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[Castrol]

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what a player! vdv for fifa player of the year!


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[onion_rings]

Originally Posted by Castrol

spurs 2 villa 1

what a player! vdv for fifa player of the year!

bro it been a long long time since i last saw u... When jio me to LSB for drinking again?

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

spurs 2 villa 1

what a player! vdv for fifa player of the year!

Bro, I second that. What a player he turned out to be!!! Great all rounder. He not only contribute, but he bring the whole team towards a new level. What a gem and at a bargain price. It can only be good for Spurs if Spurs can keep him fit and not over-stress him.

Spurs played well last week and hope that Harry give the players the very deservedly rest for one to two days before preparation for the tougher weeks ahead.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by onion_rings

bro it been a long long time since i last saw u... When jio me to LSB for drinking again?

haha bro hows it going? long time bo tu tio... tee kor liang?

without your "support support", lsb business is suffering.

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

Bro, I second that. What a player he turned out to be!!! Great all rounder. He not only contribute, but he bring the whole team towards a new level. What a gem and at a bargain price. It can only be good for Spurs if Spurs can keep him fit and not over-stress him.

8m pounds for an attacking midfielder who helped ajax rule netherlands and brought hamburg to champions league qualification, and now show the world what beautiful football is with spurs, what a steal.

i really love harry for the right balance with the midfielders and strikers, but i can see crouchy is more like an assistant striker now. he may finish the season with the most assists.

by the way, ledley is still playing 1 game and resting 5 games. i dont know man, he's fucking good only when he is fit to play, if you catch my drift.

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

8m pounds for an attacking midfielder who helped ajax rule netherlands and brought hamburg to champions league qualification, and now show the world what beautiful football is with spurs, what a steal.

i really love harry for the right balance with the midfielders and strikers, but i can see crouchy is more like an assistant striker now. he may finish the season with the most assists.

by the way, ledley is still playing 1 game and resting 5 games. i dont know man, he's fucking good only when he is fit to play, if you catch my drift.

Bro Castrol,

When Harry first arrived at WHL, he did mentioned that it is important to find the right balance for the team. He inherited not only an unbalance team, but also players with too much attitude problem (which is very visible and I have mentioned in some of my earlier post when Harry came in). He also transformed so many of them the first season:
Gomes, Bentley, Pavy, Assou-Ekotto, Bale...

Then came the second season he transformed Hutton into a formidable right back in the absence of Corluka and Kaboul. He is also able to get the best out of Lennon, Huddlestone, Dawson, and most notable of all Gomes.

Gomes is missed during his injury spell. I suspect that Gomes has not recovered fully. However, his current presence in the squad provide a stabilising effect to the defence, after he started coming-in confidently for crosses and making his big frame felt to the opposing strikers.

With VDV, Modric is more subdue. I hope he is not affected by it. However, I think Modric will benefit from the way VDV play and stand out during VDV's absence.

I guess with Ledley, we can only optimise his playing days and give him plentiful of rest.

I am more concern with Palacios, Keane, Krancjar, Giovani Dos Santos, Sandro and Defoe (when he is fit again), and how they fit in to the current team.

Hopefully, the players understand that we need to go on rotation with so many games needed to be played. Also hopefully, we can qualify for Champions League position again and probably land on some Cup this year in order to boost morale.

My personal preference is the FA Cup (Not because we are out of Carling Cup, but for our past glorious history in it).

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

With VDV, Modric is more subdue. I hope he is not affected by it. However, I think Modric will benefit from the way VDV play and stand out during VDV's absence.

I guess with Ledley, we can only optimise his playing days and give him plentiful of rest.

I am more concern with Palacios, Keane, Krancjar, Giovani Dos Santos, Sandro and Defoe (when he is fit again), and how they fit in to the current team.

Hopefully, the players understand that we need to go on rotation with so many games needed to be played. Also hopefully, we can qualify for Champions League position again and probably land on some Cup this year in order to boost morale.

My personal preference is the FA Cup (Not because we are out of Carling Cup, but for our past glorious history in it).

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

good points there bro.

i'm afraid modric may not be able to show flair in the same team with vdv, with the latter bossing the attacking third more than anyone. reminds me of how zindane kept micoud out of the french team.

harry made players like palacios, keane (spurs legend), krancjar and defoe famous last season, i'm sure his plan will work for them. but i'll rather have palacios in central midfiled in place of huddles. palacios is more lively and a much better ball winner.

given a complete clean bill of health and fitness but still excluding woodgate and ledley, this is my preferred 1st 11 now based on 442.

gomes
huttons dawson kaboul ekoto
modric vdv palacios bale
pavy keane

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

i'll rather have palacios in central midfiled in place of huddles. palacios is more lively and a much better ball winner.

given a complete clean bill of health and fitness but still excluding woodgate and ledley, this is my preferred 1st 11 now based on 442.

gomes
huttons dawson kaboul ekoto
modric vdv palacios bale
pavy keane

Bro,

I think Huddlestone is there because of his versatility, his passing is very much better than Palacios, moreover, he can link up defence to attack very well with Harry's style of play. Palacios is lacking in the passing department although he is a great tackler. However, his strength is also his weakness as he got himself into the referee's book more often than Huddlestone.

