Tottenham Hotspur - the Pride of London

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by jameswood

Spur should hav the 3 points inside their pocket...Torres came out from nowhere to head in the equalier goal for pool....Btw why jermaine defore was not introduced.....

bro if you are referring to the liverpool match, defoe wasnt needed as berbatov and keane combined to score the 2 goals. being 2-1 up there was no need to bring on a third striker; defoe or bent.

[qbdp]

Originally Posted by Castrol

yo bro, robinson still has very good reflexes that helped him to be england's no.1. but now i realize he has a huge problem with keeping the ball in his hands all the while whenever he makes an uneasy save.

Robinson may be a good shot stopper but he is still a long way from being a good goalkeeper.

Jol needs to sign a keeper who can seriously challenge Robinson for the keeper spot.

It was very unfortunate for Spurs to lose 2 points on Sunday. To score 2 goals at Anfield and not win was a great disappointment. A win would have surely kicked start their season.

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by qbdp

Robinson may be a good shot stopper but he is still a long way from being a good goalkeeper.

Jol needs to sign a keeper who can seriously challenge Robinson for the keeper spot.

It was very unfortunate for Spurs to lose 2 points on Sunday. To score 2 goals at Anfield and not win was a great disappointment. A win would have surely kicked start their season.

fully agree, robinson should take a break already.

i heard from the commentator saying liverpool havent lost in anfield for a long time, of course he's was referring to EPL games.

[andyk]

Hey SPURS Bros,

Felt really great when Keene scored our 2nd goal but when Torres equalised in the dying mins,it really killed it all !!!...

We have made it a habit of letting in goals every game now & also letting in goals after leading & unable to defend in the dying mins !....

JOL really should have brought in Gardner to "protect our lead"...there were comments that our defenders play liked "strangers"....yes,they love to attack & score goals but their main role is to really defend,defend....

JOL looked really unhappy & i got this feeling that "the pressure is finally getting into him" and possible chance that he may quit Spurs soon !

[qbdp]

Originally Posted by Castrol

i heard from the commentator saying liverpool havent lost in anfield for a long time, of course he's was referring to EPL games.

Liverpool lost 0-1 to Man Utd in March 07. 7mths isnt that long. Chelsea's current run of 60+ unbeaten home games in the EPL is a new record. Now that's a very very long time.

Bro, what do you think of the 2 wk international break? Is it untimely for Spurs? Next up is away to Newcastle with Emre and Owen back!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by qbdp

Liverpool lost 0-1 to Man Utd in March 07. 7mths isnt that long. Chelsea's current run of 60+ unbeaten home games in the EPL is a new record. Now that's a very very long time.

Bro, what do you think of the 2 wk international break? Is it untimely for Spurs? Next up is away to Newcastle with Emre and Owen back!

wow chelsea so good ah? thats really a big achievement.

a break from club football is always good for out of form teams and players, and spurs have plenty of them. spurs seem to be getting back the momentum though, from potential whipping boys to draw specialist now.

[lungless]

Originally Posted by andyk

Hey SPURS Bros,

Felt really great when Keene scored our 2nd goal but when Torres equalised in the dying mins,it really killed it all !!!...

We have made it a habit of letting in goals every game now & also letting in goals after leading & unable to defend in the dying mins !....

JOL really should have brought in Gardner to "protect our lead"...there were comments that our defenders play liked "strangers"....yes,they love to attack & score goals but their main role is to really defend,defend....

JOL looked really unhappy & i got this feeling that "the pressure is finally getting into him" and possible chance that he may quit Spurs soon !

Bro, are you okie? Fancy giving suggestion of bringing in Gardner to 'protect the lead' - Spurs fanatics all over the world were asking that Jol to continue with attacking formation when they are leading (refering to the past few games where Spurs conceded when Jol brought in defensive player to 'protect the lead')...BTW, Spurs Conceded most goals from set play and not open play, so they have to learn to deal with set pieces now!

Anyway, Spurs need to sort out the Goalkeeping issue if they are to improve further in the near future...all round the field they look solid except for the goalie and Jenas!.....Come on you Lilywhites!

