Pre-Season games 2013/14 Thread

2nd Row Donkey

Thought it might be an idea to have one single location for all the pre-season games, results, analysis, rants.

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Provisional squad for Barclays Asia Trophy

We take on Sunderland in our tournament opener at the Hong Kong Stadium on Wednesday, July 24 before facing either Manchester City or South China FC on Saturday, July 28.

Goalkeepers - Hugo Lloris, Brad Friedel, Heurelho Gomes.

Defenders - Kyle Walker, Kyle Naughton, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Jan Vertonghen, Michael Dawson, Steven Caulker, Younes Kaboul, Danny Rose.

Midfielders - Aaron Lennon, Andros Townsend, Gareth Bale, Tom Huddlestone, Mousa Dembele, Sandro, Scott Parker, Jake Livermore, Tom Carroll, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lewis Holtby.

Forwards - Clint Dempsey, Jermain Defoe, Emmanuel Adebayor.


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I'm conscious that I don't want this to descend into a summer transfer gossip type thread but I'm a bit miffed that we're kicking off our pre-season games with only one new signing (and he's still on holiday after the confeds)

So much for buying early and bedding players in.

DubPerryman

We beat Brentford 3-2 behind closed doors over the weekend.

http://tottenhamhotspur.blogspot.ie/2013/07/spurs-3-brentford-2.html

Spurs 1st half team: Friedel, Naughton, Dawson, Caulker, Rose, Mason, Huddlestone, Bentaleb, Lennon Bale Obika

Spurs 2nd half team: Archer, Smith, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Stewart; Parker, Carroll, Sigurdsson, Townsend Defoe Ceballos

Spurs Goals: Bale, Defoe 2

mickman

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Thought it might be an idea to have one single location for all the pre-season games, results, analysis, rants.

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Provisional squad for Barclays Asia Trophy

We take on Sunderland in our tournament opener at the Hong Kong Stadium on Wednesday, July 24 before facing either Manchester City or South China FC on Saturday, July 28.

Goalkeepers - Hugo Lloris, Brad Friedel, Heurelho Gomes.

Defenders - Kyle Walker, Kyle Naughton, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Jan Vertonghen, Michael Dawson, Steven Caulker, Younes Kaboul, Danny Rose.

Midfielders - Aaron Lennon, Andros Townsend, Gareth Bale, Tom Huddlestone, Mousa Dembele, Sandro, Scott Parker, Jake Livermore, Tom Carroll, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lewis Holtby.

Forwards - Clint Dempsey, Jermain Defoe, Emmanuel Adebayor.


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I'm conscious that I don't want this to descend into a summer transfer gossip type thread but I'm a bit miffed that we're kicking off our pre-season games with only one new signing (and he's still on holiday after the confeds)

So much for buying early and bedding players in.

Other teams arent exactly doing much spending either.

2nd Row Donkey

DubPerryman wrote: »

We beat Brentford 3-2 behind closed doors over the weekend.

http://tottenhamhotspur.blogspot.ie/2013/07/spurs-3-brentford-2.html

Yeah, just saw the result up on facebook in the last few minutes.

Rose started at LB and no sign of Benny in the 2nd half either.....

T-b0n3

Playing Swindon tonight @ 7pm. Not sure if we will be able to stream it or if its on TV yet though.

Anyone know?

davycc

no streams i can see but otherwise business as usual as Bale FC gets his bday goal after 15mins

THFC offical have a life update service afik;)

COY balefc:cool:

davycc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_wiltshire/listenlive

siggy with the assist apparently

T-b0n3

Bale goal siggy assist, video here: https://vine.co/v/hmzH7Bbzna2

davycc

1-1 swindon equalise with a deflected strike past friedel

White Heart Loon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIHlGit-vwg

Hatch99

some finish

Devo from Dublin

Hatch99 wrote: »

some finish

Jari Litmanen ?

2nd Row Donkey

1-1 with the mighty Swindon.

Once again a goal from Bale helps us avoid an negative result. Seriously, get some fecking strikers in DL!

davycc

Devo from Dublin wrote: »

Jari Litmanen ?

finnish;)

but yea get him signed up too would deffo still outscore Ade:o

we need a striker asap baled out again last night.

