Chelsea vs Tottenham EPL May 2nd 20:00 PM SS1 HD

monkey9

That was one of the most enjoyable games of the season. A few harsh sentiments towards Spurs on this thread. It's unfair to judge their season on just this one game. Sure, they did have a meltdown result and more remarkably discipline wise (which was very funny I have to say). But they've still hand a fantastic season which last night's game was not a reflection of.

GavRedKing

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Lol at all the Spurs hate from the usual suspects on here! We've had a great season best team in London, Champions League football next season, delighted the team showed real passion and fight for the club, unfortunately Chelsea dragged us down to their usual level last night!

If you cant handle the 9th best side in England after being 2-0 up with 45mins to play ye've no hope in Europe. I suppose its the taking part the counts, not winning anything.

monkey9

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Spurs had a Keegan-esque meltdown except in a nastier malicious fashion.

An eye gouge in rugby would get a 12 week ban. A similar ban to Suarez's Ivanovic bite would be adequate.

The hand stamp should be 5-6 games, he purposely tried to break his fingers.

Rose should also get 5 games for pushing over Hiddink.


They will all get 3 games because the FA are a bit retarded when it comes to perspective and stuff that looks bad, compared to stuff that could really damage somebody.

What was so remarkable is you just don't expect Spurs to be like that, it's not what you associate them with. I couldn't believe what I was watching. And it was from the start, even when they were winning that they just looked like they wanted to have their own players sent off.

Great drama to watch though, from start to finish to the brawl at the end.

GLaDOS

Trying to blame Chelsea for the behaviour of the Spurs players is embarrassing.

Flint Fredstone

TheCitizen wrote: »

Noones outraged by them, they just showed themselves up to be very weak. In an unusual season Leicester were fully deserved winners whereas spurs were in a false position in my view. We won't be seeing much more from this Spurs outfit, they'll likely revert back to relative obscurity next season I reckon.

Wow. Spurs with their squad packed with quality and relatively expensive players and a great young manager were in a false position?
The 2 clear best teams in the league will finish 1st and 2nd. There's no argument to be had there. Spurs were fantastic this season.

The chances of Leicester getting close to the season they have just had are slim to none. Champions League will hamper them big time. Spurs done this alongside a Europa League campaign this season.
The need to knock them for it from people here is a little strange, a lot of it coming from supporters of teams that had a significantly worse season.

Giggsy11

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Lol at all the Spurs hate from the usual suspects on here! We've had a great season best team in London, Champions League football next season, delighted the team showed real passion and fight for the club, unfortunately Chelsea dragged us down to their usual level last night!

That's bs. Spurs acted like ***** all game and it was even worse after Chelsea equalised.

Surprised Chelsea restrained from throwing few punches, should have done it.

monkey9

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Trying to blame Chelsea for the behaviour of the Spurs players is embarrassing.

Barrel scraping stuff.

GavRedKing

At least the league is going to be ultra competitive next year, theres potentially about 8 teams who can win the league now.

Should make it the toughest year to win the title next year.

GLaDOS

GavRedKing wrote: »

At least the league is going to be ultra competitive next year, theres potentially about 8 teams who can win the league now.

Should make it the toughest year to win the title next year.

Already looking forward to next season, should be fascinating. Impossible to call top 4 next year imo.

TheCitizen

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Spurs had a Keegan-esque meltdown except in a nastier malicious fashion.

An eye gouge in rugby would get a 12 week ban. A similar ban to Suarez's Ivanovic bite would be adequate.

The hand stamp should be 5-6 games, he purposely tried to break his fingers.

Rose should also get 5 games for pushing over Hiddink.


They will all get 3 games because the FA are a bit retarded when it comes to perspective and stuff that looks bad, compared to stuff that could really damage somebody.

Keegan and Newcastle didn't run around kicking the opposition and blaming everyone else when they folded to be fair to them. Spurs somehow managed to fail while losing every shred of dignity in the process. A remarkably unlikable outfit and their fans trying to make excuses for them and blame Chelsea. They won't be back in anything near the position they got to this season. Any team that plays against them from now on will just give them the extra bit of needle they deserve, and lol while they implode.

patmac

Thought Spurs were the better team till their meltdown , lost their cool big time. Still great passion showed by Chelsea especially by Fabregas , shame they didn't show it a couple of weeks ago against City or on several other occasions during the season. Chelsea fans for all their gloating should look back at this season and think the highlight was drawing at home to Spurs.

monkey9

GavRedKing wrote: »

At least the league is going to be ultra competitive next year, theres potentially about 8 teams who can win the league now.

