Spurs v Arsenal 7.2.14

mickman

Massive game on saturday guys - this is where we usually fall down. If we win then we jump above the saints and arsenal , lose and we prob lose the chance of 4th

I really think that this current team dont want to give up like the players of old, they seem to have a winning mentality building in them. Chadli / eriksen / kane / mason etc will play until the 95th minute

3-1 spurs and an epic day at the lane

P.S. Get up saturday morning, eat fry up. Be in seat at 12 for spurs match, stay in seat until 7pm after watching 6 nations and pool v everton

Sugarlumps

These games are next to impossible to call. Arsenal as usual have hit their stride when it counts, full of confidence after beating City.

Plenty of speed merchants, Walcott usually has a say in this fixture. Sanchez looks menacing.

I still think they look shoddy in defense, there new keeper has barely been tested. Just hoping for plenty of goals and no sendings off. Whoever starts the quicker will gain the upper hand.

Sugarlumps

Sanchez apparently out for Saturday, well according to Wenger.

Deise Vu

The next two games are an acid test. Has the team moved to a higher level or has the past two months been more flattering to deceive. In the last three matches versus Liverpool the aggregate score has been 11-0 with Spurs deserving no more than nil and Liverpool could have scored 11 in the first match alone. Arsenal have Giroud back and Liverpool Sturridge with the usual bunch of tricky, speedy midfielders. We really need Ericksen and Kane to click and cause problems, in the meantime it is all hands on deck in midfield. I expect Poch to be ultra cautious in both games as we would likely lose a shootout in either game. The only problem is you can't keep giving the ball back to Arsenal and Liverpool. In our favour Liverpool will be playing their third match in six days (pity Bolton couldn't have got to extra time!).

I confidently (not) predict 1-1 at the Lane and a battling 1-0 win at Anfield. (And I would take either in a heartbeat).

Charliebull

mickman wrote: »

Massive game on saturday guys - this is where we usually fall down. If we win then we jump above the saints and arsenal , lose and we prob lose the chance of 4th

I really think that this current team dont want to give up like the players of old, they seem to have a winning mentality building in them. Chadli / eriksen / kane / mason etc will play until the 95th minute

3-1 spurs and an epic day at the lane

P.S. Get up saturday morning, eat fry up. Be in seat at 12 for spurs match, stay in seat until 7pm after watching 6 nations and pool v everton

fcuking jealous;)

Kiith

Sanchez being out is a massive loss for them, and really good news for us.

DubPerryman

Kiith wrote: »

Sanchez being out is a massive loss for them, and really good news for us.

Sanchez will be a big loss, though if you look at his stats he doesn't make the same impact during away games than he does at matches in the Emirates - just a moot point.

Devo from Dublin

Im not very confident for us over the next 2 fixtures, but as times gone by, we do well when we are not fancied and do badly when we think we'll do well.
Remember we played Chelsea and Arsenal in the space of 5 days in April 2012 i think and beat the both of them 2-1..Bale scored in both matches i think....
So, i think on Saturday, Arsenal who have flyers in their team and great movement, will need to be shown early doors, that they are in for a scrap.
If we can unsettle them early, i feel they wont want to know...too many foreigners whereas we have Rose, Walker, Mason and Kane who love to put the boot in...jaysus,a year ago who'd have ever thought that these 4 lads are going to become very dependable in a NLD !!!

Hugo

Walker - Fazio - Jan - Rose

Mason - Stambouli

Lamela - Dembele - Erikson

Kane.

3-2 Spurs.... Jan first goal!!

COYS.

Sugarlumps

Sanchez has been there catalyst, he gets everyone fired up. Rosicky is a danger, Carzola has been very good recently.

Rose and Walker need a solid performance.
Hopefully he doesn't switch Dembele back to a defensive position.

Chadli will start ahead of Lamela, and rightly so.

The team more or less picks itself, and he's right, it'll have to be up to the standards of the Chelsea game to come away victorious.

