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A pattern is building though. Everton will fade in the new year. As Monkey would say to Piggy. Their squad is too flimsy.
I can't see us above 5th.
A balance between Laborious and Reckless should see us play this next game.
---------------------Lloris
Walker-Chiriches-Vertonghen-Rose
-------------Dembele-Holtby
-----Lamela-Eriksen-Sigurdsson
----------------Adebayor
Siggy is a far too much of a passenger out there.
Another point from today was the centre back pairing form pendulum o meter. We didn't play a high line, think TimSher went out purposefully and said not to press high just let the midfield come back and make those two banks of four and shuffle rather than press. The thing this did is leave Southampton the ability to pkay their high line and press us in our half, which absolutely killed Dembele and more worryingly Chiriches. He had no space to run witj the ball and since we were relatively deep he couldn't use his recovery speed to get back at players (mostly Llalana) needs to work on his reading of the game if hes going to challenge Vertonghen for that role alongside Dawson. Thought Dawson looked brilliant, probably one of his best games this season. As weak as he looks in a high line he's the bollocks when he's deep, visa versa with Chiriches.
Im still a dreamer. We havent hit form yet, if we do at the right time it could lead to amazing things
Hellfire, if one of our strikers yields 17 goals from now we have a chance. But not really.
The top 3 are set imo.
I think some on here may be getting carried away.
It's incredible really. Everybody is talking like Spurs are a club in crisis, but we are 1 point better of at this stage compared to last season...and last season we achieved our record points haul since 1984-85 when we reached 77 points but that was in a 42 match season. In short we have never had it so good for nearly 30 years and we don't even f*cking realise it!
We are 6 points off the top of the table with 2 very winnable home games up next. We could start the New Year firmly back in the title race (albeit with a very tricky away trip to Old Trafford and a monster of an away FA Cup tie).
Come On You Spurs!
What did you think of today?
I don't blame you at all. Was just wondering since you seem to be a big supporter of Sherwood and his reintroduction of Ade has probably been his best move. Just curious on your thoughts. Not a challenge or nothing.
I thought this too, but then, at Wigan, Martinez's forte was a ridiculous run of results in April/May to keep Wigan up. He knows how to close out a season. I think Everton are the real deal. Injuries could be very influential with them.
Interestingly just looking at the table for that 1985 season it finished up Everton, Liverpool, Spurs, Man United, So'ton, Chelsea, Woolwich as the top 7 in that order. Those 7 are all in today's top 9. That year Norwich, Sunderland and Stoke got relegated - 3 clubs all in a relegation battle again this year!
The team that year with the best away record...yes you've guessed it, it was us.
I was thinking the same.
His Wigan were always a late deal, so with Everton doing okay right now, who knows what they might do.
I hate to say it, but it's the final sprint that gets the gold. Remember with HR when we were 10 points clear of 4th place - them fockers went on a great run of form....
I think the boring and goal-dry football has misrepresented the season so far, what with the sacking too, but I don't think the sacking was down to performance but the bigger picture...
Could have gone either way really, had a real kamikaze "lets go down swinging vibe"
All three goals had an element of luck in them and we are so so fragile at the back.
Thought rose, erikson and the new kid were good.
Siggy, soldado and chich not so.
Ade proving what an utter shitcunt he is.
The misplaced pass that led up to it, we were all at sea....that lanky cunt had no right to get to the cross either.