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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:07:45 GMT -1
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Post by PureOldGold on Mar 15, 2009 21:09:17 GMT -1
Happy with the result than i guess?
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:10:18 GMT -1
;D............just a bit payback KK
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:15:54 GMT -1
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:17:35 GMT -1
;D
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:18:41 GMT -1
are you watching MOTD KK? ;D
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Post by StortfordSpur on Mar 15, 2009 21:19:43 GMT -1
Brilliant biggrin.gif Just back and what a performance.
Where to start? hmm.
Well lets start with Ledley King. I hope people could see today what an influence he has on the team. The guy is just magnificent. He doesn't train all week, he plays no football at all, yet comes in and delivers a man of the match performance. The guy has everything, so good on and off the ball, such a fantastic leader and the greatest footballer at Spurs in my lifetime. As for his partner, Woodgate, well he had another brilliant game. He dominates aerially and on the floor, the amount of times he wins the ball and gets us out of trouble is remarkable. Is there a better CB partnership outside the top 4? I don't think so.
Full backs today, Benoit Assou Ekotto had another great game. He made the one error in the firat half gifting Villa the ball inside our half, but other than that he dealt with Milner very well and never looked troubled. He will always get involved in the attacks and he is getting better and better, reducing the need to buy a new left back.
Zokora had a poor game, and to start with, Young was ripping him apart. After the booking he wasn't going to last too much longer and so Harry made a very bold and right decision to put Corluka on. This decision meant that we nulified Villa's only real threat. I thought Charlie was superb today, he was up and down, doing everything he needed to, and just stopped Villa in their tracks. This change won us the game. I wonder if Charlie has taken Young out his back pocket yet?
Gomes had an excellent game today. He could have done nothing with the goal, as it was just simply a good cross and header, but he did everything asked of him brilliantly today. His handling was faultless, and his distribution great. Answered some of the critics I hope.
Now, Jenas. Just been reading through some posts and I don't know what game you were watching. Superb game from JJ today, he was up and down, always a threat, always getting back and clearing up. I don't know what some people want him to do. His engine is incredible, he gets from box to box so quickly, and was the best Central Midfielder on the pitch today. He took his goal well and had a very good game. Palacios played a great complimentary role next to him, by doing the dirty work and getting stuck in. The start of a very promising partnership?
Modric played his usual game. Very skillful, had the beating of Young and Reo Coker, and was influencial. Also, he showed that he really isn't lightweight. He gets stuck in a lot, has learnt to get back, and isn't shrugged off the ball. Luka is really coming into his own.
There is one man of the midfield still left but I'll leave him a bit.
Up front today I wanted Pavlyuchenko instead of Bent, but I am glad I was wrong to want that. I thought Bent played the best game he has played for us in ages. He was everywhere today. He ran the channels brilliantly, was winning balls in the air, and was linking up well with Robbie. He really looked like a £16 million striker today, which can't be said about him often. Contrast to Robbie, who was the link player once more, and again he proved his worth to the club. Robbie has been exactly what we were missing all season. He links midfield and attack, brings everyone into play, and gives the whole team a boost. Robbie's return is so important, I hadn't realised how good he was until he came back, and now he regains his Godly status with me.
Now the last Player, Aaron Lennon. Just sheer brilliance. I have been saying it for ages, as have the other Spurs fans no doubt, but this guy has the potential to be one of the best wingers around. He today may have gone someway to disband the myth he can't cross or shoot. He showed he could do both today. He has the ability to beat any player on any pitch. He will run all day and is always an outlet. Coupled to that, he isn't shy from getting back, and helping Charlie. I love Lennon. If he isn't in the England squad then there is something wrong with Capello, same could be said for Woody. And the chant to Young, "You're just a shit Aaron Lennon", so true biggrin.gif
The game itself was one which we definately deserved to win. We outplayed Villa, especially second half, and just won every battle. There are signs there that this team can be one to build on, and I hope in the summer we do not make many changes. I really think we have a very solid unit and with Harry in charge who knows.
The end of the season will be good for us. No real pressure and the outside possibility of seventh. Onwards and Upwards smile.gif
A positive post for the first time in ages
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:22:36 GMT -1
you didnt write that
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Post by Kentucky Kid on Mar 15, 2009 21:23:59 GMT -1
wow they all flock back when they win something
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Post by Kentucky Kid on Mar 15, 2009 21:26:19 GMT -1
PENALTY!!!
