Match Thread: Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur

[Neil_Vaughan]

Talk about the game in here before, during and after.

[hastingsyid]

We need to start winning away from the lane in the league and this is a game we need to win,city are a good team at home but im confident we can win ill save my prediction till later

[DonJolSpurano]

2-2 i think, but it will more than certainly be our first ever defeat at eastlands :(

[wayne wonder]

I remember our fantastic performance there last season it had to be our most polished performance away from home

[Spur]

If the Hudd plays then we are in with a shout. And in with a chance of a cracker of a goal, you just know that last night he would have got one if he had stayed on.

[Gregzy]

Well, Lawro has backed us to win 2-1, citing our magnificent performance there last time. If that doesn't make Man City dead-on favourites, I don't know what does....

[nuttyhotspurs]

2-2 i think, but it will more than certainly be our first ever defeat at eastlands :(

i really cant see us losing this one. city have a good home record but thats just down to their defense. going forward they are shite. their defense cant hold out all season.

i have a feeling it will collapse tomorrow and we will grab all 3 points

COME ON YOU SPURS!!!!!!!

[DonJolSpurano]

Well, Lawro has backed us to win 2-1, citing our magnificent performance there last time. If that doesn't make Man City dead-on favourites, I don't know what does....

We're definitely screwed now then

[MidoForEver]

I want to ask question
why jol don`t give a chance for mido ???!!!

[spurs61]

I want to ask question
why jol don`t give a chance for mido ???!!!

Simple mate, two words; Dimitar Berbatov. The man is on fire at the moment and is definately our number one striker. To be fair we all thought Mido would play with the Berbinator last night, it's the partnership we all want to see. However Berbatov and Defoe seem to have developed an understanding and it would be foolish to discard a working partnership.

Incidentally, I was watchig Mido "warm up" last night and it's no wonder he's alsways picking up knocks and niggles in training, the guy does n't actually do any streching at all, he just walked up and down the touchline half-heartedly swinging his arms. And he was wearing the largest coat I've ever seen on a night when everyone else wore a t-shirt.

[MiloMinderbinder]

:) Simple mate, two words; Dimitar Berbatov. The man is on fire at the moment and is definately our number one striker. To be fair we all thought Mido would play with the Berbinator last night, it's the partnership we all want to see. However Berbatov and Defoe seem to have developed an understanding and it would be foolish to discard a working partnership.

Incidentally, I was watchig Mido "warm up" last night and it's no wonder he's alsways picking up knocks and niggles in training, the guy does n't actually do any streching at all, he just walked up and down the touchline half-heartedly swinging his arms. And he was wearing the largest coat I've ever seen on a night when everyone else wore a t-shirt.

D'ya reckon that we're about to see one of Mido's famous and amusing tantrums? By the way you could shorten your post to; cos he's not as good as Berba, Defoe or Keane, but I guess you don't have the heart to shoot from the hip:)

[deadleyledley]

1-0 2 the mighty spurs if hudd plays then it could be more
is this game on sky sports or on tv?

[Chewy]

I dont think its on tv at all. I'll be there though!

[Billywhizz]

2-0 to us

Tommy Hudds to score with a 25yd screamer

[Spur]

:)

D'ya reckon that we're about to see one of Mido's famous and amusing tantrums? By the way you could shorten your post to; cos he's not as good as Berba, Defoe or Keane, but I guess you don't have the heart to shoot from the hip:)

TBH I reckon he's already had one, always picking up these so called injuries the night before, the morning of or the night after a game. The best example was for the Port Vale game when the site put up he was injured...3 hours after the final whistle!

[Welsh Spur]

2-0 to us

Tommy Hudds to score with a 25yd screamer

Is it just me or have you predicted a Tommy Hudd 25 yard screamer before?:p

[Spur]

Is it just me or have you predicted a Tommy Hudd 25 yard screamer before?:p

I predict it every game!!!

