What our opponents' fans are saying

[Grey Fox]

Call me misguided but to me Spurs are superior to ALL clubs and always will be

Hello misguided

 

[Bulletspur]

Im interested to see if he has any other targets in minds as well. Not confident he does, however. Seemed like 2 summers ago he was Schneiderlin or bust and last summer was Schneiderlin and Berahino or bust.

@yankspurs Other than another striker what other position do you think needs strengthening and who do you think we could reasonably get to strengthen it? Bearing in mind a fit for Poch's philosophy and possible disruption to team harmony

 

[yankspurs]

@yankspurs Other than another striker what other position do you think needs strengthening and who do you think we could reasonably get to strengthen it? Bearing in mind a fit for Poch's philosophy and possible disruption to team harmony

We would do very well to find a backup DM to Dier. IMO, our vastly improved defense is a result of not only a much improved partnership but also having a DM sitting in front of that partnership to help break up play and shield the defense. Last year, the CM partnership of Bentaleb and Mason didnt do much in the way of shielding the back 4. That is why the defense looked somewhat better in the middle of the season when Dembele was given a run of games in the side. In that run of games, we looked more like a 433 with Dembele helping out the CM's and our defense looked the best it did all year(albeit still not great). If Dier goes down to injury or loses all form, we will begin to show some cracks in the defense due to our high press, high line style. Dier is really a key cog in our system as he is there to break up play and give relief to Toby and Jan if one of them ventures forward to join the attack, like we've seen Jan do at times.

Veljkovic could fill this void but it looks like there is no chance of that happening either this season or at any point in the future due to his contract situation.

 

[Misfit]

He bought us in 1982 and did what Bates and Harding did at Chelsea - spent more than the club made and sold us to Sugar when we were in a terrible financial state.
Do you think Lineker and Gazza came to Spurs for reasons different to Vialli and Gullit going to Chelsea?

I do think we have a misguided sense of superiority over some clubs.

And had Chelsea spent the last 10-15 years mired in their own effluence then furry muff. They didn't.

Also, they are simply muff cabbage. No circumstances will ever change that. So there.

 

[scat1620]

Also, they are simply muff cabbage.

They are indeed the New Jersey of football.

 

[thinktank]

Very complimentary here from arsemania...

I agree that they lack a certain magic. They are functional, but Alli Lamela, & Eriksen provide a bit of flair between them. Anyway, functionality didn't harm Chelsea.

Actually, the lucky way in which they grabbed 3 points has me particularly worried. It was reminiscent of classic Fergie era Man Utd. Watford go down to 10 men stupidly, ball gets cleared off the Spurs goal line by 1cm, the GK takes a risky pass in search of the win, Watford player couldn't control it, Tottenham pick it up and end up scoring an sublime flicked last minute goal (albeit offside). They knew they had to capitalise on that Watford error and they went for it.

They've been grinding out draws, having a slow stable start, and the teams around them have failed to get away from them. They are in the title race until such a time as they are put out of it by their competitors. They've been building resilience and belief and now they have responded very strongly to defeat against Newcastle with their best run of wins. they know that they need to start picking up more wins and they believe in themselves. That Watford win is huge.

Also, people are not giving them a chance based on one win. Apart from Leicester (who I don't believe have enough quality), they are the form team in the league across the season so far. They are the most consistent team across the season and they are also the form team, picking up the most points over the last 3 games and also the last 10 games. They have the momentum more than any other team right now. They have huge quality, especially in terms of their manager who rotates his team more than Wenger, their GK, CF, CB. They also have the best defensive record and goal difference.

They lack the experience, but they also lack the pressure that Arsenal and Man City are under. They are serious contenders and it would be foolish to discount them. Also, they are acting like a proper football club for once, not like the shambles they used to be. Setting themselves apart from the chequebook clubs who are embarrassing themselves by signing too many players and players who cannot justify the prices paid.

Very level-headed and fair appraisal.

[edit] actually that looks like it's come from a fan of another team that's on their forum, for some reason. Still, nice read.

