Match Threads Spurs Vs Chelsea

[easley91]

Had a few pints before the game to settle the nerves because I detest that shower and really wanted to win. Coming up the steps after half time, I was standing at the edge of my row and Skipp lashes it in. Me and the guy on the end of the row start shouting and without thinking, I grabbed him and hugged him.

So if you were grabbed by a big, fat Irish bloke in the East Upper, I do apologise. I did kinda enjoy it though so you'll have flowers and chocolates on your seat before the Forest game...

@EastUpperDK82

 

[McFlash]

Had a few pints before the game to settle the nerves because I detest that shower and really wanted to win. Coming up the steps after half time, I was standing at the edge of my row and Skipp lashes it in. Me and the guy on the end of the row start shouting and without thinking, I grabbed him and hugged him.

So if you were grabbed by a big, fat Irish bloke in the East Upper, I do apologise. I did kinda enjoy it though so you'll have flowers and chocolates on your seat before the Forest game...

It must be something about the Irish because I spontaneously hugged an Irishman sat next to me many years ago, I think it was after a superb Ginola strike.
We both leapt up and before we knew up, were bouncing up and down in a warm embrace. ?

 

[beats1]

I'm the opposite. We won in spite of the shoddy ref against that lot. It's an even better feeling with two academy lads scoring against a put together squad.

I feel like it doesn't mean much, we did what we expected of us

For me the next 2 cup matches are much bigger

 

[DenverSpur]

I thought they zonal marked didn't they? That'll be why they have drilled at certain players being in certain positions regardless of who they are up against. It still baffles me how so many teams no longer have their full backs on front and back post regardless of who they are playing as it stops so many goals.

100% this. One of my pet peeve’s.Still annoys me that the goal we conceded at WH the year Leicester won the title would not have been scored with a man on the near post. Such a simple sensible tactic. Also if you stick a man up on half way line they have to have 2 men back marking him. With corner taker that’s 2 spare men you have who would be more effective on the posts than standing like statues zonal marking.

 

[slartibartfast]

100% this. One of my pet peeve’s.Also if you stick a man up on half way line they have to have 2 men back marking him. With corner taker that’s 2 spare men you have who would be more effective on the posts than standing like statues zonal marking.

I used to think this with Defoe. Like Sterling there is just absolutely no point at all in someone of their statur being in the goal area for a set piece.
And they're fast as fuck. Leave them up the pitch and drag some opposition out of your half. If they dont get back then on their head be it when we lump it forward.
No its not for the purist but it works.
Id leave Son on half way line as well. They'd never catch him.

 

[Thenewcat]

I thought they zonal marked didn't they? That'll be why they have drilled at certain players being in certain positions regardless of who they are up against. It still baffles me how so many teams no longer have their full backs on front and back post regardless of who they are playing as it stops so many goals.

It’s not that simple though. If you have 2 men on the posts that’s two less men competing for headers. You notice a goal going in at a post but you don’t think ‘that’s because we have 2 men on the posts’ when a guy bullets in an unmarked header. I’ve never seen a decent study on which is better but the fact that so many teams have gone away from it suggests the answer

 

[Gilzean at the near post]

Next day this win feels just as good as it did at full time. It's the win that just keeps giving ?

 

[Eddie4gazza]

I enjoyed watching Hasselbaink and Dawson arguing over the second goal. Both have different and strong views as to who was responsible with Daws arguing that Sterling switches off after the Dier flick on, whilst Hasselbaink saying that Chillwell should have pushed up the moment the flight of the ball made it obvious it was going to the 6 yard box. Essentially saying that he played Kane onside and allowed the flick on to be profitable.

And in you're opinion. Which ex pro has the bigger braincells count. My money is on that beling Jimmy.

 

[fortworthspur]

just watched. ziyech, atwell. cant remember a bigger officiating debacle off the top of my head. slap to the face - red but then not a red., and oh yeah, no first yellow intended even tho he ran into the melee before the slap with cards in his hand., fuck me.

 

[fortworthspur]

and we kicked the shit out of those sorry bastards anyway.

 

[Trix]

It’s not that simple though. If you have 2 men on the posts that’s two less men competing for headers. You notice a goal going in at a post but you don’t think ‘that’s because we have 2 men on the posts’ when a guy bullets in an unmarked header. I’ve never seen a decent study on which is better but the fact that so many teams have gone away from it suggests the answer

How many teams send up every player into the box mate? Numbers wise it is that simple, and football follows trends. When one team has great success doing things a certain way the majority of football follows. Doesn't mean it works for them and it more often than not doesn't.

 

[Thenewcat]

How many teams send up every player into the box mate? Numbers wise it is that simple, and football follows trends. When one team has great success doing things a certain way the majority of football follows. Doesn't mean it works for them and it more often than not doesn't.

Don’t understand your point re the bit in bold. However many players a team sends up, you’ve got two less to mark them with if you have men on the posts. Whether that takes your advantage from 8 to 6 to 6 each or whatever doesn’t matter, if still stands that a team will win more headers against less defenders.

as for the second bit, who are this one team that teams all over with world are copying? Some teams man mark, some zone. Some put men on posts, some don’t: if it was obvious one way was better than the other everyone would do it

 

[Stuart Leathercock]

Don’t understand your point re the bit in bold. However many players a team sends up, you’ve got two less to mark them with if you have men on the posts. Whether that takes your advantage from 8 to 6 to 6 each or whatever doesn’t matter, if still stands that a team will win more headers against less defenders.

as for the second bit, who are this one team that teams all over with world are copying? Some teams man mark, some zone. Some put men on posts, some don’t: if it was obvious one way was better than the other everyone would do it

The main reason we pull everyone back for corners is to give us a better opportunity to counter attack, as we then have more players able to receive a pass and the opposition have less players back to deal with the counter.

 

[Gbspurs]

Don't worry I'm sure the next humbling defeat isn't far off.

 

[beats1]

Normally after such, big fixture, I would be buzzing but they and the ref were so bad. I feel nothing

I feel like it doesn't mean much, we did what we expected of us

For me the next 2 cup matches are much bigger

You wankers laughing at me, you must be new to this game

I knew this would HAPPEN!!!