You just know how much people are scared of him because when he picked up the ball one of his many times 25 yards out vs Dinamo absolutely no-one closed him down, they all backed off scared shitless!

[JJ]

If Hudd gets the hang of hitting the target, he could easily get 10+ a season.

[Billywhizz]

Is it just me or have you predicted a Tommy Hudd 25 yard screamer before?:p

Yep, i have predicted it before because it's going to happen weather this game or the next but the boy is going to punch a hole in the net sooner rather than later. :D

[Shuggie13]

Soon or later we will pick up that away win and I think tomorrow will be a good oppurtunity. We need to keep the esaem side as Thursday altough I think Zokora and Dawson are both suspended.

As for Huddlestone hitting a 25 yrd screamer if he'd been a foot to the right on Thursday he would of scored a goal as good as Essien's.

[Welsh Spur]

Zokora is suspended, Dawson will be if he picks up another yellow tomorrow as he's on 4.

Same team I reckon, Zokora will have to be replaced and I would go with Tainio if fit or Malbranque in the centre as we haven't seen it yet.

[Spur]

Same back four, and top two. Tommy Hudd, Steed on the left, Lennon on the right and Ghaly in the middle.

I don't think Ghaly gets enough praise on here, he's a top player, always looking to play at 100mph and creates a lot too.

[SCIFIN17YID]

Hi my fellow yid's are playing tommorow, = sunday ? if so what time is kick off and is it on sky ? hopefully that pay per view, please holler back, as I want to watch this game thanks.

[neilmcnab]

dawson has picked up his 5th yellow card and is suspended for the manc, game, thats y davenport came on in mdweek to find his feet, expect him to start with leds,

[Welsh Spur]

dawson has picked up his 5th yellow card and is suspended for the manc, game, thats y davenport came on in mdweek to find his feet, expect him to start with leds,

Check bbc mate, Dawson has 4 yellows in the premiership. If he picks one up against Man City, then he will be suspended. He has one in the league cup also but it doesn't count for the prem as far as I know.

[Gino Ginelli]

Tommy Hudd, Steed on the left, Lennon on the right and Ghaly in the middle.

Yep I'm all for this, I do really like Ghaly, think he's a very handy player. I'm still in the Davids camp though, and I would like to see him start in Zokora's place. I would rather he stuck around for the season, played a few games and stayed with us as a coach. He's apparently been invaluable in training Lennon and Defoe.

[Spur]

Check bbc mate, Dawson has 4 yellows in the premiership. If he picks one up against Man City, then he will be suspended. He has one in the league cup also but it doesn't count for the prem as far as I know.

If he was suspended the site would tell us no?

As for the Davids comment (Gino), then yea I agree I would love him to stay on as a coach and have heard some great things about him coaching the youngsters for an hour or so after training.

[hastingsyid]

Whatever happens we need to win this game no ****ing ifs or buts...CAMON YOU SPURS

[sundancer]

I believe we will break our duck tomorrow and win 1-0, I just hope we play Lennon in his best posistion on the right he is half the player on the left and wasted.

[neilmcnab]

pardon me welshie mate thout he had picked up 5 yellow already, stand corrected,

[jrio]

I believe we will break our duck tomorrow and win 1-0, I just hope we play Lennon in his best posistion on the right he is half the player on the left and wasted.
He can also too easily be stopped on the right by doubling up because we have no real outlet on the left. Tomorrow he will probably be up against Thatcher who I've seen crumble against Ginola - in this situation he must concentrate on not beating himself before he beats the defender. Very impressed to see the work Zokora did on the left in midweek with his running that opened up space. The ideal midfield looks like Hudd, Lennon, Ghaly and Zokora/Malbranque. Full of dynamic passing, movement and plenty of shooting.

Lennon has looked more impressive when he has license to move across the midfield. On the left he lacks penetration with crosses and his right foot has a markedly less impressive touch. He has a lot more to improve than the Hudd who we've taken too long to include as a regular player. Carrick being so influential last season was the major reason for that, but he should have been in at the start of this season.

