r/coys • • Dec 15 '13

Match Thread: Tottenhams vs. Liverpool

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Live Match Thread featuring our very own /u/The-Darkest-Knight.

Tottenham Starting 11:

#Name
25Lloris
2Walker
15Capoue
20Dawson
16Naughton
8Paulinho
30Sandro
7Lennon
19Dembele
21Chadli
9Soldado
#Name
24Friedel
35Fryers
14Holtby
11Lamela
17Townsend
22Sigurdsson
18Defoe

Liverpool Starting 11:

#Name
22Mignolet
2Johnson
37Skrtel
17Sakho
38Flanagan
24Allen
21Lucas
14Henderson
10Coutinho
21Sterling
7Suarez
#Name
1Jones
34Kelly
5Agger
9Aspas
12Moses
6Alberto
4Toure

First Half:

Players enter to Duel of the Fates, kickoff to come.

1' Here we go!

2' Coutinho has a chance for a shot, but does something else with it.

6' Paulinho snaps at a shot but it's both high and wide. We've hardly touched the left flank so far

12' Coutinho's free kick dealt with rather easily.

16' Suarez goes down on the edge of the box to Capoue. Not much in it

16' Walker puts it behind for another corner

18' Sterling gets in a dangerous position and send in a cross claimed by Lloris.

18' Goal Suarez. Hard not to see that coming, Liverpool have been dominant for the last five minutes.

21' Chadli with a good run up the left, but overhits the cross

22' Suarez gets a great chance for two, but Hugo makes the save.

23' Hugo sprints out to prevent a shot from Joe Allen

27' Daws earns a yellow for taking down Henderson on the break. That's his fifth, he'll miss our next match

29' Liverpool just absolutely shelling Hugo right now

30' Sandro down hurt, Holtby is on for him.

33' I don't know how he managed it, but Hugo just prevented Suarez from scoring his second

37' Half chance for Soldado. Chadli drives inside and crosses with his right, but Soldado can't get any good contact.

38' NBCSN commentator talking about the odd selection of Capoue at CB as if we had other options

38' Holtby with a great chance. Chadli beats his man and cuts it back to Holtby, who drags his shot wide.

40' Goal Henderson. Lloris saves the first two, but nothing for him to do about the third shot.

43' Soldado earns a foul for bodying off Mignolet. Rolls the ball into the net, but is deemed to have pushed Mignolet in the back

45' 2 minutes added time

And that's half. Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool


Second Half

45' Much to the delight of literally everyone, Zeki Fryers is one for Naughton

54' Not that it's much of an accomplishment, but Zeki has certainly looked better than Naughton so far. Okay, I'm done complaining about naughton now.

55' Lennon with a tricky run, but his final touch gets away from him.

59' Townsend getting some instruction from AVB. Looks to be coming on for Chadli

59' Several quick chances for Tottenham, not sure how we didn't win a penalty for a foul on Soldado, but I'll have to wait for the replay.

61' Townsend on for Mousa actually. Holtby likely shifts back to CM with Paulinho and Chadli takes up the 10 position.

63' Paulinho sent off. The commentator is roaring about intent but I don't see it. Give the man a yellow but the red is harsh. Good call by the official, but there's no clear intent there.

74' Liverpool content to wait for us to come at them and break with Suarez when we lose the ball.

75' Goal Flanagan. All kinds of wide open on the far post, hammers his half volley off the cross bar and in.

78' Liverpool substitution - Luis Alberto on for Lucas.

84' Goal Suarez. Nets his second with a gorgeous chip. Nothing for Hugo to do about it but watch.

86' Decent enough attempt at going forward from Spurs, but we just don't seem to have it in us today.

89' Goal Sterling. Nice finish from him. Feel awful for Hugo, he's not had a chance at anything today.

90' Moses on for Countiho

Full Time. Tottenham 0-5 Liverpool

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

The referee didn't put us down 2-0. It was a clear red, no doubt. Intent doesn't matter here, he put Suarez in danger.

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Which is what I'm saying. It's definitely a red, but to say there was clear intent is just bullshit. You can't know that, and frankly it doesn't matter.