[andyk]

Originally Posted by lungless

Bro, are you okie? Fancy giving suggestion of bringing in Gardner to 'protect the lead' - Spurs fanatics all over the world were asking that Jol to continue with attacking formation when they are leading (refering to the past few games where Spurs conceded when Jol brought in defensive player to 'protect the lead')...BTW, Spurs Conceded most goals from set play and not open play, so they have to learn to deal with set pieces now!

Anyway, Spurs need to sort out the Goalkeeping issue if they are to improve further in the near future...all round the field they look solid except for the goalie and Jenas!.....Come on you Lilywhites!

Hey Bro,

We were leading 2 - 1 at that time then JOL sub Taino with Malbranque so don't you think that we should have Gardner for more defending than attacking ?...Liverpool kept the pressure on so we were more defending than attacking !!! Anyway,the game is over already & i also know that Gardner is clumsy & make lots of boo boos in the past...but he was one of the subs,then what other options do we have ?

Anyway who was really at fault for that last mins equaliser by Torres ? Chimbonda,Dawson or Robinson ? Or who was the one who allow the ball to be crossed ? Bale ?

[lungless]

Originally Posted by andyk

Hey Bro,

We were leading 2 - 1 at that time then JOL sub Taino with Malbranque so don't you think that we should have Gardner for more defending than attacking ?...Liverpool kept the pressure on so we were more defending than attacking !!! Anyway,the game is over already & i also know that Gardner is clumsy & make lots of boo boos in the past...but he was one of the subs,then what other options do we have ?

Anyway who was really at fault for that last mins equaliser by Torres ? Chimbonda,Dawson or Robinson ? Or who was the one who allow the ball to be crossed ? Bale ?

Hey bro relax lar....No need to get upset over what i said. If i ever hurt your feelings, i apologise k. Im one that go with attack is the best defence as i see that our defence cannot be relied too much at this point of time and i see it as Robinsons fault as he does not command his 6 yard box well and he needs to command and instruct his defenders well too. If Spurs can attack wholeheartedly - it will translate the Opposing team needs to backtrack, thus denying them any attacking chance. Anyway, Spurs is improving and only a few areas need sorted out fast if they are to keep improving. Lets continue to Support our Lilywhites no matter what happens yeah!! Come on you Spurs!! Cheers!!

[andyk]

Originally Posted by lungless

Hey bro relax lar....No need to get upset over what i said. If i ever hurt your feelings, i apologise k. Im one that go with attack is the best defence as i see that our defence cannot be relied too much at this point of time and i see it as Robinsons fault as he does not command his 6 yard box well and he needs to command and instruct his defenders well too. If Spurs can attack wholeheartedly - it will translate the Opposing team needs to backtrack, thus denying them any attacking chance. Anyway, Spurs is improving and only a few areas need sorted out fast if they are to keep improving. Lets continue to Support our Lilywhites no matter what happens yeah!! Come on you Spurs!! Cheers!!

No worries,bro ! Since i'm a long term supporter of SPURS,it can drive your emotions crazy especially this season ! Anyway,it's good to chat up with other SPURS fans here !...So far this season it's all about JOL,Defoe,Bent,Robinson,etc...nothing much about how we will play better ! It's really not good for the team spirit & morale ! We should focus on winning every match from from on instead !....

Come On You SPURS !!!

[qbdp]

'Injury' has ruled Robinson out for weekend's game against Newcastle. About time for him to have an 'injury' too.

[avalonhill]

not sure about all you yiddos out there, but i am keen to see Jol play with Berbatov and Defoe upfront with Keane roaming behind the two. Lennon (if he is fit) can switch left and right during the game. Jenas and Zokora can hold the midfield. Dawson and Kaboul CBs with Bale and Chimbonda overlapping. With Newcastle, we may pull it off.

[andyk]

Originally Posted by avalonhill

not sure about all you yiddos out there, but i am keen to see Jol play with Berbatov and Defoe upfront with Keane roaming behind the two. Lennon (if he is fit) can switch left and right during the game. Jenas and Zokora can hold the midfield. Dawson and Kaboul CBs with Bale and Chimbonda overlapping. With Newcastle, we may pull it off.

