JerusalemMan
Paul Walsh
Tosin is back available for the game
Tosin is back available for the game
Another test for a team improving.
Not an easy game, but like Palace, a game we should back ourselves to win if we want to be in Europe
It’s definitely psychological with me.We’ve won the last 3 games we played at Elland Road.
It’s definitely psychological with me.
I get it. But I also think our fanbase pesemistic attitude hurts us.
If Fernandes is currently playing at only 50-60%, I can't wait until he gets close to 100! That will be something!
How so?
I think the fan base sets the tone of the club. In paticular the media fans we have covering the club. We embrace the "sexy" and "dr tottenham" stuff way to much and it filters in to the players and staff.
So, if we walk around and say "we are the biggest in London" or "Spurs are on their way to the CL final" every time we qualify for the CL that will make our players better? Really?
Was it "fatalist" Spurs fans that meant we have lost so many FA Cup semi-finals since GHod knows when? Was this a factor when we beat Man Utd in the EL final 18 months ago or was it the reason we could barely pass through our midfeild to make attacking chances most of last season?
Where do our wins or losses become because of the fans and when are they 'despite' the fans? Where are the lines drawn?
Anyone who has spoken to an expro should realise most think fans know F.A. about playing at the level they did, I do think a negative crowd in the ground can effect some players performance and most people perform better when they feel supported.
I found in the last couple of seasons I attended home games the atmosphere soon turned very sour and I got no enjoyment being there, players probably felt the same.
You can see it—look at how some players engage with the supporters; they ask the fans for encouragement.Anyone who has spoken to an expro should realise most think fans know F.A. about playing at the level they did, I do think a negative crowd in the ground can effect some players performance and most people perform better when they feel supported.
I found in the last couple of seasons I attended home games the atmosphere soon turned very sour and I got no enjoyment being there, players probably felt the same.
So, if we walk around and say "we are the biggest in London" or "Spurs are on their way to the CL final" every time we qualify for the CL that will make our players better? Really?
Was it "fatalist" Spurs fans that meant we have lost so many FA Cup semi-finals since GHod knows when? Was this a factor when we beat Man Utd in the EL final 18 months ago or was it the reason we could barely pass through our midfeild to make attacking chances most of last season?
Where do our wins or losses become because of the fans and when are they 'despite' the fans? Where are the lines drawn?
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