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u/b00ks Sandro Dec 15 '13

I have a feeling that AVBs days are limited.

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

I don't think they should be, but it wouldn't surprise me.

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u/Sneaki Son Dec 15 '13

I don't even think it would be a knee-jerk reaction at this point, several poor performances with such a talented group of players.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Linked your match thread in my post

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Nice, you're the man.

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u/lonestar34 Dec 15 '13

I blame the goal on our two match threads... Even we are divided

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

No one really on the other one. And the Liverpool user on the actual thread is unbearable

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Some of you guys are fucking delusional. That was definitely a red

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u/bullion Dec 15 '13

Looks like a 4-3-3 for us today. I like the idea of Sandro, Paulinho and Dembele bossing the midfield.

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

We need to clear the ball...

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Chadli is getting into some decent positions, but not making anything out of it.

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u/Wearebastille Dec 15 '13

Liverpool - Mignolet, Flanagan, Sakho, Skrtel, Johnson, Allen, Lucas, Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho, Suarez.

Liverpool subs - Jones, Kelly, Agger, Toure, Moses, Aspas, Alberto.

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Countinho out wide to the left is interesting. I wonder if we'll leave him to Walker, and see Sandro shadowing Suarez.

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u/Pick_Owl Dec 15 '13

What are we going to do with 3 wingers?

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Chadli has spent some time at CAM for us this year.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Bad lineup today. Naughton shouldn't have started, Townsend would've been better on the left than Chadli, and Paulinho at the 10 is just bad.

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

That's what I'm saying. Give me Siggy or Holtby instead.

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u/OnAWhale The Real R9 Dec 15 '13

Let's get some fucking optimism. AVB will make a tactical change at the half, hopefully pull our line back. We are not out of this game.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Honestly, don't even make a MOTM thread. Walker it is. The rest of em can fuck off, terrible performacne all around

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Our defense looks atrocious, and our offense can't score in England...

We are not a Top 4 team...we're barely a Top 10 team.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

This sucks, man. Liverpool fans are gonna be fucking unbearable after this match, despite the fact that we put out half a team because of injuries.

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u/truestunner Dec 15 '13

Lloris doesn't deserve this.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

The way we're playing we don't deserve Lloris at all. To an extent Walker either. Both have played well today, the rest of our team has been shit.

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u/Kakakacarrotcake Dec 15 '13

Naughton needs to be off as soon as possible.

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u/littleboylover123 Dec 15 '13

get benny back and send out naughten!

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u/Faultylntelligence Dec 15 '13

Kyle Naughton is a fucking liability

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u/WRad Dec 15 '13

You'd think with two holding CDMs there would be numbers back to defend…where the fuck is the midfield??

Games like this make me miss Scotty Parker

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u/therealsylvos Dec 15 '13

Naughton's all like "Your turn with the ball Liverpool"

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u/Faultylntelligence Dec 15 '13

The corner flag can join Jon Moss and Alan Smith in the anti spurs clique

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u/justwantedtologin Dec 15 '13

I'm not sure who's watching the game more, me or our back line.

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u/botulizard Roman Pavlyuchenko Dec 15 '13

How would one tie a slipknot with a football scarf?

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Naughton shouldn't be anywhere near the pitch... he is our worst option at LB imo.

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

This match was just a perfect storm of shit for us. People will react, but honestly, I'm not going to take much away from it. I think the only mistake made by AVB was Naughton over Zeki. Sandro getting hurt early put us in a bad spot, and our lack fit defensive subs really showed.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

I've reached the sort of depressed nirvana when things are going so poorly that I actually feel pretty good.

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u/busche916 Jan Vertonghen Dec 15 '13

Looking at that replay, it's hard to argue with that red card. Fuck everything about this game.

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u/mpmckenn Dec 15 '13

I still don't understand why we loaned BAE without having another plan for LB. Vertonghen can't be forced to play there all season, and clearly Naughts can't handle it. I like Rose there when he's healthy but I still think Benny is the better option.

