Tottenham Hotspur 2020-21
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Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Idle Spurs thoughts from last night while watching Wolves beat Everton... I think Conte has got a lot to work with that fit his style of play.
Defensive solidity comes from playing a system that everyone is familiar with and sticking to it - develop partnerships and an understanding of who does what. I think the back 7 pretty much picks itself - Romero, Dier, Tanganga as a back 3, with Emerson, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Reguilon as wingbacks and midfield. With Son & Kane nailed on as 2 of the remaining outfield players, we have options then to change the attacking system as we see fit depending on the opposition; Skipp for extra defensive solidity (Ndombele more advanced), Dele or Lo Celso as a no 10 behind a front 2, or Lucas or Bergwijn making up a front 3. On the face of it it looks solid if unspectacular, but played right and allowing the wing backs license to get forward then it looks very much like a Conte style team.
Defensive solidity comes from playing a system that everyone is familiar with and sticking to it - develop partnerships and an understanding of who does what. I think the back 7 pretty much picks itself - Romero, Dier, Tanganga as a back 3, with Emerson, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Reguilon as wingbacks and midfield. With Son & Kane nailed on as 2 of the remaining outfield players, we have options then to change the attacking system as we see fit depending on the opposition; Skipp for extra defensive solidity (Ndombele more advanced), Dele or Lo Celso as a no 10 behind a front 2, or Lucas or Bergwijn making up a front 3. On the face of it it looks solid if unspectacular, but played right and allowing the wing backs license to get forward then it looks very much like a Conte style team.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Levy has done well , despite the financial cost of management salary plus promised funds for January, in getting Conte .
Imagine the Man Utd supporters who for brief moment celebrated beating Spurs only to find that by Monday Spurs had beaten them to Solksjars likely successor.
Imagine the Man Utd supporters who for brief moment celebrated beating Spurs only to find that by Monday Spurs had beaten them to Solksjars likely successor.
I think we know the drill by now...
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Not going to be dull under Conte is it?
Defence will be alright once they've got used to the new system, especially if we see Skipp and Hojbjerg carry on in tandem in front of them. After Nuno and Mourinho had them playing with the handbrake on, was good to see the front 3 play with freedom and the wing backs with license to bomb forward at will.
Not completely convincing, but a good and thoroughly entertaining start.
Defence will be alright once they've got used to the new system, especially if we see Skipp and Hojbjerg carry on in tandem in front of them. After Nuno and Mourinho had them playing with the handbrake on, was good to see the front 3 play with freedom and the wing backs with license to bomb forward at will.
Not completely convincing, but a good and thoroughly entertaining start.
ska invita
back on the other side
Remember that time we nearly won the champions League?
That was good.
#SellKaneThisXmas
That was good.
#SellKaneThisXmas
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
The Conte era up and running - it started at half time yesterday, total transformation and in the end a deserved win. Reguilon fits the wing back role like a glove and there were signs from the front 3 that all isn't lost just yet. Moura especially, shaky start to the game but some of his running with the ball was excellent, couldn't get it off him.
Next 4 league games are Burnley (a), Brentford (h), Norwich (h) and Brighton (a). All difficult (no easy games etc etc) but all winnable.
Next 4 league games are Burnley (a), Brentford (h), Norwich (h) and Brighton (a). All difficult (no easy games etc etc) but all winnable.
ska invita
back on the other side
Great performance by Conte on the right flank, up and down the touchline, good energy, high press and passion
ska invita
back on the other side
How Unladylike! Women and Football in the 19th and 20th Centuries
By Joanna Yeung, Heritage Project Manager, Tottenham Hotspur Foundation
One hundred years ago, on 5 December 1921, the Football Association (FA) moved to ban members from allowing women's football to be played at their grounds. Overnight, this was the end for women playing association football. The FA claimed the game was 'quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged'.