 

[Ironskullll]

If the 'most part' refers to the past 20 years then you are right - before that in the 'most part' we and the gooners have been the top 2 sides on London'

1982 to 1925 - Spurs
1925 to 1950 - Arsenal
1950 - 1970 - Spurs
1970 - 1990 - pretty much 50-50 Spurs/Arsenal
1990 - now - Arsenal, with Chelsea in the mix too
Chelsea might have flitted in and out once or twice in the 30s and 50s and then again in the last 20 years; need to make allowances for the war years, Arsenal's successes in the 50s and so forth, plus acknowledge that Spurs have tended to really under-perform even in times of domination, but still, that's not a million miles away from an assessment of London's top club down the years, and it's reflected closely by attendance figures. This discussion really should have its own thread though shouldn't it?

 

[Riandor]

1982 to 1925 - Spurs

Some might say our football was ahead of it's time...

 

[KalSpur]

You must be a WUM.

Chelsea have won 15 trophies in the last 10 years and have still only just taken over us as the fourth most successful club in Britain. Prior to being financed by corrupt Russian money, they were a total and utter irrelevancy and had more in common with Watford than they did Tottenham.

Tottenham are traditionally one of Britain's elite footballing institutions. The first to win the double, the first to win European silverware from England, the only amateur side to win the Cup, the only side to win the title following promotion - a Rolls Royce of English football. Don't taint such a name by comparing us with a new money bollocks football club that counted Kerry Dixon as one of its legends before some bored Russian fancied throwing pennies at something.

Also, didn't Abramovich first try to get his hands on Spurs, but for whatever reason it didn't happen and he then turned his attention to Chelsea? Not sure if true, but I've heard it from quite a few different sources.

 

[heelspurs]

They are indeed the New Jersey of football.

Ehhh...WTF? Let's just say that some posters might just take this comment a little personal dagnabbit. Specifically since it's not our opponents dissing the beautiful Garden State and that you will not find a more beautiful 170 miles of toll booths on the planet.

 

[scat1620]

Ehhh...WTF? Let's just say that some posters might just take this comment a little personal dagnabbit. Specifically since it's not our opponents dissing the beautiful Garden State and that you will not find a more beautiful 170 miles of toll booths on the planet.

'Twas a specific reference to @Misfit 's intentional/unintentional South Park reference ("muff cabbage"), that's all. New Jersey gave us The Sopranos, so it's all good with me.

Chelsea aren't though. They're ****s. To a man, woman and child.

 

[allpaths]

Ehhh...WTF? Let's just say that some posters might just take this comment a little personal dagnabbit. Specifically since it's not our opponents dissing the beautiful Garden State and that you will not find a more beautiful 170 miles of toll booths on the planet.

No he's quite right Fuck off New Jersey, Fuck off Chris Christie, Fuck off Jersey Shore and thou I liked Shrubs Fuck off Zach Braff, just because I don't know anybody else from New Jersey #TeamHurricaneSandy

 

[mattie g]

No he's quite right Fuck off New Jersey, Fuck off Chris Christie, Fuck off Jersey Shore and thou I liked Shrubs Fuck off Zach Braff, just because I don't know anybody else from New Jersey #TeamHurricaneSandy

 

[yankspurs]

Ehhh...WTF? Let's just say that some posters might just take this comment a little personal dagnabbit. Specifically since it's not our opponents dissing the beautiful Garden State and that you will not find a more beautiful 170 miles of toll booths on the planet.

New Jersey is a dump

 

[yankspurs]

No he's quite right Fuck off New Jersey, Fuck off Chris Christie, Fuck off Jersey Shore and thou I liked Shrubs Fuck off Zach Braff, just because I don't know anybody else from New Jersey #TeamHurricaneSandy

With you on everything but Sandy. That storm fucked new york also. So fuck that thing

 

[Jgplk1]

A bit more from the Everton fans

Spurs are going through a season of improvement under pug headed Pochettino of the shrunken facial features. They’re tight in the defense, aggressive in the tackle, play nice passing togger and are not short of some flair up front - basically all the nice things on the planet that Everton fans wish of their own team.

In amongst the inconsistency and chaos of this season’s Premier League they’re very much worth keeping a close eye on to put together a push for the top or close by. To temper that it’s also worth remembering that they suffer the same penchant for throwing it all away as we do.


