Sherwood has gone!

[only1waddle]

Sherwood OUT! ENIC OUT!

Give it a rest mate.

 

[chrissivad]

What thread? And Google doesn't return anything.

...try the one about Holtby

 

[absolute bobbins]

He did train with Fulham this morning, deal was concluded yesterday

Spoiler

This transfer window is turning into an indictment of Sherwood's ability and foresight. Dragging his heels on Berbatov is a gross error in judgement as is turning his nose up at Konoplyanka but to a lesser extent

 

[SpursManChris]

...try the one about Holtby

Yeah, I was caught out by the fact that it was in the Rumour thread. I was looking in Spurs Chat for a relevant thread, which, now that it's an official announcement, I thought there would have been one in existence.

 

[tiger666]

Yeah, I was caught out by the fact that it was in the Rumour thread. I was looking in Spurs Chat for a relevant thread, which, now that it's official, I thought there would have been one in existence.

There is one in loanwatch.

*sits back and awaits the inevitable question*

 

[SpursManChris]

There is one in loanwatch.

*sits back and awaits the inevitable question*

what question? Oh that one.

 

[SpursManChris]

This transfer window is turning into an indictment of Sherwood's ability and foresight. Dragging his heels on Berbatov is a gross error in judgement as is turning his nose up at Konoplyanka but to a lesser extent

When did Sherwood talk about these two players and not wanting them? All he's said is that we don't need anyone.

 

[Spurs_Bear]

When did Sherwood talk about these two players and not wanting them? All he's said is that we don't need anyone.

There's a bit of ITK who has a massive Sherwood agenda and to be honest, isn't very reliable, saying that Levy has had the deal done for Berbatov for a week but Sherwood is dragging his heels.

As if.

 

[absolute bobbins]

When did Sherwood talk about these two players and not wanting them? All he's said is that we don't need anyone.

Check the ITK

 

[NeverRed]

From Sky:

Jose Mourinho has dismissed Tim Sherwood's assertion that Manchester City are the best team in the world and claims Manuel Pellegrini's are "lucky".

Tottenham boss Sherwood was full of praise for City following their 5-1 demolition of Spurs on Wednesday evening, but Mourinho, who takes his Chelsea side to the Etihad on Monday night, says the Premier League leaders will find their true level in the Champions League.

"Maybe, for the Tottenham manager, the planet is England," said Mourinho. "You will see (how good City are) in the Champions League. You will see in a couple of months."

Forced a wry smile. Does appear that way doesn't it. Timothy probably needs a Baldini to work with, so as not to overlook the rest of the world.

 

[SteveH]

Christ this forum is getting more depressing every week. Totally down to the anti ************ agenda running at any given moment. (fill in the blacks to suite)

A very sad place to come to now and find out the latest Spurs info and bit of banter - such a shame.

 

[E17yid]

Timmy didn't say they were the best team on the planet. I thought he listed Bayern, Barca, Madrid etc as teams that were better.

 

[CheeseGromit]

What can't you believe? Fact is were still in the game, and nobody knows what might have happened had those two vital decisions not gone against us. I agree we're not nobodies, but our team - even at full strength - is vastly inferior to that of City's, so anything other than a loss would have been a good result. We sold the only player likely to get into their team. Apart from Hugo, I'm not even sure any of ours would even make their bench.

As for the selection on the night, who out of Soldado, Holtby, Capoue, Naughton, Defoe, Chadli or Friedel deserved to start?

Spelling it out then I cant believe that your premis is that we were in the game. Of course everything is possible but in that game, very unlikely. They Citeh were profligate not that we hauling ourselves back into the game. That is not defeatist it is just pragmatic and plays to your point that they are a lot better than us

it was my original point that TS could have approached the game very differently with a set up that would have kept us in the game for an hour. Both Capoue and Chadli would have improved the side playing a different way

 

[Strikeb4ck]

Timmy didn't say they were the best team on the planet. I thought he listed Bayern, Barca, Madrid etc as teams that were better.

No, he said City are the best. It's definitely a possibility.

