Hallo.
I’ve deliberately separated the analysis of the players from the manager because I maintain we’ve a great squad and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is bigger than one chimpanzee with a saucepan stuck on his head.
The lads are in their twenties and I don’t know about you but I was definitely an idiot when I was that age. God knows where my brain would have been if I was a millionaire as well as an idiot. Footballers are rarely better than their managers and coaches. When this does happen it is quite common for the players in this position to move onwards and upwards. In short, they aren’t a bad bunch, they just need managing.
So here’s run through of what I was watching…
6.009 He pulled off a cracking save. I’m terrified by his generally lack of mobility though. Like every goalie in the world he really does need a half decent crew in front of him.
7.008 I thought he had a good game. I’m infuriated that he’s crossing more balls in from the left than Bale because he’s not as dangerous as Bale. But Benny ain’t the manager…
3.008 He’s had it. And while his form/fitness plummets it is insane to pick him without him having done any training. Those days are long gone. He shouldn’t be allowed to play right now.
5.000 Not entirely woeful and now injured. Wonderful.
3.767 Pants defender, pants attacking wing thingy.
5.090 I started to warm to him and now I’m just seeing a J**** but thankfully minus that imbecilic tongue hanging out to indicate having recently run somewhere, perhaps returning a library book.
1.100 He’s absolute rubbish.
7.777 Looked hungry out there yesterday but didn’t work any magic.
7.444 Loves being the middle. Someone should write that down on a post it note and then staple gun said note to Arry’s forehead.
6.222 He’s a card. Still driven by the vision. Should be driving a Yaris.
5.000 Gave it a go, I suppose.
7.555 Lovely goal.
7.444 Too often like a man with his laces tied together, sadly.
Watching an old sketch of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s ‘One Leg too few’ and it sort of worked with Adebayor
‘Your third touch..I Like, I like it a lot’ ‘However, it’s your first and second touches as to where your deficient’
Brilliant.
I have nothing against you being constantly caught offside Mr Defoe, unfortunately, neither have you.
When arry was a little boy his mumndad took him to sarf end for the day .they stuck him on an old donkey and the flies were buzzing round the old donkeys smelly mowf. but little arry’s heart was sad for the old donkey.
he is a patron for the ponies in devon and he helped rescue an old nag from europe that was being flown around and abused. that has transferred in his little head to old donkey footballers thats why we have the following……………
Going against the grain, I’m in the Nelsen camp, (being in NZ helps my eye) I thought he was the best of the CB yesterday given that he also came in late and had to carry The King (throne and all). Hope Ledley has reached his quantum 20 games so that he can just be benched.
Maybe he’ll come good. Don’t get me wrong, I hope he does, but surely he’d have done better sooner in his career? :ermm:
HR needs to f*cking “man up” this weekend and make some tough decisions:
1. Ledley is no longer a first choice CB. Use in emergencies, only.
2. VDV doesn’t play on the right wing. Ever. (Dutch international, ex-Real: whatever – it doesn’t matter). Bench him, if necessary.
3. Bale plays on the left. At least 75% of the time. Chelsea need to be stretched: Bale is the man to do it. (Lennon, too – either from the start or after 60 minutes).
4. We need to match Chelsea in the middle of the park, so that means a three: Modric, Parker plus one (prob Sandro).
Grow some balls, HR – make the tough decisions…
Suggested starting formation:
4-2-3-1
Friedel
Walker-Gallas-Kaboul-BAE
Sandro-Parker
Lennon-Modric-Bale
Adebayor
Subs: Cudicini, King/Nelson, Rose, Livermore/Krancjar, VDV, Defoe, Saha
Solid in defence, lightning quick in attack. We play a fairly high defensive line to squeeze the midfield and take the game to them from the word go.
Lennon and Bale must push on to occupy the Chelsea fullbacks (esp Cole). Only concern is a lack of firepower, mainly because Modric is not a natural finisher, but we have a lot of attacking options on the bench.