Given full fitness, my 1st 11 choice (except Woodgate and King, 4-3-1-2) this season is:
Gomes
Hutton Dawson Bassong Bale
Lenon Huddlestone Modric VDV
Crouch Defoe

Subs:
Palacios, Krancjar, Pavy, Keane, Cudicini

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[sean_j]

Originally Posted by Castrol

8m pounds for an attacking midfielder who helped ajax rule netherlands and brought hamburg to champions league qualification, and now show the world what beautiful football is with spurs, what a steal.

i really love harry for the right balance with the midfielders and strikers, but i can see crouchy is more like an assistant striker now. he may finish the season with the most assists.

by the way, ledley is still playing 1 game and resting 5 games. i dont know man, he's fucking good only when he is fit to play, if you catch my drift.

wat the hell for 8mil pounds VDV is a steal but i still have my dobts abt harry,when we r losing he don t seem to have ideas to chg things ard hoping that his players will sort things out.

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

Bro,

I think Huddlestone is there because of his versatility, his passing is very much better than Palacios, moreover, he can link up defence to attack very well with Harry's style of play. Palacios is lacking in the passing department although he is a great tackler. However, his strength is also his weakness as he got himself into the referee's book more often than Huddlestone.

Given full fitness, my 1st 11 choice (except Woodgate and King, 4-3-1-2) this season is:
Gomes
Hutton Dawson Bassong Bale
Lenon Huddlestone Modric VDV
Crouch Defoe

Subs:
Palacios, Krancjar, Pavy, Keane, Cudicini

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

bro yes huddles can pass the ball much better.
why do you prefer bale in defence?

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

bro yes huddles can pass the ball much better.
why do you prefer bale in defence?

Bro,

During attack, Hutton and Bale will be playing wing back. When that is done, Huddlestone will fall back to help Dawson and Bassong forming 3-4-1-2. As Bassong can be quite erratic at times, hence, I believe this can curb counter-attack while the wing back gets back into position. Ekoto is too rashful in defence at times and his speed is not as fast as Bale.

While defending, Bale and Hutton can counter the speed of the opposition wingers. Lennon and Modric can also help out.

VDV can always fall back into central midfield when we are out numbered.

Crouch has begin to learn to use his head to aid the other players. His height is critical for long ball if the wings are tied by opposition and the opposition has to allot 2 players to close him down, this will free Defoe. Defoe provide the speed required in attack to trouble the opposing defenders.

Pavy will be a substitute for Crouch if long ball and wings failed. He is good at long range strike as well as he fluorish with VDV around. Keane will be used when we want to use interchange tactics, with his interchanging position with VDV to confuse man-to-man marking opposition.

Krancjar is a very capable player whom can come in for VDV, Modric and Lennon. Palacios is required when the opposition is very tough tackling like Wolves as Huddlestone is weaker in this department.

Hope that explains my present dream selection (or dreaming).

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

Bro,

During attack, Hutton and Bale will be playing wing back. When that is done, Huddlestone will fall back to help Dawson and Bassong forming 3-4-1-2. As Bassong can be quite erratic at times, hence, I believe this can curb counter-attack while the wing back gets back into position. Ekoto is too rashful in defence at times and his speed is not as fast as Bale.

yeah bassong is not really up there in the reliable department. a mistake from a defender when counter attacked will lead to a goal except if the goalkeeper is ray clemence.

bale is playing the game at the highest level now at both positions, but i dont wish to stop seeing bale on the left wing pulling 3 defenders with him.

i hope lennon and krancjar can be back in top form, there are 4 more champions league group games ahead!

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

yeah bassong is not really up there in the reliable department. a mistake from a defender when counter attacked will lead to a goal except if the goalkeeper is ray clemence.

I opted for Bassong because of his speed and ability to score goals. In terms of stability in defence, Dawson can provide it playing alongside him and Huddlestone also showed that he can help cover for Bassong. 1 more consideration is that, to date, he is not too injury prone besides Dawson.

Originally Posted by Castrol

bale is playing the game at the highest level now at both positions, but i dont wish to stop seeing bale on the left wing pulling 3 defenders with him.

Bro. Isn't it better to let Bale come from the blind side as a wing back and given his speed, he will outpace anyone in planet (maybe besides Usain Bolt) and he is more protected in this sense.

Originally Posted by Castrol

i hope lennon and krancjar can be back in top form, there are 4 more champions league group games ahead!

Lennon has not been the same since his injury. I also hope that he get back his top form. Krancjar is a top player, whom has sacrificed for the team when Modric is fit and more so now that we have VDV. I just hope that Harry adjust his tactics correctly to field the right rotation as this is the only way we can get players to get match fitness as well as satisfied their hunger for playing.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

Bro. Isn't it better to let Bale come from the blind side as a wing back and given his speed, he will outpace anyone in planet (maybe besides Usain Bolt) and he is more protected in this sense.

haha we'll call him bale the bolt very soon.
i am thinking of bale being a player who is allowed to cut into the middle of the attacking 3rd and being a regular goal scorer, not unlike the likes of legendary overmars. the great garth crooks played that role too and archibald had to keep up with him.

Originally Posted by Spurslover

Lennon has not been the same since his injury. I also hope that he get back his top form. Krancjar is a top player, whom has sacrificed for the team when Modric is fit and more so now that we have VDV. I just hope that Harry adjust his tactics correctly to field the right rotation as this is the only way we can get players to get match fitness as well as satisfied their hunger for playing.
COMON YOU SPURS!!!

it will be a very sad day if krancjar has to leave spurs, i will never forget how instrumental he was when spurs finish 4th last season. a stylish player thats what he is. i rate him no lesser than i rate bale or vdv.

harry has a dirty project now - rotate and win!

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

harry has a dirty project now - rotate and win!

I think Harry is more than happy. Look how we play despite all the injuries.

1 thing that has always been in the back of my mind is the fitness of the players. Spurs physio seems not being able to cope with it most of the time. I think this is one department, which include physcological, must be strengthen.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!