Charliebull

Devo from Dublin wrote: »

Im not very confident for us over the next 2 fixtures, but as times gone by, we do well when we are not fancied and do badly when we think we'll do well.
Remember we played Chelsea and Arsenal in the space of 5 days in April 2012 i think and beat the both of them 2-1..Bale scored in both matches i think....
So, i think on Saturday, Arsenal who have flyers in their team and great movement, will need to be shown early doors, that they are in for a scrap.
If we can unsettle them early, i feel they wont want to know...too many foreigners whereas we have Rose, Walker, Mason and Kane who love to put the boot in...jaysus,a year ago who'd have ever thought that these 4 lads are going to become very dependable in a NLD !!!

Hugo

Walker - Fazio - Jan - Rose

Mason - Stambouli

Lamela - Dembele - Erikson

Kane.

3-2 Spurs.... Jan first goal!!

COYS.

good team but would switch chadali for lamela aswell and if you want a boot put in, then davies for rosebud

EoinMoran

Heading over tomorrow morning for my first North London derby. Genuinely think we can pull something from it, form goes out the window for games like this.

Feel we have players who will want it more.

Massive 5 days ahead.

COYS

Charliebull

EoinMoran wrote: »

Heading over tomorrow morning for my first North London derby. Genuinely think we can pull something from it, form goes out the window for games like this.

Feel we have players who will want it more.

Massive 5 days ahead.

COYS

enjoy it , derby day in north london is hard beat

remember getting the overground once from Seven Sisters to WHL, train full of spurs fan, 1 lone man standing in Bruce Grove with an Arsenal jersey on, his face was priceless as it pulled in

Devo from Dublin

Charliebull wrote: »

good team but would switch chadali for lamela aswell and if you want a boot put in, then davies for rosebud

I think Davies gives us more composure, Whereas Rose always flies into tackles, doesnt give the wingers a second on the ball.

Charliebull

Devo from Dublin wrote: »

I think Davies gives us more composure, Whereas Rose always flies into tackles, doesnt give the wingers a second on the ball.

yea but he misses most of the tackles he flies into, goes to sleep quiet a bit and is generally a poor defender, he is good on the ball and good going forward but first and foremost he is supposed to be a left back (and that he aint)

Leinstersqspur

Charliebull wrote: »

yea but he misses most of the tackles he flies into, goes to sleep quiet a bit and is generally a poor defender, he is good on the ball and good going forward but first and foremost he is supposed to be a left back (and that he aint)

I think you're right, Wenger will target Rose with Walcott, Rosicky, Cazorla et al down that wing.. If Eriksen starts out on the left Rose will be exposed.

DubPerryman

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Sanchez apparently out for Saturday, well according to Wenger.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2942492/Arsenal-s-Alexis-Sanchez-desperate-play-Tottenham-s-willing-defy-medical-advice-admits-Arsene-Wenger.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Sugarlumps

DubPerryman wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2942492/Arsenal-s-Alexis-Sanchez-desperate-play-Tottenham-s-willing-defy-medical-advice-admits-Arsene-Wenger.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Defy medical advice eh, bit dramatic. Bring it on.

KingdomYid

EoinMoran wrote: »

Heading over tomorrow morning for my first North London derby. Genuinely think we can pull something from it, form goes out the window for games like this.

Feel we have players who will want it more.

Massive 5 days ahead.

COYS

Good stuff, am over on an early flight myself. You can't beat a derby day, bring it on COYS!!!!!!

Probably see you for a pint at some stage

EoinMoran

KingdomYid wrote: »

Good stuff, am over on an early flight myself. You can't beat a derby day, bring it on COYS!!!!!!

Probably see you for a pint at some stage

Quality, See you then mate, been a while!

I'm sure we can fit in 1 or 2 shandies... flying over at 8 and 8 flight home so I'll see you at some point!

COYS

jobeenfitz

Both teams in good form, so prob a sh1t game. Seriously though I am expecting a really lively game and think we will just shade it, 2-1 or 3-2. I expect either Harry or Hugo to get MOTM but I don't mind Erikson scoring twice and proving me wrong. Hope Chadli is ready for tomorrow.

T-b0n3

Is this Kane's first NLD?

