Disappointing Game Last Saturdays Put Tottenham's Champions League Chances in Disarray

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The United game was a game I was very optimistic about going into last Saturday. I may have even gone and put a little flutter on it and I never bet on my own team. United are terriable at the moment so now was the time to get them but as usual Doctor Spurs made their problems go away with three goals from the GOAT. At 37 years of age with a chip on his shoulder from being dropped against city and then not showing up on match day (those were the rumours, hip injury my arse), Ronaldo was a wounded animal. Best not to poke the bear. We did and he scored 3 great goals past us.
Neither team played well. As I said before if Kane is not firing either or Spurs. Sonny had the wrong studs on as well. Every time he got the ball he slipped. He was useless. I know Sonny gets a free pass with many Spurs fans. The thing is that he is scoring but he is not playing well. His problem is if you give him time on the ball he thinks too much instead of his natural instinct. When he has to think then he screws up while Harry can just slot those chances away all day long. If you offered me 100 million for Sonny I would bite your hand off. Seriously. He is the most frustrating player. Against Burnley and Middlesborough the players started getting on his back and rightly so. Sonny is not as liked in the group as everyone makes out. I would say he frustrates the life out of Harry and you see under Mourinho Loris tried to rip his head off for losing his marker. I don't think Conte rates him that highly to be honest so we will see what happens in the summer.

Anyway back to the United game. United didn't play well and Spurs had some chances that we should have converted. In fairness I thought the ref had a good game. Davies's goal was offside and the penalty was a penalty. I thought Doherty had a bad game and he is not the player than should be marking Ronaldo. Bentancur had a bad game as well. He wasn't as silky smooth as normal and was caught out a few times. I think Reguilion is not good enough it seems so he can go back to Madrid if he likes. We did miss Sessegnon. The game was end to end but I thought we would have the quality to get in behind Mcguire to put them to the sword but unfortunately not. This is why Ronaldo is the best. Still scoring hat tricks at 37. You have to give it to him. Meanwhile in Paris everytime Messi and Neymar got the ball they were booed off the park by their own fans and rightly so but when you see Ronaldo score a hat-trick you begin to think who is the real GOAT. I still think it is Messi but he had stopped running around 5 years ago at Barcelona and I reckon Barca even though they cried that he was leaving, it was crocodile tears and they could not wait to get his extortionate wages off the books. He was as implicit to Barcelona's downfall as the president in my opinion. The Messi's are a greedy bunch. I do see Ronny leaving Utd this year. I wonder where he will end up? PSG maybe. That would be hilarious or might he go to Munich?
So with West Ham , Woolwich, Chelsea and Wolves winning last weekend, it was a weekend to forget for Spurs as we move onto the next game. Champions League is very important for attracting players next year and with PSG sniffing around Paradici and champions League looking unlikely, it might be trouble this summer to get the right recruitment. On the bright side Dele Ali is someone else's problem right now as he struggles with Everton. Our two new signings are doing well overall and Spurs do not have anything else to blow their money on. The stadium and training ground are built so now all we have to do is buy a few players. The naming rights seem to be getting agreed soon as well. 20 million a year for a decade. Not a bad start.
As Roy Keane said the other night. If we pushed the boat out and got Conte but didn't back him this summer it would be pretty stupid. Levy knows he is in the last chance salon with Spurs fans and I can see stadium boycotts if it turns sour. Last week the Spurs season ticket holders were sent their renewal forms for next season. Much earlier than normal. This is seen as a shrewd move by the club and fans did not take kindly to it. Renew now before we know if we have Champions League football or not. This could have been an easy win for the club as season ticket prices are frozen while most other season tickets have increased but now the problem is the renewal date which caused Spurs season ticket holders to become irate. Fans are hesitant to stall as well as this means they will give up the location of where they currently sit in the stadium so it is forcing their hand somewhat.
The next game is our game in hand to Brighton which is midweek. We lost 6 out of our 7 midweek games under Conte and Conte did admit his players do not have time to prepare for midweek games. If you look at Conte's record in Europe, it is not that great. They are all mid week games. It's mad to think. When he won the league with Chelsea they were knocked out of everything so they just focused on the game every Saturday so all bets are off for Wednesday 16th March vs Brighton.



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I would say come Sunday we'll no one way or another whether we stand a chance of a top 4 finish but it's not looking great at the moment!

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Plenty of games left to mess it up but the teams around us aren't great either

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Still see them being above United but maybe not Arsenal. How nay chances can you mess up as the only ones benefitting are the gunners. United have 10 big games left and they will mess up loads still so there is still much to play for.

