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Norwich Vs Tottenham: Match Thread

robin09

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Jun 4, 2005
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A 20 second spell of crisp passing and movement and we'd score.

We just seem completely incapable of stringing passes together.

They all look fucking great in the training clips, but as soon as we get on a pitch we fall apart.
 

theShiznit

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Jul 26, 2004
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Well that was an atrocious half of football.

Midfield is non existent. Starting to think Dembele and Parker is not a viable option, is it coincidence that since Parker's return Dembele has put in three of his worst performances in a Spurs shirt?

Long balls up to Defoe are our main option it seems.

Really bad, things can only get better?
 

EnfieldYiddo

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Aug 6, 2012
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Not one player has played well?

Lloris in no man's land for goal
Walker lost man
BAE getting raped by Snodgrass
Bale passenger
Defoe injured tbf
Dempsey awful touch
Dembele ...
Parker is just so average compaed to Sandro
Dawson just hoofing as is Verts

Could go on.

I want to see Holtby on at HT.
 

Kendall

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Feb 8, 2007
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I think it's about time we went 4-3-3. Lennon off, Holtby on.

Lennon looks like he's starting to come into the patch of form where he does fuck all.
 

ILS

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Jun 21, 2008
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Ugh, the replay of Defoe's chance made it that much more frustrating. He just kicked it really hard. No intent. No strategy. Just booted it.

We need a striker with some brains.
How many of his goals are dinks or well placed? Head down and laces through the ball.
 

danielneeds

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May 5, 2004
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Where's the work-rate, the courage in posession? Yes, Norwich are pressing us high, but we are good enough to play our way through them...
 

carpediem991

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we need about 4 players if not more, looking at that team tonight I have no idea where the goals are coming from, infact if you take Bale out of our midfield you'll be lucky if the others are capable of scoring 5 between them over the whole season, certainly not enough to get us top 4. Lewis got goals in him?


Lewis definatley has a good shot, he is a goal threat. But at spurs he maybe will never score again.

I don't know what to do. Bring on Holtby as soon as possible. But for who? Parker? Demps? Defoe?
 

KingKay

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Apr 16, 2004
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Absolutely woeful so far. Nobody seems to want the ball in the middle so we keep going long to one of the smallest men on the pitch. When we're not playing well our squad depth really does look very thin, we hardly have any alternative options on the bench.
 

The Spurs Lad

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Jun 18, 2012
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The game will change the second we take Dempsey off for an actual attacking midfielder who can pass, control and link up. Either of Sigurdsson or Holtby will do.

Also Defoe for once in your pathetic little life will you place a fucking shot. Just one time. I do not understand how you can continually smash it at the keeper and not even look up yet still have a genuine look of bemusement after the keeper 'saves' it.
 

punkisback

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Apr 10, 2004
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Dembele not looking as good alongside Parker today than he does Sandro, he's the kinda player we need to get on the ball.
Parker is like defoe, he really makes things hard for his Partner by not holding position, passing back to players under pressure and generally running around like a madman.
 

stevenurse

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May 14, 2007
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Ah, the old spirit crushing inevitability of it, I've missed you.

Sounds like another thoroughly tepid display.
 
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