Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Juventus

They got rid of their only striker to sit on the chavs bench

 

PSG v Real looks real interesting. I'm not sure about missing Neymar. I thought he kept dribbling into trouble throughout the first leg and no one wanted to pass to Cavani. Imean,Cavani can only score goals (and miss sometimes) and then they substitute him!
.....and Bale? Is this his last season at Real,I wonder?
If (if I say) we get through,there are no easy games for anyone..........(?)

 

They don't seem to have a striker able to strike!

 

Mandzukic is missing for Juve tomorrow which is good news. However, Higuain, who will probably return after 3 weeks out, Dybala and Douglas Costa are all fit. Our progression will hinge on how well we deal with those 3.

Will be a great CL night, but I'm going full RCL on this and predicting an ultimately disappointing outcome.

 

Unfortunately, this is one of those games that may hinge on the referee. They're very skilled at the dark arts and we're amateurs by comparison, despite Arsene's wisdom. They're not going to pull any punches and a strong and impartial set of officials is going to be needed. We need to expect gamesmanship and do nothing stupid.

 

Thank goodness Aurier isn't there to reduce us to 10 men.
Is Alli a bit of a risk, in the circumstances?
Or Lamela? Dembele? Wanyama?
And Jan will have to calm Dav down, too.
We do have a few who might react to provocation.
It could be tasty!
Fine dividing lines!
Oh dear! I'm feeling a bit down after reading this!
Cheer me up, someone. Please.

 

Oi, RCL - you’re wanted over here!!

 

Was Mandzukic the brilliant corner kick taker?

 

I always find this does the trick when Spurs are
facing Italian CL opposition :

 

You could be right. Just remembering him being one of their best players in the first leg.

 

Well it won't be happening Bri, European refs are **** and highly influenced by the big boys

 

Pjanic is the one who takes most of their set pieces, he's their Eriksen.

 

Thanks, RDBD.......
and Soldado scored as well!

 

I`m predicting an awful display of refereeing costing Spurs, and UEFA would love it if another of their darlings could progress to the quarter finals.

 

At least we’ve got nothing to worry about from a dead ball situation then.

 

Nothing to worry about when he takes corners then

Edit: just read Roos reply...must learn to read threads till end before commenting

 

If only. The guy is a bit deadly from set pieces. Maybe he'll catch whatever disease Eriksen caught when he moved to London.

 

There seems to be a direct correlation between the tactical ability of his coach/manager and his ability to bang in free kicks.

The more inept the coach, the more likely he'll score - which certainly explains why he was so deadly from dead balls when Dim Sherwood was in charge...

 

I wonder who wants to watch Liverpool today with a 5-0 lead.Surely there is something else to watch..............?