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They don't though. We've been absolutely horrendous in possession at Spurs three years running and somehow won all three games. It's a very easy cliche. Nobody can tell me we were impressive against Liverpool and Spurs, this season or last. We've won the games because we've been solid and pinched it on the break in the second half. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not evidence that the players are somehow turning up against those teams. I'd be even more worried if that was them turning it on, Jesus. We were very impressive second half last week. After we scored certainly, when the home team under enormous pressure to win the game has to come out and throw everything at us, and we can break. Mitrovic nearly scored on the break, then Perez did score on the break. We've hardly scored a goal all season that wasn't either a counter attack or a set piece. Our offensive threat against a team that is defending basically doesn't exist.

They don't though. We've been absolutely horrendous in possession at Spurs three years running and somehow won all three games. It's a very easy cliche. Nobody can tell me we were impressive against Liverpool and Spurs, this season or last. We've won the games because we've been solid and pinched it on the break in the second half. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not evidence that the players are somehow turning up against those teams. I'd be even more worried if that was them turning it on, Jesus.

It's been a problem for this club for 10 years now, give or take, except in the Championship season, since SBR was sacked, and shortly after we came back up. There's just an ethos of rot and going through the motions that isn't being shaken loose. We really need more British-based players who understand what the club means to the fans, not the mercenaries who joined to be put in the PL shop window that turn it on for Sky and scouts attending the big matches. We've gone so far one way in this regard it's hard to see it reverting any time soon. The Championship season was good, because regardless of the ability, we had Barton, Nolan, Smith, Butt, Harper, Carroll et al dragging the others through the games against the Championship dross on cold Friday nights. Agreed. Less Perez, more Colback please.

It's not motivation that sees us beat the better sides year-on-year, it's a simple matter of being a counter attacking team with very little else in our locker. Not a lot has changed in that regard from what we were seeing a year or two ago, in fact we're even getting our results in identical games - Chelsea (h), Spurs (a), Liverpool (h). We thumped Norwich because they naively decided to play an attacking game with a high line. If the opposition decide to set up even vaguely conservatively, we've got nothing.

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Just having a deeks at tomorrow's card and Sassuolo are crazy long to beat Verona in Serie A at 2pm.

Do explain. Not starting with Mitrovic, Ayoze and starting fucking dickhead Colback yet again. Doesn't really need highlighting. How does that constitute him being a coward? We'd won the last the two games with the same starting line up. We've not scored a single goal with that forward line in the last two games. All four goals have been after the introduction of Perez. Four? Yes, four. Sorry thought you meant this game and the spurs game. Not liverpool and spurs.

Do explain. Not starting with Mitrovic, Ayoze and starting fucking dickhead Colback yet again. Doesn't really need highlighting. How does that constitute him being a coward? We'd won the last the two games with the same starting line up. We've not scored a single goal with that forward line in the last two games. All four goals have been after the introduction of Perez. It's Pardew 101. Keep it tight for the first hour then "throw the magic on"

Do explain. Not starting with Mitrovic, Ayoze and starting fucking dickhead Colback yet again. Doesn't really need highlighting. How does that constitute him being a coward? We'd won the last the two games with the same starting line up. We've not scored a single goal with that forward line in the last two games. All four goals have been after the introduction of Perez. Four? Yes, four.

Did it right towards the end after Anita had nipped in superbly to stop a Villa break, turned under pressure, forward pass into Colback who waited until he was closed down, turned round and passed it back to a defender. Absolutely fucking detest the prick. The mackems had exactly the same problems at home against shit teams for years while this little wankstain was getting a game.

Do explain. Not starting with Mitrovic, Ayoze and starting fucking dickhead Colback yet again. Doesn't really need highlighting. How does that constitute him being a coward? We'd won the last the two games with the same starting line up. We've not scored a single goal with that forward line in the last two games. All four goals have been after the introduction of Perez.

Atrocious individual.

McClaren thinks he's some sort of clever cunt leaving the best attacking player on the bench as some sort of super sub. Absolutely feeble.

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/fans-revenge-on-fulham-legend-jimmy-hill-1-1054248 That's "revenge" apparently.

No doubt they'll be very respectful in an hour's time.

I hold footballing grudges as long as anyone, and I was at Villa Park when we went down, but I don't care about Villa. Howking them 6-0 on the first day back was more than enough satisfaction to put that one to bed. Feel far more long-standing bitterness towards our own manager for getting THAT game called off.

Last Boxing Day we played Man Utd, 3-1 defeat.

One of those four games was Spurs' record defeat, 0-8 vs Köln.

There's probably a middle ground between Pompey and choosing one of the richest couple of clubs in the world. Again. No idea why everybody wants him to drop down mind though, He started at the very top ( after the initial stint with Barca B) and was successful at it. Nobody asks any other manager to drop down and do it with a lesser team so why does it apply to him? Same goes with Messi, everyone for years wanted him to leave Barca and " challenge" himself but for some reason this doesn't apply to any other footballer. It's all a load of bollocks IMO, i know Deuce wasn't being serious but just in general the whole mindset baffles me. Messi's stayed at the same club though, and a footballer isn't like a manager, they can't have an effect on an entire club in the same way. What's the point in "wanting a new challenge" that's not actually a challenge? Is he just going to go round each European country managing the richest, most successful club and hoovering up the credit for it? Why not try Juventus, Pep, that'll be really interesting for you. Then give Basel a shot, and I hear Celtic could do with a 15th consecutive title. Yawn. I wouldn't say it's unique to him though. Most of the managers considered Europe's best will turn their nose up at any job that doesn't come with either 1st or 2nd as a cast-iron guarantee even if the janitor was managing them. I've got far more respect for someone like Simeone than any of them.

First one is correct. Arsenal Man City confirmed on Monday night.

3-0, Suarez hat trick.

Awesome, though would be a bit of a scale back from last Christmas when they had about half a dozen over a fortnight.

Where's that from Scotty?

I hate to see any underdog winning a competition that Newcastle have entered so I hope they crash and burn. Pure bitterness.

Only just seen this. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/35085359 3m15s