To Dare is to do 'em
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 11:54AM Meelan 0 Tottenham 1
Football at the best of times is unpredictable. Expect the unexpected and such. It’s mostly unpredictable when attempting to assess how a game might pan out based on, well, based on form and selection and tactics and formation – which all stem from plenty of pre-match discussion in the build up to kick-off.
Myself and quite a few of you made a series of assumptions, much like we always do before a game. In this case, it’s AC Milan away and we’ve got a long list of missing players. I won’t talk about you here and instead concentrate for a moment on my preview of the game for a moment. Rather than attempt a zonal marking styled deep thinking analysis, I just opted for the subtle war cry based on the power of belief, emotion. You know, the fluffy stuff. With some controlled attacking football and plenty of heart and tenacity. It’s the easy way to write up a preview. Just ask and hope that the team stand strong together and give it some.
I was naive with my predicted starting eleven but then I hardly care for my foolishness. Because Harry Redknapp, that’s tactically astute Harry Redknapp, got it completely on the money, so much so that perhaps some of the non-believers will nod a gentle acknowledgement in his direction as a way of a thank you for leading the team out in the San Siro in possibly the most unexpected of circumstances in terms of performance and end result. Mature, disciplined and unequivocally focused from start to finish. What’s that? Magnificent? Go on then, and throw me a superb and a great to go with it.
Perhaps part of the misconception pre-match was spending too much time on those assumptions made about how the game would play out. A lot was made of Milan and their defensive and offensive qualities in their domestic campaign. Plenty of superlatives were made of their forwards and their experienced Champions League seasoned performers. Whilst most of us took extracted moments of indecisiveness and weakness from our league games and continued agendas against players we either dislike or don’t rate simply because of inconsistency and frustration back in the bread and butter of the Prem.
Equally so, many critics and neutrals cited our swashbuckling ‘we’re gonna score one more than you’ mantra from the group games and the additional possibility of a re-occurrence of stage fright.
So many potentials. Which is why I kept it simple before the game. Show some heart and some intent without playing over elaborate football that would leave us open to punishment.
‘Would still rather get knocked out giving it a right proper go than conceding defeat by allowing fear to consume us’
What we did instead, and kudos to Harry, is set the team up to be highly competitive in the middle – the foundation to build on for the rest of the side to retain the ball, work tirelessly off it to regain it when lost and endeavour to push into forward positions to possibly carve out an opportunity.
I’m not going to be critical at all at the lack of massive chances/shots on the Milan goal. Let’s just remember nobody gave us a chance of winning, most of us thought we’ve do good to lose 2-1. The application and delivery of the team and instructions the gaffer gave them is testament to what we can achieve when we are completely focused – no matter who is missing.
Doesn’t matter if one of the assumptions made was over-rating the Italians or even under-estimating Harry. This was no fluke 94 minutes of football. This was a set of players proving to themselves, to us, to everybody that they compete at the very top level. I’m sure if we were full strength and Milan had their best side, we’d have witnessed an absolute humdinger. Instead, we got a top class display of character and concentration, frustrating the home side to the point of petulance (go on then Gattuso, have a go if you think you’re hard enough, Jordan eats hairy cavemen for breakfast, turns his milk hairy) and half-chances and cheating.
Tottenham, going all weak at the knees from fear when bullied by Young Boys to standing tall (in one case that extra bit taller) and executing a clinical whack to the back of the head of one of the dons of the European family.
How did we achieve it?
Gomes between the sticks. No dramatics. Just acrobatics. Two brilliant saves, the first game-saving. Did nothing wrong. When this Brazilian is on this type of form you’d let him sleep with your...well, you probably wouldn’t but it’s the thought that counts.
Corluka and BAE both linking up superbly with Lennon and Pienaar down the flanks. Charlie a victim of former scum, always scum Flamini. How he wasn’t sent off for his two-footed tackle is beyond most of us. Big of him to apologise post-game. Wondering how many flowers he would have had to bring to the hospital bed of Corluka if he had broken his leg. Hoping it’s not too serious, he’s (Charlie) a class act and he’s about 1000 times more reliable at the back than Hutton.
Benny was also a class act, as he’s been all season long. Doesn’t care about football, hey? Wish players cared as little as he did. 21 mis-placed passes apparently. Best drop him to the bench then.
