Tottenham Vs Sheffield United: Leg 1 Match Thread

[Metalhead]

Awful result

Why even give them a chance of progressing. The atmosphere at Brammall Lane will be electric next week and if they get an early goal, we're in for an extremely tricky evening

Hopefully we'll get an early goal and it won't be......and cue a load of 'optimistic' icons!

 

[WexfordTownSpur]

Not our best performance and we should have done more, but I'll take a 1-0 first leg at home in a two-legged tie every single time. Upmost importance to avoid those away goals.

Away goals don't count in league cup?

 

[chrissivad]

So for those that couldn't watch this how was Ade?

rusty, a few runs but we looked disjointed.
Kane was pushed out wide, we didnt get many people forward either.

 

[npearl4spurs]

I say rest the best against Leicester in the FA

We must have these for @ the Blades

Lloris, Walker, Fazio, Vertonghen, Rose, Dembele, Mason, Lamela if available (Townsend), Eriksen, Chadli, Kane. Full strength.

 

[Spurger King]

Good result, Utd have to win 2-0 or 3-1 to go through.

I thought away goals only counted after extra-time in the League Cup.

Anyway, woeful performance. One of the worst of the season.

 

[225]

Don't see the negativity - it's been a good enough result in a game where it was never going to be a goal fest.

Sheffield Utd got to the Semi Finals on merit, beating PL teams along the way, and were FA cup semi finalists last season too, beating PL teams also.

They came to WHL to suffocate our players and block our strengths, and they did that quite well. Pretty similar tactics to what you'd expect from any PL team parking the bus, in all fairness.

If anyone thinks this should have been a stage for us to crush Sheffield United with attractive football and goals galore needs to point me to the last time a PL team actually dominated them in a game.

One step closer to Wembley - Slightly twisting the words of Oleta Adams - "I don't care how we get there, let's get there if we can"

 

[sligospur]

Something i never thought i would say but we really missed Rose and Chadli tonight.

 

[Gbspurs]

if he prefers to collect deep and hold up, feed it wide and get in the box for a cross, why doesn't he try to do that once in a while?

He is out of form no doubt, I'm not blindly defending him but giving him stick for not running in behind is like giving Lennon stick for not scoring from headers.

 

[WexfordTownSpur]

The commentators know we won right?

Vertongen man of the match wtf

 

[Metalhead]

What an awful, unacceptable performance. Reminded me of the uncreative shit AVB served up before eventually getting sacked. No cutting edge, no imagination, Kane taken out of the game by being played in midfield. We now have an incredibly tough game to play at Bramall Lane where they will believe they can still beat us, their fans will believe and there will be obvious hometown advantage for the underdog. I seriously hope they don't get an early goal because as this team has shown at Palace they will fold under the slightest amount of pressure.

You surely aren't trying to say that Poch is on the way to getting sacked?

 

[Spurger King]

AVB got results.

Some pretty awful results. Pull your head out of his arse.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Can see them nicking it next week. Their ground will be buzzing and I just think the occasion will be theirs.

Lose 2-1 and go through ?

 

[Gbspurs]

Awful result

Why even give them a chance of progressing. The atmosphere at Brammall Lane will be electric next week and if they get an early goal, we're in for an extremely tricky evening

Proper arrogant, its no wonder lower league clubs think PL clubs are supported by wankers.

We have no devine right to beat any team, let alone in a cup semi final.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Awful result

Why even give them a chance of progressing. The atmosphere at Brammall Lane will be electric next week and if they get an early goal, we're in for an extremely tricky evening

Since when is winning an awful result? I predicted 2-1, so this is actually better as they don't have an away goal. Mate, it could have been worse.

 

[DaSpurs]

Yay the pitch excuse

Not a pop at you @DaSpurs

Haha by all means, take the pop. I absolutely think it's true. We have a tiny, tiny pitch and smaller sides use it to their advantage so entirely too often.

 

[chrissivad]

Away goals don't count in league cup?

think they do after extra time

 

[SugarRay]

I just hope Poch is trotting out the company line when he talks about possible incomings!

He really has a big job on his hands. Maybe its a testament to his managerial ability that he has this squad of players as high i the league as they are and still in every cup competition!

 

[thinktank]

What an awful, unacceptable performance. Reminded me of the uncreative shit AVB served up before eventually getting sacked. No cutting edge, no imagination, Kane taken out of the game by being played in midfield. We now have an incredibly tough game to play at Bramall Lane where they will believe they can still beat us, their fans will believe and there will be obvious hometown advantage for the underdog. I seriously hope they don't get an early goal because as this team has shown at Palace they will fold under the slightest amount of pressure.

So...when was the last time we broke down a team that set up a block?

At the moment we just haven't developed our new system enough to do it.

Not sure why people are surprised how it turned out.

Taking that win and loving it. One foot in Wembley stadium. Nothing to be sniffed at.

 

[SpurSince57]

Yes a regular positive comment from ss57

You may think a striker who gets barely a quarter of his attempts on target and who has scored just three league goals from open play in 42 appearances/2500+ minutes worthy of a regular starting place, It takes all sorts.

 

[Armstrong_11]

we really lack creativity tonight. we did a bit of running on the right, not much on the left....

lucky to have a lead to bring to the 2nd leg.

 

[JohannTHFC]

You surely aren't trying to say that Poch is on the way to getting sacked?

Of course not. Where did I say that? I simply compared the performance tonight to the way we used to play under AVB.