Europa League Thread 2014/2015

White Heart Loon

Most important thing is we've qualified so now we can send the reserves to play in between the two Manchester teams.

bishopmuzorewa

White Heart Loon wrote: »

Most important thing is we've qualified so now we can send the reserves to play in between the two Manchester teams.

Exactly and united have a massive game against Leverkusen 4 days before they play us..happy days

Leinstersqspur

Dominated the game, not that worried to be honest, there are glimpses of greatness in many of our players Eriksen, Lamela, Paulinho, Capoue... Time will tell..

It hasn't been pretty but we're further ahead in our group than any other team..

Hatch99

much much better from Lamela, well done, crap group, average performances, but through to the knockout stages, onwards and upwards.

tomo75

bishopmuzorewa wrote: »

Exactly and united have a massive game against Leverkusen 4 days before they play us..happy days

Think about it:
- quarter finals of league cup (next game winnable!!! )
- last 32 of Europa (next major game in Feb)
- 4th in the PL and we are playing poorly.

Things are good - keep the faith!!!

Mr. Guappa

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Agreed on Lamela and Eriksen. Time for them to put their hand up and really demand inclusion in the PL team - good performances in this game will do that.

Eriksen wasn't great, a bit better in the second half but Lamela was good. He looks to be growing in confidence too. I think he has to start at the weekend now. I'd go with Townsend, Lamela and Holtby/Sigurdsson in behind Soldado.

bishopmuzorewa

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Eriksen wasn't great, a bit better in the second half but Lamela was good. He looks to be growing in confidence too. I think he has to start at the weekend now. I'd go with Townsend, Lamela and Holtby/Sigurdsson in behind Soldado.

Lennon and Lamela for me. Give Townsend a seat on the bench this weekend.

Hatch99

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Eriksen wasn't great, a bit better in the second half but Lamela was good. He looks to be growing in confidence too. I think he has to start at the weekend now. I'd go with Townsend, Lamela and Holtby/Sigurdsson in behind Soldado.

No no no not for me, take your time with him now, don't just throw him in just because of 1 good performance. He starts and plays poorly on Sunday and then it's all negative in his head again. Slowly build him up, no hurry with him.

tom1ie

bishopmuzorewa wrote: »

Lennon and Lamela for me. Give Townsend a seat on the bench this weekend.

and for the next couple of weekends. The frustrated forwards might actually start getting some service!

Hatch99

bishopmuzorewa wrote: »

Lennon and Lamela for me. Give Townsend a seat on the bench this weekend.

Lamela just played 90 mins, Townsend has been chillin all week, townsend starts every time pal

tom1ie

Hatch99 wrote: »

Lamela just played 90 mins, Townsend has been chillin all week, townsend starts every time pal

since when cant a player play 2 games in 1 week?

bishopmuzorewa

Hatch99 wrote: »

Lamela just played 90 mins, Townsend has been chillin all week, townsend starts every time pal

It's November not march !!!...Lamela well able for 2 games in 3 days

Mr. Guappa

Hatch99 wrote: »

No no no not for me, take your time with him now, don't just throw him in just because of 1 good performance. He starts and plays poorly on Sunday and then it's all negative in his head again. Slowly build him up, no hurry with him.

In an ideal world I'd agree with you, but Townsend apart we have no attackers in any kind of half decent form so I don't think there is an alternative really. It's AVB's style to reward players for good EL performances too - look at Holtby and Townsend earlier in the season.

Hatch99

tom1ie wrote: »

since when cant a player play 2 games in 1 week?

I don't disagree, I'm simply telling you the way the manager thinks.

bishopmuzorewa wrote: »

It's November not march !!!...Lamela well able for 2 games in 3 days

Agree, but I wouldn't play him Sunday, we need to take our time with him and manage him in the right way, which means easing him in to it.

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

In an ideal world I'd agree with you, but Townsend apart we have no attackers in any kind of half decent form so I don't think there is an alternative really. It's AVB's style to reward players for good EL performances too - look at Holtby and Townsend earlier in the season.

