Liverpool. Away.
Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 11:38AM Liverpool. Away. We never pick up all three points when on our travels to one of the Sky Sports Cartel. It's tedious. Mainly because losing has us return with tails between legs back to the repetitive status quo more times than Ian Beale begs his latest wife not to leave him. It's becoming tedious. I mean seriously, Ian is proper weasel. Why do these women allow themselves to get hitched to this wimp in the first place? He owns a fish and chip shop ffs. I guess it’s the facial hair that does the trick. Women do like a bit of facial hair.
Anyways, this game at Anfield is massive. It's got the 'biggest game of the season' trimmings all over it. Biggest game of our season thus far no doubt. Lose this and Liverpool catch-up. City and Villa will also be smiling. And everyone in the tabloids and at Sky Sports Towers will be buzzing high on glee as one of their dinosaurs sees off a great pretender and that status quo remains stable and comfortable. They don’t like change. And change never comes. It's almost like we hypnotically comply to their wishes. Much like Ian Beale hypnotises the ladies into taking a liking to him. The dirty dog.
It's a statement of intent to go there and leave with all three points. It will apply further pressure on Rafa and have people considering the realistic possibility that there is a decline at hand at Liverpool. Winning there would be a statement that we are not just great pretenders and that having past the half way stage, we can now seriously be looked upon as a team with ambitions to finish in the top 4. Now I know the irony is obvious to you and me. If Liverpool are playing poorly and if we beat them it's probably not something genuinely out of the ordinary because of our form and consistency and their constant disappointing performances. So pound-for-pound it might not quite be a David and Goliath moment or be a decisive defining juncture in our season. They're not flying. They're drowning. Well not quite, their arm floats are keeping them above water. So if we claimed a win, our players shouldn't spend the evening on an open-top bus getting smashed out of their heads.
But because it is Liverpool - this great institution of yesteryear, and because people still sort of quietly expect them to 'wake up' - beating them in their own backyard would still give us one of those sensationalist back page headlines that are usually kept for other Top 4 clubs. It would irk many for us to win and win well. Although I'm sure the headlines will be more about Liverpool losing than Spurs winning. The media agenda has never been stronger. But the three points and the gap extended between us and them would serve well for Harry and his troops and if he works it right, it will aid the self-belief in growing stronger. As long as feet remain firmly on the ground. Let the fans grow wings.
Regardless of other peoples perceptions, to us, this is akin to a cup semi-final. Sort of. At the very least it should be treated like a cup game. Go for the jugular. Take the game to them. Show absolute offensive intent and make them work hard to stop US from playing. Rather than go there and be content with sharing the points. Fuck it, this is football. It's meant to be passionate and forceful and players should be full of spirit and pride. Confidence, we know, plays a big part and our belief has lagged on occasions. Tactical naivety and lack of concentration has seen us drop points (Everton away) when we should have killed the game off. It's major test of Harry and the players.
Don't show respect. Forget about the stats and the past. Shrug off the expected. Prove it to yourselves and to us the fans that you want Top 4. It's the time for everyone in Lilywhite to became leaders. Backbone, bollocks and balls…in the back of the net.
We're in a good strong position. Liverpool are on the ropes, sluggish, but still fighting. Dig deep. Show class. Our away form has been good this season. History tells us we will choke. It's about sodding time we became masters of the Heimlich manoeuvre.
Reader Comments (57)
Ian Beale's skeales should never be underestimated. Recognise.
spooky, eventhough i am red red red gunner, i enjoy reading your blog very much! one of the best blogs you can find .........but sad its about spuds!
Hey Brook....thats how we do it here at the Tottenham. Always entertaining!
WE WILL LOSE ON SUNDAY. AND WE WILL BE EMBARRASED AGAIN!!!!! You can thank Dawson and Bassong for that. The stupid IDIOTS!!
Robbie Keane messed us up last time against the Gooners and after that extensively embarrasing outcome (...only slightly mitigated by the fact that it was Keane being murdered by the papers and I hate the worthless turncoat) Dawson and Bassong can't help it but open their big mouths? I can excuse Bassong. The guy was recently kicked in the head, but Dawson is being the one being proposed by most for captain. We can do without another mindless idiot!
Question: How come the real hero's, Lennon, Krankjar, Modric, Defoe never come up with this drivel? IT SHOULD BE STOPPED! NOW!
Brook, for a gooner, you don't sound like a bad lad. Embrace your Spurs fetish.
this site is quality. come on you spurs!
Not sure we need to any more from the dark side, there's a few round here who seem like the have been turned aready!
Sunday will be an interesting one, and I think you'l find that Bale is already doing a good impression, unfortunately it's not of a left back, it's more like teen wolf meets mr bean. Still with BAE not on the scene, the only other player I would be comfortable in the LB berth would actually be O'hara (who has played there and well in the past on a few occaisions) shame that his loan deal doesn't run out for another week!
Not worried about our offensive play, it is indeed how we handle the midfield and then torres that will be telling. 'pool are off form so if ever there was a good time to play them then this was it (with or without Azza).
Let us not forget that we still have two wide men in Modric and Krancjar who are proving themselves to be not to shabby.
Anyway, looking forward (as I have a sneaking suspicion that we will lose this one) I'm more concerened about yellow cards in this one as Wilson, Hudd and Jenas are all on 4 yellows. The timing of their next one over the next month may show up our frailties in this area.
Fingers crossed for a decent ref, Doh! what am I saying, it's a prem ref and we're away to a 'top 4' team with the kop end forcing the ref into making decsions for the home team. Our bad, we're bollocksed aren't we?
Well, I would say we've got a snowballs chance in hell, but as it's below freezing in the North west (which is pretty much my own personal hell), it would actually stand a reasonable chance of survival, maybe even until late sunday afternoon? How about 'a prostitutes chance at a Norwich truckers cafe' (not run by Ian Beale of course)?
Sorry people. We'll going to lose this. I can see Liverpool turning it on against us, then probably losing next week with us winning our next game. I guess my point is don't read too much into this result. It's a big game on paper but not sure its as big as it being season defining.