yes it was classic jose

8/26/2013 7:39:24 PM

Quote :

"United started 3 center forwards. Moyes went for it, they were just wasteful in the final third."

3 forwards but only 1 was actually deployed as such. Welbeck was out there b/c he tracks back, and Rooney's best moments were outside of the final third. If Moyes was really going for it Kagawa would've started or atleast come on instead of Giggs.

On a different note I'm shocked that Valencia wasn't completely awful today, he pretty much marked Hazard out of the game.

8/26/2013 8:13:23 PM

that bus got parked


Fire Mourinho



also, rumors swirling about a United bid for Bale?

[Edited on August 26, 2013 at 8:47 PM. Reason : .]

8/26/2013 8:28:32 PM

A draw at Old Trafford isn't terrible for a small club like Chelsea.

8/27/2013 12:09:41 AM

Bale is so prepared to stay at Spurs that after his in-season vacation to Marbella he decided to not show up at Spurs training. Probably trying to work out that long-term extension to stay in North London and didnt want training get in the way.

(I'm joking, to save the mad)

[Edited on August 27, 2013 at 8:14 AM. Reason : Also, Ozil is available. Arsenal are interested but surely he'd choose United]

8/27/2013 6:12:17 AM

I highly doubt ozil leaves this window.

8/27/2013 12:26:33 PM

I don't believe there's anything to this for a damn second but still weird:

Quote :

"Julien Laurens ?@LaurensJulien 1m Guess who is in the director's box tonight at the Emirates? Juan Mata Senior who is obviously Juan Mata's dad. Interesting... #AFC #CFC"

8/27/2013 2:35:47 PM

Quote :

"Wenger: "I have heard like you that Juan Mata may be on the market. I like him... there is a reluctance in England to sell to each other.""

lol unless you're the one doing the selling jackass

8/27/2013 7:51:31 PM

^

Show some fucking respect to your manager. He is a fucking legend.

8/27/2013 7:57:03 PM

Yes father

8/27/2013 9:00:00 PM

^ Lol

Piers Morgan ?@piersmorgan 5h

Very worried about @aaronramsey - if he keeps playing this well, Gazidis will try and sell him before the window shuts #afc #IvanTheTerrible

8/27/2013 9:05:35 PM

Flamini on a free!!!!! Still got that top position in net spend this window!

All kidding aside he is needed squad cover. Now go buy some...

Also apparently Bale has refused to ever play for Spurs again per Sky Sports. Probably posturing for a new extension.

8/28/2013 7:26:37 AM

Kolo, Allen, Cissokho all hurt in the Notts County game yesterday. Nice to see all the major players going 120 minutes right before the United game too.

Good thing FSG bought all those players for depth.






[Edited on August 28, 2013 at 8:19 AM. Reason : .]

8/28/2013 8:19:12 AM

8/28/2013 9:03:50 AM

Don't worry, Lamela will be announced soon.

Meanwhile at the Emirates, a stage is being built to reintroduce Flamini I'm sure.

[Edited on August 28, 2013 at 9:09 AM. Reason : And Eriksen -- by 2015 he was always a 89 OVR in Fifa so there is that]

8/28/2013 9:08:12 AM

First time I've been genuinely hurt by something in sports.

I've got to take a break for a little while.

8/28/2013 9:10:41 AM

The player always wins unless you're an illiterate Uruguayan.

Also is easier to hate then hurt. Just hate on him. It's nice rooting for a compound fracture every United game.

8/28/2013 9:19:35 AM

Madrid's tactics this entire summer are nothing short of a fucking disgrace.

At least spurs acted with courage and dignity despite facing every underhanded tactic in the book from those bastards.

I'm 10000000000% in the Barca corner after Modric and now Bale

8/28/2013 9:23:57 AM

8/28/2013 9:32:09 AM

That's just trolling for a troll.


AVB: "It could happen very very soon. It might not happen so soon so I suppose it could go to the last days or it cld happen in the next 2."

[Edited on August 28, 2013 at 9:33 AM. Reason : avb]

8/28/2013 9:32:26 AM

He's smart. He knows Arsenal and United are in for Real's excess but delaying might kill those deals.

And fwiw, Real hasn't been any more underhanded than Levy has...

8/28/2013 9:34:51 AM

Quote :

"COURAGE AND DIGNITY"

Quote :

"Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas rules out signing Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata. Spurs did enquire about the possibility of signing Mata, but Villas-Boas concedes there is no chance that the Blues will offload one of their players to a rival club. "First, Chelsea wouldn't sell to Tottenham in any way or form, as they think that we are title contenders," he said. "Mata is a great, great player - player of the season last season - very, very important player for Chelsea. "They're just not going to strengthen another team that, in their opinion, are rivals for the title.""

lol

[Edited on August 28, 2013 at 9:37 AM. Reason : .]

8/28/2013 9:35:19 AM

Courage and dignity represent the bulk of Spurs philosophy.

8/28/2013 9:36:58 AM

It's actually the two main reasons Hazard was so close to signing a deal last window.

