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Newcastle 2 - 1 Spurs - 18/08/12 - post-match jubilation from page 35


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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

 

Pretty much this.

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Difference was we had more game changers than they did on the pitch.

 

Cabaye was obviously not 100% fit and Cisse was quiet, but we still had Ba and Ben Arfa to come up with 2 pieces of magic.

 

Bale was pretty quiet for them, Lennon ran a lot but offered little. Only Defoe looked like really causing us problems.

 

If 2 of our 4 danger men can be quiet and we still beat a team who will be challenging for top 4, then it looks pretty good for the season ahead.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/18/newcastle-united-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league

 

Ba turned just inside the angle of the area, sized up the situation and beat Krul with a curling sidefoot shot as William Gallas was in the act of coming across to close him down.

 

:dowie:

 

Desperately trying to sell our best players they are trying to seamlessly move them on without us even getting a fee.

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Can't believe Aaron Lennon is only 25 seems to have been around for ages

 

Came on the scene at 17 at Leeds didn't he?

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Lennon isn't very flashy but he's very effective and what he does works, bit like Valencia in a way except Valencia has a more consistent final ball, stronger and better technique.

 

Quite frankly over the last 2-3 years when we play Spurs he concerns me a lot more than Bale does.

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Thing about Spurs team is they simply have no replacement for Lennon.

 

They might have better players but the width and pace he provides the team is so important in how they play.

 

Don't mean to turn this into a Lennon wankfest :lol: but i do like him and think he's extremely important to Spurs.

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Love to see

 

 

                    Krul

 

NewRB    Saylor    Colo    Santon

 

 

                  Tiote

 

        Cabaye        Anita

 

Ben Arfa                        Ba

                  Cisse

 

 

 

For the next home game

 

Anita looks more in the Cabaye mold from what I saw of him, not an out and out ball winner.

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