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Good morning.

All a bit hairy to start off with. If your definition of hairy of course meant you couldn’t believe we’d managed to go in at half time without being at least two goals to the good. 

If Manchester United had gone up there and won one-nil you wouldn’t have heard a peep out of their lot. Just sensed that satisfied air about them that they had gone in, done a job and got out again. Winning, the breakfast of Champions.

Can I add that I am dead chuffed. Genuinely dead chuffed with the performance. The era of the shirker appears to thankfully to have come to an end. No bellies still creaking from too much festive fare among our lot.  No half a mind on getting back into the warm to play with their diamond encrusted video game controllers.

So thanks for that lads. And well done.

 7.845 If I had to sum him up in one word, that word would be reassuring. Like a draw full of freshly laundered underwear, or a cupboard full of lovely food. Or a gun under your pillow. He’s reassuring on so many different levels. 

 6.045 Not the world’s most reliable defender and simultaneously one of the world’s shoddiest attacking forces. Needs some serious coaching in order to harness what is obviously a bundle of talent.

 7.432 Looked very much like one of them top notch centre back types out of  one of them big swanky Premiership sides that comes down from that London. 

 7.432 Another genuine positive. He and Younes gave a good impression of the the old, your name’s not down, you’re not coming in sketch to Morrison and that pig dog Holt.

 7.432 Some cheerful holiday racism from the local yokels didn’t deter a generally excellent shift. His aerial passing is far too hit and miss and he needs to improve or remove this from his game.

 8.001 His attitude is extraordinary. Let’s hope that we can keep him in a Spurs shirt for many many years to come. Not the same shirt of course, that would actually deteriorate into a human rights issue.

 7.765 His appointment as captain sends ripples of satisfaction through the Tottinghamsphere. He talks to his team mates and appears to be rather useful when it comes to asking referees what’s occurring in their tiny minds.

 8.439 The egg that binds. Try baking without eggs. Go on. Off you go. We’ll wait. We’ve got as long as you need… See? it doesn’t work. Without him we wouldn’t even be half baked. And that is science.

 8.455 Passing wise, he can place an emu strapped to a grandfather clock through the eye of a needle, yet unless his corners are taken short they seem routinely not to find a team mate.

 8.797 His early shots made me swear, but not as joyfully as those that went in. He was pretty much unplayable. Roddy McDowall would have been proud of his celebratory ‘simian reel’.

 7.992 It is a wonderful sight to see him in the shirt. He smiles, he thinks, he grafts and more often than not he delivers. The wit and variety he offers make him well worth a monster fee. Let’s pray we get him long term.

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  • dancingbarber says:

    Yeah Harry isn’t it amazing what can be done when the team all work hard for 90(+) minutes. None of this giving up after 60 mins or when I stub my toe (whichever comes first).

    Agree with pretty much all your comments, which is why I will have a lie down in a darkened room after lunch.

    Really I am amazed that such a talented group of players cannot find just one who can put a ball on a teammates head once in 15 attempts from corners or freekicks.

    But that of course leaves an area of improvement for next season when we face Barcelona.

    • Cptcaveman says:

      Yes, I wholeheartedly agree…I love the football we are playing at the momment but If I had one gripe, its the way Van Der Vart can fire an 80 yard cross field pass right onto a players stride, but cannot beat the first man at a corner :-( In fact, none of them can. They are so poor infact, Bale is now rushing to be that first man :-)

  • grittyspur says:

    Bale= Brilliant! COYS!!

  • Jerard says:

    Leandro and Samba in January…that’s another 2 leaders added to the squad…let’s get rid of Pav, Pienaar and Bassong…

    • Discospurs says:

      Let’s not overdo the leaders thing. There’s a balance – and I think we’ve got enough for now (Gallas / King / Friedel at the back, Parker in midfield, Adebayor up top are all pretty vocal). Overdo it and you run the risk of a lot of dressing room (and on the pitch) discord.

  • Iouds says:

    I though Walker did well last night, stopped them getting anything going on their left. Also felt he was left out on the wing alone with two defenders to attack, he still did well against them though. I do feel he misses having right sided midfielder to work with and overlap when lennon is out. COYS

  • onedavemackay says:

    Sir William Gallas is not quite Ledley but he’s a damn close impersonation and I feel Raging still needs a minder/mentor next to him. If Younes can learn from the old grand masters he could become a seriously good CD

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