Dawson and Gallas were also bang on it. It’s strange how leading up to this game Daws seemed out of sorts, erratic. Both were solid and without error, always in the right place to tidy-up. The whole backline suffocated the Zlatan Zeppelin, burning the big balloon of hot air to the ground. Hardly any time for Ibra, Robinho and the harassed (mostly by Wilson) Seedorf to play clever intricate balls. And even though Pato introduced an improved dimension to Milan’s play in the second half, it still wasn’t enough to generate any ilk of nerves and knee-jerks.
Sandro. Palacios. Our two defensive midfielders in the middle tirelessly biting at ankles. Wilson perhaps over enthusiastic at times and still occasionally too slow to move the ball on when in possession – but enough negatives. His first half performance was part of the catalyst that saw us nullify any threat. Milan’s midfield had no time to think or create and simply failed to take a stranglehold allowing us to dictate our own comfort. Talk about taking responsibility. Well done.
The selection of Sandro was a master-stroke. Pre-match (assumptions) you wondered if it was fair, the baptism of fire. Some doubt lingered, to do with playing him alongside Wilson. It worked perfectly. He’s always struck me as a player that remains unfazed and mentally strong. Just off the Prem pace at times as he finds his feet in England, but in this clash – top drawer. Showed glimpses of the future. Positioning and movement, quick on his feet when using his brain and his tackle (ooh). Just ace. He's going to be a beast. But the type of beast that never looks he's going to break sweat beasting it. Well done Spurs scouts...you do exist afterall.
Outlet of Lennon on the wing and Pienaar on the opposite flank chasing down balls as well as aiding when moving it forward. Azza (with no Bale) was always going to be key to crafting out a chance - what with us set-up with just the two dimensions (Lennon, on the flank, Crouch up top with his head). Got into some great positions, not always the best cross and sometimes not used and found when perhaps his team mates should have looked towards him to pass. But how simple and cool and calm was the only pass that mattered, off the feet of Aaron to the feet of Crouch?
Pienaar, pre-match, spoke about European football being just like a game of chess, and once more, some of us scoffed that this would mean Harry would perhaps look to sit back, defend, soak it up and counter. Not quite sit back and defend with complete lack of ambition, but counter we did – and it was worthy of bishop taking queen, chess board knocked to ground with the opposing player trying to head butt the victor.
van der Vaart, intelligent on the ball, off it, led by example. This guy cost £8M for the love of God, we should write up a cheque to Madrid for an extra £25M because the guilt must be killing us. Cracking effort with the chip, just sublime, just not quite perfect for what would have been the ultimate. What was so brilliant about his role, his responsibility out there, was his link-up play was practically seamless when he left the field of play to be replaced by Modric.
Both players, obviously not 100%, yet both imperious to making it tick, what with the overwhelming physicality of our DM’s allowing pockets of freedom to roam. Luka, armed with remote control (the ball has an electronic chip in it) hardly ever losing possession, dinking here there and everywhere – always looking for a touch and a pass, always making sure we didn’t stagnate and remain motionless. Earlier in the game, especially the first half, I kept thinking had he started I would not have been anywhere near being nervous. The game was so made for him to dictate. It was just good to have him back and no surprise he was involved in the goal.
Sandro interception, Modric releasing Lennon, Lennon running full pelt, finding Crouch, superb finish. 0-1. Bask in a classic counter-attack. What I thought we couldn't do, we did. Soak it up, hit 'em on the break.
And what of Mr Majorly Maligned? Did not expect him to be fit (I guess that was the closet thing to kidology we got pre-match), possibly wasn’t completely in prime condition (sorry if I missed it but I’m guessing he took injections to play?) showed us that on the right stage and most definitely in Europe’s elite competition, he is imperative to how we line-up. It just works. Doesn’t matter how or why, it just does. Diagonal balls to his head (not that he got many of them thanks to the panic marking), the flick-ons, the chest downs and holding up of the ball, his touch and his composure when handed the golden opportunity for that all important away goal. Yet another player who did not stop working till the final whistle. Also did well to keep the dog on its leash. Plenty of bark, no bite. And no problem for Peter to laugh off.
They all worked their socks off. What topped it all off was Woodgate coming on (still having to rewind and re-watch...it’s him, it’s not CGI, I’m certain of it). Niko also impressive when taking to the field.
All of it, the way the script unravelled itself, just perfectly. Selection, temperament, tempo and belief. Confidence simply oozed.
Sure, we had one or two heart in mouth moments, great call at the death from the assistants who disallowed the Ibra bicycle kick. Would have been tragic to draw, even though that would have been more than acceptable before kick-off.