There's an excellent chance of victory tomorrow. City have been resolute at home in not conceding but have had 3 nil all draws with Boro, Blades and Watford. We need to be looking to an inspired partnership of Berb and Defoe to capitalise on the midfield strength of Hudd and Ghaly.

[SCIFIN17YID]

Hi my fellow yid's are playing tommorow, = sunday ? if so what time is kick off and is it on sky ? hopefully that pay per view, please holler back, as I want to watch this game thanks.

Still waiting guys ? come on.

[Shuggie13]

Kick-off is 3pm, you can check the skysports website for games showing and its the chelsea and man u matches, only highlights on MOTD2.

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=217652

[suBerb]

I'm afraid of Samaras. He reminds me of the young Berbatov. If one day Berby moves to another club, Samaras could be an excellent replacement.

[SCIFIN17YID]

Kick-off is 3pm, you can check the skysports website for games showing and its the chelsea and man u matches, only highlights on MOTD2.

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=217652

Damn it, thanks for the help mate, Ok guys I will find out now the streaming info, so we all can watch it on our computer's.

[JJ]

I'm afraid of Samaras. He reminds me of the young Berbatov. If one day Berby moves to another club, Samaras could be an excellent replacement.

I like Samaras. He's got a good touch on him, and doesn't appear to be a diver or a ****.

Of course, i could be wrong...

[Spur]

I like Samaras. He's got a good touch on him, and doesn't appear to be a diver or a ****.

Of course, i could be wrong...

Your right about him being good, and suBerb's comparison to Berba isn't exactly far-fetched in my eyes.

And seriously, who is going to mess with suBerb when he says something about Berbatov? He's named himself after the player FFS!

Anyway any team news? I'll check the site now.

[derek zoolander]

no lennon? any ideas why?

[Spur]

Daws must be suspended then. Surely, he wouldn't get left out even if he had broken his leg!

Lennon missing concerns me, nothing on the site that's why i'm concerned.

Jamie O'Hara on the bench good to see, let's hope we're cruising enough to get him on.

[jrio]

Also no Dawson which IS apparently due to 5 bookings. Didn't see this mentioned anywhere apart from this site where there was no common agreement on it. Presume Lennon's injured - not as if he's being saved for Southend, surely? Bench looks very weak and I thought Gardner was still injured.

[Spur]

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/cityvspurs171206.html

Daws suspended.

It did seem weird we'd take 4 centre backs on the road...

Lennon knee problem.

[SurreySpur]

This one could go either way, even with a few injuries our starting eleven still looks pretty strong. 3 points are there for the taking today.

[highlander]

this would be the perfect time to win our first away game. if we do pick up all 3 then we can really climb the table and start challenging for the top 5 again. we need a big performance form the Hudd again and i think Malbranque will also need to be on song in the middle of the park.

also it being MJ's 100th game in charge, one would hope that the players would want to win it for the gaffer.

[Spur]

Exactly the same as Dawson vs Chelsea. Except it was his replacement.

[deadleyledley]

1-0 spurs davenport has scored

[SCIFIN17YID]

16:45

w00000t davenport scores free kick from huddleston !

1 - 0 to us w0000000t.

[highlander]

2-0 the Hudd, surely we cant lose this

[Spur]

Tommy Hudd Hudd Hudd

What a strike. Look at the curl he gets on his shots better than Beckham.

[deadleyledley]

2-0 huddlestone

[SCIFIN17YID]

Omfg Huddleston Scored A Sick Goal !!! What A Sick Fuc Kiiiiiing Goal Omfg What A Stunner Manc 0 - Tot - 2

Davenport & Huddleston

[suBerb]

Hudd is greeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!

[JJ]

****ing knew it was coming.

Huddlestone screamer. I love this boy.

