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Erik Edman
The worst home defeats:
Taking into consideration level of opposition and performance he is a list of some of our previous worst home performances and defeats. There tends to be at least one per season:
Sept 2014: Spurs 0-1 WBA
A truly awful performance which only saw one shot on target in the entire game – the cliché ‘lucky to score 0’ springs to mind.
Oct 2013: Spurs 0-3 West Ham
The beginning of the end for AVB and this performance showed serious flaws in his strategy. A lacklustre 1st half performance set up a second period of further lethargy. Defoe missed a good chance at 0-0 and West Ham who would have been delighted with a draw broke three times and scored three times.
March 2013: Spurs 0-1 Fulham
Probably the game that took 4th spot away from us; this was in the run-in and Fulham hadn’t won at WHL in 10 years. In truth Fulham were abject scoring their only chance through Berbatov in the second half but apart from a Schwarzer save to deny Defoe late on we created very little.
Nov 2012: Spurs 0-1 Wigan
Wigan’s second win in 3 years at White Hart Lane. We were less than convincing in AVB’s early days and before Bale’s brilliant streak in 2013 we were deservedly beaten by a team who would go on to be relegated. We did rally after Watson’s second half goal but lacked cohesion all game.
Apr 2012: Spurs 1-2 Norwich
We expected to turn Norwich over as traditionally we always did. A rare Easter Monday fixture saw us start poorly and go behind. When Defoe equalised we all assumed we’d go on to win the game but we were unable to create any momentum and Norwich deservedly won with a late strike. Probably the game that proved Ledley was past his sell-by date.
Aug 2011: Spurs 0-1 Wigan
Having beaten Martinez’ team 9-1 less than a year earlier it was always going to be a case of how many? The players seemed to think so and following a poor defensive error Rodallega gave Wigan a deserved victory in front of a mini-bus load of travelling supporters.
Dec 2009: Spurs 0-1 Wolves
Kevin Doyle scored in the 2nd minute and this seemed like it would just delay the inevitable comfortable victory; despite dominating possession we weren’t clever enough in the final third and only forced their keeper into one meaningful save.
Oct 2009: Spurs 0-1 Stoke C
This is perhaps not a fair contender as we did create chances and got a little unlucky hitting the woodwork and finding Simonsen in good form for Stoke. Whelas struck late with Stoke’s first shot at goal.
Oct 2008: Spurs 0-1 Hull C
Ramos’ final game in charge at WHL and what a damp squid. The squad could at least claim a lack of confidence as some sort of excuse; Hull scored early on and we created very little to trouble them.
March 2008: Spurs 1-4 Saudi Sportswashing Machine
We were going through the motions having won the League Cup and Saudi Sportswashing Machine, back under Keegan, were desperately looking for points. Despite Bent giving us the lead we went home and allowed an awful Saudi Sportswashing Machine team to score 4 times.
Looking back, mainly at the Martin Jol era (2004 – 2007) I cant see any examples of us losing at home to poor teams and playing badly and before that we were equally as average so such performances/defeats weren’t so unusual or unexplained.
Taking into consideration level of opposition and performance he is a list of some of our previous worst home performances and defeats. There tends to be at least one per season:
Sept 2014: Spurs 0-1 WBA
A truly awful performance which only saw one shot on target in the entire game – the cliché ‘lucky to score 0’ springs to mind.
Oct 2013: Spurs 0-3 West Ham
The beginning of the end for AVB and this performance showed serious flaws in his strategy. A lacklustre 1st half performance set up a second period of further lethargy. Defoe missed a good chance at 0-0 and West Ham who would have been delighted with a draw broke three times and scored three times.
March 2013: Spurs 0-1 Fulham
Probably the game that took 4th spot away from us; this was in the run-in and Fulham hadn’t won at WHL in 10 years. In truth Fulham were abject scoring their only chance through Berbatov in the second half but apart from a Schwarzer save to deny Defoe late on we created very little.
Nov 2012: Spurs 0-1 Wigan
Wigan’s second win in 3 years at White Hart Lane. We were less than convincing in AVB’s early days and before Bale’s brilliant streak in 2013 we were deservedly beaten by a team who would go on to be relegated. We did rally after Watson’s second half goal but lacked cohesion all game.
Apr 2012: Spurs 1-2 Norwich
We expected to turn Norwich over as traditionally we always did. A rare Easter Monday fixture saw us start poorly and go behind. When Defoe equalised we all assumed we’d go on to win the game but we were unable to create any momentum and Norwich deservedly won with a late strike. Probably the game that proved Ledley was past his sell-by date.
Aug 2011: Spurs 0-1 Wigan
Having beaten Martinez’ team 9-1 less than a year earlier it was always going to be a case of how many? The players seemed to think so and following a poor defensive error Rodallega gave Wigan a deserved victory in front of a mini-bus load of travelling supporters.
Dec 2009: Spurs 0-1 Wolves
Kevin Doyle scored in the 2nd minute and this seemed like it would just delay the inevitable comfortable victory; despite dominating possession we weren’t clever enough in the final third and only forced their keeper into one meaningful save.
Oct 2009: Spurs 0-1 Stoke C
This is perhaps not a fair contender as we did create chances and got a little unlucky hitting the woodwork and finding Simonsen in good form for Stoke. Whelas struck late with Stoke’s first shot at goal.
Oct 2008: Spurs 0-1 Hull C
Ramos’ final game in charge at WHL and what a damp squid. The squad could at least claim a lack of confidence as some sort of excuse; Hull scored early on and we created very little to trouble them.
March 2008: Spurs 1-4 Saudi Sportswashing Machine
We were going through the motions having won the League Cup and Saudi Sportswashing Machine, back under Keegan, were desperately looking for points. Despite Bent giving us the lead we went home and allowed an awful Saudi Sportswashing Machine team to score 4 times.
Looking back, mainly at the Martin Jol era (2004 – 2007) I cant see any examples of us losing at home to poor teams and playing badly and before that we were equally as average so such performances/defeats weren’t so unusual or unexplained.