8/28/2013 9:43:32 AM

They'd be CL title contenders too if UEFA let them in. Fact.

[Edited on August 28, 2013 at 9:45 AM. Reason : Troll so hard today]

8/28/2013 9:43:53 AM

Who the fuck cares about Spurs fans? Why even troll them?

8/28/2013 10:44:51 AM

If I were all y'all I'd be pissing in my pants right now. We're looking GOOD.

8/28/2013 2:42:39 PM

8/28/2013 4:14:53 PM

Quote :

" discretely "

8/28/2013 4:21:19 PM

which porn star was it tho

8/28/2013 4:34:27 PM

Eriksen for 8m is good business for Spurs. AM with creativity. His stock certainly fell the last two years and he likely won't be world class like people thought but he can be VERY good in a few seasons.

8/28/2013 7:23:56 PM

Quote :

"If I were all y'all I'd be pissing in my pants right now. We're looking GOOD."

Those dodgy 1-0 wins from pks have the entire continent of Europe quaking in their boots, mang

8/28/2013 7:35:37 PM

Which pot are they in for tomorrow's draw?

8/28/2013 8:36:55 PM

^^ It's about the performances, not the score. Performances have been solid. Wait until this team starts clicking. I think with a little bit of luck we're legit title contenders this season.

My feelings on Bale leaving:

8/28/2013 11:03:35 PM

Enough.

Spurs doesn't have a world class player anymore. The three ahead each of have MULTIPLE world class players.

Lamela certainly could develop into one but be certainly isn't yet, unless you consider Walcott world class too, lol.

Spurs are favorites, today, for fourth but that's it and can change tomorrow. Fair play to them for spending the Bale money but the cock-slobbing of this squad needs to stop. Good luck in the Europa today. I'm sure you are wishing Arsenal the same for their CL draw..

[Edited on August 29, 2013 at 6:36 AM. Reason : And don't say Soldado. They play Cesc up top half the time bc their strikers are weak]

8/29/2013 6:35:33 AM

http://www.havearsenalspentanymoneyyet.com/

8/29/2013 7:23:43 AM

See that's just it, Arsenal fans are pissed. We know that we need to spend and it's infuriating they haven't.

Realistic that we WILL NOT finish fourth even without something being done.

8/29/2013 7:48:28 AM

Quote :

"It's about the performances, not the score."

Quote :

"dodgy 1-0 wins from pks"

8/29/2013 7:49:26 AM

^lets not forget it was against a promoted team and a team that united beat 4-1 the week before

just to add that they aren't that good now

[Edited on August 29, 2013 at 8:31 AM. Reason : ]

8/29/2013 8:30:48 AM

Quote :

"It's about the performances, not the score. Performances have been solid. Wait until this team starts clicking. I think with a little bit of luck we're legit title contenders this season."

oh wow, you were serious. I thought you were just trying to get a reaction.

8/29/2013 9:05:33 AM

thread is so testy this year

8/29/2013 9:16:22 AM

4 days

8/29/2013 9:53:44 AM

We're getting the band back together

8/29/2013 9:57:26 AM

I heard wenger is going to buy Henry back from NYRB and coax Dennis bergkamp out of retirement. Might bring back Lehman as well.

8/29/2013 12:06:44 PM

Hey, Robert Pires came out of the stands to score a goal during a friendly between two Greek teams last week

8/29/2013 12:16:27 PM

Quote :

"Spurs doesn't have a world class player anymore. The three ahead each of have MULTIPLE world class players."

Vertonghen and Lloris are hands down world class. Walker has world class talent, just not the mental aspect. Lamela will be. Eriksen could be. Paulinho could be. Capoue could be. Townsend could be. Dembele, sandro, soldado would be solid players in just about any team. Spurs are a lock for at least 4th. Depending on how fast the team gels will determine where we end up but I'm ecstatic over what's happened this summer.

8/29/2013 12:17:03 PM

COURAGE & DIGNITY: THE STORY OF TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR LOCKING UP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATION AFTER TWO GAMES

8/29/2013 12:24:56 PM

Delusion ITT.

Vertonghen is NOT world class. Kompany, Vidic, etc. Those are world class defenders. I'm not even sure Vertonghen is better than Koscielny, who is certainly not world class. And Lloris? Maybe though not on level of Buffoon, Neuer or Cech.

Capoue? Are you fucking kidding me? He is an ogre. He doesn't even feature regularly for France and is MILES behind Pogba. Jesus Christ.

[Edited on August 29, 2013 at 12:55 PM. Reason : Maybe we should ponder if BEA is the best LB in the world again while we are at it]

8/29/2013 12:50:24 PM

I could be world class.

8/29/2013 1:05:28 PM

I'd like to throw Tony V's hat in the ring while we're talking about world class footballers


to be fair, Vertonghen is miles ahead of Koscielny though. There's not a Wenger in this world that would pick Koscielny over Vertonghen.

oh, and enjoy Europa Arsenal fans, you shan't be making it out of your group. :/

[Edited on August 29, 2013 at 1:15 PM. Reason : .]

8/29/2013 1:11:08 PM