Imagine a world where you were paid to watch, analyse, report and express your opinion on football. It would be amazing. Well, as we all know, some people already live in that world, they're called journalists.
I was reading through BBC Sport and stumbled upon their team guides for the next seasons, so I though I'd have a look at our (Spurs') profile. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18857152)
Lo and behold, an error within what is only three paragraphs of text (and completely ignoring the fact the three paragraphs predict/mean nothing):
"...and they will hope the imposing Belgian Jan Vertongen forms a strong defensive partnership with fit again Michael Dawson..."
Where? In the reserves? Having no clue that the unit was our best centre back by a mile for the last year/year and a half demonstrates this guy has clearly not watched us play (possibly aside from our usually short MoTD highlights). And this clown's name? Jamie Lillywhite!!
This is probably a small error, but certainly as a spurs fan, I see this week in week out. Why are football journalists so lazy when their groundwork/research is the thing we love so much - simply watching football?
Football Journalism
posted on 16/8/12
Caulker will be getting PL match time this season, they'll have to keep him happy or he'll be looking elsewhere. He had a great season and no doubt feels he's proved he can cut it.
I still think it'll be Kaboul and Vert first choice but I wouldn't be at all surprised if Caulker was next in the queue
posted on 16/8/12
i don't think half of 'em even watch the games...too busy gorging on the free hospitality.....
posted on 16/8/12
Parker did a job, no doubt, but that type of limited CM has no real place in any top side in this day and age. Mid to lower table sides rely on an enforcer whereas top sides expect them to do a bit more than just that side of the game. Sandro has the ability to be like Keane was for United, or Vieira - doing the hard yards but also driving the team on and using the ball well
posted on 16/8/12
Parker proved in the first half of last season he can do a great job for us. I don't agree his type of football hasn't a place as the results say otherwise, it just depends on the system you use. The second half of the season went downhill as we didn't rotate. You can't play his brand of football without a rest.
That said, I do think Sandro is the more complete player.
posted on 16/8/12
I've had this before - I thought we were shocking for large parts of games even when we were on that winning streak. No control over the midfield. The chickes just came home to roost later in the season when teams sussed us out and realised how poor we were through the middle. Parker getting injured almost saved our CL push when we went on that run at the end
posted on 16/8/12
The Arsenal 2-1 game was a case in point - my mates were buzzing and couldn't see my point when I said it was stressful, we were awful with the ball and were lucky Arsenal's back 4 and strikers had a mare
posted on 16/8/12
Hrh I agree with that. We were VERY lucky to win many of the games we did in that streak. Arsenal at home comes immediately to mind when to be honest, we were more or less outplayed. Fulham away too.
posted on 16/8/12
A lot of our problems last season came from allowing Bale a free role and Lennon getting injured without a decent back-up. We completely lost our shape and our outball to the wings disappeared, as a result the midfield were under constant pressure. Add to that the defensive injuries and it's hardly surprising they were overrun at times.
posted on 16/8/12
I think you are being unduly harsh re Parker, he carried an injury for a large part of the second half of the season and this ultimately caught up with him. Fortunately Sandro was a more than useful replacement!
posted on 16/8/12
Not harsh on Parker, I can see his limitations is all - so many of us licking his ringer last season was annoying me when I could see what was wrong when we lost control for large parts of most games.
For me he isn't good enough if we want to kick on further