First... Holy shit, what a tackle!
Second... Just how committed did PSV look with nothing to play for!?!?!? ...Gotta love that!
Wish them buckets of karma
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First... Holy shit, what a tackle!
Second... Just how committed did PSV look with nothing to play for!?!?!? ...Gotta love that!
Wish them buckets of karma
It really has. These are my darkest hours, and a football match (of all things) has given a much needed injection of positivity.
From Football365
"The one criticism that even doe-eyed Tottenham fans often level at Mauricio Pochettino is that he is not decisive with his substitutions. The changes come too late or too predictable, with Son Heung-Min, Lucas Moura and Erik Lamela in a never-ending dance-off to earn the right to play in the same orbit as Harry Kane.
But Tuesday was different. On Tuesday Pochettino was positive not just with his initial team selection but with his substitutions, acting just after the hour when Tottenham’s verve and industry were threatening to ebb away to nought in the Nou Camp. The rookie right-back came off, the no-longer-surprisingly-excellent Moussa Sissoko took over the whole of that flank and Lamela came off the bench to take up a position behind Kane. His impact was immediate, the Barcelona defence immediately struggling to cope with an attacking quintet of him, Kane, Son, the exceptional Christian Eriksen and the rejuvenated Dele Alli.
No content with dominating both ball and territory, Pochettino acted again, bringing on Moura for Son, whose finishing we are contractually obliged to note had ‘let him down’. And then he acted again, bringing off Harry Winks to flood the Barcelona area with attacking players. Three positive, proactive changes that were rewarded with a famous draw and progress against all the odds they had stacked against themselves in the first half of this Champions League campaign
The excellent decision-making had actually begun on Saturday night, when Pochettino elected to face Leicester without Kane and Eriksen. A truly impressive away win ensued, with Alli revelling in the star billing their absence afforded him. His confidence is clearly regenerating by the day, while both Kane and Eriksen were fresh and magnificent in the Nou Camp after their bit-part role in Leicester. This was squad management at its finest.
Then came Tuesday and a starting line-up that screamed ambition. The idea that Spurs would start in the Nou Camp without Eric Dier would have previously seemed preposterous, but Pochettino did not want an auxiliary defender; he wanted control and creativity. He even resisted any urge to draft in Dier at right-back, showing faith in Kyle Walker-Peters in a move that had the potential to be his only mistake after seven minutes.
But Walker-Peters recovered and so did Tottenham, who ended the game with more possession and more shots than Barcelona, a feat which will never be less than impressive even when the Spanish side rest players. When the goal eventually came from Moura – finishing off a move that began with Danny Rose at left-back – it was absolutely deserved. Not least by Pochettino for his sustained bravery of selection."
What a truly phenomenal job this man is doing at this football club, defying all assumptions about investment to produce a team that consistently overachieves. Some will not acknowledge his brilliance until he has won a trophy, but nights like these add to a growing pile of evidence that he is destined for great things, with or without these Tottenham players. In Barcelona, when his decision-making directly led to glory, one of the few remaining doubts was removed."
"The one criticism that even doe-eyed Tottenham fans often level at Mauricio Pochettino is that he is not decisive with his substitutions. The changes come too late or too predictable, with Son Heung-Min, Lucas Moura and Erik Lamela in a never-ending dance-off to earn the right to play in the same orbit as Harry Kane.
But Tuesday was different. On Tuesday Pochettino was positive not just with his initial team selection but with his substitutions, acting just after the hour when Tottenham’s verve and industry were threatening to ebb away to nought in the Nou Camp. The rookie right-back came off, the no-longer-surprisingly-excellent Moussa Sissoko took over the whole of that flank and Lamela came off the bench to take up a position behind Kane. His impact was immediate, the Barcelona defence immediately struggling to cope with an attacking quintet of him, Kane, Son, the exceptional Christian Eriksen and the rejuvenated Dele Alli.
No content with dominating both ball and territory, Pochettino acted again, bringing on Moura for Son, whose finishing we are contractually obliged to note had ‘let him down’. And then he acted again, bringing off Harry Winks to flood the Barcelona area with attacking players. Three positive, proactive changes that were rewarded with a famous draw and progress against all the odds they had stacked against themselves in the first half of this Champions League campaign
The excellent decision-making had actually begun on Saturday night, when Pochettino elected to face Leicester without Kane and Eriksen. A truly impressive away win ensued, with Alli revelling in the star billing their absence afforded him. His confidence is clearly regenerating by the day, while both Kane and Eriksen were fresh and magnificent in the Nou Camp after their bit-part role in Leicester. This was squad management at its finest.
Then came Tuesday and a starting line-up that screamed ambition. The idea that Spurs would start in the Nou Camp without Eric Dier would have previously seemed preposterous, but Pochettino did not want an auxiliary defender; he wanted control and creativity. He even resisted any urge to draft in Dier at right-back, showing faith in Kyle Walker-Peters in a move that had the potential to be his only mistake after seven minutes.
But Walker-Peters recovered and so did Tottenham, who ended the game with more possession and more shots than Barcelona, a feat which will never be less than impressive even when the Spanish side rest players. When the goal eventually came from Moura – finishing off a move that began with Danny Rose at left-back – it was absolutely deserved. Not least by Pochettino for his sustained bravery of selection."
What a truly phenomenal job this man is doing at this football club, defying all assumptions about investment to produce a team that consistently overachieves. Some will not acknowledge his brilliance until he has won a trophy, but nights like these add to a growing pile of evidence that he is destined for great things, with or without these Tottenham players. In Barcelona, when his decision-making directly led to glory, one of the few remaining doubts was removed."
My son tore his achilles in a track meet yesterday. I was with him at the hospital while we were playing Barca. I didn't want to look at my phone, because I was recording it to watch when I got home.
We were in the waiting room anticipating x ray results, and I was pacing all over the place.
The nurse said 'stop worrying, I'm sure he'll be fine'.
My son, wearing a boot on his leg and in obvious pain, looked up at her and smiled.
'Don't bother trying to calm him down. He's missing the Spurs game right now'...
We were in the waiting room anticipating x ray results, and I was pacing all over the place.
The nurse said 'stop worrying, I'm sure he'll be fine'.
My son, wearing a boot on his leg and in obvious pain, looked up at her and smiled.
'Don't bother trying to calm him down. He's missing the Spurs game right now'...
Can you imagine the media if we beat Barcelona and Liverpool got knocked out of the Champions League on the same day!?
jimmyriggle
all that hope built up in your Barcelona special pod actually came true!!!Fucking love this squad, Poch and everyone connected to TFC!
As
paddy spur
mentioned this one was for
Smoked Salmon
tonight.Also special shout out to
Dr Rocktopus
who’s been having a tough time recently and this may for a short while take a break from reality.
The pessimist in me is glad we can still try to win the trophy below if things don't pan out.
Only if you promise me that we beat the Scousers in the QF, Absolutely destroy the chavs in the SF, then win the final against the Goonies with an injury time goal where Sissoko scores the winner tapping the ball in from 6 yards out with an erection that sprung up in preparation for the goal he would score.
ochlol:
The goons all crying and saying “it was Barca B team!” “You will crash out in the last 16s”
Enjoy Moldavia away cunts
Enjoy Moldavia away cunts