Hear from our special guest speaker Joanna Yeung of Tottenham Hotspur Foundation as she charts the history of women's football, both before and after 1921. She will share with us the highs and lows for the women who dared to play – and were considered unladylike! You can find out about those early pioneers like Nettie J Honeyball who, after founding the British Ladies' Football Club in 1895, played with her team locally in Crouch End near Nightingale Lane – a momentous occasion watched by a crowd of 10,000 at the time. Said to be the first official women's football match, her team are now celebrated with a historical plaque nearby on Campsbourne School. Find out about this and other stories about women playing football – the sport that was believed by some to be 'quite unfit for females'.
Please note that this is planned to be a hybrid event – i.e. both an on-site and a virtual event. Both types of attendance must be booked.
Numbers will be limited to 25 for those attending on site only (due to space and social distancing).
To book a place and hear the talk on site at the Museum, please email to confirm your attendance to museum.services@haringey.gov.uk. Please note for those attending this event on-site, face masks/coverings are encouraged to be worn in the Museum. If you are feeling unwell on the day of the event, please do not travel or attend the onsite talk. Thank you.
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How Unladylike! Women and Football in the 19th and 20th Centuries
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If you have any general difficulties with booking, please contact the Museum on 020 8489 4250 (option 1) or email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk
By Joanna Yeung, Heritage Project Manager, Tottenham Hotspur Foundation
- Monday 29 November 2021, 12.15pm to 1.15pm
One hundred years ago, on 5 December 1921, the Football Association (FA) moved to ban members from allowing women's football to be played at their grounds. Overnight, this was the end for women playing association football. The FA claimed the game was 'quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged'.
Hear from our special guest speaker Joanna Yeung of Tottenham Hotspur Foundation as she charts the history of women's football, both before and after 1921. She will share with us the highs and lows for the women who dared to play – and were considered unladylike! You can find out about those early pioneers like Nettie J Honeyball who, after founding the British Ladies' Football Club in 1895, played with her team locally in Crouch End near Nightingale Lane – a momentous occasion watched by a crowd of 10,000 at the time. Said to be the first official women's football match, her team are now celebrated with a historical plaque nearby on Campsbourne School. Find out about this and other stories about women playing football – the sport that was believed by some to be 'quite unfit for females'.
Please note that this is planned to be a hybrid event – i.e. both an on-site and a virtual event. Both types of attendance must be booked.
Numbers will be limited to 25 for those attending on site only (due to space and social distancing).
To book a place and hear the talk on site at the Museum, please email to confirm your attendance to museum.services@haringey.gov.uk. Please note for those attending this event on-site, face masks/coverings are encouraged to be worn in the Museum. If you are feeling unwell on the day of the event, please do not travel or attend the onsite talk. Thank you.
To secure your place for the talk online, please book here via Eventbrite.
How Unladylike! Women and Football in the 19th and 20th Centuries
(The Zoom link will be sent to your email nearer the time.)
If you have any general difficulties with booking, please contact the Museum on 020 8489 4250 (option 1) or email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
That's a nice ground you have Tottenham. But you've just been beaten by a team whose ground holds less than 3,800.
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Thoughts are that some (most) of our backup and reserve players aren't very good. Doherty, Sanchez and (sadly) Sessegnon, looking in your general direction...Tough game and result tonight.
Thoughts?
Conte seemed a bit miffed
That was proper shite.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Spurs will adopt their new name FC I Can't Believe We're Not Better
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Lurpak Duncan...Can you hear me...Lurpak Duncan...Your boys took a hell of a beating... etc
ska invita
back on the other side
Shouldve sold Alli ages ago, for starters
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Don’t know what’s gone wrong with him. 3 years ago he was dynamite .
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
yeh but dynamite only works once
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
they're interested in the national league
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
joining the ranks of the likes of lucerne who had trashed spurs in europe
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
kane is for life not just for christmas
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
they'll be fc who?
ska invita
back on the other side
quite in the running for 4th place by christmas looking at the fixtures...not really the goal scoring machine we should be though
#KaneOut4Xmas
#KaneOut4Xmas
