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Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by Spurlock, Jan 2, 2012.

  1. PowerSpurs

    PowerSpurs Well-Known Member

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    I think the Arsenal result was good for us. Chelsea get no points and Arteta survives by winning another match when the opponents had more chances by virtue of a dodgy penalty, a worldy free kick and who knows whether Saka meant his goal.
    Also Mendy looked very shaky for Chelsea.
     
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  2. BrunelGunner

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    I think this is very reductive. We were the better team throughout the game, they didn't have a shot on target until the 84th minute, and we had many other chances to extend our scoreline to 5 or 6. The last 10 minutes were very shaky, but we were comfortably the better team until that point. If anything, 3-1 flattered Chelsea.

    We'll have to see whether this is a fluke or whether it's a result to be built on, but it's no coincidence that Arteta utilising our younger players (who we've been crying out to start for weeks now) led to us putting in an energetic, dogged performance against a good Chelsea team.

    I'm not keen on Arteta, but you have to give credit where its due.
     
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  3. humanbeingincroydon

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    Rough translation: we need to win tomorrow, not because it puts us back in the top four, but it allows us to say "Out of our way, you blue ****e"
     
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  4. KingHotspur

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    Even a win will only put Spurs 6th (if the other teams with games in hand win them), it’s vital not to drop too many points to keep top 6 within their grasp
     
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  5. humanbeingincroydon

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    A win puts us 3rd, with the Manc clubs needing to do a certain phrase so beloved by Chelsea fans...
     
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  6. bigsmithy9

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    Holy smoke. I became an Arsenal fan for 96 minutes! I must see my doctor!!!!!?
     
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  7. KingHotspur

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    Yeah with a game in hand for Utd and City and Villa will have 2 in hand.

    A win really is necessary to keep up the pressure.
     
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  8. Diego

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    Your'e very experienced at that <ok> :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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  9. KingHotspur

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    Eh?
     
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  10. Diego

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    <laugh>
     
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  11. KingHotspur

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    Good chat mate
     
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  12. Spurlock

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    Diego thinks only a handful of teams can dare to fight at the top

    he’s from the Sky generation
     
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  13. Diego

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    Nah mate, i'm itk.
    You have "pushed" Liverpool a few times and even "pushed" Leicester once (until Arsenal finished the job for you).
    If it wasn't for Spurs "pushing" nobody would ever win the league :grin:
     
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  14. Sucky

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    Ouch
     
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  15. humanbeingincroydon

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    Have you seen the next three fixtures, though?

    Villa: Chelsea, Man Utd, Spurs
    The Sheikh Mansour Team: Everton, Chelsea, Brighton
    The Rupert Murdoch Team: Wolves, Villa, Liverpool

    A win today not only has the potential to put us 3rd, but to do so at a time when several of the teams around us will be taking points off one another
     
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  16. The Changing Man

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    What a load of bollocks I guess that this is meant to be 'ironic. rather than 'moronic' but I think we know the truth.
     
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  17. humanbeingincroydon

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    Man Utd, meanwhile, can't even push Solskjaer...
     
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  18. KingHotspur

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    Big Sam strikes again
     
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  19. humanbeingincroydon

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    Dr Teeth will be happy...
     
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  20. SpursDisciple

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    Covid breakout at City. Beginning of the end of the season if it spreads.
     
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