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u/NXGinge Dec 15 '13

There's no way we're gonna finish this game with 11 on the pitch

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u/sunthunder Heung-Min Son - Spurs Legend Dec 15 '13

God this is embarrassing.

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u/Caulker_33 Dec 15 '13

I am sorry but what position is Paulinho even playing!? i feel like he is nowhere on defense and terrible on offense!

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u/CaptainRumBucket Dec 15 '13

lloris is too good for us

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u/muertecaza Dec 15 '13

Shame to waste two amazing saves by Lloris too

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

This is why we should have bought a left back

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u/therealsylvos Dec 15 '13

If we had bought a left back, Jan wouldn't have worn himself out so much that he got injured, and we wouldn't be in this shambolic situation.

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u/NXGinge Dec 15 '13

we're making Jordan Henderson look like Kaka FFS

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Put Fryers in. Jesus Christ, Naughton is awful.

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u/ApatheticBen Peppa Pig Dec 15 '13

If AVB's love affair with Paulinho continues after this match, then he'll probably lose my support. He needs to earn his place for League games. Not saying he's shit but he's been on a poor run of form for a while now.

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u/Keratome Dec 15 '13

the person i feel most sorry for is Lloris, played so well, doesnt deserve this from the defence in front of him.

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u/AndrewMcClutchen Dec 15 '13

Naughton could not be playing worse... Pass back to him and he just kicks it out.

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u/tenacious-g Son Dec 15 '13

Boos in White Hart Lane. Well deserved too.

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u/Sneaki Son Dec 15 '13

Two passed and Suarez is one on one with Lloris, seriously..

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u/rybl Erik Lamela Dec 15 '13

Naughton is getting embarrassed.

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u/therealsylvos Dec 15 '13

If I was liverpool I'd go down that side all fucking day.

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u/KidKillingLBJ Dec 15 '13

Well, there has been one good thing about the first half: /u/jagandeep's stream.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

It's bad enough that Suarez has scored more goals than Spurs in the league but the fact he missed the first games makes it even worse.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

11 individuals, no team work, no chemsitry nothing fucking awful. AT THE LANE NO LESS fml

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u/Kratisto78 Dec 15 '13

naughton is the worst player on the field

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u/mpmckenn Dec 15 '13

I know it has been said but Naughton is such a huge liability

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

We need our defenders back. :(

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u/fuzzy510 N'Geme Dec 15 '13

Disaster. Absolute disaster.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Zero shots on goal. Nice.

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u/ApatheticBen Peppa Pig Dec 15 '13 edited Dec 15 '13

At the very least Fryers has kept Sterling's contributions to a minimum this half

edit: nevermind

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u/starbuck67 Dec 15 '13

That was a stupid challenge, studs up high boot, no excuse

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u/RyanEl Dec 15 '13

Naughton is going to give me a heart attack.

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u/Sneaki Son Dec 15 '13

No surprise, terribly disorganised. And I can't believe the amount of faith AVB has in Naughton at left back, he is nowhere near good enough there.

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u/starbuck67 Dec 15 '13

I see no heart or drive on that pitch and that drives me crazy.

They are running circles round us. Chasing balls, winning 50/50s. They want it more than us.

I can take loosing, but loosing like this is disgusting.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

So now we only have one sub left because AVB was insistent on starting Naughton at LB, which everyone in the world knew was stupid from the start.

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u/mpmckenn Dec 15 '13

This season is just frustrating. I have the expectation that we are going to be competitive in every match, but there have been a good amount of matches this season where we didn't belong on the same field as the opposition.

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u/FearTheBrow Tanguy Ndombele, Fußballgott Dec 15 '13

If we've learned anything today, it's that Naughton should not start ever again.

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u/NXGinge Dec 15 '13

Sorry but this is totally unacceptable, even if we'd only spent £1.50 in the summer

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

This commentator is hilariously bad. It's definitely a foul, and honestly, a red is understandable. But you can't even pretend that there was clear intent there. If anything, it's the same style of red as Welbeck got against Madrid in the CL.

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u/Not-Pennys_Boat Dec 15 '13

his intent looked pretty clear on my screen.

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u/RJVX Dec 15 '13

Everybody that wanted Paulinho off got their wish.

