mason's distribution is probably a bit better than alli's but there's not much in it between those four, just go with whoever's in form. lamela does seem to be still improving but atm I'd slightly prefer chadli, for temperament if nothing else. I'd like to see a swift kaneless attack at some point too, n'jie, son & mb alli in a more advanced role
― ogmor, Monday, 2 November 2015 14:48 (eight years ago) link
Mason not as penetrative as alli and prone to silly losses of possession.
Chadli/dembele I like but yeah short of a huge improvement in consistency they're good bench options.
Feel like waiting for lamela to become a 30m player is never gonna happen but I've no prob embracing him as first xi scrappy winger.
N'jie and Son I've yet to see so I guess Kane, Eriksen, Alli, Dier, Lamela and Dembele with latter vulnerable
Quite happy with bentaleb, mason, dembele bench options when you look at our midfield historically
― MONKEY had been BUMMED by the GHOST of the late prancing paedophile (darraghmac), Monday, 2 November 2015 18:59 (eight years ago) link
N'jie is very fast and quite tricky but some of his decision-making looks pretty suspect at the moment, expect Poch to work on that though.
Son has looked very classy so far but I can't see him winning many tackles so playing him in front of Danny Rose is not going to work.
― Matt DC, Monday, 2 November 2015 19:18 (eight years ago) link
CSKA Moscow and Leverkusen in pot 1 and 2 isn't bad going.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:45 (seven years ago) link
Given I already have tickets for all three group games I have mixed feelings about that group. It's a bit Europa really.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 25 August 2016 17:01 (seven years ago) link
tbf, I imagine the other clubs feel the same way about us.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:40 (seven years ago) link
Someone had to inherit the Man United draw.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
Plenty potential for Spurs to finish third and end up in the fucking Europa again. I'd rather they go out having played Barca or Milan rather than some tame 1-0 defeat in Moscow.
― groovypanda, Thursday, 25 August 2016 21:54 (seven years ago) link
Kane and Alli vs Akinfeev, Berezutsky, Ignashevich and Shennikov - what could possibly go wro...
No, on current form, and fully accepting that on their day Spurs can lose to anyone in the world, they should be ok against CSKA. Monaco are much weaker than they were two years ago. Leverkusen are good, though.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Thursday, 25 August 2016 22:07 (seven years ago) link
Lads it's far indeed we've come when we're moaning about the unglam standard of our cl opponents ffs
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Thursday, 25 August 2016 22:09 (seven years ago) link
Lamela you fucking mug
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 September 2016 19:01 (seven years ago) link
(assuming that was lamela)
No team with Ben Davies in it will ever win the cl
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 September 2016 19:18 (seven years ago) link
Better
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 14 September 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
Is it not a penalty if the ball isn't in play? Didn't Blanc concede one in the World Cup once?
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Wednesday, 14 September 2016 20:00 (seven years ago) link
Possibly not, googling it.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Wednesday, 14 September 2016 20:02 (seven years ago) link
No. Same thing happened recently in a Prem game but can't remember which one
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 14 September 2016 20:11 (seven years ago) link
lol at the Monaco defenders having the same meagre understanding of the rules as me.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Wednesday, 14 September 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
xps Davies hasn't even been bad, there's just a glaring lack of finesse and vision compared to his teammates (even the ones who are often dense and drive me nuts)
― The Codling Of The London Suede (Legal Warning Across The Atlantic) (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 14 September 2016 20:16 (seven years ago) link
Sounds like you're describing a back-up left back.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 14 September 2016 22:01 (seven years ago) link
Monaco are much weaker than they were two years ago.
hmmm
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 14 September 2016 22:05 (seven years ago) link
They are, though they have had a terrific start to the season. Man-for-man it's a weaker team but Jardim is still an excellent manager. I missed the first half hour so didn't see them at their best but the last 45 minutes at least was all Spurs, though without a great deal of quality to show for it.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Wednesday, 14 September 2016 22:10 (seven years ago) link
I was at the game and while the first 15mins were all Spurs it seemed inevitable that Monaco would score with their first attack. Dier was being asked to do way too much (and he's off the boil in any case) and they kept running through our midfield until Dembele came on.