[Billywhizz]

****ing knew it was coming.

Huddlestone screamer. I love this boy.


absolute quality, agree with you there, defo got more goals in him than Carrick

[hastingsyid]

Hudd is the man ****ing love him

[nuttyhotspurs]

i really cant see us losing this one. city have a good home record but thats just down to their defense. going forward they are shite. their defense cant hold out all season.

i have a feeling it will collapse tomorrow and we will grab all 3 points

COME ON YOU SPURS!!!!!!!

who thinks i should change my username to mystic meg?

[Ioang]

if we can hang on and catch them on the counter, brilliant, in the bag! my prediction 3-0

[nuttyhotspurs]

if we can hang on and catch them on the counter, brilliant, in the bag! my prediction 3-0

hang on?? this is the most one sided game ive seen all season. we shud have scored 3 or 4 goals

[suBerb]

Lampard and Drogba scored great goals and Chelski beat Everton which is good for us :cool:

[Spur]

Huddlestone runs the game alllllllllllllll daaaaaaaaaay loooooooooooong.

Steed and Lee look good down the left, and when JD gets involved the few times he has it looks even better. Berba not upto his usual self, missed a couple he should of got a shot off like the one in the first minute.

Looking good though.

They have nothing going forward and at the back they are sometimes shambolic - how many times have we won the ball in their half? Loads.

Let's hope and pray we can keep it up COYS

[shoot_ffs]

we're half way there. shame defoe and berby haven't showed up yet. there's a lot to be said for having replacements on the bench, they were both shocking and the game should have been over by now. defoe doesn't look fit today. ledders and lee are having a blinder and the two wide men are skillful enough to keep the ball. citeh look lazy tracking back tho. couple more goals please.

[Spur]

Lampard and Drogba scored great goals and Chelski beat Everton which is good for us :cool:

Less of the Chelsea praise please :mad:

[suBerb]

I think I have to change my signature. Hudd is soooo good!

[suBerb]

Less of the Chelsea praise please :mad:

Where did you see praise :eek: Their 2-nd and 3-rd goals were brilliant though, especially that of Drogba

[berbo_fenka]

I believe that we are going to win with a 0-4

[nuttyhotspurs]

lets hope berby and defoe get their acts together in the 2nd half this could be a hammering. it shud be dead and buried already!

well done lads. lets have another good 45mins

COME ON YOU SPURS!!!

[suBerb]

I believe that we are going to win with a 0-4

I hope you are right!

[nuttyhotspurs]

oh deary me

[nuttyhotspurs]

score predictions???

[mjbmedia]

as usiual our midfield are dropping too deep wil lwe hang on

[nuttyhotspurs]

if there ever was a game of two halves . this is it

[highlander]

we should hang on, its in situations like these where Keane is excellent. i cant see us making any subs as the nly real options on the bench are to rest players. i think we will hang on though

[mjbmedia]

was poor defending by chimbo on their goal didnt cover davenport at all and now once again robbo is our playmaker can we remember the first half???

[hastingsyid]

come on for **** sake,me old ticker cant take much more of this

[suBerb]

It seems that they totally outplayed us in the second half. Perhaps Spurs are tired due to the Dinamo game?

[mjbmedia]

an away win blimey

[SurreySpur]

Yes!!!!!! Well Played Boys

[hastingsyid]

All that matters is 3 pts,well done boys ****ing good win

[suBerb]

Very good result! Are we 7-th?

[nuttyhotspurs]

thank **** for that!!!! nerves shot to peices. guys looked nackered 2nd half. but battled well. this is the type of game we would of drawn last season. last minute goal anyone????

[Spur]

Who would have thought it.

An away win makes for an early Christmas present, and its courtesy of Tom Huddlestone.

[JJ]

Got a bit sketchy towards the end there, but we got the win.

Quality result considering that's City's first home loss this season.

