Good morning.
Here we go then. Our valiant boys return from a game I wish I hadn’t watched. A game I hope they were forced to watch the tape of.
Speaking of games you wouldn’t want to watch has anyone noticed that Paul Lambert, Bob Matthews and Brendan Rodgers are all sat in a row on 5 points on the League? Each of them spending most of their spare time talking down relegation battle talk.
All three were shortlisted by varying degree to take over by Spurs fans. All three I campaigned strongly against as none of them has a CV worth a damn. Yes, yes, it’s early doors to quote Big Ron and in fact I wouldn’t be shocked to see him brought in to manage any of them by Christmas.
In fact he’d be a great fit a Liverpool, go down well in Norwich and would get on like a house on fire with Dave Whelan. So don’t dismiss this prediction.
I’d like Hugo Lloris to get a break but expect Brad to start.
The back line sort of picks itself with Jan being first name on the team sheet. I want to see him use the channels either side of Defoe and Dempsey and let the the quietly impressive Caulker act as cover here.
Caulker is great for set pieces in the final third and should alternate with Jan for those if both go – then Sandro drops in . Villa are likely to give us some space and it’s vital that Moussa finds it and uses it to pull the strings in the midfield.
Kyle needs to get a grip. It would be great to see him seriously owning that whole part of the pitch I swathed in yellow arrows there. 1. Defend 2. Defend. 3. Supply. He is a liability making these Forrest Gump runs and I can’t cope with him getting so far out of position to then lose possession much more.
That said Villa may not be equipped to punish us if that happens, but who wants to prompt them and find out? The lad needs good habits drummed into him sooner rather than later.
We can beat this lot handsomely or it can all end in boos as our players look gormlessly at each other. Villa aren’t much cop but they’re better than the mob that very nearly beat us on Thursday.
Oh yes and Bale needs to justify his central role. Y’know. A goal.
BIOYAVC!
Tottenham (from): Lloris, Friedel, Gomes, Cudicini, Smith, Gallas, Dawson, Walker, Vertonghen, Caulker, Falque, Huddlestone, Mason, Bale, Lennon, Sandro, Dembele, Dempsey, Sigurdsson, Carroll, Townsend, Defoe, Adebayor, Obika.
Aston Villa (from): Guzan, Given, Lowton, Bennett, Lichaj, Clark, Vlaar, Baker, Herd, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Bannan, Delph, Holman, N’Zogbia, Bent, Agbonlahor, Benteke, Bowery, Weimann, Burke, Johnson, Williams.
Referee: N Swarbrick Assistants: A Garratt, G Beswick Fourth Official: M Halsey
Have you ever played football at any standard HH?
Just askin.
My dad played for the evening standard against the mirror but that was before the bastards sacked everyone and moved to Wapping.
Corse not. He’s a drummer. Can’t you hear it???
Anyone know when PNBs back he’d keep Sandro and Dembele on there toes
Yeah,what we really need now is someone to look busy without actually achieving anything,running up their own arse,breaking up attacks,our attacks that is,scoring zilch and providing maybe one assist all season if you are lucky.
Bit mean. He’s my hero
I feel mean saying it,he is a good pro not suited to our style of football…… i.e. quick counter attacking football.
He needs to be told his limitations and change his game …. he is capable of it but has lost his way after a promising start.
Just like Sandro …. win it … give it … to the more talented players!
It’s because Harry can’t manage players tactically. If your one of his favourites he lets you do whatever you want. Parker needs to stay in the middle third of the pitch and tackle people and do nothing else.
Top top lad, good family man
Well I’d rather PNB was playing than this shower of shit.
We’ve picked up without Livermore in the middle.
At some point I’d like to see Carroll again. Promising last season.
Pls tell me who PNB is????
Pathe News Boy (Parker)
Pass Nine yards Backwards
You must have been watching a different player to me last season then.
How many goals and assists did PNB contribute last season?
After a promising start he was fucking awful ….. his head off cabbage on performance away to the arse summing it all up!
Penis Not Big – So Ade reckons anyway, but everythings relative.
On the issue of Spurs fans wanting three losing managers before AVB,Harry you would make a good lawyer going onto the attack like that.(‘sorry guv it wasnt me,I promise,really’) The defence rests(it does happen occasionally)
We do have to attack attack attack but you are right the defenders do have to defend occasionally.
What was different over the past week?
Well we did win at United.We played a fantastic first half there.In the second half we decided if we use the same tactics we did against RM it would work better.It didnt.We couldnt get past the half way line (Not only Brads fault)
Then we fly and have all our fans fly out to Greece for what? (remember Stevenage and Waford?)
So this week is important.
Who are we? This is a question we havent answered since 1967
If AVB only had 4pts he’d be telling us all to have faith. Desperado ‘I’m better than me readers’ Hotspur. Like any other ‘reporter’, using the media as his own personal dildo. Such a poor, aggressive host just begging to be noticed. That’s from a footballing perspective, of course. If one uses the site in its proper context, [I use it as a respite from Spurs blogging], it’s not so bad.
Now I cant quite figure what category your post falls into.Is it about farming?
Nope.
I think it fits into the category ‘dissent’. Don’t knock it, it’s good for you.
Is it about ‘Cheeses Of The World’?