jimbo
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I think if you're going to wear a football shirt in public you can't be too shocked if you get some banter for it. Seems overly sensitive to me, but then everyone is these days.
What our opponents' fans are saying
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I think if you're going to wear a football shirt in public you can't be too shocked if you get some banter for it. Seems overly sensitive to me, but then everyone is these days.
Super Tottenham
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I've been looking at Redcafe (as they have a big member base) just see what other fans thought of our display, they are really putting the boot into us and the general consensus is that we looked poor. Are we looking at this win with rose tinted glasses or are they being overly harsh?
I think we looked much improved and certain things are starting to click with top talent still to be fully integrated into the squad.
I think we looked much improved and certain things are starting to click with top talent still to be fully integrated into the squad.
WalkerboyUK
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To be fair, there are some valid points in there:
"Bale needs to stop going walkabouts and stick to the wing."
"And if they aren't Spurs always find a way to cock it up and finish behind them."
"They haven't looked that great yet, but that's mainly due to their team not being settled. Either way, they're probably going to end up 5th, at best."
"Bale needs to stop going walkabouts and stick to the wing."
"And if they aren't Spurs always find a way to cock it up and finish behind them."
"They haven't looked that great yet, but that's mainly due to their team not being settled. Either way, they're probably going to end up 5th, at best."
spursontheloose
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Seems quite harsh, but I'm aware of the fact that Reading were quite poor yesterday. I don't think we can truly guage ourselves just yet!
Hopefully this attitude will help us when we visit OT. Nothing quite like a bit of under-estimation to rub a few noses in it. Just hope we don't get tonked
Hopefully this attitude will help us when we visit OT. Nothing quite like a bit of under-estimation to rub a few noses in it. Just hope we don't get tonked
dynamoSpurs
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dick head still wont play 4-4-2. We would've got smashed by any half decent team, which Reading clearly are not.
tototoner
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You are not seriously suggesting we should play 442 away from home ?
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Jamturk
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Its going to be interesting how they cope with our pressing mdfield though and you know they will be fearing Dembele.
tobi
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Fuck 4-4-2.
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Well, the truth as always is somewhere in between.
You can of course only beat what is in front of you and at times we made Reading look poor. But no, we were not Barca beaters and there is still work to be done. Man Utd away will be a big ask given there isn't really a fear factor about our team yet. Ther eis no Modric or VdV that makes the opposition sit up and go "we must neutralise them".
That can work in our favour as our all round team I think will ultimately gel better, but alas I fear not in time for United. United fans are over confident for a reason, when was the last time we beat them? Especially at OT??
You can of course only beat what is in front of you and at times we made Reading look poor. But no, we were not Barca beaters and there is still work to be done. Man Utd away will be a big ask given there isn't really a fear factor about our team yet. Ther eis no Modric or VdV that makes the opposition sit up and go "we must neutralise them".
That can work in our favour as our all round team I think will ultimately gel better, but alas I fear not in time for United. United fans are over confident for a reason, when was the last time we beat them? Especially at OT??
lillywhites61
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Couldn't agree more
lillywhites61
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What do you say about a comment like that?!
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All from an English speaking Lazio forum.
saw their match today against reading... we can take them!
At last a real test to rate our team.
I watched some of Totenham`s match yesterday and I must admit we might face serious problems with their pace.
Bale is so quick and special attention should be paid. He should be kept as far as possible from the goal as he is not only capable of dribbling, but also win free kicks close to the gate.
This is a genuine test for us.
if you put Scaloni against Bale ...anyway Bale can play at LB or RB so we must stop him in midfield
I think Ledesma will take care of Bale so I would not worry too much...
Bale needs to be defended by a zonal defense and not man-marked.
There is no defender in the world capable of stopping Bale on 1-1 for the time being.
It appears the Spurs will also be without their left back as Benoit Assou-Ekotto (a very decent player indeed and of the most consistent for them) was injured and will be out for 4 weeks.
In my opinion Bale is overrated. He is a hard-working fast player with an extraordinary sense of the game but that's it. His game works good in England but now that the surprise factor is gone, most defenders in Italy and Spain can handle him pretty good.
This game all depends on what side Spurs play. They were dominant yesterday and so the pressure is off AVB but is the pressure off enough for him to consider fielding a second string side?
In my opinion, we should field a full strength side if they play a weakened side but rest a few individuals if they are full strength and try to beat them tactically.
People are saying we can handle Bale. No we can't. No one can handle Bale's pace, problem is he can't handle it himself sometimes. With players like Konko, Lulic, Cavanda and Candreva, we have enough pace in our wings to handle Spurs threat as good as any other side in the world but sometimes we will have to double up on Bale, which is fine since Assou-Ekotto is out.
Spurs are tough to prepare for. Are we going to get Adebayor (if so, Ciani and Dias would be useful) or Defoe (in which case Biava may suffice) or both?
Don't expect a win. If you do, you are crazy. In saying that, Petkovic has shown enough to allow us to dream...
We should secure at least 1 point from this game n like I said before on another thread, the game vs panathinaikos n maribor are the key in this group.
I'm pretty sure that AVB will give a rest to a lot of the players that he used in their last game against Reading. He likes to rotate his team so players like Defoe, Dembele, Sigurdsson probably will end up not starting the game but Adebayor, Dempsey and Huddlestone are equally good.
saw their match today against reading... we can take them!
At last a real test to rate our team.
I watched some of Totenham`s match yesterday and I must admit we might face serious problems with their pace.
Bale is so quick and special attention should be paid. He should be kept as far as possible from the goal as he is not only capable of dribbling, but also win free kicks close to the gate.
This is a genuine test for us.
if you put Scaloni against Bale ...anyway Bale can play at LB or RB so we must stop him in midfield
I think Ledesma will take care of Bale so I would not worry too much...
Bale needs to be defended by a zonal defense and not man-marked.
There is no defender in the world capable of stopping Bale on 1-1 for the time being.
It appears the Spurs will also be without their left back as Benoit Assou-Ekotto (a very decent player indeed and of the most consistent for them) was injured and will be out for 4 weeks.
In my opinion Bale is overrated. He is a hard-working fast player with an extraordinary sense of the game but that's it. His game works good in England but now that the surprise factor is gone, most defenders in Italy and Spain can handle him pretty good.
This game all depends on what side Spurs play. They were dominant yesterday and so the pressure is off AVB but is the pressure off enough for him to consider fielding a second string side?
In my opinion, we should field a full strength side if they play a weakened side but rest a few individuals if they are full strength and try to beat them tactically.
People are saying we can handle Bale. No we can't. No one can handle Bale's pace, problem is he can't handle it himself sometimes. With players like Konko, Lulic, Cavanda and Candreva, we have enough pace in our wings to handle Spurs threat as good as any other side in the world but sometimes we will have to double up on Bale, which is fine since Assou-Ekotto is out.
Spurs are tough to prepare for. Are we going to get Adebayor (if so, Ciani and Dias would be useful) or Defoe (in which case Biava may suffice) or both?
Don't expect a win. If you do, you are crazy. In saying that, Petkovic has shown enough to allow us to dream...
We should secure at least 1 point from this game n like I said before on another thread, the game vs panathinaikos n maribor are the key in this group.
I'm pretty sure that AVB will give a rest to a lot of the players that he used in their last game against Reading. He likes to rotate his team so players like Defoe, Dembele, Sigurdsson probably will end up not starting the game but Adebayor, Dempsey and Huddlestone are equally good.
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