We have won a full more seven league titles than their paltry two and they best not forget it. They owe us homage. March them all - Terry and Dave and Dazza and Barry, every single last meffy last one of them - to the Dixie Dean statue from their trains, coaches and cars and make them get down on their knees and pay their dues. Or we’ll slay them right there and then. Bring Mark Falco out of his after dinner speeches for 60 people and throw a burger at his head and get Southall to just sit on him right there and then. What’s our name? We’re Everton you filthy mugs. Now get in the stadium and pipe down or we’ll too tuck right into your cheap cocaine tainted women.
Only messing, I actually much prefer them to the Arsenal fans who are weird bores. I’d also be happier if they won any title up for grabs this season than the other offerings about too.


They are solid at the back we are crap, Spurs win to start the year off just as it ended



Harry Kane has a face that should be starring in small civic centre pantomimes where he is grooming children and urging them to pick a pocket or two. That apart he’s a more than a useful striker and a throw back to ace centre forwards who are not overly proficient in physicality but just love scoring goals.


They have options behind him like the occasionally excellent Erikssen and the impressive Son but the player I’ve liked most for them this season has been Lamela who is realising his potential under his compatriot coach. Not that you care one jot who I like and who I don’t, but just throwing that out there so when he curls in the crushing fourth goal and winner I can act smug as though I know something about football.

Deep midfield will contain Dier for who we are absolutely plums for letting escape our clutches, he’s done well in adapting from full back to central defence and finally to midfield. Thankfully the excellent Dembele is out injured for this one, he’s been terrific this season.

Alderweireld and Vertonghen are very under rated central defence partnership with a bit of everything you need to succeed and they have full backs which stop crosses and even if they get through they have a goalkeeper who isn’t sentenced to 15 years hard time served on his line.

The most obvious Everton 5 Spurs 8 ever.


Can't see us getting much out of this so we'll probably win 1-0 (Lukaku) to prove me wrong and ensure our Jekyll and Hyde sequence of inconsistency continues

4-1 spurs

Our back line will get ragged all over the place

3-1 to Everton.... this is where we turn the corner & Martinez gives all the moaners metaphorical middle finger. Corner turned and we surge up the league to where this squad should get to.


Nice read chico,surprised to see quite a few so called experts have us to win[or draw],thought nearly all would have us to lose lol,dont seem to know what to predict with us,so i will just say Everton to win,why are we so different at home [conceeding wise etc] to away-is it the crowd,the way we set up, or what.

I sincerely hope we win so that the level headed posters don't have to endure the tedium of the crybabies but I have it at Spurs 1-0 Everton.

Oh god, we'll have to listen to the most cringeworthy song in all of football. 'He's one of our own'....

Oh god, we'll have to listen to it when his 25 yard pea shooter goes through Howards legs.

4-3 to the blues.... John cheidozie hatrick for the spuds...

It truly is the worst song in football. 'Look, we managed to produce a player!'

Shuddering just thinking about it

I don't mind the Tottering hotspots, rather them than the gooners harry potter army
I'm going 7-6 to either us or spuds

We'll smash these. They're involved in that energy-sapping, season-wrecking Europa league thing.....you know the sole reason we were rubbish last season according to some....

Oh, they're 4th.


Make mine a 1-1 then. Happy new year Blues.

I fully expect them to score 5 ... I'm going for 6-3 spurs

They’ve a very useful team and they’re more than capable of giving us a shoeing if we continue to piss goals and have the tactical awareness of a rabid horse that’s lashed it’s jockey off and has smelled the doughnut store.

 

[Misfit]

Harry Kane has a face that should be starring in small civic centre pantomimes where he is grooming children and urging them to pick a pocket or two. That apart he’s a more than a useful striker and a throw back to ace centre forwards who are not overly proficient in physicality but just love scoring goals.

Hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa. I can't breathe.

 

[Qualsonic]

They're a strange bunch,aren't they?

 

[Rogmeister]

What a delightful bunch.

 

[worcestersauce]

Christ the Everton fans are even more manic depressive than us.