Premier League - Tottenham Hotspurs vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

[valleyroad]

You saw him emptied and Warne added Feb 2022. So err, …., can’t blame people for not going along with your tactical nous.

Not sure that line makes any sense, although I think I get what you're saying.
I don't expect anybody to necessarily go along with my "tactical nouse" as you put it - I'm just an ordinary bloke who has been watching football for over 60 years and have built up my own opinion of how I like to see the game played. Nobody has to agree with me - I'm not asking anybody to agree and I don't care if everybody else disagrees.

I'm curious, though, about your constant comparisons on recent threads between the EPL and the SPL. Pointless and meaningless comparisons in my book - the 2 leagues are miles and miles apart

Aye maybe a huge difference between the leagues but Celtic would batter Ipswich home and away. Its all relative

[Ricco]

Celtic would batter Ipswich

Are you talking football or Scottish cuisine??

[Bluemike]

Not so sure, most weeks Celtic are beating Butchers and Bakers, really seldom tested.

[AzzurroMark]

Not so sure, most weeks Celtic are beating Butchers and Bakers, really seldom tested.

Have they not played the Candlestick makers yet then?

[Bluemike]

Yeah they lost lol

[marko69]

You saw him emptied and Warne added Feb 2022. So err, …., can’t blame people for not going along with your tactical nous.

Not sure that line makes any sense, although I think I get what you're saying.
I don't expect anybody to necessarily go along with my "tactical nouse" as you put it - I'm just an ordinary bloke who has been watching football for over 60 years and have built up my own opinion of how I like to see the game played. Nobody has to agree with me - I'm not asking anybody to agree and I don't care if everybody else disagrees.

I'm curious, though, about your constant comparisons on recent threads between the EPL and the SPL. Pointless and meaningless comparisons in my book - the 2 leagues are miles and miles apart

Aye maybe a huge difference between the leagues but Celtic would batter Ipswich home and away. Its all relative

[valleyroad]

Not sure that line makes any sense, although I think I get what you're saying.
I don't expect anybody to necessarily go along with my "tactical nouse" as you put it - I'm just an ordinary bloke who has been watching football for over 60 years and have built up my own opinion of how I like to see the game played. Nobody has to agree with me - I'm not asking anybody to agree and I don't care if everybody else disagrees.

I'm curious, though, about your constant comparisons on recent threads between the EPL and the SPL. Pointless and meaningless comparisons in my book - the 2 leagues are miles and miles apart

Aye maybe a huge difference between the leagues but Celtic would batter Ipswich home and away. Its all relative

Think Sir David is about to be emptied

[marko69]

Aye maybe a huge difference between the leagues but Celtic would batter Ipswich home and away. Its all relative

Think Sir David is about to be emptied

Yep, no doubt

[Charnwood]

Watched a quite a bit of Town this season. There are ways and means !

See - it's ok - he saw it on the television

To be honest Rossi if you watch a game on tv from start to finish without interruptions you probably see more detail than you would watching live in the stadium, especially if it’s a Sky broadcast with all the camera angles they have at EPL games.

[Bluemike]

That is true, and with 20 replays of every incident they still can't get it right

[AzzurroMark]

Have just read this (Source - EADT) about today's referee and while the game should never be about the man in the middle, it hardly fills me with confidence!

The referee this weekend is Darren England. He's the man that was at the heart of the 'check complete' VAR error that wrongly ruled out a Luis Diaz goal for Liverpool against Tottenham last season. England had a spell refereeing games in Japan back in June. He sent off a player from both teams in a Premier League game between Fulham and Villa last month before dropping down to the Championship. On Wednesday night, he was in charge of a National League South game between Boreham Wood and Farnborough.

[Bluemike]

Sounds well equipped to f*ck it up again then.

[AzzurroMark]

Sounds well equipped to f*ck it up again then.

Doesn't it just!

[valleyroad]

Have just read this (Source - EADT) about today's referee and while the game should never be about the man in the middle, it hardly fills me with confidence!

The referee this weekend is Darren England. He's the man that was at the heart of the 'check complete' VAR error that wrongly ruled out a Luis Diaz goal for Liverpool against Tottenham last season. England had a spell refereeing games in Japan back in June. He sent off a player from both teams in a Premier League game between Fulham and Villa last month before dropping down to the Championship. On Wednesday night, he was in charge of a National League South game between Boreham Wood and Farnborough.

He is a decent ref.
Its all about Town defending soundly today. Up to now their achilles heel and probably cost 5+ points

[Bluemike]

Tuanzebe back today

[Cabanas Blue]

Chaplin unlucky not to be starting.

3 at the back ?

[JohnnyB]

Chaplin unlucky not to be starting.

3 at the back ?

He is unlucky but that looks like a different formation than usual.

Three defenders, over-lapping full backs, 2 in the middle and 2 supporting Liam upfront

[JohnnyB]

Are we going to see McKenna park the bus for the first time? Or if not park it, drive it very slowly in front of the goal

[hallamblue]

He needs to doesn't he..... I hope we went down to London in two buses!!

[JohnnyB]

Has he ever not played three behind a central striker?

[Charnwood]

It looks like 3:4:3 to me, surely not

[ashfordblue]

The line up is 5-4-1 wow never thought this would happen, probably he wants to keep the defence tighter and then later in the game back to 4-2-3-1

[Mariner67]

Are we going to see McKenna park the bus for the first time? Or if not park it, drive it very slowly in front of the goal

That's should get the fans excited, I'm liking the new formation

[Bluemike]

We hit the bloody bar, end to end already

[Charnwood]

What a brilliant goal from Szmodics 1-0 Town

[Mauswara]

Pearler

[JohnnyB]

We dare to dream

[mugen1]

Get in!

[Charnwood]

Nothing less than we deserve.

Defence looks so much more solid with Tuanzebe’s presence.

[Charnwood]

Important to try to hold onto this lead to half time.