Sori Bro,i much prefer the Berba & Keane or Bent & Defoe combi...and with Zokora & Huddestone behind them with Lennon & Taabart or Bale on wings play with Dawson & Kaboul & Lee & Chimbo at the defence...and JOL should quit experimenting or else it's tough to build up any close understanding...if you noticed if JOL keep changing then our players play liked "strangers" even though they have been playing together more a season already for most !...

Our game with Newcastle may be a tough away game ! hopefully we can get together & start winning !!! come on you spurs !!!!

[putrawk]

Originally Posted by avalonhill

not sure about all you yiddos out there,.

Dude, do u know that Some Spurs fans from the UK would get offended if you call them Yiddos.You should look for the meaning and it has somehing to do with religion belief. I for one is not offended, but I must say that some sector of the crowd hates that term. So u better be more sensitive on that. No ill feelings though, after all you are a Spurs fan like us.

Oh...hi guys. I am back! I was in London for 2 weeks. Work. Wanted to go to the N17 and WHL but I just couldnt get tickets. I was hoping Spurs play some other London sides like Fulham or Chelsea, coz I was staying in that area near Glochester Road Station, but they didnt so there goes my trip.

I also wanted to go to d WHL stadia tour but I decided not to and decide to bang a spanish prostitute instead. Haha. Definetly worth my money man. LOL. Its no big deal on not being able to go to WHL coz Ive been there numerous times for the tour as well as some matches. And its really hard to get tix. What u can do is approach a season tix holder andask them if they wanna sell one ticket. Thats what i did.

[ANDYSIAO14]

Newcastle 3-1 Tottenham: Pressure mounts on Jol...

Newcastle plunged Tottenham boss Martin Jol into ever deeper trouble as they secured a fourth successive Premier League victory, 3-1 at St James' Park.

The Magpies took full advantage of some kamikaze defending by the Londoners, who remain rooted inside the relegation zone, to claim all three points despite having to survive a concerted fightback.

Obafemi Martins fired the home side in front on the stroke of half-time after embarrassing Michael Dawson, and the unmarked Claudio Cacapa made it 2-0 six minutes after the break with a powerful header.

Robbie Keane's seventh goal in as many games briefly gave the visitors hope with a 57th-minute strike, but substitute James Milner made sure with a 73rd-minute volley to cement his side's eighth-place standing in front of a crowd of 51,411.

Jol's pre-match comments about his side's relative recent success compared to that of the Magpies was left to sound hollow as the Tyneside club completed a fourth successive league victory over the men from White Hart Lane.

Newcastle chairman Chris Mort took the opportunity in his programme notes to dismiss speculation that owner Mike Ashley is ready to buy into Spurs, and that he supports the north London club, and the billionaire took his seat in the directors' box once again wearing his black and white shirt.

Ashley headed for the hospitality lounges at the break wearing a broad smile after seeing the Magpies eventually grind down a Spurs outfit low on confidence to take a deserved lead.

Newcastle had not lost at St James' this season before kick-off, while Spurs had not won outside of London, and after a reasonably even opening, a pattern started to emerge.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce had little choice but to pair England international Michael Owen and the similarly diminutive Martins in attack with Mark Viduka still nursing a calf injury and Shola Ameobi only fit enough for a seat on the bench.

However, despite some less than intelligent service at times, their pace and movement was simply too much for Younes Kaboul and Dawson.

That said, it was defender Abdoulaye Faye who came within inches of opening the scoring on 13 minutes when he thumped a header against the post from Charles N'Zogbia's corner.

season.

The visitors, who started with £16.5million signing Darren Bent on the pitch and Dimitar Berbatov on the bench, might have gone ahead seconds after Faye had rattled the woodwork.

Jermaine Jenas' free-kick found Keane, but the Republic of Ireland skipper's shot was hacked off the line by Cacapa to the relief of Allardyce's defence.

Owen was left criminally unmarked on 27 minutes to run on to Geremi's pass and curl a shot towards the bottom corner, which is exactly where it would have ended up had Paul Robinson's replacement Radek Cerny not managed to get his fingertips to it.

The goalkeeper distinguished himself once again two minutes before the break when, after Martins had brushed off the towering Kaboul to reach Jose Enrique's long ball, he blocked the striker's shot with his legs.

