AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 These were bonus points tbh, not that they're any less valuable but we're no further forward if we can't back these two wins up against Norwich and West Brom. Those are the proper test, games we should win. There's no excuse for confidence not being high and barring a sudden injury crisis we should be putting in good performances too. We have several good players in great form. Though I've no doubt whatsoever that should we fail to win then Chelsea/Spurs will be used to gloss over it and claim how ace we are. Exactly. Hope they wouldn't be used like that, same as I would hope a defeat wouldn't be used to prove we're crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 It's not going to work every week. Thankfully we don't have to play at White Hart Lane every week though. If it were Norwich at home, I'd understand why there'd be an insistence on focusing on how 'lucky' we were. Fingers crossed we'll play our own game in a couple of weeks time though. It will be interesting to see what our own game is when the onus is on us to open teams up. I think it will be an unchanged line up personally, we'll probably mix in a good few long balls up to Shola and hope one drops for Remy to cash in if we can't open them up with passing football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 We have to go back to playing our own game at home, esp to Norwich. Gouffran and HBA on the wings, if Anita slots in at RB he'll sit and just play it simple, defend, and pass. Sissoko & Cabaye at CM with Tiote sitting. Santon-MYM-Willo stay exactly the same and we BUILD on our good run of form by inserting HBA into a team that has a positive, winning mentality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 We have to go back to playing our own game at home, esp to Norwich. Gouffran and HBA on the wings, if Anita slots in at RB he'll sit and just play it simple, defend, and pass. Sissoko & Cabaye at CM with Tiote sitting. Santon-MYM-Willo stay exactly the same and we BUILD on our good run of form by inserting HBA into a team that has a positive, winning mentality. I would do this too. Not sure what Pards will go for, fear he might stick to the 442. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Spurs clearly suffering from the effects of the Europa League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Spurs clearly suffering from the effects of the Europa League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 We have to go back to playing our own game at home, esp to Norwich. Gouffran and HBA on the wings, if Anita slots in at RB he'll sit and just play it simple, defend, and pass. Sissoko & Cabaye at CM with Tiote sitting. Santon-MYM-Willo stay exactly the same and we BUILD on our good run of form by inserting HBA into a team that has a positive, winning mentality. I would do this too. Not sure what Pards will go for, fear he might stick to the 442. Me too, he needs to change and approach these games differently. Should be interesting as it might show just how much he has learned, or not mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Pardew you values a gritty, dig your heels in performance than one of technical attacking prowess. Grafters like Gouff (albeit talented) and Jonas, Willo et al. are his cup of tea so when we win through that way, he is more likely to carry on in the same vein. I do give him credit for the way we play when we do impose ourselves on teams as we have in spells this season, but rarely does he strike a blance between attack and defense in the same game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Was Shola's "goal" offside? Looked very tight and another incident that MOTD chose to ignore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Was Shola's "goal" offside? Looked very tight and another incident that MOTD chose to ignore. Yeah, it was tight-ish but he was definitely off. Just timed his run slightly wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Surprised how much s*** Friedel was getting for our goal on MOTD. Yes he wasnt as quick as Lloris coming out to challenge Remy, but surely the team that gave the ball away so cheaply in a bad area deserve most of the stick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Surprised how much s*** Friedel wass getting for our goal on MOTD. Yes he wasnt as quick as Lloris coming out to challenge Remy, but surely the team that gave the ball away so cheaply in a bad area deserve most of the stick. Just lazy commentary IMO, they were looking for reasons to talk about Lloris being out. He had what, one or two seconds to get off his line? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Surprised how much s*** Friedel wass getting for our goal on MOTD. Yes he wasnt as quick as Lloris coming out to challenge Remy, but surely the team that gave the ball away so cheaply in a bad area deserve most of the stick. And unless Lloris was standing on the edge of his box when Gouffran won it, there's no way he would have got there any quicker. The ball from Gouffran was perfectly weighted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Surprised how much s*** Friedel wass getting for our goal on MOTD. Yes he wasnt as quick as Lloris coming out to challenge Remy, but surely the team that gave the ball away so cheaply in a bad area deserve most of the stick. Those situations are definitely more difficult for keepers to deal with nowadays knowing that even the slightest touch can see them walking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Surprised how much s*** Friedel wass getting for our goal on MOTD. Yes he wasnt as quick as Lloris coming out to challenge Remy, but surely the team that gave the ball away so cheaply in a bad area deserve most of the stick. And unless Lloris was standing on the edge of his box when Gouffran won it, there's no way he would have got there any quicker. The ball from Gouffran was perfectly weighted. Based on how Lloris plays it wouldn't have surprised me if he did get there tbh.... the amount of times i have seen him this season charge out to the edge of the box and take the forward out is ridiculous. With that said let them moan, i couldn't care less tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Surprised how much s*** Friedel wass getting for our goal on MOTD. Yes he wasnt as quick as Lloris coming out to challenge Remy, but surely the team that gave the ball away so cheaply in a bad area deserve most of the stick. And unless Lloris was standing on the edge of his box when Gouffran won it, there's no way he would have got there any quicker. The ball from Gouffran was perfectly weighted. Based on how Lloris plays it wouldn't have surprised me if he did get there tbh.... the amount of times i have seen him this season charge out to the edge of the box and take the forward out is ridiculous. With that said let them moan, i couldn't care less tbh Annoys me a bit that it's 'Lloris would have stopped it'. Completely ignoring the ball well won by Gouff, a great through ball from him, a great run by Remy, a great take around the GK, and a good finish. It was a good goal by us, not a mistake by them......fuck em though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 If i was Friedel and AVB blamed me for that goal i would have fucking kicked off like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 More credit should be given to Remy who had to 2 perfect touches to bait and get around Friedel. Friedel did nothing wrong there. Poor from Paulinho, great tackle and ball from Gouffran and first class finish by Remy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I don't think anyone genuinely blames Friedel, some people just mentioned Lloris because he's a good sweeper and has been in the news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I think Friedel was a tad indecisive, mind. Obviously every keeper has his own starting position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I think Friedel was a tad indecisive, mind. Obviously every keeper has his own starting position. In nets, usually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 That's good. I imagined that being said in a Belfast accent by a short man in a 1998 Argentina tracksuit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WashyGeordie Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 We're only 2pts off Man City... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 We're only 2pts off Man City... Aye, the macums did us a favour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 TaylorJ_01 has to start the Norwich pre match thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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