• iKSv2@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I mean you have played 0 mins since the match. at least let there be something to concrete (results-wise) base this on.

    • gryffindor918@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      The curse. Happened with us with Tomiyasu and Saliba vs Sporting. 12 minutes to ruin our title dreams

    • kruegerc184@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I mean look at us last year, some random 10 mins bullshit euro game decimated any hope we had at a title shot

    • GameplayerStu@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Feel like Spurs fans knew the threat was looming because I seen a lot of “if x happens, we’re fucked”. Unfortunately x happened twice in the one match with VDV and Maddison. If anything happens to Son, prepare the eulogy.

    • kanavi36@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      It do be like that. But tbh idk if this will completely ruin your season. Might be derailed for a bit but there’s still 75% of the season to go.

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        1 year ago

        With the amount of games happening between now and the new year + then players leaving for afcon and asian games, that’s a big chunk of the season we’ll be missing vital players, while having fuck all depth

    • zxnoregretzxzx@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      It hasn’t ruined your entire season. Spurs are still in a great position now to push for a CL place which would’ve been well above expectations at the start of the season. Even with your great start a serious title challenge was more fantasy than Lord of the Rings.

      • airz23s_coffee@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        Most peoples concerns are the push for a CL place.

        Lost VDV til potentially January so backlines dodgy. Lost our creative engine for ???. And that’s during a really tough run of games.

        Then in January we lose Sarr/Biss who’ve been running the midfield for AFCON, and Son for the Asian cup.

        Could be a really derailing run of results from here til February.

        • conceal_the_kraken@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          I think you’ll be alright for AFCON. Bentancur is back, Hojbjerg is hardly a slouch (and not too dissimilar to Gallagher, who Postecoglou wanted). January is a relatively nice time to lose them too, with not many PL games, no EFL cup semi, and a potentially easy FA Cup draw.

          There’s also a good chance that most of your other players will be back then. Even just getting Romero back after a few games will put you back into a good position. With no Europe or EFL Cup I don’t think you’ll be in too bad a position for December.

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        1 year ago

        They’ve got the top 3 scoring teams in their next 5 games with a weakened backline, that sort of thing can knock confidence quite a bit.

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      1 year ago

      Happened to united last season too. Marrinez, varane and garnacho all out when firing so hot coming into the biggest games. Spuds

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      1 year ago

      Ah you’re at the ‘we got injury’s our seasons over’ stage of Ange ball. Don’t worry he’ll sign some fucking ballers in January.

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    1 year ago

    9 possibly 10 games out for him and van de Ven. That’s going to hurt any club, and especially Spurs since these are among their two best players. Spurs should be looking for top four anyway and I think they can still get it what with no European football.

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    1 year ago

    Exactly why it was premature to talk about a title challenge for Spurs. Their squad is nowhere near ready.

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    1 year ago

    The amount of people so gleeful about injuries for us is quite distasteful

    • JessyPengkman@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I don’t want to speak to soon, who knows maybe somehow we beat wolves and City still. But this season was never about winning the league and the fact that it’s even discussed still amazes and excited me. Before the season started I’m pretty sure most Spurs fans would be happy with coming 6th whilst playing nice football given that we were obviously working towards something. especially now that Kane has gone

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        1 year ago

        Indeed, it’s been a great start for you guys. Tbh after last season, the expectations and hope this season has just been killing me

      • fa_kinsit@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        TBF, no season for you lot is about winning the league. Finishing fourth and maybe ‘putting the pressure on’ is what you’re about

        • JessyPengkman@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          Well seeing as we’ve been in title races I’m not sure I agree with you. Nice try though you’d probably get a good rise out of one or two people on twitter where comments like that belong

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    1 year ago

    Is anyone really surprised, Isn’t this James Maddison’s M.O…

    Play really well for a few weeks, then get injured for 2 months… Repeat.

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      How? Im looking and he averaged like 35 starts in the last 6 years around 40 games played per season. Transfermarkt says he was only injured for more than a month twice. It looks like he mostly missed England games than Leicester games.

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      Unfortunately yes, it is. Although I think most people were hopeful that our lack of fixture congestion this year would allow us an extended run with him.

      I guess it’s now about showing the other half of the squad and seeing if Ange can get a tune out of the traditional underperformers on the bench.

      Gio, Dier, Davies, etc are all going to have to step up massively, and we’ll see if Angeball works so well with a depleted squad.

      On the other hand, this is an opportunity for the younglings to break into the team. Veliz will no doubt get minutes, and hopefully Ashley Phillips can get some time in the back line.