Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City match thread

unknown13

Is the match any good?

Come on you Spurs

Nailz

If Spurs don't win this match they'll be kicking themselves, really hard.

thewools

Raskolnikov wrote: »

City look like they've thrown away about £200 million on the new recruits.

The only City player with any class and who cares in Tevez.

Defo... Tevez looks like the only City player worth £10 million plus never mind £20s - 30s.. The rest looking very ordinary so far. Yaya looks like a joke! How much did they spend on him??? :rolleyes:

It will take Silva some time to adjust I reckon but he has been very poor so far!!

JohnnyRyan99

Half time tug for me to releive some of this Fúcking tension... Back in 2 and half!

Minstrel27

I am amazed that this is a 0-0 scoreline.

mixed up

That_Guy wrote: »

3 weeks to gel together? I don't buy that at all.

Lol just thinking the same thing myself they will have to make huge improvements in the next 3 weeks to be title contenders on this performance.

Wolfe Tone

12 shots on target and no goal....

Gonzovision

Why is SWP in the squad, let alone on the pitch and not Bellamy or Ireland.

Nailz

unknown13 wrote: »

Is the match any good?

Come on you Spurs

It's very good.

doc_17

If city lose today and say draw/lose against liverpool at home then the sh1t could hit the fan

Handsome Bob

JohnnyRyan99 wrote: »

Half time tug for me to releive some of this Fúcking tension... Back in 2 and half!

Er, okay then.

karma_

thewools wrote: »

Defo... Tevez looks like the only City player worth £10 million plus never mind £20s - 30s.. The rest looking very ordinary so far. Yaya looks like a joke! How much did they spend on him??? :rolleyes:

It will take Silva some time to adjust I reckon but he has been very poor so far!!

Of course they are going to look ordinary. What does Mancini expect when he sends out a team packed with 3 holding midfielders? That's not a set up that looks to retain possession and create chances, it invites pressure and that's exactly what Spurs have done. Mancini is just doing what we knew he does from last season, play a defensive brand of football that lacks any sort of creativity other than chances on teh break.

Raskolnikov

Zabaleta for Richards.
Johnson for SWP.
Lescott for Kompany.

I think that is what needs to happen.

Xavi6

JohnnyRyan99 wrote: »

Any other City fans here in agony watching this match:mad:

I'm in a bar with about 40 other City fans and every one of us is goin mental at this sh*t. Richards and SWP need to go cause everything is coming through Bale

Hart has been immense no matter what some folk have said in this thread.

Kinda game where we'll nick one against the run of play.

Raskolnikov

karma_ wrote: »

Of course they are going to look ordinary. What does Mancini expect when he sends out a team packed with 3 holding midfielders?

Good thing he has a player like Ireland to link play up.

No wait, sorry.

karma_

Raskolnikov wrote: »

Good thing he has a player like Ireland to link play up.

No wait, sorry.

Agreed, its just disheartening in fairness.

RichTea

Joe Hart could be doing Arsenal and Shay Given a huge favour here with this performance.


Although in saying that, it looks like Mark Schwarzer might be on his way to the Emirates.

PHB

Why Johnson didnt start I really dont know. Much better than SWP so far. Richards could do with being subbed also. City desperately need someone to put their foot on the ball in the middle of the pitch. Nobody on the bench to change that though.

The only people who are really surprised by this performance are people who think that players make teams. It's going to take a while for City to gel, no doubt about it.

eagle eye

Right I don't often do this but you really have to question Mancini's formation and selections.

Yaya Toure, De Jong and Barry like wtf? You can see how deep Tevez is coming to look for the ball and that means City have no striker.

Why is SWP in ahead of Adam Johnson?

And of course related to the first question, how can you leave Adebayor on the bench?

Tottenham are the type of team that love to come at you and if you let them do it all day, they will bury you more often than not. Its the teams that stop them playing and press high up the pitch that give them problems.

thomond2006

Who's looking the better team?

Wolfe Tone

thomond2006 wrote: »

Who's looking the better team?