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Europa league is your best bet but I think UCL ship has sailed. Drawchester united have a lot of slipups along the way but so do you guys.

EVeryone has been talking shit about our form because we only beat "small teams" but they forget that other people around us are dropping points to those same teams. People forget that there are more "small teams" than "big teams".

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Looking forward to your last 4 games in May. We will see how good you are. I have to give it to Arteta. Ye stuck with him in September and it was the best decision the board made in a long time.

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Hello friend,
Was waiting for this Tot episode and your interesting style. Who is Woolwich?🙂(Wow my phone keyboard predicted the name accurately eventhough I have never ever typed it before).

I didn't know Son has this downside,as I haven't watched much of Tot in quite a while. Well it's Ronny to the rescue for a United with problems of their own. However,I think Atletico should bid Champs league farewell.

I think you guys can take heart, Conte still doesn't have his ideal playing personnel, but he continues to fight. Like @cryptoandcoffee muted,I think top four is gone now for you guys.

I defer with your opinion on Messi,as per Barca’s downfall.He deserved every bit of what he earned. He stopped running,he created astronomically more,so that's no problem,it's the new Messi. He seemed to show PSG this new Messi,when the booing was on–

It's the new Messi,the playmaking Messi,who the team should revolve around. Barca knew that and had a system that delivered the ball to him often,PSG is improving daily in playing this way. I explained the problem against Madrid in my Hive post,Messi wasn't.

Back to Tot and your post is really so informative– eg the season ticket holders asked to renew early or the Conte thing with midweek games,etc. I'm sure Levy will spend in the summer,so Spurs faithfuls can relax. What a season overall.

cheerfully...

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Thanks for the comment @ogeewitty . So in your opinion it is Messi's lack of trying rather than lack of running. When the booing started he pulled the finger out and started playing. Noone can deny he is the greatest ever but it is a disappointing blip to his distinguished career. In my opinion he is saving himself for November. The big one. Woolwich is what Spurs fans call the Arsenal. There is a history behind this. Arsenal were from there and moved to our patch a century ago. This relegated Spurs from their regional league and we have been bitter about it ever since. Hence the Woolwich. 😀 As @arsenal4life said the champions league ship has sailed for us. We will see by tomorrow evening whether it is.

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Hi,nice reply,
You still seem to be looking at the new Messi from the lense of the old one.The old Messi is in the "cemetery" please,it was a pre-meditated glorious burial too.

He didn't do anything special against Bordeaux(the video up there),he just did what the new Messi always does. I'm the one who built a theory around it,saying he was seemingly replying their boos.

My opinion is Messi hasn't got a "lack of trying" label on him and let nobody confuse his lack of running(or traditional running) to mean lack of trying. I hope you read my post on that Real match? PSG's problems lie elsewhere. I have said Barca knew exactly how to play with him and PSG is working on it.

The PSG I saw in Messi's early days, is way different from the one now. In the early days,it was strange,as Messi will pass the ball and not get it back as often as we know he should. He was more like one of many options then,but now there is such a marked change,you see the one-twos, they are looking for him more now, but it's still a work in progress.

It's not like the World Cup starts in August,then a player saving himself now,can be understood. Infact how Messi really needed this season's Champions league trophy, particularly he wanted this victory against Real,a team that is now his natural "enemy", and claim bragging rights.

Well,if we don't agree here, that's life,people having varying opinions.

Oh wow,thanks on Woolwich, didn't even know it was for the Gunners. The movement relegated Spurs? What was it with a movement that is offensive? Anyways,just my musing I should do some research on the whole gist.

I'm trying to understand if @arsenal4life is saying you guys still have Champions league hope. If so,I ,like Mr cryptoandcoffee, have my doubts. Arsenal is now formidable or should I say, there is a new Arsenal in town.🙂

Cheers bro

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Yeah Spurs are shit and don't have a chance of entering UCL. Our game today doesn't mean shit, in the general scheme of things

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Hmmm I don't know how you make that out.

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No particular reason. I spontaneously talk shit about Spurs.

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Unfortunately CR7 is just that sort of player that you literally cannot do anything about when his on top of his game. I do feel for you the roller coaster ride and you wrote about it a while back about the turbulence of being a Spurs fan.

I go for a rugby league team the NZ Warriors in the competition down under. I've been a fan since 2001 and the club has never won a competition since it joined the league in 1995. The motto is "Keep the Faith". How long is that possible though ...

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@wolfgangsport another team to follow for me then 😀. I will keep track of them. I started looking about how this lack of winning is affecting my life outside of Sport and how it shaped me as a person all these years. I do believe I have a stronger character and a thicker neck from all the grief I get from rival fans that it has helped me do well professionally. But in other ways it had hindered me. When we lose I am in awful moods for the next day or two.