[nuttyhotspurs]

yes yes 2 points gained on those scummers

[shoot_ffs]

shocking performance from the strikers today, i thought we lost the will to play it forward in the second half as they just couldn't keep the ball. changed when we brought mido on, but why does it take jol so long to move when we obviously need change. tainio was largely anonymous again. it was like playing with 8 men half the time. we could so easily have let it slip, and diver joey did us a favour being so theatrical, as steed clearly chalenged without getting the ball. some good performances, but the worst i have ever seen from defoe and i'ma big fan of his. he played like he had a move away on his mind.

[JJ]

shocking performance from the strikers today, i thought we lost the will to play it forward in the second half as they just couldn't keep the ball. changed when we brought mido on, but why does it take jol so long to move when we obviously need change. tainio was largely anonymous again. it was like playing with 8 men half the time. we could so easily have let it slip, and diver joey did us a favour being so theatrical, as steed clearly chalenged without getting the ball. some good performances, but the worst i have ever seen from defoe and i'ma big fan of his. he played like he had a move away on his mind.

I don't think they can be blamed for not doing too well really when you're up against such a physical team. Theres a reason that City hadn't lost at home.

[suBerb]

I don't think they can be blamed for not doing too well really when you're up against such a physical team. Theres a reason that City hadn't lost at home.

totally agree, they concede 2 goals at home for the first time this season, before this game they conceded only 1 goal!

[nuttyhotspurs]

totally agree, they concede 2 goals at home for the first time this season, before this game they conceded only 1 goal!

yes we cant be too harsh on the forwards after this. teams are known to have european hangovers, even the "big" sides. it wasnt the best performance from the forwards but give them a break. tainio did have a poor game but i dont rate him at all anyway. he did his job...just about

[SCIFIN17YID]

wtf are we 9th on the table ?????

[JJ]

yes we cant be too harsh on the forwards after this. teams are known to have european hangovers, even the "big" sides. it wasnt the best performance from the forwards but give them a break. tainio did have a poor game but i dont rate him at all anyway. he did his job...just about

Yeah i don't feel Tainio will ever be more than adequate cover really. Even then, i would think that at the end of the season we might be able to find someone a bit better.

[JJ]

wtf are we 9th on the table ?????

Table probably isn't updated. We should be 7th and 3 points off 3rd.

[SCIFIN17YID]

Table probably isn't updated. We should be 7th and 3 points off 3rd.

Thought so thank god, we need to get above them darn scum bag's.

[suBerb]

Yeah i don't feel Tainio will ever be more than adequate cover really. Even then, i would think that at the end of the season we might be able to find someone a bit better.

With Zokora and Jenas fit, he won't sit even on the bench.

[JJ]

The Christmas line up is vital. Villa and Liverpool both at home. If we can get points there, we should get right up in the top 5.

[nuttyhotspurs]

wtf are we 9th on the table ?????

im pretty sure we are 7th. it just said so on bbc radio london

[suBerb]

We are 7th, no doubt, our best position so far.

[maartenndal]

Great first half, second half with a few problems but the victory is very good. In the first half Spurs had enough chances to finish the match, but we failed to decide the match before half-time.

I saw a good Tottenham and it was a good match.

[denis-cro]

We had 2-0, and 65% ball possesion in 1st half. We looked good, Hudds rules midfield, Davenport confident in tackles, the team looked very nice...but 2nd half!???:eek:
FFS what happend? we almost lost everything good what have made in 1st half. Even Malbranque tackle at the end look like penalty...so, we were lucky there...
I´m very glad for our 1st away victory this season, but not with 2nd half´s display. This victory is very important, cause we have some tough games in the next five fixtures...

[Chewy]

Just back from the match, well after a celebration pint aswell :), boys played well. Ledly had a great game!

Btw...Mido WHO? He came on and did **** all, he was only on for 5mins and was too lazy to chase the ball and keep the ball which is why i assume he was brought on in the first place. Berbatov worked hard and was unlucky not to grab a goal...I ****ing love this guy!

Huddlestone is ****ing awesone, had a great game as usual and got a goal for his efforts. Davenport also had a really good game for once.

Ghaly was awesome, Steed was awesome but went a bit missing at the end, probably due to tiredness. Tainio was m'eh.

