(Fernando are you LG in disguise? Have to ask, sorry)
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:21 (five years ago) link
Ajax 66% possession ffs
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:22 (five years ago) link
They’re making Spurs look like a League One team. Absolutely wouldn’t bet against them turning Barca over.
― ShariVari, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:23 (five years ago) link
this is like watching an FA cup game with two divisions between the teams, absolute humiliation
lol xp
― Terry Major-Ball Will Tell You (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:25 (five years ago) link
xp otm. What are Spurs even doing? Can't detect any actual plan or tactic. Or want.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:25 (five years ago) link
Dang. This will end 0-3, at least.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:26 (five years ago) link
Tbf Spurs have no outlet or pace up front with the injuries.
― FernandoHierro, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:27 (five years ago) link
Worst game of Son's career to miss out on.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:29 (five years ago) link
Oofff. Vertonghen is bleeding to death :(
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:34 (five years ago) link
We have nothing in midfield either, Wanyama can't pass and Eriksen is too far up the pitch.Oh and our centre backs are both dead now, yay.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:34 (five years ago) link
Llorente has actually done okay given his ludicrous unsuitability for the task the circumstances demand.
― FernandoHierro, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:35 (five years ago) link
I am weirdly relaxed about this given how ludicrous the idea of Spurs in the Champions League final is.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:35 (five years ago) link
Where the hell is deems btw
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:36 (five years ago) link
Amsterdam.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:37 (five years ago) link
i'll fill in for deems:
the ref - who is a cunt - is biased against spurs (for no reason)
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:38 (five years ago) link
p sure the authorities would've notified me in advance tbh xp
xp lol
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:38 (five years ago) link
keen to see the Dele Alli heat dot at half time
― Terry Major-Ball Will Tell You (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:39 (five years ago) link
Poch out, surely? (xp)
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:40 (five years ago) link
Jan is properly half dead.
Sissoko will save us.
― ShariVari, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:41 (five years ago) link
That was slightly disturbing, watching JV in that state.
― FernandoHierro, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:42 (five years ago) link
If this is anyone's game it's Sissoko's tbf
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:42 (five years ago) link
Yeah that was really horrible, vertonghen's reaction, hope he's ok
xp
― or something, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:49 (five years ago) link
Similar but slightly lesser incident with Fabinho against Cardiff. Football needs some sort of head injury protocol.
― FernandoHierro, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:50 (five years ago) link
There are protocols iirc, but they won't help if a club sends a player back on the pitch. Protocols aren't needed really, common sense should be enough.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:53 (five years ago) link
I guess by protocol I meant it would demand they have to take players off, similar to rugby, that sort of magic sponge vibe there doesn't seem very safe at all and it can't be a team or a manager or a player making the call.
― FernandoHierro, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:55 (five years ago) link
medical staff clearly has no influence whatsoever in football. (or are morally and monetarily corrupt, :P )
― Ludo, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 19:55 (five years ago) link
wtf was poch thinking with this set up
― ogmor, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:08 (five years ago) link
So mad I'm missing this!
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:12 (five years ago) link
Spurs more lively now, finally.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:15 (five years ago) link
Ajax neutralised in the second half now. Shame Spurs don't have any firepower. Not even a tiny bit.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:21 (five years ago) link
Trippier = wasteman
― . (Michael B), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:25 (five years ago) link
Amazing how much better this is than the first half. Make Sissoko the club's highest paid player immediately.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:28 (five years ago) link
Sissoko's appearance changed the whole match, it's amazing really.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:31 (five years ago) link
I mean on retrospect it was a very bad idea to be a man short in midfield when they have one of the most talented young playmakers in world football running the show.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:32 (five years ago) link
Aye, Poch out obv.
Spurs prob need to score at least two in 20 mins to feel like they can get a result next week tho.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:33 (five years ago) link
The amount of space that Danny Rose is getting on the left is ridiculous.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:40 (five years ago) link
Inspirational double fullback substitution there. Foyth should not be on the pitch in a CL semi final.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:44 (five years ago) link
About 15 of the 22 players here should not be on the pitch in a CL semi final tbh.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:50 (five years ago) link
every time Eriksen is called upon to either thread a pass or find someone at a setpiece Ajax can rest easy
― Terry Major-Ball Will Tell You (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:51 (five years ago) link
Disappointing from both sides, this.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:57 (five years ago) link
Fairly relieved tbh.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 20:58 (five years ago) link
ajax were great when spurs gave them all that space but otherwise that was p shit
― ogmor, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:00 (five years ago) link
Yeah I can see that. Still a mountain to climb for youse imo xp
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:00 (five years ago) link
fairly sure that's the end of the line but yeah not overly vexed all told
Kane would've taken a couple of those chances mind
― Terry Major-Ball Will Tell You (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:10 (five years ago) link
1-0 at home isn't that bad a result. Spurs can score twice in Amsterdam with Son back.
― FernandoHierro, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:11 (five years ago) link
Not sure if Kane would've made much of a difference, Spurs didn't have a lot of good chances to finish. Son is another matter.
“We made them look a lot better. They are a good side, but we helped them along the way. It was our fault. We were better in the second half."
Eriksen otm. Spurs made Ajax look better than they are.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:44 (five years ago) link
vertonghen getting jacked in the head was the most interesting part of the match
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:46 (five years ago) link
y'all feel free to roast me but am i wrong that it makes more sense to play conservatively at home so as to not concede away goals? like if you had to choose. i feel like the combo of son suspension + spurs home game meant that we were destined to get a 1-0 result, tho i guess it was really very close to 2-0
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:47 (five years ago) link
You're not wrong. Today esp with Kane and Son out it was key for Spurs to not concede. Though I can see why some see losing 0-1 as not the end of the run here (and it was closer to 0-2 than 1-1, true). Worthy to note here that Ajax offed both Madrid and Juve because of great away wins/goals. Spurs could theoretically do the same.
I think Poch made a huge tactical mistake playing w/ 5 defenders instead of 4 midfielders. Sackable mistake really if you know with Ajax everything flows through midfield. He more or less admitted this post match.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:56 (five years ago) link
xps thinking specifically of Alli's header and a couple of decent crosses that Llorente was either too slow to attack or couldn't be arsed
not much point pondering it I grant you
― Terry Major-Ball Will Tell You (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 21:57 (five years ago) link