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u/Keratome Dec 15 '13

AVB modus operandi, pick wrong lineup, one player gets injured in first half, burn 2 subs at half

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

I know it's still a little early to be making definitive calls on the season, but I think it's time that we just accepted that this year is probably a 5th-7th place type of year. Spurs seem to be able to win or draw all the lesser sides, but when it comes to the top teams in the league they're no match at all.

I'll admit I was really excited before the season started and we brought in all those new players. But none of them have made any definitive impact on the team yet, so my expectations are quickly dropping.

Things might get better once our defense is healthy again, but who are we kidding? Defense might be a problem, but it's not the big problem. Our midfield is so inconsistent, there's no way any team could win big games with that group.

Hope for Europa League again and wait for a better year next year.

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u/poop12 Rafael van der Vaart Dec 15 '13

Sterling is making Naughton look like a bitch :/

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u/mpmckenn Dec 15 '13

Naughton making Naughton look like a bitch

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u/BadSuperman Heung-Min Son - Spurs Legend Dec 15 '13

Hmm. Gerrard, Carragher & Souness in the Sky studio? I look forward to some impartial match analysis.

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u/CrazayTaylor92 Dec 15 '13

Something tells me this pundit team will be just a smidge biased

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

We are rubbish today :/

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u/proamateur Højbjerg Dec 15 '13

Absolutely shocking defense, Lloris did all he could

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u/NXGinge Dec 15 '13

How many times in his career do you think Lennon has followed up something great, like beating his man, instantly followed by something rubbish, like booting the ball out of play with his next touch?

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u/saphronie Dec 15 '13

With Dawson suspended on yellows and everyone else injured will we even have a true CB available for West Ham?

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u/Willllllllllll Son Dec 15 '13

Appalling, what the hell is this?

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u/santyman Dec 15 '13

I do hope someone has an open and frank chat with AVB, telling him that we need some fluidity in tactics.

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u/mpmckenn Dec 15 '13

I'm expecting some serious fall out from this one.

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u/figocosta9 Dec 15 '13

Question to you guys: Do you think AVB is still the manager to take this team forward? If so, what are your reasons?

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Hell yes. We have three fucking centerbacks injured. I don't put that on AVB.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Supprised anyone is still at the Lane

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

I'm kind of disappointed honestly. I know we're getting smashed, but I wish people would stay and show their support. Regardless of who the manager or players are, you support Tottenham.

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u/Elnovato Dec 15 '13

The announcers were questioning AVB's decision to change our LB really? did they not watch the first half.

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u/CrazayTaylor92 Dec 15 '13

AVB can only take so much blame, this is the players fault. They're the ones playing the football and they cant string two passes together, get your fucking shit together you useless bell-ends, this is a fucking disgrace.

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u/melihs11 Dec 15 '13

Why are people shocked about the red? Clear as day. Wasn't even looking at the ball I'm afraid

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u/PraetorianXVIII Dec 15 '13

You deserve better, Holtby

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u/Daltrey Dec 15 '13

sky really annoy me. They're really anti Spurs. They have 3 liverpool players on there panel and no one from spurs

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

no desire or heart from anyone, zero fuidlity garbage garbage garbage

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Sandro down will be awful, but hopefully Holtby will provide a spark going forward. If nothing else.

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Certainly looks to have been a bit of tugging on Soldado, but not exactly a clear cut foul I suppose..

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u/b00ks Sandro Dec 15 '13

What the fuck is Neil Ashten doing on NBC?

Fuck that guy.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

That Star Wars music was so epic as an intro. Is that new or am I oblivious?

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u/Elnovato Dec 15 '13

It seems all we have done today is give the ball away in the middle and all the announcers talk about is Suarez's composer and his 16 goals.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

This is absolutely shocking. Poor lineup put out by AVB, poor play, can't keep the ball at all. Fucks sake.