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:26:26 GMT -1
Jermaine Jenas and Darren Bent goals - four minutes into each half - defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in an absorbing encounter at Villa Park on Sunday.
The substitute John Carew did reduce the arrears late on but the team dug in and showed the character to emerge victorious in front of a crowd of 41,205.
The game exploded into life on four minutes when Aaron Lennon skinned Luke Young down the right and fizzed in a cross that Brad Friedel could not deal with and Jenas was on hand to nod home in front of a stunned Holte End.
Stilian Petrov did his best to level matters after a spell of Spurs pressure following the breakthrough, unleashing a dipping drive that did not dip quite enough for the liking of the Bulgarian and cleared the crossbar.
Urgency was injected into Villa's attacking play, in particular down the left flank being worked by Ashley Young, who seemed to be afforded an awful lot of space by Didier Zokora at right back. From one of this sorties he managed to square in the direction of Gareth Barry and Heurelho Gomes was called on to field.
It was an open encounter and the pace of the Villa front two, plus Young out wide, was the cause of some concern. Zokora was booked for a reckless challenge on Young and the Ivorian was having a torrid start to his afternoon.
Jenas did his best to again rattle Friedel, but a deflection took the sting out of his effort as we approached the final ten minutes of the half. Zokora was then replaced by a more natural full-back in the shape of Vedran Corluka, a decision based purely no doubt on the problems being posed by Young.
A missed header by Carlos Cuellar gave Darren Bent the chance to speed down the right flank, but his centre in the direction of Keane was intercepted at the last by Luke Young before Jenas employed some clever play to release Luka Modric in the area and it took a strong one-handed block by Friedel to avoid a doubling of our advantage in the moments before half-time.
Despite the advantage, Harry Redknapp will have felt there was much to improve on during the interval, not least some increased security at the back, with a warning being provided by Emile Heskey heading against the crossbar just before the half-time whistle sounded.
The deficit for Villa was doubled four minutes into the second half when a run from Lennon teed up Wilson Palacios for a shot that Friedel did well to block but could not gather. Keane went for goal from an acute angle on the rebound and, with Friedel beaten, Bent was on hand to tap home at the far post.
Sustained pressure followed with the home side rocked back on their collective heels, the pace of Lennon and Bent was the feature of this half as opposed to Ashley Young and Gabby Agbonlahor.
Martin O'Neill made the bold move of swapping a central defender for a burly striker - John Carew replacing Zat Knight.
Modric was next to the fore though, drilling goalwards and once again forcing Friedel to show strong hands, while Gomes did well to get his body in the way of a Petrov shot that kicked up right in front of him.
It was end to end stuff as the game progressed, Villa probably had too many set pieces for comfort but Gomes was always quick to take the pressure off his defenders by coming and claiming - occasionally punching.
Keane stung the palms of Friedel again as the noise from the Spurs travelling thousands echoed around the stadium.
Six minutes from time the home fans came to life when a run and raking cross from James Milner was met at the far post by the head of the giant Carew, who planted the ball into the top corner of the net.
It placed renewed vigour into the efforts of Villa and nervous minutes where endured before referee Mr Bennett called time to make it a fourth away win of the season and lift us up to 11th in the table.
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Post by Kentucky Kid on Mar 15, 2009 21:26:48 GMT -1
how the feck was that not a penalty
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:27:01 GMT -1
Lennon is better than Young and you must be shit cos you let Bent score ;D
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:28:52 GMT -1
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Post by Kentucky Kid on Mar 15, 2009 21:28:57 GMT -1
he couldn't miss to be fair well agbonlahor would but thats a different story
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:29:52 GMT -1
havent seen the game yet.........am recording it
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Post by Kentucky Kid on Mar 15, 2009 21:30:06 GMT -1
2-1 smash and grab from the looks of it
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:32:03 GMT -1
2-1 smash and grab from the looks of it LMAO......... ;D 2 -0 up and cruising and you got a consolation goal in the last minutes when we took our foot off the gas
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Post by Kentucky Kid on Mar 15, 2009 21:34:07 GMT -1
2-1 smash and grab from the looks of it LMAO......... ;D 2 -0 up and cruising and you got a consolation goal in the last minutes when we took our foot off the gas talking out your arse you were worried hence why you took zokora off ashley young had him worked over and you lot knew it
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Mar 15, 2009 21:38:14 GMT -1
so he should.......Zokora is a centre midfielder not a right back, once Corluka came on Young disappeared
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