Tottenham Hotspur Thread

Barna Bee wrote: Davinson Sanchez....yes,  I had to Youtube him to see .....but he is a beast and at 20,  looks mature beyond his years .....28mill up front rising to 40 is big money , again too much but thats the market , he will be under the kosh a bit .  Be interesting to see the formations as this guy is going to want to play  Wimmer going to West Brom I'd say ......good defender and at 15mill represents decent value in this market Spurs still need another striker though and possibly a winger too

What was the attendance yesterday? Was reading during the week of the chances of there being 20,000 empty seats, but didn't see much of the game.

Roberto Baggio wrote: What was the attendance yesterday? Was reading during the week of the chances of there being 20,000 empty seats, but didn't see much of the game. Was it a full house, or close to?   Looking at the starting Chelsea XI, it shows how good a manager Conte is if he can beat Spurs given the players he was missing

Or it goes to show how Spurs aren't the brilliant side they are made out to be.

On evidence so far this year anyway

Struggled and didn't look like scoring until Shelvey got sent off vs Newcastle
Looked lost at Wembley and couldn't trouble a Chelsea team missing 2 of their main players.

I think Spurs will struggle this year especially at Wembley as said they looked slightly overawed by the experience.

I agree with the point made yesterday by one of the pundits (can't remember who) that teams are going to be coming to Wembley and treating it like a cup final.

Sanchez is a good signing and will add backup to their defence but they need to go out and get someone to back up Kane. As i feel it's only a matter of time before the lad burns out

Kane still has never scored a goal in August in the premier league

Roberto Baggio wrote: What was the attendance yesterday? Was reading during the week of the chances of there being 20,000 empty seats, but didn't see much of the game. Was it a full house, or close to?   Looking at the starting Chelsea XI, it shows how good a manager Conte is if he can beat Spurs given the players he was missing

Not sure you (Lassasinblanc)could say Spurs struggled at any time against what I thought was a very poor effort from Newcastle .....maybe struggled to break them down but it was only a matter of time ....clearly lots of guys losing the plot and writing off Spurs already ...."on the evidence of this year "....you mean the first 2 games of the season?? 

Edited by Barna Bee - 21 Aug 2017 at 11:49pm

Barna Bee wrote: Not sure you (Lassasinblanc)could say Spurs struggled at any time against what I thought was a very poor effort from Newcastle .....maybe struggled to break them down but it was only a matter of time ....clearly lots of guys losing the plot and writing off Spurs already ...."on the evidence of this year "....you mean the first 2 games of the season??  "looked lost at Wembley"???.....with 68% possession 14 corner kicks , more shots on target , off target and blocked than Chelsea....current league champions ?.....yeah right Spurs looked lost at Wembley ....I believe rumours of our demise are a little over stated here at least . Teams coming to Wembley treating it like a cup final .....great ...they will spend the first 20 mins of the day out like a rabbit in headlights at which point it could be all over for them. I am pretty sure Spurs won't be treating all our home games this year like a Cup final day out ....advantage Spurs here ! Clearly we need to settle in ...this will happen ...probably next weekend against Burnely...with the full house too This is not a Wembley thing ....its a clear  demonstration that we need another player up front to give us something different when a team like Chelsea comes and scores early and then makes breaking them down a very difficult task. We didn't become a bad side by changing to Wembley ....in time this will be home . and the transfer window had not closed ...I believe there will be 3 more names this season ( not including Sanchez who looks like a beast! Word of warning .....Give Toby the money he wants!

irishmufc wrote: Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote: But I do think Spurs will struggle this season to get top 4. They have 38 away games. Well that's a very defeatest attitude Dougal.  19 of those 38 away games, they'll have the vast majority of the crowd supporting them.  You can't blame Wembley for Spurs potentially missing out on top 4. I'm not saying it's not a factor when it clearly is, but it shouldn't be disguising faults and areas where Spurs need to improve upon, should they miss out.

Losing at home last week and conceding a 92nd minute equaliser today can't be good for their mentality