I know he didn't play in the earlier game this season or the 2-1 win at the Lane last season. Can't think of the others.

Hatch99

EoinMoran wrote: »

Quality, See you then mate, been a while!

I'm sure we can fit in 1 or 2 shandies... flying over at 8 and 8 flight home so I'll see you at some point!

COYS

Super, hope it goes well lads, enjoy COYS

davycc

Come on you spurs!

Heart says 2.1 Kane, chadli.

My head says 3.3 thriller with Ade scoring 3 own goals and getting himself sent off just to spite us..

There is a barren match day thread in the main soccer forum, please make yerselfs at home lad's

Sugarlumps

Lamela starts.

Hatch99

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Lamela starts.

Very odd considering his abysmal form

Sugarlumps

Hatch99 wrote: »

Very odd considering his abysmal form

Chadli was in flying form? Lamela can be hot headed, not a great tackler either, big occasion. I'm gonna need a stiff vodka.

Sugarlumps

Arsenal have Walcott & Rosicky on the bench, both game changers. We don't really have anyone bar Chadli.

davycc

Bizarre to start lamela ahead of chadli... Only good news is Sanchez isn't starting or on the bench...

Kiith

Dier instead of Fazio as well. Big game for him.

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose, Bentaleb, Mason, Eriksen, Dembele, Lamela, Kane.

Nat that confident tbh.

T-b0n3

T-b0n3 wrote: »

Is this Kane's first NLD?

I know he didn't play in the earlier game this season or the 2-1 win at the Lane last season. Can't think of the others.

Just saw Harry on BT saying today is his first NLD. COYS

irishmover

Just finishing up dinner at a restaurant then heading over to the pig n whistle here in Brisbane. Supposedly a big gathering of Spurs fans so should be good.

Would probably take a draw now but a win would be fantastic for our season.

Sugarlumps

If Kane has any nerves, he sure doesn't show them. Future captain.

Kiith

Rose...good one minute, absolutely **** the next.

Kiith

Why is it that none of our players can cross to save their lives? **** sake.

mass_debater

Kiith wrote: »

Rose...good one minute, absolutely **** the next.

Verts shouldn't have commited himself so far up the pitch, Roses attacking play up the wing has been very good.

Kiith

Has Lamella touched the ball?

mass_debater

FFS, that was a peno, nowhere near the ball

mass_debater

Chadli for Lamella please

mickman

Great performances for first half - all over them

Mason has been outstanding as has dembele

If bring on Chadli for lamela , he is working hard but Chadli is much stronger and more of a goal threat

Eriksen has also been very sluggish and seems shocked by the tempo


Next 45 mins will decide 4th for us - if we lose then its gone for sure, win and we will get it

Kiith

Dembele is trying to do too much, and Lamella needs to stay wide at least some of the time.

We are in control, but have had very few good chances. Arsenal are, after seeming to see the massive gaps on the left, have been solid.

tom1ie

Lamela has been awful. Keeps getting bullied off the ball. Bring on chadli please!

Sugarlumps

Probably the most dominate performance of the season, but were losing. Bar the goal they've not had a sniff, second to everything. It's like a role reversal.

Been in some great positions, just the wrong players in those instances.

Lamela looks the odd man out there, Walker & Rose have acres of space on the wings. Can they provide the killer pass?

DubPerryman

Arsenal playing so defensively shows how much Wenger fears/respects this Spurs team. We've been one down before this season, this game isn't over! COYS!!!

mickman

So much is on the table here. Lose today and Tuesday night then we are 8 points off fourth

slegs

We will win this. We have been all over them. Next goal early and they will fold

FixitFelix

We went fold that's wishful thinking we'll get the next goal

Kiith

That's an embarrassment of a cross from Eriksen.

MonkieSocks

We need to change this, Arsenil's are happy to sit back.

Chadli for Lamela

Strambouli for Dembele



KANE YOU BEAUTY :eek:

Kiith

YES!! Kane!

tom1ie

Yyyyeeeeeesssssss!!!!!!

mickman

This is it lads - the new spurs