What our opponents' fans are saying about us 17/18

[Coyboy]

Clutching. They all know only too well that come May, Kane will be out in front on his own. Not sure why they are so precious about such things.
Golden boot isn’t a major honour. It’s a nice thing for a player to win, but doesn’t matter at all really.

Yeah but it’s their year this year lar.

 

[WalkerboyUK]

that's the problem, isn't it. Try to play on when fouled and don't get the decision, sell the foul to make sure you do, or just plain cheat.

Just see how the BBC's match report covered Alli (there's a thread on the front page here) and you get the feeling that for some players it is an uphill battle. MOTD's commentary of Alli's challenge yesterday was over the top, and when they go to Murphy in the studio he downplays it completely. Now he may be booted all over the pitch and not get the fouls he deserves just because the refs have it in the back of their mind that he might have dived. Bale had the same thing. Would be nice if things were fairer or clearer, but unfortunately the refs aren't always up to dealing with fast play in real time.

Murphy's analysis on Alli's tackle was absolutely correct in my eyes. To be honest I couldn't see what the fuss was about, he slides to block the clearance and makes minimal contact, a relatively harsh yellow IMHO. Because it's Alli people always want him to be sent off. Had Raheem Sterling done it, it would not have been a booking.

I think the key was also where he was looking. It was never an attempt to harm the player. His eyes were on the ball as soon as he lost control of it. 100% an attempt to block it.

 

[Gb160]

I think the key was also where he was looking. It was never an attempt to harm the player. His eyes were on the ball as soon as he lost control of it. 100% an attempt to block it.

Murphy was spot on, I felt like standing up and applauding after the bollocks id been reading and hearing.
'Barely a yellow' was the phrase he used (I think).

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

To be fair we have taken the physical side a bit too far on occasions. Not that I’m complaining. The Spurs of old didn’t have that in them. We were a soft touch, we aren’t anymore and won’t be bullied. We have crossed the line a few times though. The Chelsea game being the first one. We kicked them off the park that night and it was awesome to see as I hate the ****. We did lose control though.

 

[RichieS]

To be fair we have taken the physical side a bit too far on occasions. Not that I’m complaining. The Spurs of old didn’t have that in them. We were a soft touch, we aren’t anymore and won’t be bullied. We have crossed the line a few times though. The Chelsea game being the first one. We kicked them off the park that night and it was awesome to see as I hate the ****. We did lose control though.

We've certainly got a bit of Argentinian in us under Poch.

 

[TheChosenOne]

To be fair we have taken the physical side a bit too far on occasions. Not that I’m complaining. The Spurs of old didn’t have that in them. We were a soft touch, we aren’t anymore and won’t be bullied. We have crossed the line a few times though. The Chelsea game being the first one. We kicked them off the park that night and it was awesome to see as I hate the ****. We did lose control though.

In the previous Premier years we could do the flamboyant on occasion but when it mattered we weren't masters of the dark arts, the simulation, the take down tackles and downright cheating which the Arse, Chelsea and United got up to.

Maybe we were too naive, too honest but that doesn't always win the shiny stuff

 

[absolute bobbins]

I don’t understand this fair play schtick.

 

[montylynch]

Didn't the other fella go in two footed, off the ground. Just my onion but it doesn't seem to have been mentioned anywhere....

 

[SugarRay]

Didn't the other fella go in two footed, off the ground. Just my onion but it doesn't seem to have been mentioned anywhere....

Spot on. The only difference is, he beat Dele to the ball.

His over reaction was pathetic. Davies got hacked and hurt more against Bardsley later in the game, he got straight up. The bloke involved with Dele 100% see who it was he was tackling and thought ‘I’ll get him sent off here’ imo, then pretended he was hurt when there was fuck all wrong with him. Dele took a bigger hit in the challenge

 

[Cornpattbuck]

Spot on. The only difference is, he beat Dele to the ball.

His over reaction was pathetic. Davies got hacked and hurt more against Bardsley later in the game, he got straight up. The bloke involved with Dele 100% see who it was he was tackling and thought ‘I’ll get him sent off here’ imo, then pretended he was hurt when there was fuck all wrong with him. Dele took a bigger hit in the challenge

Ben Mee also put an ankle breaker in on Kane when we were on the charge...

