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Essentially this was a game where the quality of the opposition pushed and pressured the Starship Tottingham Hotspur to the point where you could hear Mr Scott cry from the ether, ‘She cannae take it, Captain!’ The frailties in the engine room were there for all to see. Dry ice shot out of the pipes, lights flashed and the camera man didn’t need wiggle the vertical hold button about, the pitch did actually tilt violently now and again.

The inhabitants of the Blue Moon were a physically strong godless gang of vicious but talented bar stewards. We attempted to stun a few of them but they simply ate our phasers.

The boss made some questionable substitutions yet again and I would welcome him explaining why in his report to Star Fleet Fleet St. Ade was on a yellow, but unarguably our best player. With Defoe and Dempsey teaming up we were effectively down to 9 men.

If I didn’t know Hugo was there on the bench then I’d give the old buzzard an easier ride. It’s not his fault that Lloris appears faster, more proactive, determined not to hoof the ball. It’s not Brad’s fault. But thems the facts.

His agent should get him a non speaking extra part on EastEnders. A bloke happily shifting boxes of cauliflowers on the market. Playing football at this level he looked out of his depth. No howlers, just a startled bunny hopping about on a main road.

Gets dogs abuse from a certain section of our support. This must a be a group of people who live timid, anally retentive lives who will tell you with pride they don’t own a piece of red clothing. He wasn’t perfect but much better than some.

Against the Premier League Champions and their multimillion pound megastars he stock fell a little. Given his age and experience my guess is he’ll survive. The quality of his header beat the country’s best goalie. So yes, a mixed bag but no screaming disaster.

Really needed him in the middle of the defense. Again, with Verts as with others there was too much being thrown at us to indulge him being played out of position.

Here’s a guy that’s worth his wages and due a pay rise. Never goes missing. Doesn’t flounce about doing impressions. He’s mustard. If we had Parker back then we could focus more on feeding the creatives.

This was a game that I felt he genuinely tried his best and despite it not being quite good enough it, that doesn’t make him a bad person. He tried to defend more and move more, but it made little difference. If we could squeeze performances like this out of him against far far weaker opposition then he would be a squad rotation asset. At this level he was too pressured and gave away possession far too frequently.

I liked the figure pointing bit. Must find that for a caption comp. But he didn’t spin past them, he didn’t achieve a whole hell of a lot. He did pitch in defensively which was the right thing to do. But offensively they didn’t notice him.

Did City do a job on him or was he deployed more defensively? Whichever it was, it didn’t work out well for us. A game we could have really benefited from him blazing a trail. And he didn’t. 

Oh dear. It appears Clint Dempsey is in possession of some rather lurid photographs of Villas-Boas and a pineapple.

My heart sank when he came on because we took off the only bloke who was probably going to supply him.

Best boy on the pitch. Hugged most of the City team in the tunnel and then proceeded on the pitch to wind most of them up like cheap alarm clocks. If we learned anything from this game it was that Emmanual Adebayor is a diligent footballer. Jermain Defoe is poacher.

Oh Andre, Andre, Andre. What was the deal with taking off Ade? And what on earth were you doing with that pineapple? My big concern is that you aren’t being as tough on the lads as some of us might wish you to be. That said you are missing so many vital ingredients there is a futility to the analysis. Carroll must be trusted. Huddlestone is too limited. As for Dempsey, I am afraid the jig is up.

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  • jolsgonemental says:

    We were the most exciting team in the league, now we are the most boring.

    Methinks AvB might well be a very clever tactician but he hasnt got a clue about Tottenham Hotspur football Club.

    I want him out for this reason alone. he doesnt fit us and we dont fit him.

    • East Stand says:

      You could be on to something there about how he fits us, whatever potential he has and i’m still not sure if he can cut it in this country yet, although he still needs time.

      I’m not sure quite how ‘clever’ he is tactically either, it seems to be a label put on him but if he were that astute, wouldn’t he make the kind of changes in games at home to relegation battlers that would put the game to bed? I’m not saying he’s bad tactically but has he shown anything yet with us that would make you think he’s particularly brilliant in that area?

      We must not rush to judge the bloke with the players missing etc but getting back to your point, is he the kind of manager that fit’s with the identity of the club in terms of style of play? This is the most rigid and defensive i have seen us at home since Graham’s time. Even then we had Ginola to keep us entertained as the only attacking midfield player but what a player though…

      I hope that AVB is just trying to consolidate things and will move on to more exciting play once things settle down properly. The signs so far are that he seems a bit obsessed with one particular system despite not having all the right players to play it. That’s not purely his fault of course but i think everyone can see that Dempsey needs to be rotated with another player in that position. Siggy, Falque, Carroll are all better ball players than Dempsey and it seems logical if a player like Dempsey isn’t working then for goodness sake TRY something/someone different for at least part of a game.

      Tactical specialist eh? Time to earn your money mate!!

  • BOB says:

    BrizzleSpur come on dont put Walker into that list .Your talking like he’s 26 and we signed him for 12million from Porto or some shit.The kid has been a suprize success,and plays every game,he’s decision making and defending will only get better with age.In the mean time we need someone reliable rotate with him . As for Dempsey.He’s a squad player and only cover for a target man because he’s strong,good in the air and can finish end of,thats it!hes got nothing else!
    Id rather Ade in that hole even Falque.I Dont want Deuce nowhere near that midfield goddamn it!
    Levy has to finish what he started He made a bold choice bringin in AVB .I dont think he’s been as bad as people cry about.He’s 35 he’s thirty fuckin five he was in 6 form when I was in year 7 and Im young! Levys gotta back him with some class this window.

  • East Stand says:

    We really need an advanced playmaker. Oh yeah, we had one of those… VDV!! That’s the problem with non football people signing players, they just look at their stats and goals rate, not how creative they are or the blend of the side.

    I’d like to see Dembele play where Dempsey’s been playing, that way he would add strength to the midfield area, help keep possession and have more freedom to create with Sandro and Thudd or Parker sitting deep. I know he’s played the deep role so far but given the options we have with deeper lying players, he should be pushed be pushed up behind Adebayor. Plays off the striker, makes passes to the wide players, helps keep the ball and he scores goals. He’s tailor made for the role.

    That’s what needs to happen when he and Parker are back fit. Siggy and Dempsey will be subs, neither have shown the quality to start when everyone’s fit. Maybe they’re squad players longer term, dunno what their role is at the moment…

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