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    Ratings vs Burnley

    Burnley pressed high and with intensity. mostly we were brave enough to try and play out. This lead to some mistakes. Their goal was poor from us, but an unfortunate sequence of bounces. We had 19 attempts in the first half .. I'd love us to score 4, but that shows how well we can do, even when...
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    Best/Worst moments of the season

    Stragely the best moment for me was when Son scored the second at Chelsea. That was already an amazingly intense match and we were really on top then and showing just how good we are. The worst has to be Sanchez equalizing .. although Chelsea scoring from a corner felt like the begining of the end.
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    Aston Villa Vs Tottenham: Match Thread

    That's why we leave Alli on ... Does nothing, then quick thinking and we score
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    Leicester Vs Tottenham: FA Cup Match Thread

    With favourable draws we might get a long way in the cup with second string .. And be pleased we got through. We also need game time for second string as first string have so few injuries Aldervelde. Dembele Kane Dier and Lloris are our spine ... Should rest them all So play full rotated...
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    Team v Norwich

    Think we have to be brave enough to rotate a bit to keep fresh for Watford game. I would bring in Trippier, Bentaleb and Son .. giving Dier and Alli much needed rest (mental as well as physical), and keeping Trippier involved (and his crossing is good). It also lets Eriksen play as 10. Lloris...
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    Team for Newcastle...

    Lloris Walker Toby Jan Rose Dier Dembele Lamela Son Eriksen Kane Newcastle will sit deep, so would go for a front three behind Kane that are particularly good at close quarters. Yes, this means dropping Alli .. but I'd use him at Southampton when we might not have so much of the ball. With the...
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    Ratings & MOTM Vs Chelsea

    Last twenty was slow, but Chelsea came to work damn hard and kill space. At times in the first half our recycling of the ball was excellent, we hardly gave them a chance even though we were tired. Sure we didn't carve them open very often, but just rewatching some of the passing in the first...
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    Pochetino's Blue and White Army

    Hardly ever, though. It does a bit away from home, but in all the homes games (I've been to them all), I've hardly ever heard it this year
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    Pochetino's Blue and White Army

    Surely it's about time our manager had a song?
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    Poch vindicated in his decison to rest players mid week...

    We have just stuffed the champuions 4-1. It was great and the benefit to the team in terms of confidence is huge. We also outplayed Arsenal in the second half on Wednesday and lost to a once-in-a-lifetime goal. Sure Lloris and an extra CB would have strengthened us, but I, for one, was...
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    Ratings v Fiorentina (Home)

    Sloppy first half goal to give away. but we were good in the first half against a form team. Most of the team played well in that half .. and Paulinho was fine .. actually good in the first half .. watch it again. Eriksen was not quite on the right wave-length, but that will hapen with him some...
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    Ratings vs Palace

    "Kane was knackered today, bit harsh to judge him on this one" .. fair point .. he does work a lot harder than most
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    Ratings vs Palace

    Bad day at the office .. tired and you have to say Poch should ahve rotated a little At least we have anothr world class goalkeeping display. Fazio and Davies are getting better with each game Sadly Soldado's touch in front of goal is still not there. Lamela struggles to have a real impact...
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    Team v Hull

    Lloris (C) Dier Fazio Vertonghen Rose/Davies Stambouli Capoue Chadli Lamela Eriksen Soldado Basically, I think we need to have two players sit and protect the attacking fullbacks/slightly lightweight front 4. Mason is a better passer/creative player .. but since he has been in the team...
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    Ratings vs Stoke

    Awful. Hard to do ratings, but interesting to judge each player against what their key roles .. Loris 5. Could have done better with first goal Naughton 5. Solid in second half. Should have done better I. Build up to first goal Kabul 4.bad positioning and no leadership Fazio 2. Awful Rose 3...
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    Ratings vs Aston Villa

    Sadly Poch gets 0. We were worse in the second half than the first and we lost all shape with his substitutions. Mason 8 .. best player by a mile in the first and got Benteke sent off (we would have lost against 11) Kane 7 for demanding the free kick Rose, Kaboul, Capoue 3 for poor...
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    More positive view and a plea to fans ... and a worry ..

    Exactly right .. maybe he will develop a la shareingham, but for now I maintain he needs, like JD, to play with another striker and in poch's system that is unlikely ... hence my worry is illustrated by Kane, but not against Kane .. across most of the squad, the players don't fir with Pochetinos...
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    More positive view and a plea to fans ... and a worry ..

    Well, i did, just about every home game he played .. and maybe folks watching Kane in U21/reserves see it .. but in all the home games Kane has played for the first team he has shown nothing like Sheringham .... He'll probably get some games, he won't do well and you'll be slating him ...
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    More positive view and a plea to fans ... and a worry ..

    I don't know who compares him .. Sheringham's awareness and linking of play was top draw .. the only real comparison with Kane is his lack of pace! As you also say .. Kane isn't meant to be automatic first choice, i agree and I like the lad .. but its just we do not have the strikers to fit...
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    More positive view and a plea to fans ... and a worry ..

    JerryG, you are right .. we can't blame the fans .. it is the players .. but we can try and help and to do that something to get a more lively atmosphere (like our away fans) would really help .. and make the stadium better to be in!
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