What would they have done if they had a one on one tap in from 11yrds out? Pass it backwards?
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Plus, Falque is 22, so not really a kid anymore. He looks ready. No reason to wait any longer.
In that rigidly scientific manner that is beyond reproach, I can firmly say that Falque is still just a kid. He's younger than me, i.e. he's a youngster!
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Haha..after turning 30 I've put that kind of reasoning behind me.
You've become senile, that's why. You're older than me. My reasoning is flawless. Sandro and Bale get a pass from my immaculate logic because they've been in the first team for a couple of years now.
we lost that one 0-1
It did cross my mind... all in the name of impartiality... rookie mistake :avbfacepalm:
WIGAN (H): TEAM NEWS
Posted 01 November 2012 4:05pm
Emmanuel Adebayor returns to the squad but Mousa Dembele misses out with injury for Saturday's Premier League fixture against Wigan.
"We are waiting for information on Jake Livermore, hopefully he'll feel better from the knock that he got against Norwich," Head Coach Andre Villas-Boas told Spurs TV on Thursday.
"Mousa will have further information on his injury today, so he will be out of the game. Ade has made a good return - he trained today - so he will be available for selection. Naughton and Mason are both back.
"So it's positives and negatives for sure, but we have 25 players who want to do well."
Posted 01 November 2012 4:05pm
Emmanuel Adebayor returns to the squad but Mousa Dembele misses out with injury for Saturday's Premier League fixture against Wigan.
"We are waiting for information on Jake Livermore, hopefully he'll feel better from the knock that he got against Norwich," Head Coach Andre Villas-Boas told Spurs TV on Thursday.
"Mousa will have further information on his injury today, so he will be out of the game. Ade has made a good return - he trained today - so he will be available for selection. Naughton and Mason are both back.
"So it's positives and negatives for sure, but we have 25 players who want to do well."
Difficult to argue with that. I'm gonna take my nap now.
I would like to see Falque get some minutes, hopefully so he could score and I could scream "FALQUE PUUUUNCH!!!!!!!"
You've now given me license to post Dumb and Dumber clips that are in now way related to this thread.
Here's some things I am concerned about... 
First of all, I know that AVB is trying his best to keep winning. He's just trying to play it safe but the fact is that he shouldn't always bring on a defensive player when we are in the lead. So many times, we saw that Spurs tend to concede. It's simple that AVB's trying to win everybody including us, but AVB should remember that small things like that catch the eye.
Secondly, (so far - but who knows later), I am not a big fan of starting the attack, from all away in the back. Our defense keeps so much of the ball and at times it seems, that it's the defense who are trying to start something and not the midfield. Our midfield should retain the ball so much more than our defense. Last season, when Modric was here, we were brilliant in that aspect. Everything started from the midfield and the defense only did their jobs and provided an outlet to the midfield.
Lastly, Dempsey and Siggy ... Tisk Tisk.
They really need to step on the gas pedal soon. Yes, I know it's early but what about Verts and Dembele. I could give some slack to Siggy, for being so young, etc. But Dempsey ... he should do better, for a player of his experience. I was very pissed when we sold VDV and got Dempsey. The mere fact is that in Fulham, Dempsey was around a team of very mediocre players (no disrespect) and here at spurs, he around players of world class caliber. I hope he starts to click soon.
(I am not slamming him for missing that penalty because I understand how much pressure is on)
On the bright side, we have 2 really good players coming through: Carroll and Falque. I was very impressed with Falque ... so glad we got him from Juve. Sherwood etc. surely saw something in him. I just love how he plays. He has a good eye for a pass and I really like how much that he loves to have a go at the opposition and not cut outside or bypass them. I mean, he could be out little VDV.
Oh well, I really want AVB to succeed here ... I just have that feeling. COYS! :avblol:
First of all, I know that AVB is trying his best to keep winning. He's just trying to play it safe but the fact is that he shouldn't always bring on a defensive player when we are in the lead. So many times, we saw that Spurs tend to concede. It's simple that AVB's trying to win everybody including us, but AVB should remember that small things like that catch the eye.
Secondly, (so far - but who knows later), I am not a big fan of starting the attack, from all away in the back. Our defense keeps so much of the ball and at times it seems, that it's the defense who are trying to start something and not the midfield. Our midfield should retain the ball so much more than our defense. Last season, when Modric was here, we were brilliant in that aspect. Everything started from the midfield and the defense only did their jobs and provided an outlet to the midfield.
Lastly, Dempsey and Siggy ... Tisk Tisk.
They really need to step on the gas pedal soon. Yes, I know it's early but what about Verts and Dembele. I could give some slack to Siggy, for being so young, etc. But Dempsey ... he should do better, for a player of his experience. I was very pissed when we sold VDV and got Dempsey. The mere fact is that in Fulham, Dempsey was around a team of very mediocre players (no disrespect) and here at spurs, he around players of world class caliber. I hope he starts to click soon.
(I am not slamming him for missing that penalty because I understand how much pressure is on)
On the bright side, we have 2 really good players coming through: Carroll and Falque. I was very impressed with Falque ... so glad we got him from Juve. Sherwood etc. surely saw something in him. I just love how he plays. He has a good eye for a pass and I really like how much that he loves to have a go at the opposition and not cut outside or bypass them. I mean, he could be out little VDV.
Edit: Nah ... VDV is VDV, irreplaceable ... miss him.
Oh well, I really want AVB to succeed here ... I just have that feeling. COYS! :avblol:
Agreed. There's plenty of talent in our squad, good enough to make the top four anyway. If not this season then next. Villas Boas has some weird methods but he's desperate to win games. Once he's been here longer and stopped being so scared of losing (and who can blame him, the reception most of our fans gave him after drawing two home games), then he'll relax a bit with the 'defend the lead' shit.
In principle it's not exactly a dumb thing anyway, he just takes it too far. He'll learn IMO.
Er, oh yeah, Wigan. 6-0.
I'd rather see Falque left on the bench, come on after 60 mins maybe. Not because he doesn't deserve to start, more that I'd like to see positive, offensive substitutions to keep the team moving forward. Something seemed to happen against Norwich, they didn't start playing any better, we just stood off them a little when Verts came on. I think that psychologically, putting a defender on in midfield played a part in that.
Not hating on AVB at all and might be talking bollocks. I just want us to have the confidence to push teams back in the latter stages of games rather than retreating ourselves, there really is no need for it 'cos I think we have a pretty good first 11 and with the return of a few injured parties a strong enough squad.
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Not hating on AVB at all and might be talking bollocks. I just want us to have the confidence to push teams back in the latter stages of games rather than retreating ourselves, there really is no need for it 'cos I think we have a pretty good first 11 and with the return of a few injured parties a strong enough squad.
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I still have high hopes for Siggy in the No.10 role but I'm very, very intriguing to see what job Falque can do for us now. It's very much like we've got a young, fresh-legged Rafa clone ready to start bedding in to our first team.
Dembele out for 6 weeks? Yeah we have no luck do we.
Typical this happens with the games we got in November, Fuck sake!
Typical this happens with the games we got in November, Fuck sake!
Strange, this article is decidedly more upbeat about Dembele.
Funny about Walker. It was definitely a dive, but it was definitely a penalty in my book, as well. I think a lot of people feel that it can only be one or the other, but to me that was a reckless challenge that Walker got the luck of the draw on, but chose to go down.
Telegraph said:
Funny about Walker. It was definitely a dive, but it was definitely a penalty in my book, as well. I think a lot of people feel that it can only be one or the other, but to me that was a reckless challenge that Walker got the luck of the draw on, but chose to go down.