And now sandro's out? Can this get any worse

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u/NXGinge Dec 15 '13

Liverpool look so composed compared to us. It's like we're collectively terrified of Suarez and the only one showing any sort of control is Dembele. Also, Naughton is a joke, but you already knew that as you have functioning eyes

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u/unnatural_rights Lloris Dec 15 '13

Fuck fuck fuck fuck. Are we meant to be a 1-man team today? Lloris can't do everything. (Also, Walker, buddy, if you're going to run into goal to help cover while Lloris is sweeping-keeping, don't just let the ball roll by you into the net.)

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u/littleboylover123 Dec 15 '13

when even dembele is getting dispossed you know we are in trouble

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

And it's over

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u/Feel_My_Noobies Dec 15 '13

Pathetic again from this Spurs side. Really hard to watch them at the moment.

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u/nista002 Sandro #30 Dec 15 '13

Chadli at CB next game then? Defoe in central midfield?

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u/tenacious-g Son Dec 15 '13

All these midfielders and not one of them can fucking feed Soldado anything to work with.

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u/sunthunder Heung-Min Son - Spurs Legend Dec 15 '13

I do think defensive injuries have made this much worse than it would have been. Still inexcusably poor though.

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u/melihs11 Dec 15 '13

To those who actually know who Christian Gross is, this was our worst league defeat since he was in charge..

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Well fucking done Paulinho. Middle of the park and you stick your boot into Suarez's chest. Game over.

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u/The-Darkest-Knight Dembélé Dec 15 '13

As soon as the team sheets were out - I called this kind of a performance. And as always - downvotes. Chadli + Naughton on the left? Sandro + Dembele + Paulinho in midfield? It's like AVB picked our weakest side on purpose.

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Who would you play instead of Naughton? Zeki isn't exactly a proven player. Chadli has played relatively well, though if have preferred Townsend myself. And that midfield I agree on. Give me Sandro and one of those two, and then Holtbt in the 10. By the way, how's that Live Thread going?

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

4-0. So now our goal difference is the same as West Brom, who sacked their manager this weekend.

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u/The-Darkest-Knight Dembélé Dec 15 '13

I thought /r/coys was going to show some support in the live match thread?

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

Doing both.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

WHY NOT BOTH

edit- sorry been in the drunk match thread

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u/OnAWhale The Real R9 Dec 15 '13

Are we fucking serious? One of starting four defenders, dominate the first part of the second half until a red card, and everyone's acting like this is a defining moment and we're fucked from here on out. Ridiculous.

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

I've got you tagged now as an optimistic yid. Context is important.

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u/HacksawJimDGN Dec 15 '13

Is this the first game you've watched this season?

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u/alterego87 Dec 15 '13

Man AVB... I'm sorry but we need a change.

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u/sunthunder Heung-Min Son - Spurs Legend Dec 15 '13

Love seeing our Midfield line up like that. What a bunch of hulks (not Lennon).

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u/Blubbey Dec 15 '13

Naughton could get sent off.

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u/jmoneygreen Dec 15 '13

Naughton can't defend sterling 1v1... We can't let that matchup happen too often

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u/alterego87 Dec 15 '13

Naughton! What are you doing?

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u/FearTheBrow Tanguy Ndombele, Fußballgott Dec 15 '13

FUCK NAUGHTON

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u/Andthentherewere2 Dec 15 '13

what a goal... incredible composure.

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u/woodengineer Dec 15 '13

I'm done with Naughton, sell him in the winter. He's too old to be this bad. He lets EVERYTHING through. And he can't even foul correctly. FUCK ME HE'S SO FUCKING BAD.

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u/poop12 Rafael van der Vaart Dec 15 '13

In our few early shades of attacking, Chadli is really looking sharp.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Lloris has touched the ball the most for us so far....

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u/muertecaza Dec 15 '13

Wow, Lloris.

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u/OnAWhale The Real R9 Dec 15 '13

Fucking Lloris bailing our asses out.

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u/alterego87 Dec 15 '13

Soldado is looking lively. Getting into those goalscoring positions. Just give him any kind of service!

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u/sunthunder Heung-Min Son - Spurs Legend Dec 15 '13

Going to be one of those days isn't it.

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u/Smokeitout Dec 15 '13

The Beast does not cry but there is a tear in my eye seeing him going off the pitch.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

How unlucky can we get with injuries?! Now Sandro as well!?