Should make it the toughest year to win the title next year.

One of the reasons why I think Arsenal are the biggest losers, league wise, this season. Not to say they won’t compete next year or even win it, but they blew a big chance this year. Taking nothing away from Spurs and Leicester, but Arsenal simply haven’t taken advantage of the poor form of the likes of Man City and Chelsea.

I know it can be argued that Arsenal have finished above Man City, Chelsea etc, but you can make excuses for those clubs who have just been awful. They’re bringing in new managers and presumably new players and you’d expect them to fill top four slots next year. Arsenal have simply stood still and have had their usual season. They’ve finished above those other clubs almost by default only to be overtaken by Spurs and Leicester.

I can understand Arsenal fans frustration at Wenger when you look at this season as a whole.

greendom

monkey9 wrote: »

What was so remarkable is you just don't expect Spurs to be like that, it's not what you associate them with. I couldn't believe what I was watching. And it was from the start, even when they were winning that they just looked like they wanted to have their own players sent off.

Great drama to watch though, from start to finish to the brawl at the end.

It something that Pochettino has brought into the Spurs style.

Last night was was the 6th time this season where they have been shown 4 or more yellow cards in a game - more than any other team.

GavRedKing

monkey9 wrote: »

One of the reasons why I think Arsenal are the biggest losers, league wise, this season. Not to say they won’t compete next year or even win it, but they blew a big chance this year. Taking nothing away from Spurs and Leicester, but Arsenal simply haven’t taken advantage of the poor form of the likes of Man City and Chelsea.

I know it can be argued that Arsenal have finished above Man City, Chelsea etc, but you can make excuses for those clubs who have just been awful. They’re bringing in new managers and presumably new players and you’d expect them to fill top four slots next year. Arsenal have simply stood still and have had their usual season. They’ve finished above those other clubs almost by default only to be overtaken by Spurs and Leicester.

I can understand Arsenal fans frustration at Wenger when you look at this season as a whole.

I agree with ya 100%, Arsenal did miss a huge chance. Utd and City were poor and not consistent enough, Pool were still recovering from Rodgers and his poor start and Chelsea were a shambles from the first kick of a ball.

Spurs, who were 4th a few weeks back had a late tilt at it but ultimately fell short but I do think Arsenal missed a trick. Its also possible, on top of CIty and Chelsea having new managers and players that Utd will also follow suit and bring in fresh blood.

Top 4 next year for Chelsea would be brilliant after this season anyway IMO and with only at a minimum, 40 games to worry about, I think we'll give it a good go too.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Personally, I think you'll see a bit of a respumption of the Old World Order next season with Spurs in the mix. Leicester will still finish high, but I doubt they'll repeat a top-5 position and Liverpool? Well, you never know what the hell Liverpool are going to do, but probably 5th.

GavRedKing

patmac wrote: »

Thought Spurs were the better team till their meltdown , lost their cool big time. Still great passion showed by Chelsea especially by Fabregas , shame they didn't show it a couple of weeks ago against City or on several other occasions during the season. Chelsea fans for all their gloating should look back at this season and think the highlight was drawing at home to Spurs.

Thats how bad our season has been, its a petty victory of sorts to stop Spurs contesting for the title for another week but it was also good to keep up the unbeaten record against them at the Bridge.

As I said elsewhere, we've the 12th best home record in the league and its pathetic, 5 home wins, 8 draws and 5 losses in those 18 games so far with the champions to visit the Bridge on the last day, if it wasnt for our away record being somewhat ok, we'd be much closer to the drop.

For that reason alone, I really cant wait to get rid of Guus, hes pretty clueless.

greendom

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Personally, I think you'll see a bit of a respumption of the Old World Order next season with Spurs in the mix. Leicester will still finish high, but I doubt they'll repeat a top-5 position and Liverpool? Well, you never know what the hell Liverpool are going to do, but probably 5th.

I think there are more likely to be suprises from here on in. The additional tv money that is spread around pretty evenly will, unsurprisingly, even things out a little more.

