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

  1. The RDBD

    The RDBD Well-Known Member

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    Will them lot now face CL leg 2 : the wrath of Kane, next week ??
     
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  2. The RDBD

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    Could be done before then (Wolves will be interesting,
    vermin FC I assume will roll over - not their PL "cup final" ) .
     
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    It's crazy that Arsenal have lost 2-0 at home to a side that we beat 4-0 away recently.
    That's the Premier League this season, though. All over the place. Raya didn't make a save.
    If Bayern can get the job done in the week, then the Arteta Out lot will resurface.
     
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  4. KingHotspur

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    Good ebening guise
     
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  5. The RDBD

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    If Citeh do not win all their remaining games, then my
    prediction that the PL champions would need less than
    90 pts this season will come to pass.

    Will soon know whether my Spurs one was accurate ...
     
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  6. KingHotspur

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    What was your Spurs prediction?
     
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  7. KingHotspur

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    it’s a funny old game
     
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  8. PleaseNotPoll

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    Certainly gave me a chuckle or two today, anyway.
     
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    Udinese v Roma has been abandoned after Evan Ndicka collapsed on the pitch.
    You can clearly see him gesturing to his heart area while he's on the floor.
    He was conscious when they stretchered him off to take him to hospital.

    Hope he's alright and it's nothing serious.
    Is this happening more frequently or are we just able to see it because of the cameras everywhere?
     
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  10. The RDBD

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    If Spurs finish in the top 4, it will be on pts and not
    on GD (I predicted the final GD will not be in the 30s -
    which is a KPI for teams that finish top 4) .
     
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    Has a team ever finished 4th because of GD?
     
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    Not sure.
    I recall Spurs would have finished 3rd on GD in the
    fateful 2011-12 season if they had drawn one more game.
     
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    It's happened at least once.
    City and Utd finished on 66 points in 15/16, but City's GD was 16 points better.
    City drew at Swansea on the final day, too. Utd won 3-1 against Bournemouth.
     
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  14. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    And that feels like an understatement.

    Incredible season so far and could finish it with a treble.

    Yet to lose a single game so far… phenomenal.
     
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    I believe the Arsenal and Liverpool fans are now the Lemmings of football !
     
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    Can’t even begrudge them the win either because they thoroughly deserved it. We had 2 days more rest, they were missing vital players and they still outplayed us for the whole second half.

    I said earlier that I was a bit worried about Arteta’s squad management because he keeps players on for longer than he should (even in games where we’re cruising) and doesn’t give fringe players enough minutes. Then when he does throw fringe players on, they look very rusty. Is it any wonder when they never get a chance to sharpen up? They struggle to make an impact because they’re not match fit.

    It’s really infuriating that he barely uses his bench proactively. People keep saying he doesn’t trust the squad players yet…then why keep these players? Why insist they have to stay at the club? He spent £35m on Fabio Vieira and never used him. He rejected bids in the past for Smith Rowe and never plays him. He doesn’t use Nketiah anymore. Then he throws them all on today when we’re chasing the game and look lethargic.

    He’s overused the starting XI and that was a huge reason why we looked lethargic second half.

    Emery even said afterwards that he didn’t change anything (tactically) from his side in the second half, Arsenal just started to play deeper and didn’t press as high, which gave them more impetus.

    This is two years in a row where Arteta’s naive squad management looks like costing us what could have been a hugely successful season.
     
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    Villa deserve it on the balance of the season as a whole, especially with juggling European responsibility.

    I wouldn't begrudge them the achievement.























































    Apart from Matty Cash.
     
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