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MF’s Report: Spurs 4-0 Young Boys
Match Reports, News, Our Season | MF | August 26, 2010 at 10:52 am
I missed the first leg of this tie and was quite surprised to be told by my spies that when brought back to WHL Young Boys would be there for the taking. I had my doubts. The reports on the internet suggested that Dawson and Bassong would’ve been better off herding the proverbial cats than dealing with the Usain Bolt like speed of the home team as they took advantage of our Champions League naivety at the back. How could a team like that & one that forced Harry into a tactical substitution after half an hour be “there for the taking�
Well as it turns out, you shouldn’t believe everything you read. Thanks to three goals from a very tall boy and one from a short one the result was never in doubt from very early on. Without playing at our best we were able to keep the Swiss at arm’s length for the whole game and in the end despatched them with ease. Our only problems arose when we turned our own worst enemy and a one legged Gomes was kept on the field during the first half long after he should’ve been subbed. Dawson’s response to having a limping keeper between the sticks was to leave crosses to the Brazilian and also let him deal with back passes and goal kicks unassisted. Luckily the lively Bienvenu was unable to capitalise for the away team. Cudicini replaced Gomes for the second half.
There were excellent performances from Crouch, King & Assou-Ekotto and good ones from Lennon and Defoe. Bale’s normal effervescence seemed stifled for a lot of the game but by the end he had supplied the ‘assists’ for all four goals and as usual these days ended up being one of the game’s dominant influences. He put in crosses for Crouchy’s first two goals, took part in the quick exchange of passes with Defoe that led to the latter notching our second (via an illicit handball) and was bundled down from behind to earn the penalty that Crouch took to score our last and his hat trick goal.
The Swiss had been physical and irritable throughout with Lennon in particular being regularly upended. The challenge for the penalty was enough to earn Lulic a second yellow and off he went. They looked shit scared of Crouch’s height, but that’s no excuse for leaving him with free headers in the six yard box.
The Champions League music plus the logo everywhere and the flags doled out to the home support were enough to give the night an atmosphere that even the constant rain and the many flat periods in the game failed to totally dispel. We weren’t, as I said, at our best. There was little crisp & a lot of erratic passing and the creativity of Modric was missed. The result was key though and it was emphatically delivered.
WHAT IS YOUR VIEW ON THE TOTTENHAM PERFORMANCE VS YOUNG BOYS?
By MF
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So without over celebrating or anything, actually I didn't even budge for ANY of our goals, just still kinda shellshocked from last week or something, I'm just so delighted to have FINALLY reached the promised land. What I'm most happy about is the UP YOURS to all the many hatin ba*&^rds from all sorts of other teams, who must have been shooting their load as the third goal went in for YB last week. It was going to be another great night of gloating, and slaggin off of the 'useless rubbish spurs'. I'm just so chuffed and relieved at the way it all turned out.
It's been a long time coming, but now the SPURS ARE MARCHING IN!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know why, but it absolutely KILLS people, obviously terrible begrudgers, to see us first of all reach 4th in the table, which was a fantastic achievement and FULLY deserved, and to then qualify into the Champions League proper. I'm not joking you, I don't care what happens after this, I actually think we'll do well, but all the pressure is completely gone now.
The nightmare would have been falling at the final hurdle to an unheard of team with a comical name, to the delight of many Goons, Chavski, West Ham fans, waiting in the wings, and now Pool fans, who just think it's THEIR position, and we have NO RIGHT even being near 4th place or the Champions League.
All's well that ends well!!!
I think after last night, our weak points are Palacious and perhaps Corluka at times but with the return of Modric, the new lads Sandro and Gallas, I think we could go far – just gotta hold our nerve
Give Wilson a break! COYS!
Good luck in the Champions League–how you make real progress and that the draw is kind to you, be great to see Spurs in the final at Wembley next may,
Anyway all the best for this season—-except against The Villa Boyz in Claret & Blue of course,!
and with sandro competing with him for this role it can only improve them both.
Bale as always was a class act, as was BAE, best ive seen him play in a long time!
lets back the boys through thick and thin in this campaign and not get on their backs if it all doesnt go to plan!
p.s. nice to here a non-spurs supporter backing us in europe! it can only be good for English football!