Sunday Funday Football 20/8

Originally Posted by Tiberian

They play a very high energy physical game. At the smaller pitch at WHL with the fans closer they could get on top and bully teams. Not sure if they are using the same pitch size this season but it did not feel like a home match for them.

Looking great for Utd this season. Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs are not real threats, Chelsea have a far higher workload coming this season and City still look to have a soft center. Fast start and Utd will be hard to catch.

No, they asked for permission to make it smaller and were told to £#%&! off.

Spurs are going to be in trouble here, not only because of playing 38 away matches, but the pitch doesn't suit their pressing game and their squad will not be able to handle the fatigue and injuries they'll pick up later on. They are a really good team and will still win many more than they'll lose, but WHL was a fortress for them last year and will be a big loss.

The other elephant in the room for them is their wage structure. No way Danny Rose was speaking in isolation. It's just not realistic in this day and age to expect players to be happy knowing they could get three times their salaries and pick their destination, no matter how 'one of our own' the player in question is. They better enjoy Kane, Alli and Pochettino while they can.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

It could be one a fortress. I'm not sure the ground will hurt them..

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lost five out of their last six games at Wembley innit...but you're right it won't hurt them...

Originally Posted by utd99

No, they asked for permission to make it smaller and were told to £#%&! off.

Spurs are going to be in trouble here, not only because of playing 38 away matches, but the pitch doesn't suit their pressing game and their squad will not be able to handle the fatigue and injuries they'll pick up later on. They are a really good team and will still win many more than they'll lose, but WHL was a fortress for them last year and will be a big loss.

The other elephant in the room for them is their wage structure. No way Danny Rose was speaking in isolation. It's just not realistic in this day and age to expect players to be happy knowing they could get three times their salaries and pick their destination, no matter how 'one of our own' the player in question is. They better enjoy Kane, Alli and Pochettino while they can.

Yes, somewhat sad in a way, they built a very good first 11 than can compete with any team in the league, just do not have the resources to invest in the squad and push on. Not sure of the finances but this new Stadium could send them on a similar path to Arsenal when they were building The Emirates, nothing more than a fringe contender.

That year Leicester won the league, be a long time before Spurs get a better chance.

Originally Posted by £#%&! KFC

lost five out of their last six games at Wembley innit...but you're right it won't hurt them...

have they scored a goal themselves in the league there yet?

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Yes, somewhat sad in a way, they built a very good first 11 than can compete with any team in the league, just do not have the resources to invest in the squad and push on. Not sure of the finances but this new Stadium could send them on a similar path to Arsenal when they were building The Emirates, nothing more than a fringe contender.

That year Leicester won the league, be a long time before Spurs get a better chance.

Agree. And Arsenal have/had a lot more resources than Spurs.

It would have been difficult for them to keep their best players anyway, because they'll never be seen as the ultumate destination, but everything that's going on now will just accelerate that unless Levy completely scraps their structure, and that doesn't sound like Levy to me.

Chelsea had four shots on target in the cup game and scored four. Two shots on target today and scored both...

Two free kicks, Lloris howler, Matic worldie and a penalty make up four of the six goals - fair to say Chelsea just have their number.

In this market Kane would go for at least 130 and get 300k pw minimum. Alli would go for 100+ and get 250pw. At the moment I think they're on 100/80k. How long they going to stick around if Spurs start heading in the wrong direction?

Originally Posted by utd99

In this market Kane would go for at least 130 and get 300k pw minimum. Alli would go for 100+ and get 250pw. At the moment I think they're on 100/80k. How long they going to stick around if Spurs start heading in the wrong direction?

on the radio it said Walker now pays more tax per week than Rose earns at Spurs each week.

Originally Posted by £#%&! KFC

lost five out of their last six games at Wembley innit...but you're right it won't hurt them...

Stats

The best thing Spurs could do is get them all on proper contracts, then buy anybody...they'll do neither and sell up next season when they crash and burnnnnn.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

The best thing Spurs could do is get them all on proper contracts, then buy anybody...they'll do neither and sell up next season when they crash and burnnnnn.

Not Levy; he squeezes a pound 'til the queen screams at the best of times. Now with the stadium to pay for, no chance.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Pretty much the same squad as last year, the wemberlee hoodoo is surely just that.
It could be one a fortress. I'm not sure the ground will hurt them..

They'll be up there, they have some very good players.

Arsenal had sub-par results when they played some CL games at Wembley. People aren't thinking Spurs might struggle similarly just because of wishful thinking.

PSG look absolutely awesome tonight.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Arsenal had sub-par results when they played some CL games at Wembley. People aren't thinking Spurs might struggle similarly just because of wishful thinking.

Ok...

We'll see....

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Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Arsenal had sub-par results when they played some CL games at Wembley. People aren't thinking Spurs might struggle similarly just because of wishful thinking.

They have lost 7 of their last 10 games too, could go spectacularly, hilairiously pear shaped

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

PSG look absolutely awesome tonight.

Against the mighty Toulouse, no less.

Theirs to lose tbf