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OMG!

Just as an update, my NZ Warriors team is 0-2 to start the new season. I am an absolute bastard to deal with on a Monday ... and my weeks are just rubbish! It's amazing the emotional toll it takes.

I actually want Spurs to do well for your sake, knowing genuinely how you're feeling!!!!

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I'm on cloud nine today now after thinking all the problems are solved. I actually looked up that result. Hahah. Imagine doing an token offering and the money raised buys a football team. The holders get a vote on things like transfers, building a stadium, kits. The top holders would be on the board. Throwing a few ideas around in my head here. Imagine @wolfgangsport . We could own our own loser football team!!

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Oh my word that would be amazing! Players motivation and bonuses to perform is based on the potential increase in token price. The sky would be the limit!

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Good analysis and yes, both teams didn't play well and I was more shocked to see Tottenham play that way especially Son. He should be ripping that defence line out but he seemed to have forgotten his boot in the locker.

I am happy we won, no doubt but the goals we gave away is still a major concern for me.

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Yeah spotlight is still on Mcguire. I kind of feel sorry for the guy.

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🤣🤣🤣😂😂 the pressure is making him look bad by the day. He is short on confidence even

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He gave Ronny a thick lip last night, did you see that?

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Hahaha yes, when they were both scrambling to get to the delivery.

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I remember telling you that United could win Tottenham. Such is the game at least, it was a wide margin win.

However, Cr7 just showed us that he isn't yet done with scoring goals. He stole the show

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Yep once a GOAT always a GOAT. The man is a machine

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At that age, he does better than many youngsters.

Applaudable👏

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I was genuinely going into this game expecting a Kane and Sonny masterclass but they were so bad. We weren't that good either but you could see for the first time in a very long time, Ronaldo looked sharp and fresh. It's as if he is 37 years old and can't play every game of the season and thus needs regular rest.

I am just happy we won.

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Well he stormed off last weekend against man city and they had to put it down as an injury so he had plenty of rest! I would have rather him to play against city and not be still angry!

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Ye still have games left Blanchy, but ye couldn't afford to lose that one I feel.

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Yeah we are bound to lose. a few more because we are so inconsistent and another midweek game tomorrow won't bode well.

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Ye need to put a run together soon, especially with the likes of Gunners on a nice run, although that could well end tomorrow evening, although I'm not as pessimistic about playing Liverpool as usual. I think we'll run them close and can see a 2-2 draw

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well you got one of the scores corrent. haha. giddy up

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well you got one of the scores corrent. haha. giddy up

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I gotta throw out these rose tinted glasses man, but they're so comfy! 🤣

Back to winning ways next hopefully

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Despite being an Arsenal fan, I went into that game very optimistic, especially after Kane grabbed a brace in the last game and United's capitulation against City.

I must confess that the game didn't really live up to expectations. Nonetheless, Spurs were the better side on the night, but we all know what counts if you want to win games.

I also think it was a bit of lack of concentration on Spurs' side, especially following that Maguire own goal. After going behind the first time, Spurs enjoyed better possession and played better which was why we saw those that chance that was cleared on the line by Dalot, before the eventually penalty. Spurs definitely failed to capitalize o the momentum that swung in their favour, not once, but twice.

I'm surprised to hear that Sonny isn't so much loved by the players like it seems. That's hard for me to believe. Yes, he might be having a bad run now but even at Spurs' lowest, he's always being the bright spot for the team, even when Kane was away injured. Maybe I feel this is too hard on Sonny. I'd gladly jump at him if Spurs would be willing to sell 😉

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Sonny is scoring but playing very badly so the goals are masking his performances. Sometimes he is too greedy and doesn't play the pass to the teammate in the scoring position and that includes Kane. Conte will be frustrated by this and lately he has been subbing Sonny after 75 minutes. Now granted he is a bit fatigue but when I see the substitutions after say a missed chance I put 2 + 2 together. The Burnley game was very telling from the players towards him and a couple were not happy with him at all.

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Wow... Never could have thought that. I still think he's a good player just not in form. He's arguably the best in the team after Kane.

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I'd say Romero is the second best player.

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Lol... Really? Romero? Do you mean based on current form? Even if that, I'd pick Kulu over him if Sonny isn't an option.

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Yep. He's unbelievable. He's now showing for the ball from the attackers. When Argentina won the Copa America, Messi demanded that Barcelona sign Romero because Messi thought he was the best defender he had played with in a long long time. Barcelona knowing they were in trouble with the wage bill were delighted to see Spurs coming in for him. He's a Rolls Royce.

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