Pre-season 16/17

DubPerryman

Tottenham 1 v 2 Juventus

When I saw the team Poch put out I was worried that there might be a cricket score at the MCG.

Things started fairly ropy. Two down inside 15 minutes. With no recognised left back, young Will Miller had to drop in there. He's usually a No. 10.

The match settled down and both teams eased into half time.

We had the best of it in the second half. Lamela and Onomah came in. They probably had more match fitness thanks to the Copa America and the U-19s Euros.

Janssen didn't seem to get much of a kick in the first half and came off around the hour mark.

Wanyama played well throughout. Was composed and strong in midfield. Even though he did well to set-up Lamela's goal, I still think he needs to work on his passing.

CCV was strong at the back too. He looks and runs like Caulker.

Shayon Harrison and Marcus Edwards came on with about 15 mins to go and both played confidently. I hope they both get a good run out in the domestic cups this season.

Overall not too much to be displeased about, it was your typical pre-season friendly. A shadow of the side that will start come the 13th of August.

2nd Row Donkey

That Edwards guy looks a proper good player in the very little bit I've seen of him. Still a couple of seasons away from the 1st team but he looks exciting.


Juve have played and won 5 or 6 pre season games already and put some big scores on good teams so 1-2 ain't so bad.

mass_debater

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

That Edwards guy looks a proper good player in the very little bit I've seen of him. Still a couple of seasons away from the 1st team but he looks exciting.


Juve have played and won 5 or 6 pre season games already and put some big scores on good teams so 1-2 ain't so bad.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3708910/Tottenham-care-Marcus-Edwards-says-Mauricio-Pochettino.html

tippspur

Lamela was our best player in this game from what I hear,came on and changed the game.

DubPerryman

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

That Edwards guy looks a proper good player in the very little bit I've seen of him.

Looks good but he has a long way to go in his development.

I'm hoping the likes of Onomah and Shayon Harrison can fly under the radar with all the attention on Edwards.

Onomah looked more natural playing from deep yesterday, rather than pushed out on the wing. He could be our Vieira Pogba commanding centre midfielder of the future.

Sugarlumps

2nd Row Donkey

Hope Trips impresses as much as possible before Walker returns.

Sugarlumps

Both CB's look tidy. No weedlings.

Sugarlumps

Soft goal, Eriksen giving it away.

Sugarlumps

Impressive performance, Madrid keeper made several strong saves. We really weren't troubled much.

Instantly like Janssen, just not blessed with pace. Played mostly the youth team, who all performed better than expected.

DubPerryman

Yeah good performance.

Poch is adding some good quality competition into the squad. Mason had a good game when he came on, obviously knew he had to impress with Wanyama, Dembele and Dier in midfield.

Janssen will be a good foil for Kane. They can both play up front alone but I could see them working well together too.

Onomah is growing with confidence with every minute on the pitch. Looking forward to him being given more time.

I like Carter Vickers at the back, he's strong. Though might he lack pace?

Ormus

I thought Winks did well when he came on against Juve: http://tottenhamhotspur.blogspot.ie/2016/07/video-harry-winks-vs-juventus.html?m=1

And Will Miller looks like he has great quick feet: http://tottenhamhotspur.blogspot.ie/2016/07/video-will-miller-vs-juventus.html?m=1

DubPerryman

Strong team out today.

No room for Wanyama or Janssen. Looking forward to see if Poch experiments with playing Janssen and Kane up front together at some point.

Sugarlumps

Kane's back!

Sugarlumps

Cracker!!!

Sugarlumps

Look great with two up top.

Sugarlumps

Janssen off the mark.

DubPerryman

The last time we hammered an Italian team (Roma) in the last friendly of pre-season we ended up getting two points from eight games in the Premier League.

Hatch99

DubPerryman wrote: »

The last time we hammered an Italian team (Roma) in the last friendly of pre-season we ended up getting two points from eight games in the Premier League.

😂😂😂 positivity

Kimsang

Hopefully Lamela can have a big year. He has all the tools, and looks full of confidence.

irishmover

Was at the game in melbourne. Great night amongst the OzSpurs. Shame they couldn't get a result.

Carter Vickers has Torres in his pocket was a reasonable chant going on.

Some bloke brought a cardboard cut out of Dele Alli. He was sat close to the front so created alot of Dele Alli chanting up the stands.

Looked alot tidier against Inter Milan but these pre-seasib games scorelines are meaningless.

Lamela is the big takeaway from all of this. He looks fired up.

DubPerryman

Hatch99 wrote: »

😂😂😂 positivity

I'm all about positivity. Though just don't want to let a friendly get our hopes up too much.

Ormus

DubPerryman wrote: »

I'm all about positivity. Though just don't want to let a friendly get our hopes up too much.

I don't wanna overreact, but after that result against Inter it's looking likely that we'll win the league.

Sugarlumps

Ormus wrote: »

I don't wanna overreact, but after that result against Inter it's looking likely that we'll win the league.

Add the CL, FA Cup, and every other accolade. Otherwise I'd consider the season a failure.