The first half – one of the best 45 minutes I’ve seen in terms of how we conducted ourselves. Owning their patch and dominant in application.
The second half – Milan asked more questions, but just fumbled and stuttered as they attempted to make a statement. Spurs making paper aeroplanes out of the crumbled paper-thin attempts. And on the occasions they did manage to be concise and to the point, we (Gomes especially) countered it with a sterling comeback, faltering any chance of a sustained argument.
Meelan, not having Pirlo in there was very much detrimental to how we all expected them to perform. I guess, perhaps in some way, they were disjointed (something I would have tagged us with when witnessing Sandro and Wilson starting) and they struggled to get to grips leaving us to take the initiative. Even on the back foot we remained tight and crowded out their attacks. Gattuso summed them up. Uncertain, erratic and nervous. He's also apologised for his actions. He'll miss the return. Says he and Jordan were both talking Scottish to each other on the touchline, during their fiery incidents. What's Scots Gaelic for 'you're missing with the wrong man son'?
So, in conclusion, I wanted us to have a go. And we did, but we did so with an unexpected twist. We birthed offensive play from the sheer gritty defensive qualities we displayed from start to finish. Even if it was partly one-dimensional. It was enough to come away victorious. We did not allow anything to rattle us. Even when it got a little tasty and dirty. Although I found myself laughing at Gattuso punching the ground (if that’s meant to rile up the home support perhaps we can get one of our players to run out with a spade in the home leg and dig a hole for the Milan players to hide in).
Wasn't pure Tottenham in terms of exhilarating pulsating expansive football. But it worked. And kudos again to the gaffer for it. Milan, out-smarted. Defensively, flawless. Italy's top side contained. Clean sheet – what more can you ask for? Away goal? Got that too. Every man a hero. Would dearly like to understand the psychology behind how teams can produce football performances like this. I dare us to perform like that week in week out. We won't, but then if we continue to play like this in the CL, our adventure might yet continue into the quarters.
Professional and mature Tottenham. What happened to the 4-3's then?
English clubs have a habit of getting results in the San Siro. Looks like we've gatecrashed yet another party. Outstanding performance. This team proved on their day they can compete with anyone. No fear. Belief, it transcends individuals and players to the next level. We have to win games like last night to breed that winning mentality. The further we get into this competition the better we'll be for it. Take this attitude to the Prem please.
Our evolution continues.
As for the return leg? Harry has to make sure that the players understand this is far from over, backs to wall regardless of last night. We should play out the return leg like we're a goal down. Some of that Spurs v Inter intensity. Bale should be back. Modric and vdV might start. I expect us to revert back to a more traditional controlled attacking style, marauding down both flanks with devastating pace. Refer you again to the dismantling of Inter. That’s how we should set up to play. It’s only 1-0. And even though the likes of Ibra and Robinho flatter to deceive and tend to disappoint, both are more than capable of scoring something out of nothing. Especially as many now would pencil us the favourites to get through.
We can worry about that in three weeks time.
Football, it’s about moments. So please do stick this one in your history books. Until we meet the The Rossoneri again, go get drunk on the fumes of yet another Glory Glory night.
COYS
To Dare is to do 'em.
Reader Comments (61)
Did we smash it?
Yeah. I reckon we did.
Excellent write up. Nobody thought we'd go there and perform like we did and its plaudits well deserved. Every man did the shirt proud.
Still buzzing from the game this morning. Lovely stuff.
Can't wait to see if AC Milan can handle Lennon *and* Bale running at their defense in the return leg.
COYS!
Crouch often does not get the credit he deserve from Spurs fans but he was a key part of the teams ten out of ten performance last night.
Harry got it tactically spot on and the players responded like we have not seen a Spurs team do for years.
The Redknapp Revolution at Spurs rolls on past another milestone :)
Gareth who?
got to say fair play to harry, I don't think many of us would have started with pienaar ahead of kranjcar, but it was definitely the correct move. I agree with spooky we need to play the second leg as if we were beaten 1-0 in the 1st leg, need to make sure that we don't try and play for a 0-0.
Amazing
There are really no words to actually sum up what happened last night.
The way we played in the first half especially stretching Milan and attacking them down the flanks was fantastic. So fantastic that their RB had to push on and play like a RWB to push SP back. This left so much room for vdV to run the show in the first half imo.
Harry, who gets a lot of stick for being tactically naive, showed yet again that he knows how to get it just right.
The 11 out there were what most of us predicted (I had JD instead of 3mp) and were immense, well drilled in what they had to do, and were so so disciplined.
