Spurs Banter Archive April 21 2013

 

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21 Apr 2013 19:43:24
Dear AVB

Can you please please play the Hudd over parker, we need his vision and FORWARD passing and not side to side - I know the Hudd isn't the quickest but at least he keeps the ball and looks to pass FORWARD quickly

Also play Defoe over Ade, he works the channel better and opens up more space for Bale {Ed008's Note - I'm not sure if AVB visits this site but if someone knows please pass this info to him asap!!

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Like this post! Yes Hudd is slow, but Parker runs around in circles and can't pass!
Where Ade is concerned, don't want to comment as it will get me banned!
Well done today to the boys, kept going to the end and deserved it! let's hope Manchester United can do us a favour midweek, keep going top four is ours to lose!

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Ye i'm no expert but it seems that last season (when Parker was effective) made tackles and played things simple while the more creative midfielders spread the ball about. This season I see him either trying to run with the ball or spread it about while Dembele sits deeper. When Hudd came on yesterday he spread the ball from deep while Dembele made runs and created things in a more advanced position. It was more effective and great to watch. Maybe though this Hudd/Dembele partnership wouldn't always work. Maybe we should just play to our strengths - Parker doing the simple things from deep and Dembele being more advanced and creating.

Just my opinion

Matt M

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Yes, Parker might look like a headless chicken on the park, and he has got more chance of running the ball into the net then shooting. but what I love about Parker is that he breaks down play, batters and exhaust the other teams. Hudd is his perfect Super Sub. just My opinion!

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No current player that I know is quite as good as Parker at pressing the opposition and making impossible tackles. My concern is that he is now a tad past his best and cannot maintain that level of pressure for the full 90 minutes or for the full season. That is when his weaknesses (e. g. his distribution) start to become an issue.

I am grateful for what he has given us over the past two years, but it is probably time to let him go.
KM

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That's not the Parker of this year tho. There's a reason why Dembele has not played as well since Sandro got injured, and PArker is the reason. He gets too far forward, is not protecting the line, rarely breaks up play (and when he does it's usually a foul), and slows the tempo of our attacks down when he gets the ball as he turns and turns instead of playing a simple pass to someone with their head up - and by that time the opposition have got men behind the ball.

Not saying Hudd is the answer (different style of player) but if Dembele is going to be wasted in defensive midfield you might as well have someone creative alongside him.

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21 Apr 2013 16:24:45
surly after Adebayor's worst season, we would rather have heskey then ade up front, spurs should look for a pacey attacker eg. welbeck, henendez, or less pacey but deadly carrol insted of a striker who takes a £100,000 a week for nothing.

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Too true. I get behind Ade every game but he constantly let's himself down.

I'd love him to show everyone what he can do!

PH

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Yeah I'm sadly in agreement. Ade will have my full support for the rest of the season, but in the summer I think we need someone that can do a better job. Shame as if he brought last season's attitude into this season I think he could have become a fan favourite.


For me I have to look at how Ade did as the front man against City, vs. how Anichebe did against us. It just seemed in that Everton game that whenever they played a long pass forward to relieve pressure then Anichebe was on it, taking control and giving our defence a lot of work to do. Ade did nothing like that, and the few times he did get on the ball he then hung around the edges instead of busting a gut to get in the box to score a goal. That to me is a lack of fight at just the point in the season where we need it most.

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21 Apr 2013 16:02:33
What a game. Huddlestone was fantastic when he came on! top 4 is ours!

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Tommy was great today but I'm not counting my chickens about top four just yet.

PH

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21 Apr 2013 14:27:40
Need to move walker to the right, naughten on for ade, Dempsey up top. I can't believe avb can't see that we are lacking pace and desperately need it going forward! COYS

Thfcmatt

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21 Apr 2013 15:36:43
That's why I'm sat on my arse and avb is manager! In avb we trust! The man is a genius. Dembele and thudd looked immense together, so glad to see Defoe back on the score sheet! When Lennon gets back to full fitness, there's no one that will stop us!
Thfcmatt

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21 Apr 2013 12:55:21
Hugely important game today and am very p***ed off I can't be there today.

We need nothing less than 3pts, because if we only draw the chavs know a point against the scousers will do them.

3pts today and the Chavs are up against it.

We need a solid defence today, as ManCity showed against wigan they have players who can score from nothing, on top of a solid defensive performance we need to take any chances we get. I think it will be tight and I hope we can nick it 1-0. The starting XI I would like to see today is.

Lloris,
Walker,
Dawson,
Vertonghen
Naughton,
Lennon,
Dembele,
Parker,
Siggy,
Holtby/Bale (Depending on Bales fitness)
Ade.

Ive gone for ade as he seems to perform well against his former teams.

Subs: Friedel, Naughton, Caulker, Holtby/Bale Defoe, Carroll, Huddlestone

Whoever plays I just hope they put in a performance and get us the result we so badly need.

COYS

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Naughton on the bench and the starting eleven

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Yeah Naughton starting and on the bench that's how good he is, I realised I did that after I had posted it, meant BAE on the bench.

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