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vegassd

The ghost of Johnny Cash
Aug 5, 2006
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The Carragher/Neville argument is so funny to watch because it seems to echo a bunch of the arguments that happen on this forum.

What stands out is that Carragher is saying that Spurs aren't trying to win the league because we have only spent 29m net under Poch. He is equating ambition to spending which certainly has merit, but isn't it bizarre that football has reached the point where unless you're spending far beyond your earnings you are deemed to be unambitious.

Interestingly enough, it was the end of last season when Klopp was receiving huge praise (deservedly so) for getting Liverpool into the top 4 and CL final whilst Liverpool's net spend since 2004 was just £18m.... lower than Spurs. Article link here. I think Carragher had already been dropped by Sky for the spitting thing back then (classy) but if he was on air I'm sure he would have lauded that run without a net spend. Fast forward six months and apparently it's impossible to do anything without a high net spend.

It is a tricky one because obviously there is a huge amount of money in the game now and it would appear impossible to achieve anything without spending. But saying stuff like "Stoke spent 60m and are in the Championship" should surely only prove that money does not guarantee success.

Carragher's notion that "this is all going to fall away soon" has been levelled at us for the past 10 years because we don't spend the same as the other top six. But we haven't fallen away - we've kept on improving. It's not sexy at all so perhaps that's why it's such an easy target for the media and fans alike.

But if Liverpool can make the CL final with a four-year net spend of £18m, and if Leicester can win the league with a £60m squad and a £60m wage bill, then wouldn't it be nice for a few of the pundits to say football is about more than just money.
 

THX2208

Ubisoft Goes Steamworks Bye Bye; Always On DRM
Dec 6, 2006
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What the hell happens to their voices when they are arguing :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:? It's like watching cartoon.

7:35-7:50 I have that on repeat :ROFLMAO:

*PMSL They get a little bit carried away buddy ???
 

JCRD

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Aug 10, 2018
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What the hell happens to their voices when they are arguing :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:? It's like watching cartoon.

7:35-7:50 I have that on repeat :ROFLMAO:

I literally pissed myself laughing at their voices... i mean you have this perception thats how most northerners argue particularly scousers but to view it in real life and sounding exactly how it is in your head is fucking surreal.
 

coys200

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May 22, 2017
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Thought it was impossible for there to be a bigger imbecile than Merson. But dean Saunders well and truly trumps him.
 

Sir Henry

Facts > Feelings
Aug 18, 2008
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What the hell happens to their voices when they are arguing :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:? It's like watching cartoon.

7:35-7:50 I have that on repeat :ROFLMAO:

Why in the fucking fucks fuck would we fucking almighty fuck want Harry fucking McGuire when we have Toby, Vert and Sanchez. Does that fucking fuck still think we have Doherty at the back ? Fuck head. ****.
 

walworthyid

David Ginola
Oct 25, 2004
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walworthyid

David Ginola
Oct 25, 2004
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Why in the fucking fucks fuck would we fucking almighty fuck want Harry fucking McGuire when we have Toby, Vert and Sanchez. Does that fucking fuck still think we have Doherty at the back ? Fuck head. ****.
Sorry mate but McGuire is quality in my opinion. Great on the ball, good in the air. Yes he makes the odd mistake, but I would take him in a heart beat. Unfortunately, because he is English he will cost upwards of 60 million.
 

thebenjamin

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Jul 1, 2008
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Why in the fucking fucks fuck would we fucking almighty fuck want Harry fucking McGuire when we have Toby, Vert and Sanchez. Does that fucking fuck still think we have Doherty at the back ? Fuck head. ****.

David Pleat said once on 5 Live that we had a deal done to sign Maguire from Hull, before we bought Sanchez. But the player got cold feet at the last minute as he didn't think he'd get game time, and went to Leicester instead. And we bought Sanchez.
 

kmk

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https://www.skysports.com/football/...o-got-the-better-of-maurizio-sarri-at-wembley

How Mauricio Pochettino got the better of Maurizio Sarri at Wembley
Spurs moved above their rivals into third with victory

Mauricio Pochettino masterminded Tottenham's impressive 3-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday night and the Sunday Supplement panel dissected how the Argentine got the better of his Italian counterpart.

Tottenham moved above Chelsea into third place in the Premier League after inflicting a first league defeat of the season on their London rivals.

The home side raced into an early two-goal lead after strikes from Dele Alli and Harry Kane, before Heung-min Son's superb solo goal sealed the win nine minutes after half-time.

However, according to Matt Law, it was the Spurs manager's tactics that ultimately were the key to victory at the home of football.

"I was very impressed with the way Pochettino set Tottenham up, he beat Sarri up on the day with his tactics," the Daily Telegraph's football news correspondent told the Sunday Supplement.

"Son was an interesting selection, they had an agreement with South Korea that he would not go on international duty in the last break, so he was one of their few top players who had not gone away.

Pochettino got everything right and Sarri got everything wrong
Matt Law, the Daily Telegraph's football news correspondent
"So he played him and you could tell the energy he had as a lot of people may have expected Erik Lamela to start a game like that and that paid off.

"Harry Winks on the bench, Juan Foyth instead of Jan Vertonghen - he could have brought Vertonghen straight back. He put Alli on to Jorginho and almost man marked him at times and that just worked amazingly.

"They let the ball go out to N'Golo Kante a lot when Chelsea were attacking and it just kept breaking down as his distribution is probably his weak point and they pinpointed that.

"And I just thought Pochettino got everything right and Sarri got everything wrong."

Meanwhile, Saturday's dominant display also confirmed that the north London club - who are now just five points behind league leaders Manchester City - are really going places under Pochettino.

"Pochettino has completely changed the whole club, which is worth far more than winning a trophy," Law said, a view Oliver Holt agreed with.

"Tottenham were just superb and on a different level to Chelsea and this was a team that came into the game unbeaten," said the Mail on Sunday's chief sports writer.

"They seem to be going from strength to strength and that was probably the best Premier League performance I have seen this season."
 
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