Should really have brought Sissoko on earlier, there was a sense that something might happen every time he ran at them, although a right flank of Sissoko and Walker is both terrifying and a disaster waiting to happen.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 14 September 2016 22:19 (seven years ago) link
Spurs all over CSKA in opening 30 minutes.
We'll concede any minute now.
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 19:14 (seven years ago) link
Spurs look hugely vulnerable atm and have barely created anything. They can step up several gears though.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 19:16 (seven years ago) link
Lamela stinking place out of it with his passing
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
Not sure subbing Janssen instead is a wise move.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 20:08 (seven years ago) link
Lamela at CF.
<3 u Igor.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 20:13 (seven years ago) link
seen figures for various club's net spend, didn't realise what an exceptional case spurs are. top 6's net spend since 12/13 (this cribbed off twitter so somewhat dubious)
City £402mUnited £368mArsenal £205mChelsea £192mLiverpool £121mTottenham £1m
and looking here http://www.transferleague.co.uk/premier-league-last-five-seasons/transfer-league-tables/premier-league-table-last-five-seasons spurs have a lower net spend than any team currently in the PL except swansea. that's crazy, how is it the case?
― ogmor, Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:02 (seven years ago) link
Selling club innit? ;)
― Tim, Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:05 (seven years ago) link
£80m for Bale, £30m or whatever for Modric, £10m+ for pretty much every piece of squad deadweight. It adds up.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:07 (seven years ago) link
is there a more accomplished selling club?
― ogmor, Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:08 (seven years ago) link
Porto. Juve.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:11 (seven years ago) link
If we can get more than £20m for Ben Davies, as Levy is reported to be holding out for, we would be up there with any of them.
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Thursday, 19 January 2017 17:02 (seven years ago) link
Cos I was interested I looked up transfer fees of starting 11 vs chelsea:
lloris 10.71vertonghen 12.75alderweild 12.75dier 2.98rose 4.25wanyama 12.75dembele 11.05walker 1.7kane 0erikson 11.48ali 5.6 86.02
― barbarian radge (NotEnough), Thursday, 19 January 2017 17:30 (seven years ago) link
Courtois 7.61cahill 7.14luiz 29.75Azpilicueta 7.48alonso 19.55kante 30.43matic 21.25moses 9.78Hazard 29.75Pedro 22.95Costa 32.3 217.99
― barbarian radge (NotEnough), Thursday, 19 January 2017 17:31 (seven years ago) link
Janssen refused a transfer to Galatasaray, his manager said today, as he "wants to go for his chance" at Spurs. That could've upped the balance with a million or two...
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 19 January 2017 18:20 (seven years ago) link
levy <3
― trilby mouth (darraghmac), Thursday, 19 January 2017 23:32 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2nAZUiXEAAxvq_.jpg
Tunnel side seats in the new stadium
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 20 January 2017 11:21 (seven years ago) link
Guys straight up called fuckit eh
― Betsy DeVos Ayes (darraghmac), Thursday, 16 February 2017 18:21 (seven years ago) link
Walker clearly up for fuvking us tonight
― Betsy DeVos Ayes (darraghmac), Thursday, 16 February 2017 18:28 (seven years ago) link
Walker I can't even.
― Betsy DeVos Ayes (darraghmac), Thursday, 16 February 2017 18:37 (seven years ago) link
This is hateful stuff. Every decision a lazy clownish one, every execution a lazy slow one.
Alli stinking the place out of it this past while, the odd finish aside. Dembele turns are being measured in seasons
― Betsy DeVos Ayes (darraghmac), Thursday, 16 February 2017 18:45 (seven years ago) link
i turned this shit off around 35 minutes. guardian minute by minute indicating spurs are playing better in the second half.
― mizzell, Thursday, 16 February 2017 19:13 (seven years ago) link
Timing!
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Thursday, 16 February 2017 19:15 (seven years ago) link
Dier at fault yet again.
lol
― mizzell, Thursday, 16 February 2017 19:15 (seven years ago) link
Pack of cunts. Was there ever a team switched off at throws like us
― Betsy DeVos Ayes (darraghmac), Thursday, 16 February 2017 19:17 (seven years ago) link
Behind to a Jeremy Perbet goal.
― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Thursday, 16 February 2017 19:17 (seven years ago) link