bigspurs
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The curse that is the Europa League...
Swansea Vs Tottenham: Match Thread
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The curse that is the Europa League...
The Scarecrow
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I'd much rather we gained CL football from winning the EL, than from finishing fourth.
robbiedee
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Didn't watch the game, haven't seen any highlights but read the bbc commentary throughout the game...I thought we looked knackered on Thursday and thought we'd struggle in this game. To see us come from behind twice and then from what I could make out, dominate the last 20 mins of the game, shows a grit and determination that's been missing from Spurs teams in the past.
Very happy with the point...a couple of weeks for some of our injured to get back to fitness...ready for Liverpool.
We haven't lost a game since the first of the season where we scored the only goal. IMO we're getting better all the time (to quote Shed Seven) and all the other teams are playing the same or are getting worse...based on this 'AVB' trajectory, we'll be top of the league by Christmas!
Very happy with the point...a couple of weeks for some of our injured to get back to fitness...ready for Liverpool.
We haven't lost a game since the first of the season where we scored the only goal. IMO we're getting better all the time (to quote Shed Seven) and all the other teams are playing the same or are getting worse...based on this 'AVB' trajectory, we'll be top of the league by Christmas!
King of Otters
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I agree that all things considered a point is a decent result, but the way Swansea played yesterday the 'better teams' you speak of would have probably scored four or five against them. They were dire.
Gassin's finest
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With only MOTD highlights to go off, it's difficult to see how we really performed overall. Looking at the number of chances we created, and how freely we were finding the passes and space, I'd guess that we were the better team, and played very well. Eriksen seemed to have a stormer, and again we're blessed to have his dead ball expertise on hand. That second goal was fantastic. Lamela looked to be a fulcrum for each attack, and Alli just looks better with each game. I'll say that I generally think Chadli is a strong player for us, but he has this frustrating habit of working his way well to the by-line, but instead of cutting it back he'll try and score from an impossible angle, wasting the position. I don't really like seeing that.
My concern before the game was Montero and Ayew, and lo and behold Davies let the latter drift away from him, and was free in the box from Montero's cross. Naturally Gomis is always a threat, and I was disappointed as to how easily Jan lost him. Gomis is a canny operator, and he got himself between Davies and Ayew for the free header... Jan didn't even seem to notice he was there. Bad mistakes there.
Montero then caused further panic which led to the corner. Unfortunately you can't account for that sort of own goal, that can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. The only aside is the obvious gag about Harry being so desperate for a goal he's resorting to own goals :/
But it looks like we mostly learned to cope with that as the game progressed, and apart from yet another world class save from Lloris at the end (we have to be reminded of his importance of course), it seemed we were in the ascendancy thereafter. Which suggests that Dier and Alli did a good job with Siggy and Shelvey.
A point at Swansea is enough to keep me happy.
My concern before the game was Montero and Ayew, and lo and behold Davies let the latter drift away from him, and was free in the box from Montero's cross. Naturally Gomis is always a threat, and I was disappointed as to how easily Jan lost him. Gomis is a canny operator, and he got himself between Davies and Ayew for the free header... Jan didn't even seem to notice he was there. Bad mistakes there.
Montero then caused further panic which led to the corner. Unfortunately you can't account for that sort of own goal, that can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. The only aside is the obvious gag about Harry being so desperate for a goal he's resorting to own goals :/
But it looks like we mostly learned to cope with that as the game progressed, and apart from yet another world class save from Lloris at the end (we have to be reminded of his importance of course), it seemed we were in the ascendancy thereafter. Which suggests that Dier and Alli did a good job with Siggy and Shelvey.
A point at Swansea is enough to keep me happy.
SteveH
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Swansea were not "dire". They have been on a bad run and are searching for form. Thought they did OK, but we were much better and should have won.
I actually thought yesterday that my Spurs are now looking like properly organised and powerful team.
King of Otters
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That's the worst Swansea team I've seen since they been in the Prem. The game was so open that I'm convinced a better team with more cutting edge would have put them to the sword in the second half. I would even say that any wing combination of Pritch/Son/Lamela/Chadli would been decisive for us in the end. It was just our poor fortune that all that space in the final third fell to the wasteful N'jie and Townsend.
TottenhamMattSpur
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Would you rather qualify for the Europa league by winning the intertoto cup than finishing 5th?
Lo Amo Speroni
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Oh that's just silly.
TottenhamMattSpur
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Yeah it is a bit.
I should have added my reasoning.
Sustainability. Qualifying for a tournament off the back of a cup win is typically a one off.
We wouldn't attract a better class of player if we finished 9th but won the Europa league.
TottenhamMattSpur
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And I think it's actually easier to finish 4th than win the Europa league.
JUSTINSIGNAL
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Yeah not bad for a team that apparently will struggle to finish top ten according to some of the fortune tellers in here
SteveH
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Some on here think they are supporting Bayern Munich. They never stop bloody moaning!
Idealisticalith
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I'm so sorry sir, i don't mean to post my negativity here, it was an emotional spontaneity yesterday after watched him playing good just after he came in, and then shooting aimlessly with no end product
LexingtonSpurs
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I recognize the sarcasm, but realistically, how many players do you want on the squad?
The truth is we have a back-up for Dier: Bentaleb. He is injured, but how many back-ups, to back-ups should we have?
And, assuming you would rather have a "pure" DM replacement for Dier, who are you replacing on the squad?
Lolz no sarcasm I'm serious, I don't agree with everything Poch does but he isn't stupid I am sure he would have though about the event of Bentaleb and Dier getting injured, I know I would. So truthfully, I am not worried about Dier and Bentaleb being injured.
bigspurs
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Much easier, especially with the ups and downs of the other top six clubs this season. This is why we should go all out for finishing fourth at the cost of the Europa League. We simply can't compete to our best on both fronts, as well as being in true FA cup. We've tried and failed so many times now.
Anyway, the Europa League is made even harder to win by the fact that the Champions League sides get to play in the knockout rounds.
TottenhamMattSpur
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The way things are going, Arsenal and Chelsea will be in the Europa league soon.
