets Sacked Day
they'd be nothing happy about getting knocked out tonight
Have to agree with this man - if he had a broken leg fair enough, 'sore'? Guy should be there as club captain - just another shitshow.
This is our season in one game - this is it, we lose tonight Ange is gone and the rest of the games will be the same shit we have seen for weeks, theres no fucking reason why Son shouldn't be there with them.
Weak cunts
And?
Kane fucked his ligaments against City but still managed to sprint across the pitch in Amsterdam.
You're telling me the guy can't get on a plane and join in with the team because he has a sore foot? Allow it
agree should be there right in the thick of it, changing room at half time etc. instead of watching it at home on tv, must be more to it like he's with a specialist or something
Of course, but both Kane (and Wanyama) went to Ajax to support the team. The question wasn't about the captain not going, it's about a foot injury stopping him going with the team.
And as we saw from All or Nothing, Kane was the one giving most of the speeches to the team.
Injured players going shows unity. The captain not going when he just has to sit on the sidelines and cheer is a massive oversight. He's either more injured than is being let on, or doesn't want to go. IMO. You couldn't stop a real fighter from going, could you?
If he's with a specialist that comes down to poor planning.
Honestly the optics are terrible, biggest match since 2021 and your captain isn't even with the squad, mental lol