Robbo - 7/10 Didn't have much to do
Chimbonda - 7/10 Had a good game overall
King - 10/10 Kept our defence Solid
Davenport - 9/10 Played good for 90mins and got us a goal
Lee- 7/10 He's great at going forward but then doesn't do anything
Ghaly - 8/10 Very productive! Worked for everything and is physical!
Steed - 8/10 Although he went missing at the end, he was getting good runs down the left.
Tainio - 5/10 He was kept quiet most of the game
Huddlestone - 10/10 Awesome kid I love him! Got us our second with a great goal.
Berbatov - 8/10 Worked hard most of the game but got very tired at the end
Defoe - 8/10 Exact same as berbatov

Mido - 3/10 Lazy!!

[SurreySpur]

Just back from the match, well after a celebration pint aswell :), boys played well. Ledly had a great game!

Btw...Mido WHO? He came on and did **** all, he was only on for 5mins and was too lazy to chase the ball and keep the ball which is why i assume he was brought on in the first place. Berbatov worked hard and was unlucky not to grab a goal...I ****ing love this guy!

Huddlestone is ****ing awesone, had a great game as usual and got a goal for his efforts. Davenport also had a really good game for once.

Ghaly was awesome, Steed was awesome but went a bit missing at the end, probably due to tiredness. Tainio was m'eh.

Robbo - 7/10 Didn't have much to do
Chimbonda - 7/10 Had a good game overall
King - 10/10 Kept our defence Solid
Davenport - 9/10 Played good for 90mins and got us a goal
Lee- 7/10 He's great at going forward but then doesn't do anything
Ghaly - 8/10 Very productive! Worked for everything and is physical!
Steed - 8/10 Although he went missing at the end, he was getting good runs down the left.
Tainio - 5/10 He was kept quiet most of the game
Huddlestone - 10/10 Awesome kid I love him! Got us our second with a great goal.
Berbatov - 8/10 Worked hard most of the game but got very tired at the end
Defoe - 8/10 Exact same as berbatov

Mido - 3/10 Lazy!!


A lot of awsome players then. It sounded like we could have had 4 or 5 in the first half.

[Chewy]

A lot of awsome players then. It sounded like we could have had 4 or 5 in the first half.

From where I was sitting anyway, yeah :) I am looking forward to watching MOTD2 though for better angles etc.

[shoot_ffs]

i thought mido did well when he came on, i think we had more time with the ball held in their half when he came on than the other two in the entire second half.
we started to get steed and ghaly linking again. i'm disappointed with jol for not being proactive though, if it ain't working sort it out and quick. also get some fresh legs on.
bit worried about lenny being out, need him fit for xmas. noticable that o'hara made the bench and not murphy or davids, think both must be leaving soon.
hope o'hara might get some minutes against southend.
we have to beat villa and get a point against the scousers, we'll need everyone fit for that game.

[Spur]

The only thing Mido looked like to me was greedy and trying to impress by trying to do everything on his own. He could have slotted Berba in for a chance near the end but instead tried running it round another player and got tackled. Not very impressive.

The strikers didn't play badly today what the strikers suffered from was just poor finishing. JD had a few and so did Berba, should have at least got a shot of in the first minute but ball seemed to go trhough him. Funnily enough he did it in the last game as well.

[singapore spur]

superb 1st half obviously , but when we were 2-0 up and cruising it seemed that berby and defoe wanted to seal it with something special rather than going for the easier options , they seemed to get carried away with the ease of it all .

a laboured 2nd half , but city had to be better than the 1st , agree we looked tired towards the end steed especially . tanio i presume did a lot of work off the ball , hard to judge on the t.v , didnt seem to do much when he was in posssesion .

hudds , sublime in 1st half , dictated everythng , quick feet for such a big guy and showed his full range of passing . second half he looked a bit overrun , and we gave city with barton and the fella that fortunatly come off injured much to much time to dictate play . this was a time for davids to replace steed and bite some ankles (was he on the bench ? )

[shoot_ffs]

The only thing Mido looked like to me was greedy and trying to impress by trying to do everything on his own. He could have slotted Berba in for a chance near the end but instead tried running it round another player and got tackled. Not very impressive.

