Tottenham Hotspur Champions League Thread

tipperaryjim

Have a read of this:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1304157/Jermain-Defoe-confident-Tottenham-Hotspur-Young-Boys-Berne.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

I really wish Defoe would shut it rather than talking utter waffle about us being "Destined to qualify for the Champions League". What complete nonsense.

There's confidence and then there's jinxing!

If only he'd spend a bit more time assessing your own substandard performance from the other night rather than relying on destiny to carry us through

kakee

This is without doubt the most important game in our history this century. I would imagine that Harry will have the boys raring to go from the first whistle. I hope we play with our most attacking and strongest possible team. After the game that JJ had on saturday I feel he may have a chance of starting this one as Wilson seems to be still suffering a world cup hangover.

everdead.ie

I reckon we should stick Bale up top after all Drogba started as a right back :PAC: forget crouch and defoe

kakee

I reckon we should stick Bale up top

This idea is starting to grow on me actually. I think he would do well there as he seems to be happy when attacking but wouldn't be the best defender around. With Modric out Harry should put out a really attacking team like this;

----Gomes----
Kaboul---Dawson---King---BAE
--Huddlestone---Jenas
Lennon--Krankjar---Gio
---Defoe---Bale

I couldn't imagine Harry actually putting this team out but you never know, maybe he will be sat at home reading this thread right now.

everdead.ie

kakee wrote: »

This idea is starting to grow on me actually. I think he would do well there as he seems to be happy when attacking but wouldn't be the best defender around. With Modric out Harry should put out a really attacking team like this;

----Gomes----
Kaboul---Dawson---King---BAE
--Huddlestone---Jenas
Lennon--Krankjar---Gio
---Defoe---Bale

I couldn't imagine Harry actually putting this team out but you never know, maybe he will be sat at home reading this thread right now.

It's something I've had in my head since last season but part of me says we'd miss that pace on the left wing and tells me to shut up :pac:

kakee

If Gio got himself sorted he would be class on the left wing. He always looked the business playing there for Barca. Of course we need only look to a certain Mr. Henry who started as a left winger and the rest as they say, is history (thank fcuk).

RichMc70

everdead.ie wrote: »

I reckon we should stick Bale up top after all Drogba started as a right back :PAC: forget crouch and defoe

I still think Bale is best when coming up from the back and taking the opposition defence by surprise. Sure it can leave us a little exposed at the left back position sometimes but that's when the holding midfielder or centre back covering comes into play.

Play Bale as a forward and he will tightly man marked throughout the 90 mins and I wouldn't see him getting the same freedom.

el diablo

Happy days. Looking forward to the draw tomorrow. Crouchy = Spurs legend.

kakee

What a night. I thought that everyone played brilliant. Defoe covered some ground there tonight. The draw tommorrow will be some craic. We have to get one of lyon, barcelona, munich, inter,

Stedub

i am so chuffed with tonite, really delighted and without a clue of where yet i am randomly looking up flights for a spurs away champions league game...

Wolfe Tone

Grats lads.

tippspur

Can't wait for the draw tomorrow,Don't really care who we get as long as we do ourselves justice in the group stages,onwards and upwards for the Spurs:)

P_1

Right, so we're in the group stage. Now what do we want after that?

Personally I wouldn't mind us coming third in the group then having the prospect of a final in Landsdowne to look forward to.

Otherwise what are people's realistic expectations?

ruiseal

pithater1 wrote: »

Right, so we're in the group stage. Now what do we want after that?

Personally I wouldn't mind us coming third in the group then having the prospect of a final in Landsdowne to look forward to.

Otherwise what are people's realistic expectations?

Same as that.

BTW, where is Baile na Ridire?

P_1

ruiseal wrote: »

Same as that.

BTW, where is Baile na Ridire?

Balrothery?

Just outside Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.

ruiseal

pithater1 wrote: »

Balrothery?

Just outside Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.

Thanks. Interested in placenames.

Roll on tomorrow at 5.00pm.

Liam Byrne

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COYS!!!!!!!!

ruiseal

Liam Byrne wrote: »

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COYS!!!!!!!!

:D:D

ziedth

So who do you want in the draw,

It's gotta be Real Madrid or Barca for me.

Hatch99

Inter Madrid Spurs Auxerre

Bring it on

2nd Row Donkey

What the most favourable draw we could get?

who's the weakest team in Pot 1 ... Lyon maybe?>

Inquitus

Just had a look at the draw permutations. In terms of difficulty I'd plump for.

Best Draw

Lyon
Panathinaikos
and one of Rubin Kazan, MSK Zilina, Bursaspor, CFR Cluj (TBH bar Cluj I haven't seen any of them play nor know much about them)

Worst Draw

Bayern Munich/Barcelona
Real Madrid/Roma
Auxerre

2nd Row Donkey

Inquitus wrote: »

Just had a look at the draw permutations. In terms of difficulty I'd plump for.

Best Draw

Lyon
Panathinaikos
and one of Rubin Kazan, MSK Zilina, Bursaspor, CFR Cluj (TBH bar Cluj I haven't seen any of them play nor know much about them)

I'd take that.. except for Rubin Kazan, they're a serious banana skin!

ziedth

Screw it,

Let's take on the best I say!!!

2nd Row Donkey

what times the draw at lads?

kakee

Its on tv3 from 5 o clock

WHL

Would Sandro be the first player to win the Copa Libertadores and the Champions League in a 12 month period?

Of course it mightn't happen - he could be useless and we sell him on in January....

salthillman

Ehat cahnnel is it on??

Kiith

As long as we avoid Arsenal, Chelsea or Utd. Not because they are good/bad, but we get to play them in our own league.

On one hand, i'd love the easiest group (probably Lyon, Panathinaikos, and MSK Zilina). On the other hand, i'd love to see Inter/Barca, Real and whoever. Either way, its the group stages. Bring it on! :P

Hatch99

Kiith wrote: »

As long as we avoid Arsenal, Chelsea or Utd. Not because they are good/bad, but we get to play them in our own league.

I assume you know we cant get another English team in our group ?