Spurs by a trillion miles

T-b0n3

Great match to get the season started. Spurs playing amazing football. Should be ahead. Bale continuing his unbelievably good form.

Hope the second half is as good.

eagle eye

PHB wrote: »

Richards could do with being subbed also.

Oh yeah, forgot about this one when I posted. Zabaleta on the bench and Richards starting seems mental to me too.

I agree with the rest of your post which I've edited out by the way.

nacho libre

eagle eye wrote: »

Right I don't often do this but you really have to question Mancini's formation and selections.

Yaya Toure, De Jong and Barry like wtf? You can see how deep Tevez is coming to look for the ball and that means City have no striker.

Why is SWP in ahead of Adam Johnson?

And of course related to the first question, how can you leave Adebayor on the bench?

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agreed.

It's hard to understand why Adam Johnson is not playing. Also City like you say have too many holding players through the middle. There no point having a "crazy talent" if he is going to be living off scraps.
What are the odd on Roberto being sacked by Christmas? I know the team need time to gel but with no player in the mould of Stephen Ireland in the team i can't see them doing much this season.

Nailz

A good Hart is hard to find. Ha!

Xavi6

Mad Zab comin on

Drumpot

Good to see Sky arent hyping Harte's performance . . :rolleyes:

Solid no doubt, but nothing that we wouldnt expect from a good keeper . . Then again , he is english . .

JohnnyRyan99

First dodgey Sky moment... "a good hart these days is hard to find" Oh welcome back Sky u Beautiful Bastard

Nailz

Great tackle!

everdead.ie

Go On Assou Ekotto

ShooterSF

Nailz wrote: »

Great tackle!

Good recovery ya mean...

That_Guy

Should score there. Unlucky.

Insect Overlord

Crouch with a head-shot!

mike65

Harts full name is Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart could he have played for Ireland?

Oat23

Is Boateng injured?

Just noticed he didn't even make the bench .

skelliser

Mancini is italian. hes doing what he knows. What else did ye expect?

Raskolnikov

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Crouch with a head-shot!

Not hard when it's SWP!

That_Guy

Could've been nasty.

eagle eye

Drumpot wrote: »

Good to see Sky arent hyping Harte's performance . . :rolleyes:

Solid no doubt, but nothing that we wouldnt expect from a good keeper . . Then again , he is english . .

You are like a broken cd/record on a loop man. Not getting the reaction you hoped for?

JohnnyRyan99

Oatesy23 wrote: »

Is Boateng injured?

Just noticed he didn't even make the bench .

Wanna take this one Xavi?

JohnnyRyan99

eagle eye wrote: »

You are like a broken cd/record on a loop man. Not getting the reaction you hoped for?

He had convinced me Shay Given has a Boards.ie account!

That_Guy

Drumpot wrote: »

Good to see Sky arent hyping Harte's performance . . :rolleyes:

Solid no doubt, but nothing that we wouldnt expect from a good keeper . . Then again , he is english . .

It'd be ok if it was Given though. :rolleyes:

ShooterSF

Why is David Platt wearing short shorts? :pac:

That_Guy

David Platt's short shorts.

*cringe*

Nailz

Raskolnikov wrote: »

Not hard when it's SWP!

Or when you're Peter Crouch.

flahavaj

Stuck a few bob on city to win at half time - classic Italian style away win.

Why did Boateng and Johnson not start?

Raskolnikov

SWP is having an especially poor game here.

mike65

"Joe Hart has made some of the most incredible saves" thus speaketh an Irish fella on the BBC radio commentary.

That_Guy

flahavaj wrote: »

Stuck a few bob on city to win at half time - classic Italian style away win.

Why did Boateng and Johnson not start?

Boateng is injured. Johnson... Not sure.

Drumpot

That_Guy wrote: »

It'd be ok if it was Given though. :rolleyes:

Harte has been good and made saves that you would expect from a good keeper . . Not surprised, just pointing out that he has done nothing more then should be expected of him (if indeed he has the potential some are saying here!) . .

Given would of made the same saves as none of them were particularly difficult . . . Great, so Harte has so far done what should be the minimum expected of a keeper keeping Given out of nets . .