Gomes - no gaffs & 2 top class stops
Charlie - Showed us how a RB should play
Gallas - Excellent especially 2nd half and slotted into RB easily
Daws - faultless imo and a top class block near the end on robinho
Benny - The appreciation society will grow after this......the coolest man on the pitch and sported corn rows. Gave the ball away 21 times though (OPTA)
Azza - Excellent all night really terrified their LB with his pace and of course had the composure to actually pass to crouch
Wilson - He's back. 5 interceptions in the 1st half alone. Ran himself into the ground. Hope he stays back#
Sandro - MOTM broke up Milan's play and passed the ball well all night. Potential to be our Makalele. The boy is sheer class.
Stevie P - Got stuck in an bit at the heels of the Milan mids. Helped us overrun midfield and stretch Milan
vdV - Ran the show 60 mins of pure class and if 'that' effort had gone in..then wow would have been all I could say.
Peter Crouch - Totally suited to our style of play in europe and proved it tonight. Ive been tough on him this season but crredit where its due he was awesome last night. Totally selfless for the good of the team. Ran and ran all night, got the goal too...didnt know he had such composure....looked dead on his feet after 75mins but kept going.
Woody - Welcome back son. Brilliant
Niko - Another good shift glad he's still with us
Luka - Brilliant
Harry - Lineup perfect, tactics perfect, goo on ya fella
Joe Jordan - Whatever you said to wind up Gattuso early on worked..cheers
The fans - 12th man.....didnt hear the italins sing all night..for a while it sounded like we were playint at home. Proud of you ya jammy gits...
Referee - weak and intimidated
10/10 for everyone last night except Crouch who i'd give 11
Roll on the return leg
Now back to work!!
Redknapp and Crouch have shut a lot of people up. Funny how so many fail to turn up and post after a Spurs win. Easy to complain I guess.
Midfield was stupendous, Milan average in a number of areas but hardly any critics and media predicted us to go out there and perform with the level of maturity we achieved. Top fucking performance. And a weeks rest !
Where can I get some Pooh Jeans?
Champions League and we're having a laugh!
Must finish the job in 3 weeks time
25 years waiting for us to return to glory days, more than worth the wait
Please can Crouch's twin brother who plays in Europe play in some league matches. Still buzzing, cant wait for the home leg. Hope Charlie is OK, not worth going on about the lack of a red card just unbelievable. I thoroughly enjoyed being wrong about Sandro and Palacios together - superb. I may be the only one but the one player I didn't think looked that good was Pienaar, just not classy enough for me I was calling for Niko all night. But that's nit picking FANTASTIC.
Pooh jeans? I think we all did.
It's not a brand of jeans, it's an order when faced with The Shark in full effect.
Hi all! Can't quite express the joy I'm still feeling after being up at 06.30 am over here to watch the game. Found it very hard to single out any individual after that performance, except to say it would be an injustice to say that anyone was better than anyone else. Everyone just played their part.. and did it brilliantly! In someways similar to the Dutch in "74..no passengers just a complete team with no weakness.
Shame Gattuso won't be available for the Lane....wouldn't get out the joint alive.
Flamini...disgusting scum bastard...hope he's available...definitely won't get out alive.
What about the handball...should have been 1-0 after 90 seconds!!!
Nevermind and yes the gaffer is a genius!
COYS!
Spooky I think we have the basis of a few new 'banners' at the top, not least of which is:
'no end product'. You gotta love a post match interview with Lennon provider and crouch, cameraman didn't have a clue how to pan between the two of 'em. (it's the little things sometimes that make you smile).
I have to admit not been the biggest fn of Crouch in the EPL. BUT sandro and wilson worked because we had a five man mid with vdv or modric dropping back in in defence and then supporting with a free role when in attack. And that only works with one up front, and with our current strikers I fear that only really works with 2MP.
Still, it worked, and when they lined up 4-3-3 and we set our stall out to own the middle of the park, I was more hopeful of keeping their chances down. sandro gave no time or space to Clarence in the first half, and forced them to change their game plan.
But a clean sheet! away from home! Unfuckingbelievable.
or as Jon Bon Jovi once said 'we're half way there'.
all the doubts expelled......pienar.sandro.palacios..woodgate....the team was set up right.....Redknapp!
Credit to 'Arry on that one, for going with Sandro and Palacios in the middle, ballsy move, and for not playing defoe, finally.