 

[spids]

There was a worse late challenge on Dele later in the half that the ref waved play on for and should have gone back and booked the Burnley player at next dead ball. Ref bottled that though.

With regards to Dele’s foul, three things made it look worse than it was....

1. He had overrun the ball with a heavy touch which led to anticipation of a desperate foul.
2. Reaction of their player (who was actually hardly touched - he crashed into Dele).
3. Reaction of their bench and fans who all saw a chance to get Dele sent off.

One camera angle clearly showed Dele slid in front of the player to block the ball (which he actually did). Dele did not clatter into their player in a ‘late to where the ball was’ way. Their player’s momentum took him into Dele after Dele had partially blocked the ball. Murphy on MOTD called it spot on.

 

[slartibartfast]

Two phrases from pundits that get my goat-
1) 'There was definite contact there.'
Errr..... So fkin what? You do not get awarded a penalty for contact. Or even a foul for that matter. Football is not a no contact sport. You get awarded a penalty for a foul in the goal area. Was it a bloody foul or not??? 'He touched me'. Jeezuz man up you fkin pussy

2) 'I don't believe any player goes out to intentionally injure another fellow professional.'
LMAO. Really?.... You're serious??? Ok mate, whatever.

 

[slartibartfast]

There was a worse late challenge on Dele later in the half that the ref waved play on for and should have gone back and booked the Burnley player at next dead ball. Ref bottled that though.

With regards to Dele’s foul, three things made it look worse than it was....

1. He had overrun the ball with a heavy touch which led to anticipation of a desperate foul.
2. Reaction of their player (who was actually hardly touched - he crashed into Dele).
3. Reaction of their bench and fans who all saw a chance to get Dele sent off.

One camera angle clearly showed Dele slid in front of the player to block the ball (which he actually did). Dele did not clatter into their player in a ‘late to where the ball was’ way. Their player’s momentum took him into Dele after Dele had partially blocked the ball. Murphy on MOTD called it spot on.

To be fair to Burnley their fans were fantastic.

Edit. Think this needs clarification lol. I meant how continuously loud and behind their team they were and how they tried to get to our players and the ref. Was great support. Obviously I didn't like the Alli abuse but if we got behind our boys like that every game all game it'd be fantastic. Especially if we were 3.0 down.

 

[SpursDave88]

To be fair to Burnley their fans were fantastic.

They weren't fantastic, they were annoying.

 

[teok]

To be fair to Burnley their fans were fantastic.

Grown men acting like petulant toddlers. It was fantastic seeing them get 3-0'd and sitting like lemons wearing santa hats.

 

[slartibartfast]

They weren't fantastic, they were annoying.

I meant how they were supporting their team and being loud. They're supposed to piss us off!
We could learn a thing or two from them. Sometimes we're far to quiet.

 

[slartibartfast]

Grown men acting like petulant toddlers. It was fantastic seeing them get 3-0'd and sitting like lemons wearing santa hats.

Yes of course it was but they were loud as fk and 100% behind their team for the whole match.

 

[Coyboy]

Two phrases from pundits that get my goat-
1) 'There was definite contact there.'
Errr..... So fkin what? You do not get awarded a penalty for contact. Or even a foul for that matter. Football is not a no contact sport. You get awarded a penalty for a foul in the goal area. Was it a bloody foul or not??? 'He touched me'. Jeezuz man up you fkin pussy

2) 'I don't believe any player goes out to intentionally injure another fellow professional.'
LMAO. Really?.... You're serious??? Ok mate, whatever.

Was Roy Keane the pundit who said that?

 

[slartibartfast]

Was Roy Keane the pundit who said that?

Lol. Exactly.
I've heard a lot of different pundits say both.

 

[SpursDave88]

I meant how they were supporting their team and being loud. They're supposed to piss us off!
We could learn a thing or two from them. Sometimes we're far to quiet.

Because it's worked so well for Everton and Stoke.