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
I've always thought what Jordan said. Away goals is a dumb rule imo. I'd always want to be at home first and 0-0 is a good result. I was perfectly happy with Liverpool drawing at Anfield against Bayern.
Also just playing away second, as long as you're not completely out of the tie, always seems better to me, away goals are this panicky threat then, in the most crucial phase of the tie and only one team can score them at that stage.
― FernandoHierro, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 22:17 (five years ago) link