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  1. mendesstormer

    Team shape

    I can't see any particular tactics thread at the moment. Shoot me down in flames if there is and I've missed it. Our shape is all wrong it seems. We just can't get the balance right between defence and attack with 3/5 at the back. No matter if it's 343 or 352. We're doing an awful lot of...
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    January fixtures

    Was just checking the upcoming fixtures to see when I might get over for a game .. Surprised to see that we've got three games in five days at the beginning of January (Jan 2nd, 4th, and 6th). Seems utterly ridiculous in terms of rest and preparation. Two in close succession at some point over...
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    Idle speculation thread

    (While we wait for confirmation of Aurier, Foyth, Barkley, Bale and Iniesta ...) So ... Let's say, purely for the sake of argument, Bale and Modric were still with us now. What would we be capable of, and would they choose to stay in the current set up if Madrid came calling? IMO, we'd be...
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    Winners ... we need winners

    So two very mediocre teams, have ended the season with three trophies between them. Spurs, who according to most neutrals are a far superior team at the moment, have ended with none. Arsenal put in probably their best performance of the season, especially considering their missing players, just...
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    Our incredible home record

    So, if we beat ManU we'll have won all but two home games in a season (with 2 draws). Anybody know how many teams have ever bettered that home record in the top flight? Can't be many, surely?
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    Ticket for NLD

    Would love to be at the last NLD at the Lane (of course) after 45 odd years of following this team. Seems I missed any tickets on StubHub (if there were any). Anyone have an idea how I might get one? What do you reckon a, ahem, 'tout' would charge on the day? Any season ticket holder who doesn't...
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    Saturday's formation(s)

    Commentators seemed to think we started off with a 4231 against Bournemouth. I thought it was more of a 3421, with Dier staying back most of the time and Eriksen frequently drifting into centre mid. Or were we actually switching between the two formations at will?? What did anyone else think...
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    I feel a bit of a twat asking this ...

    I feel a bit of a twat asking this .... but I don't get to WHL as often as I used to. Just trying to buy a ticket for the game against Chelsea. Away fans are in the South Stand, right? (I don't particularly want to sit right behind or in front of them, thanks.)
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    Best Spurs songs

    For the benefit of some of us who don't get to go regularly (any more), would some of you regulars post up the words of some of the best Spurs songs you hear at the ground these days. 'We've got Alli, Dele Alli ...' but how does it go after that? And what's the one to the tune of 'London Bridge...
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    Eric Dier - key man

    There have been some great performances this season - Hugo, Toby, Alli, Harry to name a few. Toby in particular has been incredibly consistent. But if you had to pick one key performer, one stand-out reason why this team is performing so well, for me it has to be Eric Dier. His contribution...
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    Spurs 2016, not a bad vintage

    This current squad seems to be getting most ordinary fans quite excited - so much potential that we seem destined for great things, if a few imponderables go our way. For me, it's probably the best team/squad i've seen in 40+ years of following Spurs. Not that we haven't had better individuals...
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    Mopo's (apparent) tactical limitations

    There's a lot of talk on here about how Poch is tactically limited, or perhaps over rigid would be a better way to describe it. 4-2-3-1 every week, regardless of the opposition (and players available). But yesterday, I had the distinct impression we played 4-3-3, at least until Dembele was...
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    Blending experience with our youth

    We've got the makings of a great team here. We really need to build on the core of Dier, Rose, Mason, Bentaleb and Kane. Lloris is world-class and Eriksen (if he can perform for a full season) and Verts (if his mind's on the game for a full season) are top drawer. That's a minimum of 8 quality...
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    Tottenham: perennial underachievers

    Remember that point in the season (not so very long ago) when we beat Arsenal and were 1 point (?) ahead of the auld enemy? How's that looking right now? Remember HR's last season where we went into the NLD in spring some 8 points (?) ahead of them, with all and sundry predicting we would...
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    Crappy League Cup Final scheduling clash: shout out to Irish SCers

    Aargh! I've just realised the Cup Final clashes with the rugby. For those of us lucky enough to live in Ireland, this is a bit of an issue. Nobody much interested in Spurs over here (or Chelsea), but lots of interest in the rugby. My chances of watching the football in any of my local pubs are...
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    Self-belief of academy products

    [I haven't seen this specifically mentioned elsewhere, but if it's already been covered in the match thread, please merge or delete.] What stood out above everything else in yesterday's performance was that the engine room of that excellent display was the busy and industrious academy lads -...
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    Our squad has never been stronger (discuss ...)

    While there's obviously still some debate about the exact make-up of our first-choice 11, and perhaps some doubt over their quality, too, it could be argued we've never had a stronger squad if this is our 'cup team': Vorm (or Friedel) Naughton (or Dier) 2 from Dawson/Chiriches/Dier Rose (or...
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    Algerian centre back

    Anybody else notice the Algerian centre back a the World Cup - older more experienced player, was real quality: great reader of the game excellent positioning. Thought he might be another Naybet for us? Anybody else think so? I don't know his name or who he plays for, but somebody else no doubt...
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    Rose red card

    What's the chance of getting it rescinded, do people think? It appeared to be a legitimate challenge, so surely worth appealing?
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    Chelsea game: revisionism

    I only got to see a very intermittent stream on Saturday, so sat down to watch the first half properly this morning. A couple of points:1 we didn't dominate the first half anywhere near as much as was suggested (by Spurs fans and neutrals). The goal came pretty much against the run of play with...
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