The strikers didn't play badly today what the strikers suffered from was just poor finishing. JD had a few and so did Berba, should have at least got a shot of in the first minute but ball seemed to go trhough him. Funnily enough he did it in the last game as well.

i thought their finishing and ball control was pretty awful today. usually JD is in his element with the ball at his feet and a couple of players to run at, but he just kept making the wrong decisions, and berby and defoe were too far apart too often, probably a consequence of missing lennon. I can accept the occasional bad performance but it was defoe's arm flapping that got on my tits. i'm not surprised we stopped passing to him as we was squandering chances and losing the ball all the time. I hope berby and defoe are going to get along also, there seems to be some friction between them. I suppose berby is the new king in town.

[JJ]

i thought their finishing and ball control was pretty awful today. usually JD is in his element with the ball at his feet and a couple of players to run at, but he just kept making the wrong decisions, and berby and defoe were too far apart too often, probably a consequence of missing lennon. I can accept the occasional bad performance but it was defoe's arm flapping that got on my tits. i'm not surprised we stopped passing to him as we was squandering chances and losing the ball all the time. I hope berby and defoe are going to get along also, there seems to be some friction between them. I suppose berby is the new king in town.

I don't really think theres any friction really. It was a tough game for the forwards when you're up against a physical side like that. Berbatov kept getting bashed in the air and the defenders tended to close the players down very quickly.

Granted it wasn't their best performance, but seeing them getting annoyed is to be expected when things aren't going quite right. I would rather see Defoe get pissed off than not appear to care.

[Welsh Spur]

I'd just like to say.....Hudd, what a ****ing goal!

[JJ]

I'd just like to say.....Hudd, what a ****ing goal!

Pure technique.

[Gino Ginelli]

Okay, I've finally seen the goals off Youtube. I'll be watching the full highlights when I get home.

But that's one hell of a goal from Huddlestone! Catching it on the half volley, with that much power is , as JJ says, startling technique. Davenport's goal was a carbon copy of Dawson's goal against Chelski. Clearly something they work on. He's not as good but he's a very good understudy for Dawson.

Will have more views when I've seen the game proper.

First away win, first of many I hope!

[hastingsyid]

Great strike by the hudd,pure quality,this guy will score some crackers for us

[Gino Ginelli]

Well how bloody typical! SkySports Football Special - highlights of the games - has 40 mins each for Chelsea & Man U , the latter of which was Live 4 hours before, yet barely 5 minutes for us!

Anyway from what little I saw, the forwards were a bit misfiring, and I notice that we leak a goal from the left side again. Davenport came across the right back, to cover presumably, forcing Lee to go central. This is where we're missing a dedicated LW to track back and cover I feel.

The away win has been achieved, the next target is to keep a clean sheet. Let's see what happens in the transfer window.

[mjbmedia]

Anyway from what little I saw, the forwards were a bit misfiring, and I notice that we leak a goal from the left side again. Davenport came across the right back, to cover presumably, forcing Lee to go central. This is where we're missing a dedicated LW to track back and cover I feel.

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THATs WHERE CHIMBOS WEAKNESSES ARE, COVERING BEHIND (oops) a fellow defender he was there but he was right behind davenport not cutting off any angles for the cross which then easily beat him . ok he was also covering an attacker but he could have done both better

transfer window = no one coming in of any significance we just need what we have to be firing on all cylinders

a few could leave but no one who's playing as starter

[Ginola's Son]

It's all about the Hudd, Jenas will have to benched when he returns, I want the Hudd starting regualarly. He is imperious!

[JJ]

Yeah, huddlestone has to be one of the 1st names on the teamsheet at the moment.