Hatch99

Drew 0-0 at colchester.
Bale and Lennon missed out with knocks

Spurs team Vs Colchester: Friedel; Walker; Dawson; Vertonghen; Rose; Huddlestone; Sigurdsson; Carroll; Townsend; Falque; Adebayor


Second half team - Lloris; Naughton, Caulker, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto; Carroll, Huddlestone, Parker; Townsend, Defoe, Kane.

2nd Row Donkey

Hatch99 wrote: »

Drew 0-0 at colchester.
Bale and Lennon missed out with knocks

Spurs team Vs Colchester: Friedel; Walker; Dawson; Vertonghen; Rose; Huddlestone; Sigurdsson; Carroll; Townsend; Falque; Adebayor


Second half team - Lloris; Naughton, Caulker, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto; Carroll, Huddlestone, Parker; Townsend, Defoe, Kane.

The 0-0 scoreline and reports of us struggling to breakdown an inferior team is eerily familiar

davycc

11am kickoff v sunderlands today live on SS...hopefully we can find a goal without superbale

DubPerryman

Starting team V Sunderland

Gomes; Walker, Caulker, Dawson, Rose; Huddlestone, Lennon, Parker; Dempsey, Sigurdsson, Adebayor.


Subs

Friedel, Lloris, Assou-Ekotto, Fryers, Naughton, Vertonghen, Carroll, Townsend, Defoe

DubPerryman

Two sub goalkeepers is an odd. Surely there are a few more players in the squad... Chadli?

2nd Row Donkey

Odd alright, must be planning on giving them all game time rather than wasting a spot on the bench.

I nearly forgot about Fryers. Hope we see a bit more of him this season.

White Heart Loon

Freund said most players will play 60 mins in one game and 30 mins in the other. Great that we're not being serious and treating it as a proper pre-season for the youngsters. I'm looking forward to this now, some players you don't see often.

DubPerryman wrote: »

Two sub goalkeepers is an odd. Surely there are a few more players in the squad... Chadli?

He didn;t get registered in time, can only train with the squad

DubPerryman

White Heart Loon wrote: »

He didn;t get registered in time, can only train with the squad

Cheers!

T-b0n3

DubPerryman wrote: »

Starting team V Sunderland

Gomes; Walker, Caulker, Dawson, Rose; Huddlestone, Lennon, Parker; Dempsey, Sigurdsson, Adebayor.


Subs

Friedel, Lloris, Assou-Ekotto, Fryers, Naughton, Vertonghen, Carroll, Townsend, Defoe

We know Bale has a knock. Other players missing of note, Dembele, Holtby, Jake Livermore assume they also have knocks and then Chadli who wasn't registered in time for the tournament apparently.

EDIT, bit too slow with that.

DubPerryman

DubPerryman wrote: »

Gomes; Walker, Caulker, Dawson, Rose; Huddlestone, Lennon, Parker; Dempsey, Sigurdsson, Adebayor.

Just thinking to myself, it looks like a 'shop window' starting line-up. Sunderland the most likely destination for a few of them.

Paully D

Alright lads? I've been looking forward to this all morning, hopefully it will be safe to play the game given the weather over there!

It will be strange to see Danny Rose playing against us now, we'll take him and Huddlestone please :pac:

nipps

Paully D wrote: »

Alright lads? I've been looking forward to this all morning, hopefully it will be safe to play the game given the weather over there!

It will be strange to see Danny Rose playing against us now, we'll take him and Huddlestone please :pac:

how about hudd and parker, and wat the hell, throw in gomes for free. and while we're at it, ade or dempsey for 5 mil:pac:

White Heart Loon

Ridiculous surface to be playing on, serious risk of turning on ankles

DubPerryman

For anyone looking to watch online - http://softsportstv1322.altervista.org/

Leinstersqspur

1-1 Sunderland equalise "It's poor from Tom Huddlestone who gives the ball away in midfield. Cabral is sent through on goal, and he finishes tidily just inside Gomes' far post. Back level, and deserved."

Bodie Doyle

Jan has landed awkwardly on his knee. Looks bad.
F**K!!!!!!

White Heart Loon

Fcuk, this is all we need. I knew there'd be some injuries, we shouldn't be playing in these conditions