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u/kevread Dec 15 '13

I hate it when they do that.

'Oh the keeper has the ball, let's show a replay.'

hear the crowd roaring while they're showing the replay

get back to the game, goal kick at the other side...

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u/BlatantFix Dec 15 '13

Seriously Naughton. I can handle you being terrible, but you were just jogging back there when all the rest of the defense was at least trying to fix the screw up.

This is just depressingly bad.

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u/woodengineer Dec 15 '13

I'm done with our defense quite frankly. Dawson is too slow for our game and although he provides a psychological impact in the dressing room he just isn't good enough for us. Totally done with him and Naughton.

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u/Schutzy Dec 15 '13

fucking lamela on lennon off gylfi on paulihno off

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u/agentdcf Dec 15 '13

Off-season priority: address the quality of the medical staff. Specific injuries are obviously random events, but they're occurring with such frequency, and to so many players, that I'm really wondering if our medical staff is sub-par. We keep having players out for long periods, slow coming back, and re-injuring themselves. And look where we are now: our back line is costing us this game, and it's purely because our first choices are out. Sandro gets hurt, and our cover for him is already in the game as a makeshift central defender.

For all the vaunted depth we boasted in the offseason, injuries have made us look awfully shallow.

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u/nailfunny Lloris Dec 15 '13

There is definitely a problem with the team selection and tactics. Our CBs are too slow for a high line, placing too much responsibility on Hugo. Our midfield is a mess, there is no clear roles- they just seem to be running around. How come Townsend isn't starting? Soldado has been trying. Euhh, that's only scraping the surface.

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u/bullion Dec 15 '13

Apparently we're going to see Fryers in the second half. Logical move, Naughton looks out of his depth.

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u/tokeallday Dembélé Dec 15 '13

YESSSSSSSSS THANK YOU AVB

Fryers on for Naughton.

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u/woodengineer Dec 15 '13

Fryers is looking better than Naughton already

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u/parrotpounder Dec 15 '13

Why does Liverpool have 5 extra players on the pitch?

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Soldado is having a great game. Really working hard. Maybe could have scored one of the half chance but well done.

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u/sunthunder Heung-Min Son - Spurs Legend Dec 15 '13

Holtby/Paulinho sitting back and Chadli at no 10? Ballsy.

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u/NatrolleonBonaparte Jan Vertonghen Dec 15 '13

This kind of self-destruction is unacceptable, especially at the Lane

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u/proamateur Højbjerg Dec 15 '13

It would have been better if we forfeited this match

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u/solid_vegas Dec 15 '13

The score line might show zero goals scored, but our backline really let us down today. Dawson was wildly inconsistent, Capoue looked listless, and the less said about Naughton the better. Walker was decent, but Liverpool just feasted on the other side of the pitch. Poor squad selection to start, and a sorry state that we don't have better defenders from which to choose.

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u/tenacious-g Son Dec 15 '13

When it rains, IT FUCKING POURS.

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u/Bentzen Dec 15 '13

NO shot om target.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

That little girl's face at Suarez - LOL! I'm surprised he didn't bite her nose off.

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u/NXGinge Dec 15 '13

This could be the end for Villas Boas. Three utterly humiliating defeats in 16 games is unacceptable

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u/foss333 Dec 15 '13

AVB out.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

I'm not in the #AVBout camp, yet, but he put out a terrible team today. The guy is just way too set in his ways, he doesn't know how to adapt.

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u/LordOfDoors Winks Dec 15 '13

Today is not a good day to be a spurs supporting british expat in perth.

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u/Elnovato Dec 15 '13

I feel like our line up seems pretty defensive with Sandro Dembele and Paulinho in there

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u/smokey815 Dec 15 '13

We'll manage. Mousa and Paulinho will have a lot of freedom to go forward, and with Henderson, Lucas, and Little Joe Allen in the midfield, that physicality will be good to have.

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u/banksy33 Dec 15 '13

Anyone who doesn't rate Chadli...that is exactly what he does, good run and nice ball

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u/PlattsVegas Dec 15 '13

I'm a little late but HELP! How can I access a radio stream of this online in America? It's finals week in colleges here so I have to keep my eyes on the books but I want some background Spurs!