 

[alpha]

Tim Sherwood has challenged Etienne Capoue to show him that he is worthy of a first-team place at Spurs.

"He's here until the end of the season and hopefully he'll get enough chances to prove he's good enough to play in his national team at the World Cup," the Spurs boss said.

Capoue signed a 3-4 year deal, no?

 

[SugarRay]

I thought Sherwood should have made more of the linesmans decisions and the influence they had on the game.

He was right when he said we struggled hugely against them in the first half, well, for the first half hour or so. We clawed our way back in to the game though and had a perfectly good goal ruled out and then the game was killed as a contest by the another terrible decision.

Its telling that the Arsenal manager actually came out and said the game would have been different had the linesman not given City them decisions. Of course he has his own agenda ( highlighting that City get such gifts etc ) but he was correct, it did have a big influence on the game. I've seen us get battered like we did against City and then actually come back to win ( remember Liverpool under Harry just after he took over? )

The anti-Sherwood stuff has to stop though, he is there until the end of the season at the very least so lets just all get behind them.

 

[jj87]

Tim Sherwood has challenged Etienne Capoue to show him that he is worthy of a first-team place at Spurs.

"He's here until the end of the season and hopefully he'll get enough chances to prove he's good enough to play in his national team at the World Cup," the Spurs boss said.

Capoue signed a 3-4 year deal, no?

Really bizarre treatment of someone who came in and looked a real quality player in his first few games - What is going on?

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

You're telling me and I quote "Capoue he would have stopped Silva, Aguero, Yaya and co in their tracks."... wow

He's trying to be funny.

Trying to over-simplify a point many people made. When in fact most people reasoned that as Capoue is an experienced player with good defensive qualities - as shown at the beginning of the season - he may have given us more of a foothold in the game by putting more pressure on Cities central midfield. A midfield which is key component to releasing cities attacking talent.

 

[Nebby]

Spelling it out then I cant believe that your premis is that we were in the game. Of course everything is possible but in that game, very unlikely. They Citeh were profligate not that we hauling ourselves back into the game. That is not defeatist it is just pragmatic and plays to your point that they are a lot better than us

it was my original point that TS could have approached the game very differently with a set up that would have kept us in the game for an hour. Both Capoue and Chadli would have improved the side playing a different way

You can't deny the fact that but for a mistake by the linesman, the team Sherwood had picked we're holding City to a draw. And it wasn't like we were penned back in our own half and hanging on for dear life. With Capoue and Chadli in the side, I doubt we would have been taking the game to them, which is, after all, surely the point.

I just don't get why so many are calling for Capoue over Bentaleb? Has the kid done anything wrong since he got his chance? I'm not saying there's anything wrong Capoue, but clearly Bentaleb is the more rounded player.

I guess I prefer Sherwood's approach over AVB's. To Dare Is To Do and all that.

 

[CheeseGromit]

You can't deny the fact that but for a mistake by the linesman, the team Sherwood had picked we're holding City to a draw. And it wasn't like we were penned back in our own half and hanging on for dear life. With Capoue and Chadli in the side, I doubt we would have been taking the game to them, which is, after all, surely the point.

I just don't get why so many are calling for Capoue over Bentaleb? Has the kid done anything wrong since he got his chance? I'm not saying there's anything wrong Capoue, but clearly Bentaleb is the more rounded player.

I guess I prefer Sherwood's approach over AVB's. To Dare Is To Do and all that.

I accepted that the game was in score terms close. I am not sure that on the night their poor finishing up to 50th minute ( it did you have to admit change after that point) was going to continue. I do think we found it difficult to get forward and make any chances

I didn't call Capoue over Bentaleb ( your comment may not be related to my posts alone). I would have played them both (and Dembele). To accommodate Capoue and Chadli I would not have played Siggi or Lennon. It's horses for courses for me

The essential premise for me is that we were on our own patch where we were so under the cosh especially in the first 20 playing men against boys and that is just not good enough and to think we might of got anything out of the game leaving aside both incidents is more than I can reasonably accept