Astonishing performance last night, the poise, calmness and sophistication on display was both startling and heart warming, especially given the location, the baying of the Milan fans and the antics of the Milan players. Not generally words we use to describe Spurs, but horses for courses, and this shows a level of maturity in the team that I think will prove hugely important going forward, especially during our run in towards the end of the season.
Having said all that, I still want my regular dose of crazy ass 4-3 matches please.
Tricky, re: banners
Everyone feel free to suggest away.
Spooky...forget Jeff Bridges..how about "TRUE GRIT"?
just a quick one on Ekotto's passing. I've seen a couple of people also say he misplaced a lot of passes. He actually failed to pass to a teammate 29 times last night. However, 22 of those time were in the final third which is an area he's not meant to be excelling in. He's a defender and anything in the final third is an advantage. He was superb last night as was everyone of them.
also as another side note. The fact everyone is talking about how well Redknapp did, and he did, just shows how wrong he can get it at times. If he got it right 99% of the time we wouldn't be praising him so highly now. Just saying.
Dr - exactly. Opta Joe was just trying to piss on our parade ;)
Re: Redknapp - I think the issue is psychological more than anything. The players wanted and believed they could excel. Not always down to the manager, performances are up to the players.
indeed dr winston, the problem with stats (as we all know) is context. Only a fool would use unqualified statistics to back up his (or her, are you listening andy gray?) arguement.
BAE was under orders to get early diagonals across to 2MP for a start, but as he was being continually fouled proba quite a few of them 'failed' , add to that where he lost the ball (final third) then 21 is about right. However he was strong in the tackle and composed when in possession. What more could you ask? (other than that performance every week, is that too much?)
"Classico" performance on many fronts.
Team selection and tactics were superb. Extraordinary display of TEAM commitment.
A fabulous combined effort by coaching staff and players - Spurs will go far with the "team" back in TottEnhAM!
Top marks Spurs. Did everything we could have asked of them. Kept it tight, hit Crouch at the right times, didnt give them anything (other than, a little worryingly given it was a our first chouce defence, from set pieces. They were hardly giants...)
Its only half time. Nothing achieved yet. Literally nothing. Lets all let it go now, not make too big a deal of it. Great performance over one leg. Lets go out and make it two out of two.
And so to Bloomfield Rd. Can we ever have had such a difference in venues? Make no mistake though - it wont be any easier. Got to be focused, got to play properly. Got to win
Come on you Spurs: next target - 5 from 5. Then, 6 from 6. And so on. Finish with 23 from 23 and it'll be the double!
I hope all of you that were posting such negative thoughts prior to this are embarrassed !!!!
What a great game. Lennon's run for the goal was the stuff of dreams.
unbelievable night. A massive display of collective spirit and resilience. I am one of crouch's detractors but was proud of his performance and mental strength even before he slotted in the winner. A proud night indeed.
Strength in Depth - Woody back is key as he is one of the best CB in the world on his day. Sandro is a perfect fit for the slower european games and next season the thought of him in the Prem week in is a delight.
I had a dream an open top but drove towards me and as it got closer it was not my beloved Spurs but Arsenal on board holding aloft the Carling Cup with 20,000 supporters screaming wildly for Cesc to take his top off and blow them a Kiss.......
Out of knowwhere stampeded 60,000 Spurs fans a Big Blue Bus and a Champions League Trophy.... How they cried like the Italians on the Video you showed us Spooks....
To Dream is to Dare is to Do............................
I thought we'd be too negative with Sandro and Palacios in the middle, but first half we were hanging out of the back of them.
They obviously came on stronger in the second half, but i think it was a well deserved win and could have been more.
Lets just hope we can finish them off at the Lane.
"Re: Redknapp - I think the issue is psychological more than anything. The players wanted and believed they could excel. Not always down to the manager, performances are up to the players."
Hmmm, I'm not sure if I'm reading you right but someone has to give them that belief... and set them out with the shape... and game plan. Players don't just turn up in a stadium and decide how they're going to play over a coffee with each other!? I think Redknapp was spot on and has been much more often than not since he came to WHL.
Re: Ian C - I am embarrassed, but chuffed to bits to be proved wrong. Been down the "typical Tottenham" road so many times it gets hard not be cynical.
Re: Banners - "Pooh Jeans" is now firmly associated with last night's glory.
BOTH Milans. Pinch me.