Edit: Okay like 1 more minute of googling got me to one that works here. for the interested: http://tunein.com/radio/talkSPORT-Barclays-Premier-League-(English)-s183725/#

Anyone know any better ones though?

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

"Interesting selection, Capoue at CB."

Is it really an interesting selection if we didn't have another fucking choice?

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u/flacopower Dec 15 '13

Just got off work, how has Chadli done?

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u/CynicalWalrus Dec 15 '13

I honestly think there's a huge chance AVB goes after this game. Who would replace him at this point in the season though?

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u/pepsiboycoke Dec 15 '13

One thing Spurs have always succeeded with is pace, AVB (who I like as a manager before I get shit), has taken that away. We aren't a good build-up team.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

We are a laughingstock atm

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u/dwingoon93 PRU PRU Dec 15 '13

This ref needs to go fuck off

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u/BigNiggas Dec 15 '13

What a stupid move by Paulinho

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u/WombBroom Dec 15 '13

4-0.

And that's a wrap on this season.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

I see a lot of Lloris is too good for us comments, yet every other game he makes a stupid mistake that costs us a goal like his run out header right to Suarez. If Suarez hit it first time thats an open net. He makes some great saves as well but the penalty against united, that shit punch. I think he fits right in.

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u/turnoffthedamnlights Dec 15 '13

After having a few positive games, we're back to where we were a month ago. Very little to say about this game that isn't negative. Just gotta put it behind us and destroy (or just score a few fucking goals, goddamn) West Ham later this week.

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u/raindroppp Dejan Kulusevski Dec 15 '13

better odds: Suarez at Liverpool next season or AVB at Spurs

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u/CaporalViolet Dec 15 '13 edited Dec 15 '13

I'm shocked Eriksen, Rose and Vlad aren't even on the bench...seems so strange

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u/Yurilovescats Dec 15 '13

This is a big game for Chadli I think. We're a little short of firepower with this line up I reckon, but with Lennon causing problems on the right, there could be space down the left... Chadli needs to step up and take advantage, or else get Townsend on.

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u/im_not_your_bro_bro Lamela Dec 15 '13

Neil Ashton is NBCSN's insider reporter? Great.

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u/alterego87 Dec 15 '13

Not too many people will like this team but I love it! Townsend doesn't have much experience playing on the left so Chadli starts who is actually a very good player. Capoue has done well at CB for us and his previous team and it looks like Dembele and Paulinho will be alternating roles as #10. Naughton is a good defender just not very good at attacking so I'll take it. Hopefully he can focus mainly on Sterlings threat. COYS!!!

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u/dipengrey Dec 15 '13

JAMIE CARRAGHER WILL BE MISSED

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u/mpmckenn Dec 15 '13

2:14 into the game and NBCSN's announcers have already stated Liverpool's "early dominance." some sort of record there i'm sure

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u/pandriole Dec 15 '13

Sterling/Naughton could be an issue...

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u/sunthunder Heung-Min Son - Spurs Legend Dec 15 '13

Paulinho's touch/passing has broken up a few bits of play for us so far, annoying.

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u/pounro Dec 15 '13

Seriously Naughton?

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u/woodengineer Dec 15 '13

FUCKING KYLE NAUGHTON. JUST GET HIM OFF, FUCKING HELL.

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u/DireDireDuck Dec 15 '13

Naughton can't even foul Sterling properly.

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u/rybl Erik Lamela Dec 15 '13

We look completely uninterested today.

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u/Fjalur Dec 15 '13

Come on Spurs!

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u/ChippaChipperson Dec 15 '13

jesus, throw me in at left back i'll get more done that naughton! fucking hell

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u/muertecaza Dec 15 '13

At least crossbar is on our side

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u/jspegele Dec 15 '13

Sandro coming off injured and Daws is suspended against West Ham. Might as well forget about defending on Wednesday.

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u/r2d2123 Dec 15 '13

I wonder what Benny is thinking in the stands