But Spurs did not learn the lesson and when the Spaniard launched the ball upfield two minutes later, Martins ran away from Dawson to control and fire through the goalkeeper for his fifth goal of the season.

Milner arrived as a half-time replacement for N'Zogbia and took up his place on the left wing.

Tottenham emerged in determined fashion with Keane, as ever, at the forefront, but their hopes were severely dented within six minutes when the Magpies increased their lead.

Dawson blocked a flicked header from Owen out for a corner, but when Emre delivered the ball to the near post, Cacapa ran in unopposed to power a header into the back of the net.

But as the home side sensed blood, the visitors grabbed a lifeline when Bent headed a Pascal Chimbonda cross against the post and saw the rebound sit up nicely for Keane to reduce the deficit.

Jol responded by sending on Berbatov in place of Steed Malbranque as St James' descended into a nervous hush, and the anxiety increased by the minute both on and off the pitch as the visitors took control.

The mood did not improve on 70 minutes when referee Steve Bennett waved away Nicky Butt's claims for a foul by Didier Zokora deep in the Spurs half, and the visitors raced away for Bent to blast over.

Allardyce decided the time was right for Joey Barton to make his competitive bow, and within two minutes of his arrival, his side restored their two-goal lead.

Kaboul was unable to clear his lines and although Milner miskicked his first effort, the ball fell nicely for him to blast a left-foot volley into the bottom corner and end Spurs' hopes of another comeback.

Beleaguered Tottenham boss Martin Jol vowed to turn his troubled side's season around after seeing them suffer a mauling at Newcastle.

Spurs remain rooted in the bottom three with only one Premier League win all season after a 3-1 defeat at St James' Park which piled further pressure on the manager.

Glaring defensive errors contributed to their downfall at St James' Park as Sam Allardyce's men took full advantage of their edginess to complete a fourth successive league win on Tyneside.

The defeat ended Spurs' unbeaten six-game run and left Jol facing fresh criticism, although he remained unbowed.

He said: 'If everybody comes back, we have got a very good team and a very good defence.

'We still lack a bit of leadership, but it is about mental strength as well.

'Two years ago, we had that; last year at the start of the season, we lacked it as well, but we came back.

'Even today, we tried to come back, but we concede goals at the wrong moment all the time.'

The visitors fell behind on the stroke of half-time when Obafemi Martins out-stripped Michael Dawson to control Jose Enrique's long ball and fire past Paul Robinson's replacement, Radek Cerny.

Defender Claudio Cacapa made it 2-0 within six minutes of the restart with a free header, and although Robbie Keane pulled one back on 57 minutes to spark a fightback, substitute James Milner sealed the win 17 minutes from time.

Jol had introduced striker Dimitar Berbatov as a 58th-minute replacement for Steed Malbranque, and was swift to deny suggestions that the Bulgarian, who immediately gave his side a greater threat, had needed to be persuaded to make an appearance.

He said: 'No. I have heard that, but that was rubbish.

'There was no problem at all. Berbatov knows exactly what the schedule is for the next couple of weeks.

'He was fine. He played when (Darren) Bent did not play for two weeks and he could train.

'I need him on Thursday (for the UEFA Cup clash with Getafe). He knows that and I don't know where this rubbish is coming from.'

Jol's mood was not improved by a foot injury to big-money summer signing Gareth Bale, who will undergo a scan tomorrow.

The manager said: 'Hopefully he is not out for long because we have five games in 13 days.

'Hopefully, it is not too bad, but it doesn't look good.

'His foot was swelling up after the game, so it could be a pretty tough injury.'

Allardyce was sporting a broad smile as he surveyed a result which capped his side's best start to a season in a decade.

He said: 'We scored three great goals tonight, we outplayed Tottenham, we went out there and did what we wanted to do, and that was get three points.

'We have not moved in the table, but we have got within one point of the top pack now.

'We have played nine games, we have 17 points and it is our best start in 10 years now.

'From my point of view and that of the players, with us all just coming together in July, it is a terrific performance up to now from the team.

'That is three games on the trot we have scored three goals at home now, and at this moment in time, our home record is getting us where we want to go.

'We have got to make sure next week at Reading, we do not waste all this hard work. This home record has got to continue into the away record to make sure we come away from Reading with something.'

-soccernet