penpen said:
Exactly, well put.
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Exactly, well put.
If the first half had been the last half I doubt some people would be feeling the same way about us riding our luck. We were just more clinical than United for once, we scored 3 goals, Dempsey's was crucial as it gave the defence more of a cushion to hold on to than in past years. It was the same when we finally beat the scum 3-2 at their place; it was just easier to realise we out-scored them then and wanted it more because all of our 3 goals came in the second half. When we only scored 2 there and at OT it didn't go as well...
We came out with 52% possession overall from this game so it shows our first half of dominance was still better than United's second. Also when you consider our performances against Newcastle and Lazio where we played better than them and got nothing, and on top of that the long history of bad decisions at OT, one could argue we are just used to being unlucky as opposed to being lucky this time.
United got battered by Southampton and won 3-2 there just because they scored the goals away from home and weathered the storm. If any team knows you make your own luck it is United so I don't think luck came into this one more than any other game. Both sides had senior players missing and we were better than them on the day.
We came out with 52% possession overall from this game so it shows our first half of dominance was still better than United's second. Also when you consider our performances against Newcastle and Lazio where we played better than them and got nothing, and on top of that the long history of bad decisions at OT, one could argue we are just used to being unlucky as opposed to being lucky this time.
United got battered by Southampton and won 3-2 there just because they scored the goals away from home and weathered the storm. If any team knows you make your own luck it is United so I don't think luck came into this one more than any other game. Both sides had senior players missing and we were better than them on the day.
HyNdZee said:
We came away with 26% overall.[edit]haha, wtf. It's reporting 52% on OS website. That's a bold faced lie![/edit]
VirginiaSpur said:HyNdZee said:
[edit]haha, wtf. It's reporting 52% on OS website. That's a bold faced lie![/edit]
Well fuck everything I said then.
Yeah, I checked the OS and the BBC to make sure our first half was as good as my intoxicated mind remembered, but they have just both fucked up completely and came up with the same fake stats.
My apologies to those who thought we rode our luck as we definitely did more than I realised, the official sources just don't want me to know about it.
It's fine, the numbers don't tell the full story. We really did dominate in the first half, even if United held the ball longer. They were toothless.
Fuckers had about 500 more passes than us.
Fuckers had about 500 more passes than us.
i remembered to post a reply too late but still
i was at work (a newspaper) while i was watching the game, the whole place was shaking when dempsey got the 3rd goal and people didn't understand what's going on.
too bad the team is "on turnmoil", i hope that AVB will get another chance cause things aren't looking bright for him
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i was at work (a newspaper) while i was watching the game, the whole place was shaking when dempsey got the 3rd goal and people didn't understand what's going on.
too bad the team is "on turnmoil", i hope that AVB will get another chance cause things aren't looking bright for him
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paddyspurs said:
Agreed.
One things for sure, if there is any booing due to an increase in expectations, it will only be from the people picking holes in the Utd win....the ones talking about how we rode our luck, could easily have had it gone against us, and that see this as a one off win.
Because you know what, its already sounded like this win wasnt perfect enough for some. Maybe 3-0 would have been acceptable?
It cerainly wont be the fans who were still exctatic well into Monday, booing the next time.
Funny that.
Finally got through all 54 pages!
Still buzzing, had it recorded and keep watching it back, the more I watch the more things I see, like man utd fans reactions to our goals, sooo funny!
Thought gallas, sandro, caulker, verts, dembele, bale and Defoe had excellent games. The others played their part.
Even our bench I thought was strong. Townsend could challenge Lennon still.
Love all the pics, especially Freund and avb going mental.
Can't smile without you spurs!!
Still buzzing, had it recorded and keep watching it back, the more I watch the more things I see, like man utd fans reactions to our goals, sooo funny!
Thought gallas, sandro, caulker, verts, dembele, bale and Defoe had excellent games. The others played their part.
Even our bench I thought was strong. Townsend could challenge Lennon still.
Love all the pics, especially Freund and avb going mental.
Can't smile without you spurs!!
A Utd fan at work has just burst into the office proclaiming that we parked the bus...who the fuck parks the bus and scores 3 goals???
We rode our luck slightly and defended superbly at times, panicked a tad at other times, but what side who wins at OT doesn't do all that??? FFS it's a bloody hard place to win, or even draw at.
Said on Friday that our midfield is simply better than theirs and will definitely cause them problems. At times, they simply couldn't handle the pace and power that we broke on them with.
This is much bigger than 3 points for the lads, this is a shot of belief for the entire club. We have now proved to ourselves that we're capable of winning absolutely anywhere. We will still draw 0vs0 at home to Wigan from time to time, we are Spurs, it's how we roll, and it's part of what makes supporting these bunch of lovable bastards so enthralling, heart-wrenching and exciting.
I fucking love you Spurs.
We rode our luck slightly and defended superbly at times, panicked a tad at other times, but what side who wins at OT doesn't do all that??? FFS it's a bloody hard place to win, or even draw at.
Said on Friday that our midfield is simply better than theirs and will definitely cause them problems. At times, they simply couldn't handle the pace and power that we broke on them with.
This is much bigger than 3 points for the lads, this is a shot of belief for the entire club. We have now proved to ourselves that we're capable of winning absolutely anywhere. We will still draw 0vs0 at home to Wigan from time to time, we are Spurs, it's how we roll, and it's part of what makes supporting these bunch of lovable bastards so enthralling, heart-wrenching and exciting.
I fucking love you Spurs.
Just read the whole thread and got to say being a Spurs fan is something else , we finally beat United at OT and we still find ways to argue amongst eachothers :vert:
We should all learn the choreography of that celebration. It can be like our Poznan, only way better.
Cripps14 said:Alex Ferguson: foreign players only have themselves to blame if referees think they are diving
:avblol: He's still trying to find excuses.
Also, when it comes to the ENGLISH Premier League is he not also a foreigner?
Well... it's not the english premier league though. It's that Barclays Premier League.
Also, What of messers (cunts) Rooney, Young and Welbeck, Fergie?
Can we keep this thread going til the home game against them and then just merge