Darth Crooks Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Played poorly for the most part and won...a good sign. Much better 2nd half with some great performances from Jonas, Perch, Ba and Ben Arfa. Tiote was shite imo. Needs to tighten things up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Overall a very sloppy performance, but delighted with the performances of Ben Arfa, Perch, Stevie T, and Jonas (2nd half). We just need to tighten up on sloppiness. Favourite moment of the match, after Ba scored, the celebration of the players was a proper "We're Back!!!!" moment. Awesome!!! That will happen with it being the first game back. Very excited about this team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Spurs seemed much sharper from the off though. You can chalk it up to first game teething but it just puzzled me a bit....first half was very laclustre considering how up for the season players must be. It's good that we can play poorly in spells and win and 2nd was worlds apart so I'm of course happy nonetheless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Defoe is average. Always has been. Argument over. Everyone's right. He's a good finisher, from short and long range, but he doesn't link well with his team-mates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Anyone else think Tiote was very poor in possession yesterday? And not for the first time... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Anyone else think Tiote was very poor in possession yesterday? And not for the first time... Yep, his passing is a liability when he's not on his game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Anyone else think Tiote was very poor in possession yesterday? And not for the first time... Yep. It's a significant weakness in his game. His passing is erratic and he's slow in getting them away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I´m not agreeing. I don´t think Titoe is a bad passing player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I´m not agreeing. I don´t think Titoe is a bad passing player. I don't either but it was very poor yesterday. Better next time Cheik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 He always takes a game or two to get into full terminator. Still relieved he stayed on the pitch after the injury in the first minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 At 29, Defoe is 16 league goals away from being in the top 10 highest scorers in Premier League history. He's 12 goals away from being in England's top 10 highest scorers list, despite never playing a full 90 mins and 19 goals away from being in Tottenham's all time top 5 highest scorers list. He simply isn't a bad player. The points you make mean nothing. He's not in the top ten highest scorers in Premier League histoy. He's not in England's top ten highest scorers list. He's not in Spurs' all time top 5 highest scorers list. He's a greedy f***ing thick little midget. You shouldn't really comment on "the point" if you completely miss it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 FUCKING YEEEEEEES! Just got back from a weekend trip at Fraser Island in Australia. Great fucking news with the win! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice way to start. If we're lucky with injuries we can finish 4th imo. If not, certainly 5th-7th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/Cpkrd.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/Cpkrd.jpg So it was Barlcays all along telling us to hoof it, the rotters! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Silly Fox not updating the names on their squad numbers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Krul 6 Simpson 7 Santon 7 Saylor 7 Perch 7 Cabaye 4 Tiote 5 (Anita) 6 Jonas 6 HBA 8 Ba 6 Cisse 5 Fwiw think this is pretty much bang on, maybe a 7 for Ba for the excellent goal. Thought Cisse looked way off the pace (Ramadan?) and the central midfielders likewise. Neither team played particularly well but you won due to 2 moments of incisiveness - Ba's clinical finish and Ben Arfa's dart through the gap - and that's all that matters. AVB is deluding himself if he genuinely thought Spurs played well in the 2nd half, they were awful. Credit needs to go to a Coloccini-deprived defence as well. Taylor probably deserves a 10 for his crafty backpass to Krul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Cisee had nothing to do tbf. Can't remember him having even a half chance. We created very little in their box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Just rewatched the game, didn't notice VDV pointing the way HBA was going to take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Cisee had nothing to do tbf. Can't remember him having even a half chance. We created very little in their box. He almost deflected in Ba's shot in the first half. That's it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 just watching motd villas boas: "we showed that we had the better team" shearer: "Papay cisse" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Wasn't just Cisse, most of the team didn't look fit but that isn't an major issue it will come is what important just to get the win as it was just a much a battle against our own fitness as it was against Spurs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 just watching motd villas boas: "we showed that we had the better team" Was watching his post-match interview and he seemed to be saying they played well in the 2nd half. Apart from the goal which was given to them on a plate, did they actually have any sort of actual chance? Can't remember Krul having anything else to do, at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 had that chance where they were wrongly called offside, timmy had it covered anyway, hit the post, hit the bar aye they had a couple of chances Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Krul 7 - best save was from the Gylfi offside and couldn't do much more with the goal. Simpson 7 - Wew here turns out he's not the worst player ever Santon 6 - pretty poor for the goal but some enterprising moves going forward Saylor 7 - good return, solid. Perch 7 - played pretty well Cabaye 5 - didn't look fit Tiote 5 - shocking on the ball but tenacious in the tackle (Anita) 6 - looked bright Jonas 7 - dependable as ever HBA 8 - game changer Ba 7 - worked his socks off and what a goal Cisse 5 - worked hard but didn't really contribute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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