Thudd

But THUDD works better for a big strike. Simplistic, powerful and onomatopoeic. And you can put extra Ds on the end to indicate POWER.

Anyway having JJ in midfield may not be a bad thing against Liverpool.

I say you can have both YOMP and THUDD, Batman-stylee

seriously, thudd with a soft 'd' finish just kind of dies out, but YOMP! echoes like a military shout

JJ or kranjcar? would have assumed that niko/modric can do a job centrally, though that may be just a touch too attack minded.

that said, jenas midfield is just a touch too nothing-minded.

Definitely not Modric in the centre up against Mascherano, he's way better with more space to play with out on the left. Probably not Kranjcar either given he plays pretty ineffectively there for Croatia.

Every time JJ has come on we start playing in a different way and there's more penetration through the middle of the park. I'd say Palacios-Jenas-Croatians on both flanks is the way to go.

I'd trust Modric to win space in the centre, tbh. And I'm not sure that Liverpool, in their current state (including injuries) need much more than Palacios to handle them through the centre.

I'd much prefer to see us put them on the back foot, though in fairness JJ covers a lot of ground off the ball (though again, in fairness he doesn't seem to do much once he gets there)

I actually just said YOMP out loud :(

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/30/tom-huddlestone-tottenham-hotspur-england-interview

no excuses for not watching him tonight folks- the best passer in the english game.

eh unless he isn't playing for any reason, like.

I think watching a competent passing midfielder would make me cry.

jesus to think that it's only 12 months since our starting midfielders were zokora and jenas- is this right?

That Graun piece is v sweet and nice to read in its own way (this is the thread where it is OK to say stuff like that about Graun features) - also I love that he got picked ahead of Ravanelli for his Derby debut, aged 15

also it acknowledges that he is the best passer with either foot in england, which maybe more people need to say and hear.

no excuses for not watching him tonight folks- the best passer in the english game.

eh unless he isn't playing for any reason, like.

― genial anarchy (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 13:46 (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

It's like I live in a world where no-one else knows Cesc exists.

fabregas is a very good passer.

terrible.

Three more of those in a row and he should be ready to hit the bar to speed up England's inevitable quarter-final exit this summer

thudd and modric- both in crap form lately (modric back from injury tbf) and that's 90% of our shit form (other 10% dawson's lack of brane and palacios lack of giving a shit intermittently)

but i thought modric was the best player in britain

I guess we can lock this one now right

modric off form isn't going to be the best player in britain, don't talk shite

in the meantime, the best player in britain has been aaron lennon, then david bentley iirc. i may be missing king for 90 mins in there somewhere

nani was the best player in britain for like a game and 30 minutes until he got too good and got himself sent off

yes that is true.

Gareth Bale is now the best player in Britain though

RIP

he didn't get shawcrossed did he? i got bored and stopped watching

johnny heitinga is a savager and more twisted specimen of purest evil than a thousand ryan shawcrosses

cos hes foreign right

?

don't hold out on me here what's up with thudd

possible broken foot? badly twisted ankle? not sure tbh

needs a gastric band amirite

i is just here for the free coffee

from watching it or what? can't see any info anywhere. information superhighway my ass.

Reports from White Hart Lane that Tom Huddlestone has beed decapitated in a freak coming together with Dutch international Johnny Heitenga

O_O

it's only a suspected decapitation

guys reports that his head has been attached in an IMMENSE 9 hr surgery and they're waiting to see if it 'takes'

Gonna need Jamie O'Hara back at this rate. Either that or take a chance on putting a Croatian in the middle of the park. Actually, that won't work either seeing as we have no other fit wide players.

o'hara back, surely? would rather have him than jenas all other things equal anyway.

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6028809,00.html

http://www.tottenhamblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/facebook1.jpg

Tom Huddlestone has had 64 shots and scored once, the worst ratio in the top flight

but he takes all his shots first time from 30 yards on either foot. i'm giving him a free pass on that stat.

He's the new Tugay!

^^^okocha morelike

most of his shots are blocked

man tugay scored some crackers against us.

some games Bendtner must be pushing thudd close

i'll forgive tom 63 glorious misses more than i'll allow robbie keane missing 4/5 sitters.