Toby refusing to think about losing against Liverpool

[mawspurs]

Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld is not willing to feel the pain of another Champions League final defeat. The Belgium international was part of the Atletico Madrid side who lost 4-1 in extra-time to their city rivals Real in 2014.

Source: Enfield Independent

 

[RickyVilla]

Well help make it happen then sunshine!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TottenhamMattSpur]

Interesting to revisit that match.
Atletico took the lead in the 36th minute and were still 1-0 up going into injury time when Real equalised 3 minutes in.
Toby came on as an 83rd minute sub.

I don't recall the goals Real scored, was he at fault for any?
Most reports suggest Atletico were dead on their feet by the time it went in to ET but surely Toby would have been fresh as a daisy.

 

[Jenko]

Interesting to revisit that match.
Atletico took the lead in the 36th minute and were still 1-0 up going into injury time when Real equalised 3 minutes in.
Toby came on as an 83rd minute sub.

I don't recall the goals Real scored, was he at fault for any?
Most reports suggest Atletico were dead on their feet by the time it went in to ET but surely Toby would have been fresh as a daisy.

Maybe but it's a team game. Unless he absolutely gave them the goal himself he can only do his part. If the team is unable to keep pace with the game there's very little he can do.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Interesting to revisit that match.
Atletico took the lead in the 36th minute and were still 1-0 up going into injury time when Real equalised 3 minutes in.
Toby came on as an 83rd minute sub.

I don't recall the goals Real scored, was he at fault for any?
Most reports suggest Atletico were dead on their feet by the time it went in to ET but surely Toby would have been fresh as a daisy.

Wiki version.. I only vaguely remember new ancient stuff like that ..

Within eight minutes, Atlético striker Diego Costa was forced to come off because of his previous injury. Gareth Bale had Real's best chance just after the half-hour mark and it was only a few minutes later when Atlético punished this miss.[47] When Atlético received a corner, it was routinely cleared by the Real Madrid defence, but only as far as the head of Juanfran, who headed the ball back into the penalty area and onto the head of Diego Godín, who caught Iker Casillas off his line with a looping header to make it 1–0 to Atlético on 36 minutes.[48]

The second half saw Real pushing forward as they went in search of an equaliser to deny Atlético's first Champions League title, with manager Carlo Ancelotti making a double substitution to replace Fábio Coentrãoand Khedira with Marcelo and Isco. Atlético defended with all players and Real missed several chances.[49]Atletico's defence was finally breached in the third minute of stoppage time, after the regulation 90 minutes, by a pinpoint Sergio Ramos header into the left of the net from Luka Modrić's corner from the right.[48] The match went on to extra time with Atlético visibly exhausted and no substitutions left for either team.[50]

Real Madrid became even more dominant in extra time, which proved decisive after Ángel Di María's run on the left flank saw him dribble past three Atlético defenders and shoot at goal. Thibaut Courtoisattempted to block the Argentine's shot but only managed to deflect the ball to Bale, who headed the rebound in from two yards out to put Real ahead for the first time, in the 110th minute.[47] Real then added two late goals to the scoreline, starting with Marcelo's low left foot strike from just inside the penalty area in the 118th minute. At the end of extra time, Cristiano Ronaldo was fouled by Gabi for a penalty,[47] which he converted into the left corner of the net for a record 17th goal in the tournament. During the celebration for Ronaldo's goal, Varane kicked the ball towards Atlético manager Diego Simeone, who then ran onto the pitch in anger. Simeone was sent off and Varane booked for the incident.[47]

This was the seventh final to go into extra time and the first to be solved during this period, without the need for a penalty shootout. It was also the second highest-scoring final in the tournament's history, after the 3–3 draw between Milan and Liverpool in 2005, and provided the second biggest winning margin, behind Milan's 4–0 win over Barcelona in 1994.[51]

 

[bigspurs]

I would love for Toby to score, he’s had some headers go agonisingly over the bar this season, if I remember rightly. Just needs to get one on target, hopefully this game will be the one!

 

[wrd]

I would love for Toby to score, he’s had some headers go agonisingly over the bar this season, if I remember rightly. Just needs to get one on target, hopefully this game will be the one!

In his first season he was always there for a big game header, scored against City, Arsenal, West Ham and United