Maybe your right, but something tells me he'll start lamela on the bench and Townsend will start, we shall wait and see.

tippspur

Only saw 2nd half so probably saw the best of it,delighted with Lamela,when he really gets going he's going to be something special I think,I know AVB will probably go with Lennon and Townsend for the Newcastle game but could he please please put Lennon on the right and Townsend on the left and tell them to cross every ball they get into Soldado in the box,please?any chance Avb?

jobeenfitz

tippspur wrote: »

Only saw 2nd half so probably saw the best of it,delighted with Lamela,when he really gets going he's going to be something special I think,I know AVB will probably go with Lennon and Townsend for the Newcastle game but could he please please put Lennon on the right and Townsend on the left and tell them to cross every ball they get into Soldado in the box,please?any chance Avb?

I want to thank this post more than once. Can AVB not see this, surely he wants the ball fed into Soldado. Why does there seem to be little or no push for this by the manager and coaching staff?

Leinstersqspur

Great to see on twitter this morning all the spurs fans arguing over a new song for Lamela....

"That's Lamela" to the tune of That's Amore;)

"Everywhere you go, you always take Lamela with you"

And I see the 1882 lads making some great chants and fair fcuks to them, you could hear them for the whole 90mins last night...



Sadly, the daily mail is reporting that the shoes off chant was a protest. Wonder where this chant originated? We've been shoes off for the boys in green for the last few years...

everdead.ie

Leinstersqspur wrote: »

Great to see on twitter this morning all the spurs fans arguing over a new song for Lamela....

"That's Lamela" to the tune of That's Amore;)

"Everywhere you go, you always take Lamela with you"

And I see the 1882 lads making some great chants and fair fcuks to them, you could hear them for the whole 90mins last night...



Sadly, the daily mail is reporting that the shoes off chant was a protest. Wonder where this chant originated? We've been shoes off for the boys in green for the last few years...

Shoes off started at an U-21 game 1882 were at last season.

DubPerryman

everdead.ie wrote: »

Shoes off started at an U-21 game 1882 were at last season.

The first time I ever saw the 'shoes off' chant was at an Irish match in Prague in 2007. There's definitely an Irish origin anyway.

everdead.ie

DubPerryman wrote: »

The first time I ever saw the 'shoes off' chant was at an Irish match in Prague in 2007. There's definitely an Irish origin anyway.

Sorry I meant that is when the Spurs fan started it

Leinstersqspur

DubPerryman wrote: »

The first time I ever saw the 'shoes off' chant was at an Irish match in Prague in 2007. There's definitely an Irish origin anyway.

Really, under Stan? Defo thought it was a Trapattoni era chant

DubPerryman

Leinstersqspur wrote: »

Really, under Stan? Defo thought it was a Trapattoni era chant

Yeah, I vaguely remember it in one of the bars we drank dry.... which would make it Bratislava 2007, rather than Prague 2007. Same trip anyway.

'Stand up for the boys in green' has had many variations for years and years, but for some reason I remember taking my shoe off in a dark pub in Bratislava.

Hatch99

DubPerryman wrote: »

Yeah, I vaguely remember it in one of the bars we drank dry.... which would make it Bratislava 2007, rather than Prague 2007. Same trip anyway.

'Stand up for the boys in green' has had many variations for years and years, but for some reason I remember taking my shoe off in a dark pub in Bratislava.

Brazzer ?

gibbon6

The Shoe Is The Sign. Take the shoes and follow him. In AVB we trust.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka9mfZbTFbk

Leinstersqspur

Spurs have lost all three Premier League games this season on the Sunday after a Europa League game, before an international break.:mad::mad:

Hatch99

Leinstersqspur wrote: »

Spurs have lost all three Premier League games this season on the Sunday after a Europa League game, before an international break.:mad::mad:

Pox alright, and yet only 2 outfield players i think started the EL game and Newc game

gibbon6

Hatch99 wrote: »

Pox alright, and yet only 2 outfield players i think started the EL game and Newc game

AVB made the basic mistake in not playing Lamela against the Toons.:mad:

Hatch99

Rest all the first teamers, I'd go with...

Walker Carr Mabbutt Doherty Tramezzani Sinton Berti Gazza Fox Armstrong Iversen

KingdomYid

Hatch99 wrote: »

Rest all the first teamers, I'd go with...

Walker Carr Mabbutt Doherty Tramezzani Sinton Berti Gazza Fox Armstrong Iversen

I would play Nethercott at the back and Rory Allen as a lone frontman.

davycc

Can we get Clive Wilson back as an emergency signing while we are dreaming?