“You’ve got to go there and play sensibly against the better teams, you’ve got to be difficult to beat away from home. Let’s not kid ourselves. If we come back with a point we would all be delighted.”
“So you’ve got to go out there and hit them on the break. We’d like to win but we’re not going to go out and start swarming all over them – they are a top team, so you have to be aware of that.”
Stirring stuff. Arry’s pre match words there evoke such strong emotions. Forget ‘Cry havoc!’, never mind Braveheart and see you later alligator to ‘Upon my command, unleash hell!’ No, what we have here has just raised the bar in motivational speeches.
Hairs tingling on the of your neck? Nope, mine neither. He’s about as fired up as Mavis Riley dithering over whether to have a custard cream or a chocolate digestive.
Given the manner in which Tottenham play their best football, it’s seem downright weird for Arry to suddenly come it all master tactician on us. There will be quite enough over-thinking taking place courtesy of the fat Spanish waiter. Tottenham need to get out there and do precisely the opposite of his pearls of wisdom above.
A holding game is something Spurs are not entirely at one with to put it mildly and this strategy also requires a damn tight back four. Hardly our calling card.
Anytime goalscorer punt would have to be the boy Bale @9/2.
BIOYC!
Gomes is an excellent keeper but he was naieve to come out and clatter the guy like that giving the ref an easy choice. Better to keep 11 men on the pitch.
Gomes needs to lose that occasional poor decision making so that his world class keeping is matched by world class composure even at the highest level.
Finn, I am sure you’re a lovely bloke. But do think anyone is gone read those novels you write on here every time?
he he :lol: especially aT 1.29 a.m uk time
Well you are of course right, I am a lovely bloke!
As to your second point, I have mates, who I make small talk with and chat to in one or two line sentences. When I want to analyse, expand and externalise my thoughts on a subject at greater length, I do so on such auspicious organs as Harold H has been so kind to supply.
The time of day, quantity and subject matter are purely of my own convenience, for my own convenience: should others wish to read what I write I am happy to allow them to and happier still to discuss the content further with them, appreciating their input on the subject.
As for who may or may not, its been my experience on this site that there are a number of posters who do read what I write; who comment, discuss and add very valid points and additional intellectual substance to the points under discussion. In that way I learn from the experience and have more facets to include in my own thoughts on things.
I don’t presume to comment or dictate the way other people use a blog, content as I am in my own methods and usage. However, should the verbosity exceed the content by too large a ratio I’m sure Harold will both intercede and moderate.
Please read this whilst looking at Onedavemackay’s avatar and using E.L Whisty’s voice…… :finn:
unaccustomed as you are to public speaking . :lol: keep it up mate
Two words from me.
More & Please.
Im with SWAMI BALLBAGANDA,Bales feet dint even touch the ground during the game.nirvana om :ninja:
the yank commentaters in the preseason friendlies cot it right.Bales a stud.not only that he is a marauding battering ram and cant be stopped.he looks like a pillaging viking.I bet maicon is looking forward to the trip to the lane :dizzy:
If he wasnt playing for us I wonder whAT Davspurs would have to say .Or do you think he may have put something in his drink.
How many games does Gomes miss for his red?
straight red must be 2,can’t be 1/3 surely but i don’t know for sure :dizzy2:
Here are the UEFA rules. Looks like one game, unless they decide to extend it.
Article 22
Yellow and red cards
22.01 As a rule, a player who is sent off the field of play is suspended for the next
match in a UEFA club competition. The Control and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment. For serious offences the punishment
can be extended to all UEFA competition categories.
22.02 In case of repeated cautions:
a) before the group stage, a player is suspended for the next competition
match after two cautions in two different matches, as well as after the
fourth and sixth caution;
b) from the first match in the group stage, a player is suspended for the next competition match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as following any subsequent odd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth,
etc.).
22.03 Single yellow cards and pending suspensions are always carried forward either to the next stage of the competition or to another club competition in the current season.
22.04 Exceptionally, single cautions that are received before the group stage and have not resulted in a suspension expire on completion of the play-offs.
22.05 Cautions and pending yellow-card suspensions from club competition
matches expire at the end of the season.