was it not 7 out of 7
Tottenham Vs Stoke: Match Thread
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cheeseman
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From BBC Sport:
Stoke manager Mark Hughes: "I feel a bit aggrieved. I felt we had a good claim for a penalty before Tottenham's penalty.
"In terms of having an impact on the game, we found it difficult.
"They have got a lot of power and pace and we struggled to cope with that. There are reasons for that as we are missing key players but we need to do better.
"We struggled to get a foothold in the game. We need to be able to get in behind teams but don't have that option.
"On the day we were not good enough and up to the standard of the Spurs players."
Stoke manager Mark Hughes: "I feel a bit aggrieved. I felt we had a good claim for a penalty before Tottenham's penalty.
"In terms of having an impact on the game, we found it difficult.
"They have got a lot of power and pace and we struggled to cope with that. There are reasons for that as we are missing key players but we need to do better.
"We struggled to get a foothold in the game. We need to be able to get in behind teams but don't have that option.
"On the day we were not good enough and up to the standard of the Spurs players."
1882andallthat
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Good resounding win there will be tougher tests ahead but also a bonus coming away with a clean sheet.
It needs to be said, if we still had AVB he would have played Naughton at LB instead of RB and we would have played with one up front, Adebayor would have been nowhere near WHL and we would have huffed and puffed, had 65% possession played at snails pace and created 100% of f*ck all and Naughton would have been turned this way and that and they would have beat us 1-0 or 2-0 with two chances down to one or two of his errors as a result of being played out of position. He's not the best player but he is a competent RB and he showed that today when given the chance,he is a liability at LB and Fryers is and always has been a better back up LB option. Why AVB didn't see that is frankly beyond me.
Paulinho had a really decent game and we did look more threatening, and it made perfect sense replacing him for Capoue when he took a knock and moving Dembele further upfield.
If I was being really picky I would say we missed an opportunity of racking up a 5 or 6 nil to cancel out the negative GD as we missed some decent chances, but I've a feeling more goals will come with Ade and Soldado working together up front.
It is however onwards and upwards.
It needs to be said, if we still had AVB he would have played Naughton at LB instead of RB and we would have played with one up front, Adebayor would have been nowhere near WHL and we would have huffed and puffed, had 65% possession played at snails pace and created 100% of f*ck all and Naughton would have been turned this way and that and they would have beat us 1-0 or 2-0 with two chances down to one or two of his errors as a result of being played out of position. He's not the best player but he is a competent RB and he showed that today when given the chance,he is a liability at LB and Fryers is and always has been a better back up LB option. Why AVB didn't see that is frankly beyond me.
Paulinho had a really decent game and we did look more threatening, and it made perfect sense replacing him for Capoue when he took a knock and moving Dembele further upfield.
If I was being really picky I would say we missed an opportunity of racking up a 5 or 6 nil to cancel out the negative GD as we missed some decent chances, but I've a feeling more goals will come with Ade and Soldado working together up front.
It is however onwards and upwards.
TottenhamMattSpur
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Clinging to stats.
Here's one.
Complete novice Tim Sherwood has done twice in 3 games what avb failed to do in 15 or so prior games - seen his side score 3 goals in one league match.
In 4 games in charge, we've scored goals in all of them. No blanks.
That's a complete novice.
So answer me this. How comes a compete novice has done what a so called tactical genius couldn't do?
shelfboy68
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Yes for sure that would really do for us but as long as we keep on winning that will do for now.
hodsgod
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Why Ade? He has scored how many goals in how many starts? He isn't the weak link on his performances so far this season.
However I to would like to see a new and better striker.
Francis Gibbs
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back from the game, you can only beat what's in front of you and Stoke were as poor a side as I can remember seeing at WHL, seen better teams in the Europa group stages. That said 3 points is a start but a couple of real tests lie ahead now.
nightgoat
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They all played, but not all together at the same time as Capoue replaced Paulinho.
hodsgod
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And been bored along the way!
yes good point
shelfboy68
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I also want to see a new and better striker but I've always felt since ade has been with us he needs about six chances to score one.
TheChosenOne
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Have most of the haters gone away yet ?
Is it safe ?
Is it safe ?
thinktank
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Positionally, movementally (just made that up, love it already), crossing ability...ally, he's bang average.
This guy is a sub.
glacierSpurs
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yeap! but is never too early eh?
hodsgod
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Lamela wasn't bad today, but some of his games have been dire. I think he needs to build on today before he is a starter. Away to Man U may not be the best place to give him a start either. We have two really tough games coming up, these are games for the more experienced I believe.
EnfieldYiddo
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Wanker, I was the lucky charm being at WHL!No @EnfieldYiddo in the match thread for once and we're smashing it
Goofster
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Still can't let go of the shit attitude of Adebayor for example when Lamela had his shot blocked out for a corner and Adabayor instantly got on his back for not passing to him. That's not gonna give the team mates confidence now will it? Piss poor attitude.
millsey
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play 2 up top
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