One of the great games of my life as a Tottenham fan. I was talking to my friend in Marseille- where I grew up- after the game. In the early 90s we'd watch the great OM together stroll in Europe while my spurs would be finishing 14th in the league. I'd be teased and I envied my friends so badly. I wanted spurs to be competing with the Milans of the world but I was embarrassed just at the thought of it. Hey, we couldn't beat Leicester or . How times have changed. We must cherish these moments no matter what happens next. Our lives as fans are defined by moments and last night was one of those. Since April last year, after the fa cup semi, these boys have served us so many moments. May it continue and may we enjoy each one so passionately. COYS!
@555. You're forgiven.
Both Milans, indeed.
Who would have predicted any of it, hey?
Job done... one of my proudest nights as a Spurs fan and one of the greatest 90 minutes away from home i've witnessed in recent history (that and Citeh away last season).
It's half time, one nil up, away goal... perfect! We got right under their skin, outplayed them in their own back yard and they lost the plot, pure and simply because we were too good and they're not used to it... "they don't like it up em". And if they thought the San Siro was hostile last night, just you wait and see WHL in 3 wks time... gutted that Scrappy Doo is banned, and Flamini's in for some real treatment.
And the Spurs go marching on…
In fact, UEFA as punishment should reverse the ban and let Scrappy Doo play...
Amazing mind-alteringly good game but I can't believe the officiating. Terrible. But despite that and Milan's little girl temper tantrums, the Spurs still took care of business.
I still can't believe that idiot tried to pick a fight with an old tough Scotsman. Didn't they invent the headbut in the ancient Scottish martial art of fuk ye?
The ref was awful. Couple of decisions he completely blanked (Spurs fouls on Milan players) but they were hardly as brutal and obvious as the fouls committed on our players. Shocking.
great stuff spooky and great, exceptional, maginficent stuff from the men on (and off) the pitch last night. i'll continue to read every plaudit and reply of the games highlights than i can find. A true glory, glory night
I think BAE misses Gareth infront of him to pass the ball up the line. he does this time after time and it really shows when GB isn't in the team that Benny doesn't really know where to put the ball.
Gomes is one of the best acrobats I've ever seen in a goalkeepers jersey. May he continue to have that hidden trampet when he needs it.
Crouchy was awesome. Played the best I've seen him in a Spurs shirt.
The best bit for me watching on SS2, was Souness and son. They were loving it, infectious, like kids at their first game.
Wonderful!
COYS
Great blog as usual. Great night as well. I have just written a blog on last night, too. Just started the blog and even though I'm based in Barcelona, I'm a Spurs fan and will blog quite a bit on Spurs.
http://www.benhayward.net/post/3328782967/you-ve-come-a-long-way-baby-praise-you-tottenham
Also I tweet a lot with info on Spurs; follow me @bghayward
Keep up the good work!
That Opta stat about Benny misplacing passes is accurate but unfair - he's always the 'out' for the rest of our players when they run out of options. And at some point he does just have to ping it down the line. He takes it well and I assume it's his defined role - I'd get a bit miffed if everyone else continually passed it around a bit until they got closed down and then sent it short to me under pressure.
Oh yeah, the game - what a team performance! Sandro and Palacios a revelation together. I've never seen a player in white closing down so damn fast in the middle of the pitch. They hardly ever got the chance to receive the ball and turn to face our goal.
Who is 2MP?
For starters let us forget the away goal as it means nothing at this point. We have our work cut out now as we can not afford to lose at home (I am confident we won't).
We have a week to our next match so now is the time for us to forget what happened yesterday and focus on Blackpool. We need to win that match and keep the pressure on Chelski and Man Shitty for that coveted 3rd spot. We have to push on and make sure we can do better than last season and qualify for the CL group stages outright.
I loved it all, and on VdV what I love most is that when 2MP scored he was up and about celebrating. Passion needs to be controlled and all that, and players are less loyal and committed to clubs these days. But this spell VdV casts on the pitch and off, God love him I can help but believe he's Tottenham.
Flamini? Can't wait til you visit our place, big boy. Your sauntering pout may well get rammed so far down your throat it thrusts out your ring like slapper flaps. (sorry everyone, still can't calm down, more from his behaviour after it than the attempted murder itself).
Another glory glory night absolutely stunning I love u tottenham!!!
Hey hey.... We beat a below par team of old farts and nearly men in the dullest most error prone match of the cl so far. 3 cheers us... Group wank ?
Textbook.
You basically wait until after you win a game, rather than turn up say when you give up a 4 goal lead against the Toon or yesterday evening. You beat Barca and the first thing you do is turn up here.
LMFAO