Wouldn't be at all surprised to see West Ham challenging for the top 4 and maybe another complete surprise

SlickRic

Those Spurs players will learn from last night.

I don't think they're nasty as a club, I just think the players were immature, unprofessional, and some of them snapped under pressure.

I don't think Pochettino did his job well enough at HT. He should've noticed it boiling up and been able to calm his players down. They should never have been so amped up.

Spurs will be back. They've too many good players, and too talented a manager not to. But they need to learn to handle the pressure, because they were examined last night and failed spectacularly.

They need to take their embarrassing capitulation on the chin and move on.

marklazarcovic

Stilla chance spurs will finish 3rd like,all this talk of 2nd best,best in london etc...aint over yet.. few suspensions for spurs to come,be quite funny see them finish behind the gunners after all this

Luckycharms_74

ProudDUB wrote: »

Unbelievable scenes Jeff !

Corholio

I think it's interesting how people are saying same old Spurs bottling it. From a few years ago it's been trying to get into Europe 'bottling' it, now it's still with a chance to win the league with 2 games to go 'bottling' it. I'd call that a bottling progression. I for one have enjoyed watching Spurs this season and despite them completely loosing the heads last night have a lot less questions to answer than most of the teams there, including their opponents last night.

kfallon

greendom wrote: »

I think there are more likely to be suprises from here on in. The additional tv money that is spread around pretty evenly will, unsurprisingly, even things out a little more.

Wouldn't be at all surprised to see West Ham challenging for the top 4 and maybe another complete surprise

SURPRISE!!!!!

Harry Kane

"When the ex-Champions are celebrating like they've won the league, it shows that we're doing something right,"

RedemptionZ

Just watched the highlights again on Sky. Spurs really were a disgrace at the end of that match. Must be punished. Completely unacceptable.

hullaballoo

Yeah, I just did the same myself and I'd seriously question how on earth Clattenburg was happy to stand over some of those decisions, even taking into account his bias against Chelsea. Some of the tackles that came in were textbook straight red cards and some of them didn't even warrant a yellow in his view? Utter madness from "the best referee" in England.

Polo_Mint

Watched it on Youtube myself.

Spurs really imploded on the pitch. Couldn't hold it together even when they were winning.

I thought it would have been Leicester who wouldn't be able to handle the heat in Old Trafford.

Reminded me of the Movie "Mean Machine"

Unearthly

GavRedKing wrote: »

At least the league is going to be ultra competitive next year, theres potentially about 8 teams who can win the league now.

Should make it the toughest year to win the title next year.

I've narrowed it down to 19 teams currently in Prem(excluding Aston Villa) and Burnley, Middlesbrough, Brighton, Derby, Hull and Sheffield Wednesday

GavRedKing

Unearthly wrote: »

I've narrowed it down to 19 teams currently in Prem(excluding Aston Villa) and Burnley, Middlesbrough, Brighton, Derby, Hull and Sheffield Wednesday

Well ya.

But realistically, even accounting for another Leicester like win from someone like Palace, which shouldnt ever happen again in most peoples life time, the league is probably at its most competitive at this stage.

The TV money will balance it up a bit more too and this summer should see the transfer money spent in a window smashed by the EPL clubs.

Just want to echo what SlickRic said earlier, Spurs and more so Pochettino will have learned an awful lot from the game last night and will stand to them next year in big games and should make them a better side for it.

Just watched a clip on twitter

How on earth was there no reds given. Some absolutely wreckless challanges

How on earth no one was injured is another miracle

Quazzie

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Harry Kane

Or it's the fact everyone hates ye and no one wanted ye to win the league

GavRedKing

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Just watched a clip on twitter

How on earth was there no reds given. Some absolutely wreckless challanges

How on earth no one was injured is another miracle

Clattenburg, hes got reasons not too like Mikel and Chelsea given what happened but the Refs assocation have to seriously look at the performance and question him.

Hes taking charge of the FA cup final too this year and hes probably Englands "best" official and hes going to the Euros, which is pretty scary.

patmac

GavRedKing wrote: »

At least the league is going to be ultra competitive next year, theres potentially about 8 teams who can win the league now.

Should make it the toughest year to win the title next year.

Is that the top 8?