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*** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Rent Boys F.A Cup SF ***

Bedfordspurs said:
This team has learnt so much from last season it's actually quite scary

They must all sit there in class in front of a Poch and just smile

The key though still is our on the pitch adaptability which is outstanding. We can go from 3 to 4 at the back mid game and swap back without changing personnel but having a big impact on the game

Add to that the attacking threat that's in full flow and we are a sight to behold

I fully expect them to be all over Kane on Saturday but that creates space for so many other players to take
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Fully agree with all that, i know this is going to sound daft but part of me believes what happened at the end of last season has made us into a really good team. The reason i say that is i have always believed that to become a true winner you have to experience the hurt of loss and that is what i saw in our players eyes after the Chelski game and that is a big part in what has made us into the team we are now.
 
milo said:
Kane's shown that he's got their measure. I'll never forget him brushing off Cahill and Terry in that game at the Bridge last year. The look on their faces said "this is new" and they didn't really know what to do.
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I like the idea of Kane occupying their defenders. It takes more than one to do that job where as Costa can be dealt with by just winding him up and letting him blow... which Verts will do im sure
 
Hotshot-Tottenham said:
You know what, I think we let ourselves down there.

We let the occasion get to us and blew a two goal lead.

I'd much rather we had hearts on fire and heads in fridge.

I'm already spending a lot of time thinking about Saturday. Too much!

At our best, at the moment, I think we're better than them. I'm sure Poch will get the tactics right, and there's merit in choosing either option (to Son, or not to Son). I just hope we do ourselves justice.

And I think we might actually have learned a salutary lesson, shown in the video, of what not to do.
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I agree. They wanted a nasty, bad tempered game and we gave it to them and ended up with one of our key players suspended for 6 games.

I do however agree with Milo to a point, I think we have learned a lot from that performance, Danny Rose came out after and said the two fixtures we are looking forward to the most next season are Chelsea home and away. The win at the lane in January was a flawless performance, the team and everyone in the ground were pumped up for it but no one lost their cool. Wouldn't surprise me if they try and target Alli or Dembele, the most important thing is that we don't bite. On the other hand, I'd be disappointed if Vertonghen didn't try to wind up Costa, he's a hothead and Vertonghen is very adept at getting opponents into trouble, that's a good thing btw, we've needed a bit of nastiness/steel for years.

As for the game. Wanyama HAS to play in my opinion. That means either Poch has to drop Dier or he drops Son and Dier slots back into CB. Personally, I think Son has been different class in the last 6 games and doesn't deserve to be dropped but my head says we should go with the same team and formation that beat them comfortably in January, we can always bring on Son after an hour or so.
 
scaramanga said:
One bit there I've never noticed before. In the melee after the Rose tackle, Dier goes over to Fibreglass and tells him he's going to do him about 20 minutes before he actually does it. Brilliant.
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When Dier went through Fabreclam, I punched the air in delight. We have that aggression still but it is laser focussed and not wreckless. Sides simply don't fudge with us anymore because they know we won't stand still any longer. Seminal moments.
 
thfcsteff said:
When Dier went through Fabreclam, I punched the air in delight. We have that aggression still but it is laser focussed and not wreckless. Sides simply don't fudge with us anymore because they know we won't stand still any longer. Seminal moments.
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Yay!

That Cheatski game last season was our Rubicon moment. It was a massive statement about letting the world know this is a different Tottenham, a new Tottenham, one that you'd better sit up and take notice of because we will no longer be anyone's pussies.

Yes we went way over the top in delivering that message but maybe that is what it needed, both for the club and for our fiercest rivals. Because as a result the message has gotten through loud and clear. I do not fear a collapse for the run in this time round because I firmly believe that whatever happensin the coming weeks, this team, this time we will be strong and powerful and resolute right through to the end.

We may not catch Cheatski, we may not win the Cup but one thing we all know now is that we will not roll over, it will not be for the want of giving it our best every inch of the way.

Come On You Motherfudging Spurs!
 
Whatever happens next week will hopefully have an effect on Chelsea.

If they beat us they may get distracted down the stretch with a cup final coming up..

If we beat them (and beat them well) it might get in their heads that they've got a f+cking juggernaut up their arse that's unstoppable.
 
Sadly we wont have Rose so i must admit i'm a little wary of looking to repeat the 3-4-2-1 match-up formation we played against them in Jnauary.
I'm also torn about dropping Son: he can be wasteful in posession, esp in the big high-stakes games, but is on the fom of his Spurs life and how can he be dropped right now? We'll need all the guns blazing as much as we can, but will tat be at the expense of the solidity we had in January?
Lots for Poch to Ponder (this is where he earns his corn!)

Were there any major clues as to how to beat them with a flat back-four from Jose at the weekend?
 

Watching that video from last season, there will undoubtedly be some overspill from this, and with both sets of fans in equal measure this could get very tasty. It's got red cards written all over it! And whatever the result, the last thing we need is another 3 game suspension for anyone.

...I'm looking at you in particular Eric, Kyle, Jan and Dele!!
 
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AjaxDeSuperYids said:
Rumours cortois and alonso are out but I suspect this is mind games and they will play.
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Alonso was just 'feeling ill' at the weekend. I suspect he will play (esp given their lack of cover for him and the effect it had on being able to close down Hazard apparently).

Courtois is no so clear-cut: he has an injured ankle in his case from an NBA photoshoot apparently. I would expect Chelski to play mind games on whether he plays or not as he's much more likely to miss it imo...
 
Kandi1977 said:
Wherever Hazard went, Herrera followed. That completely nullified their attack. Chelski created fudge all. 1 shot on target all game.
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Ok. Did they play a back 3 or a back 4?
We have nullified Hazard in our recent games, but their support act have stepped into the breach (i.e. Costa, Pedro and Moses).
I worry Conte will go and target the Vertonghen-Davies section to compensate for Hazard being shackled...
 
glorygloryeze said:
Ok. Did they play a back 3 or a back 4?
We have nullified Hazard in our recent games, but their support act have stepped into the breach (i.e. Costa, Pedro and Moses).
I worry Conte will go and target the Vertonghen-Davies section to compensate for Hazard being shackled...
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United went with a 4-2-3-1, with Herrera and Fellaini(!!!!) as DM's. Back 4 was Valencia-Bailly-Rojo-Darmian.
 
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