africanspurs
Justin Edinburgh
Singled out these three because for one reason or the other haven't really been setting our recent run of game alight.
VDV due to injuries
gallas due to injuries
parker going off the boil and trying to be a mini dictator in midfield (the latter point not a bad thing by any means of the imagination but it just hasnt really been coming off for him)
VDV:- i've had issues with this guy after a few game at the start of the season, but i have to say that in his games lately , no matter the result we got i feel he has played very well and done what was asked of him. more disciplined in his movement and working hard in a smart less energy wasting way that he has or at least than i personally perceived earlier this season. The guy did a good job today with working back, being careful with the ball, some deft one touch passes to keep possesion and to release players etc etc
Gallas :- he came back and Harry put him in the rotation. nuff said..the guy is class..end of story. a winner and winning mentality. Something that VDV also has as well, they may not perform in some big games but the fact of the matter is that big games DONT scare them and i think the players feed off of that
Parker:- Think Punk is back and a few other...(MLK comes to mind in what he thought parker should do more off) and quite a few other guys come to think of it........need to take a bow. Parker today was as good as i have seen, and i think we wall have seen, this year. Why? cause he went back to the basics and did what he does best, marshall the back four , track runners and just give simple passes to the more creative players. he still doesnt release the ball as quickly as i once imagined (key word here as i was convinced in the past that he did? maybe i was wrong) but he got rid of it fast enough today. and his movement for me wasnt as erratic with him trying to make things happen by running and occupying advanced positions and trying to make telling plays / passes (all things that i am convinced he has in his locker and can actually do to a good degree..the only ting is that when on bad form and low confidence you just have to learn how to breathe again without thinking of it and just get back to the basics. He did that today and i think he was great
Special mention IMO to other players like Adebayor (should have scored IMO but outside of that and a few bad touches, played like this was a cup game and worked his socks of and held the ball decent yady yada yada),,,,,,....sandro (then livermore), helping scott parker ALOT and making sure that parker could focus primarily on what he's there for,
...fudge it...and all the rest of the tottenham players and the fans that backed them at the game and through this unfortunate low confidence ridden run. I think we are out of it after the goal from VDV against stoke personally and we should by GHod's grace hopefully kick on from now till the end of the season. Not another top 6 team in sight. Let arsenal and chelsea and city take points off of each other for a change, our time in the meat grinder is over
great game today
VDV due to injuries
gallas due to injuries
parker going off the boil and trying to be a mini dictator in midfield (the latter point not a bad thing by any means of the imagination but it just hasnt really been coming off for him)
VDV:- i've had issues with this guy after a few game at the start of the season, but i have to say that in his games lately , no matter the result we got i feel he has played very well and done what was asked of him. more disciplined in his movement and working hard in a smart less energy wasting way that he has or at least than i personally perceived earlier this season. The guy did a good job today with working back, being careful with the ball, some deft one touch passes to keep possesion and to release players etc etc
Gallas :- he came back and Harry put him in the rotation. nuff said..the guy is class..end of story. a winner and winning mentality. Something that VDV also has as well, they may not perform in some big games but the fact of the matter is that big games DONT scare them and i think the players feed off of that
Parker:- Think Punk is back and a few other...(MLK comes to mind in what he thought parker should do more off) and quite a few other guys come to think of it........need to take a bow. Parker today was as good as i have seen, and i think we wall have seen, this year. Why? cause he went back to the basics and did what he does best, marshall the back four , track runners and just give simple passes to the more creative players. he still doesnt release the ball as quickly as i once imagined (key word here as i was convinced in the past that he did? maybe i was wrong) but he got rid of it fast enough today. and his movement for me wasnt as erratic with him trying to make things happen by running and occupying advanced positions and trying to make telling plays / passes (all things that i am convinced he has in his locker and can actually do to a good degree..the only ting is that when on bad form and low confidence you just have to learn how to breathe again without thinking of it and just get back to the basics. He did that today and i think he was great
Special mention IMO to other players like Adebayor (should have scored IMO but outside of that and a few bad touches, played like this was a cup game and worked his socks of and held the ball decent yady yada yada),,,,,,....sandro (then livermore), helping scott parker ALOT and making sure that parker could focus primarily on what he's there for,
...fudge it...and all the rest of the tottenham players and the fans that backed them at the game and through this unfortunate low confidence ridden run. I think we are out of it after the goal from VDV against stoke personally and we should by GHod's grace hopefully kick on from now till the end of the season. Not another top 6 team in sight. Let arsenal and chelsea and city take points off of each other for a change, our time in the meat grinder is over
great game today
