Football Focus

[Jah Lush]

After Spurs enormously impressive win last night, a game that in the past we could so easily have lost. Is there beginning to be a grudging respect for Spurs. This article addresses that and a few other things to.

Hope & Expectation: The difference between Liverpool & disrespected Tottenham.

https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/flip.it%2F-V1fQT-hope--expectation-the-difference-betwee/f-4a102cff4f%2Fgoal.com

[titch juicy]

I like the fact that we continue to fly under the radar and the other teams get all the attention. We put enough pressure on ourselves to finally win something of note without the extra pressure that the media spotlight brings.

[????]

it's a sorry state of affairs for West Ham fans when you start celebrating a Spuds late goal(S) win like I did last night :(

[titch juicy]

Is Bilic safe til the end of the season irrespective of what happens?

[Jah Lush]

???? Wrote:

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> it's a sorry state of affairs for West Ham fans

> when you start celebrating a Spuds late goal(S)

> win like I did last night :(

That might be because last year everyone except Spurs fans wanted Leicester to win the title. Now it's the much hated Chelsea who we're all hoping slip up.

[????]

No Jah - it's because I'm increasingly worried about our Premiership status and a Swansea win (or even point) would have been a bad result for us. Nothing to do with you or Chelski

[red devil]

You do get some strange allegiances this time of the season, in the Predictor game too. I had Liverpool down for a 3-1 win, and at 2-1 with 10 mins to go was hopeful of 3 points, until those Cherry bastards let me down...

[Otta]

I just can not see Chelsea dropping another 7 points (and Spurs not dropping any) between now and the end of the season. Chelsea's title all day long. But yes, Spurs are starting to look the real deal across the team.

[Alan Medic]

I wonder could Sam keep two teams up at the same time?

[titch juicy]

Otta Wrote:

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> I just can not see Chelsea dropping another 7

> points (and Spurs not dropping any) between now

> and the end of the season. Chelsea's title all day

> long. But yes, Spurs are starting to look the real

> deal across the team.

Chelsea have been excellent and fully deserve the title- we'll never catch them (we'd have to win all remaining games and Chelsea lose 3- not going to happen). But, if all teams win games in hand we'll still be 7 points ahead of third. Surely even Spurs can't throw away second place; which, if you'd offered it at the start of the season knowing that Conte, Guardiola, Mourinho (plus a couple of hundred of millions pounds worth of new players) were incoming and Klopp was in his second season, i'd have bitten your hand off.

[Jah Lush]

We can stop them doing the double though, Titch. And maybe, just maybe stuff Arsenal in the final. I'd take that all day long.

[titch juicy]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> We can stop them doing the double though, Titch.

> And maybe, just maybe stuff Arsenal in the final.

> I'd take that all day long.

Absolutely.

I hope and pray we decide to stay at the Lane next season, which is a possibility, as we need to kick on again if we're serious about winning the league. The other teams will.

[Jah Lush]

Personally, I'd rather we finished at the Lane this season and I believe it's all systems go for Wembley. Onwards on upwards.

[malumbu]

Well the title may be going South but it's official, the best places to watch football are the Midlands and North.

Don't take my word for it

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-matchday-experience-all-92-english-league-stadiums?page=0%2C9

(disclaimer, this is a mild bit of banter, not an insult, although I'll still probably get a kicking)

[red devil]

The slide afterwards is brilliant :)...

[Alan Medic]

Auld Claudio has now conceded the last 7 shots on target against him. On goalkeepers, was de Gea dropped yesterday? Some sort of problem........

[titch juicy]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Auld Claudio has now conceded the last 7 shots on

> target against him. On goalkeepers, was de Gea

> dropped yesterday? Some sort of problem........

He was injured.

[red devil]

The official line is he has a hip injury, nothing serious, just feels it when he dives. I trust he enjoyed the Mediterranean Manchester weather yesterday and isn't pining for Madrid...

[Mick Mac]

red devil Wrote:

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> The official line is he has a hip injury, nothing

> serious, just feels it when he dives.

Diving is killing the game.

[Synapse]

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[red devil]

Synapse, judging by your posting history, was that an attempt to sell the Arsenal football team?...:)

[Jah Lush]

There were some appalling scenes at Selhurst Park as Crystal Palace stewards forced Arsenal fans to stay and watch the game.

[titch juicy]

It's his 21st birthday today and the stats just keep stacking up.

"Dele Alli is 21 on Tuesday and is better than Cristiano Ronaldo was when it comes to making and scoring goals.

The Tottenham and England midfielder has been involved in 40 goals so far in his fledgling career. Compare that to Ronaldo, who had been involved in 25 by the time he was 21, scoring 14 and assisting in 11."

"Dele Alli (40) has been involved in as many Premier League goals before turning 21 as Frank Lampard (15), Steven Gerrard (13) and David Beckham (12) combined."

"He has now also scored more league goals (16) this season than any other under-21 player in Europe's top five leagues."

[red devil]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> There were some appalling scenes at Selhurst Park

> as Crystal Palace stewards forced Arsenal fans to

> stay and watch the game.

Even Claude looks like he's lost the will to live...

 

[red devil]

One important stat missing Titch, he's won fook all...

ETA: 7600..:)