Tottenham Hotspur

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Another terrible display from Tottenham tonight , the Fans startyed to leave with 20 min's to go !

How long has martin Jol got ?

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MATCH REPORT: SPURS V EVERTON


14/08/2007

Anthony Gardner scored his first league goal for nearly five years, but it was not enough to prevent Everton recording a 3-1 victory at the Lane on Tuesday night.

For the second season running, Everton left N17 with three points added to their Premier League account, while we still await a first deposit into our own points column. It was simply a case of Everton taking their chances and having that little bit of luck in front of goal - particularly in the case of goals two and three.

Darren Bent was drafted in for his full debut in place of Teemu Tainio from the team that started up at Sunderland on Saturday, with Robbie Keane deployed in a right midfield role.

It got off to the worst possible start in the rain at the Lane, a Mikel Arteta free-kick from the right nodded into the net by the unmarked Joleon Lescott with just two minutes on the clock.

There was a lively response, Bent having a strike disallowed for the offside after Dimitar Berbatov squared, before a rampaging run from Younes Kaboul nearly led to Steed Malbranque setting up the Bulgarian to the left of the area. Bent then drilled a shot inches wide of Tim Howard's right-hand upright.

After just 17 minutes Kaboul was clearly struggling and Ricardo Rocha was summoned from the bench to replace the powerful young Frenchman and five minutes later a leveller looked on when Keane juggled his way into the area, only for Berbatov to smash his resulting effort over the crossbar.

This game was so different to that at the Stadium of Light, full of drive and purpose, which was rewarded on 26 minutes when a Jermaine Jenas corner was headed downwards and flew up into the net courtesy of Gardner. His joy on scoring his Premier League first goal since netting a deflected effort against West Ham in September 2002 was more than evident.

Ten minutes later his joy - and those of 35-odd thousand Spurs fans - was deflated as an Arteta cross from the right was cleared by Rocha, but the defender collided with Paul Robinson and the loose ball was smashed into the back of the net by Leon Osman.

The dangerman Arteta then went close from an edge of area free-kick, before another set piece was awarded following a Malbranque collision with Victor Anichebe. Alan Stubbs was then celebrating making it 3-1 from his low strike via a decisive deflection.

It left the boys with a tall second half order and the deficit was so nearly reduced when a Pascal Chimbonda cross was met by the head of Berbatov, only it was the upright that rattled and not the netting.

The tide was white in terms of the team pushing forward, but the final ball or maybe plain luck was not quite there. A Keane free-kick landed just wide and it was the cue for Jermain Defoe to step forward from the bench and take the place of Bent.

Everton were always going to present a danger on the counter-attack, but it was not a night to play it cagey and Wayne Routledge was drafted in for Paul Stalteri with 23 minutes remaining to try and provide the spark to ignite a comeback in front of a crowd of 35,716. Next in significant action though was Robinson with a fine reaction save to deny Andy Johnson.

With so many men committed forward, messrs Rocha, Gardner and Zokora were left a little exposed at the back. Howard was next in adding to his save count when he blocked Defoe's far post effort from a Chimbonda cross, Robinson also saving superbly late on two occasions from Johnson.

A goal to provide a little bit of late hope did not come and the end result was a first home defeat since February.

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Tottenham for the Championship?

No, not to win the title but to get relegated to the Championship!

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went to the game.

fucking shocking.

100% cyp did you go to the lane?

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YID ARMY

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MATCH REPORT: SPURS 4, DERBY 0


18/08/2007


Three goals in 14 first half minutes and a first White Hart Lane goal for Darren Bent ensured maximum points profit against Derby County.

Our first points of the season were recorded in considerable style, Steed Malbranque opening the previously sticky gates to early season success with a two-goal salvo that effectively counted Derby out of the contest early on.

Unlike on Tuesday night, this one got off to the perfect start when, with just one minute showing on the clock, Tom Huddlestone knocked a free-kick left to Steed Malbranque and the industrious Frenchman clipped a shot that beat the dive of Stephen Bywater to the goalkeeper's right and rattled the back of the net.

Things only got better on six minutes when Pascal Chimbonda picked out the run of Darren Bent down the right channel and the England man squared and who was waiting but that man Malbranque and his finish was all the sweeter this time around - curling his effort inside the left-hand upright with Bywater well beaten.

It was time for a treble eight minutes later and Jermaine Jenas helped himself. Picking up the ball at around half way, the athletic midfielder just ran and ran through the centre, skipped a few challenges along the way and then calmly slipped the ball beyond Bywater and it went in off the inside of the right hand post.

Huddlestone, enjoying his first start of the campaign, was looking a majestic figure in the centre of midfield against his old club, with Wayne Routledge, Ricardo Rocha and Lee Young-Pyo also starting for the first time this term. For Routledge it was his first Spurs start since December 2005 at West Brom.

Jenas was providing the legs in midfield and he made another surging run just before the half hour mark and for a few moments looked set to go all the way again, before electing to swap passes with Robbie Keane and switch to supply mode.

Bent then powered down the left and centred for Keane, who made a bit of a hash of his attempt, but the ball ended up in front of Routledge and was promptly put into the net. The celebration was cut short by the flag of the assistant. Jenas was later a matter of inches wide with a teasing curler from just outside the area.

Derby's big man in attack Steve Howard forced Paul Robinson into his first meaningful action with a header, just before Malbranque was threatening a hat-trick at the other end with a skilful surge into the area.

Huddlestone's vision was sublime minutes before half-time when the outside of his boot dispatched a defence-dissecting ball into the path of Keane in the area and the Irishman clipped across goal to where Bent was waiting. Our No.23 went to beat his marker Jay McEveley and was clearly caught, but referee Mr Foy decided against the award of a penalty.

Keane then forced a brave block out of Bywater and then stretched the former West Ham man in first half stoppage time. It was three at the break, but six would have been a more accurate reflection on the events of the first 45 minutes.

The second half was probably always going to struggle to live up to the heights of the first, but almost complete domination was again established.

Keane forced Bywater into a smart save before the introduction of Adel Taarabt to bring his very own brand of skills to proceedings. Routledge made way, but not before sub Gar Teale ensured Robinson's fingertips were well warmed with a powerful drive from out on the right.

Taarabt was the entertainment for the final 20 minutes, twisting, turning, shooting and generally delighting his audience. Jermain Defoe was next on stage, replacing captain Keane.

On 80 minutes came No.4 from a Huddlestone free-kick and a Chimbonda header, Bywater did brilliantly to divert the ball onto the bar, but the predatory Defoe and Bent were waiting to nod the ball into the net - and Bent won to score his first ever goal at his new home.

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That was more like it , excellent performance , the team wanted to win and they did it in style

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Overall a good day for Spurs yesterday , draw for chelshit and arseshit and Man Utd lost so our hiccup after the first 2 games has pretty much gone , if we can get all our players fit now , we will be challenging for the top 4 position , Man Utd this week away , gonna leave about 6 am to go and watch at old Trafford , lets hope we get a result or the journey home will be a long one .

YID ARMY

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still cant find the highlights on youtube

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What the Hell is happening at Spurs ? we get ourselves in a powerfull position to start challenging the Big 4 and our chairman wants to sack the most supported manager that spurs have had in 20 years,

Daniel Levy Must Go !!!

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Im bloody bottom again