Pep`s Academy boys. To be fair the Academy boys did put up a real fight, and I can see why Pep would drool over these young players, Stones, Dias, Gundogan, Savinho, Nunes, Foden, Ake, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, all of who played a part last night. When they get a few more games under their belts they are going to be a serious force to be reckoned with. Average age 26, average age of Spurs starting XI 23.
Still going to be tough to win the Carabou, will have to beat Man City, Man United, and two of Liverpool, Arsenal or Newcastle. Although Spurs usually have had to play all the big boys in finals. Last four League Spurs League Cup Finals, Chelsea (twice), Man City, Man United. So nothing out of the ordinary.
On to the weekend, where I expect Spurs to follow up with another win, this time over Villa. But not overly bothered about the Prem now, away form to patchy to get to excited. Just tick along nicely in the cups, that`s five out of five wins in cups this season thus far.
Football has a habit of changing very quickly over a few days. So the weekend sorrow has quickly been replaced with a more upbeat fanbase I suspect. It`s a funny old game as they say.
COYS
Great night for Spurs against
posted 14 hours, 16 minutes ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
Good win last night and really enjoyable game.... Obviously, the injuries are a worry, esp when you consider what happened last year.
It will be interesting to see how it plays out.... For all the talk about Spurs being a better bet for a cup than the league.... If we are gonna win this one we are gonna have to get by City, United, Arsenal, Liverpool &/ Or Newcastle. Granted everybody has injuries/ uses their full squad in this comp but its no coincidence that its the "big heads" left
Can Spurs win it.. 100% yes.... will they win it ? not so sure
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Ask any Spurs fan and they'll say it's meant to be. Ask a super computer and the chances of us winning I think will sit at around 3-5% purely on the basis that we struggle to win against bigger teams so to win it would be to defy the norm four times in a row (Everyone has a 12% chance given there's 8 team left but then you have to factor in the favourites and our record against them). I'd be staggered if we won it given the opposition left.
posted 10 hours, 36 minutes ago
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 3 hours, 38 minutes ago
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
Good win last night and really enjoyable game.... Obviously, the injuries are a worry, esp when you consider what happened last year.
It will be interesting to see how it plays out.... For all the talk about Spurs being a better bet for a cup than the league.... If we are gonna win this one we are gonna have to get by City, United, Arsenal, Liverpool &/ Or Newcastle. Granted everybody has injuries/ uses their full squad in this comp but its no coincidence that its the "big heads" left
Can Spurs win it.. 100% yes.... will they win it ? not so sure
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Ask any Spurs fan and they'll say it's meant to be. Ask a super computer and the chances of us winning I think will sit at around 3-5% purely on the basis that we struggle to win against bigger teams so to win it would be to defy the norm four times in a row (Everyone has a 12% chance given there's 8 team left but then you have to factor in the favourites and our record against them). I'd be staggered if we won it given the opposition left.
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easy now
let’s not uk get ahead of ourselves 🤣
posted 10 hours, 27 minutes ago
Good win. Stay humble.
posted 10 hours, 4 minutes ago
Arsenals draws in this comp are faaacking unreal. I knew winning last night would only lead to an equally tough game - United with a new manager.
Meanwhile after Arsenal heroically knock out Preston, they are given Palace at home.
I’m not a tin hat man, I know it’s not a conspiracy and purely luck - but we get some real schitty luck with domestic cup draws.
Even if we get through, Arsenal and Liverpool are nailed on for a semi spot - leaving the winner of Brentford vs Newcastle as our best bet
posted 9 hours, 51 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - staying humble (U18109)
posted 5 minutes ago
Arsenals draws in this comp are faaacking unreal. I knew winning last night would only lead to an equally tough game - United with a new manager.
Meanwhile after Arsenal heroically knock out Preston, they are given Palace at home.
I’m not a tin hat man, I know it’s not a conspiracy and purely luck - but we get some real schitty luck with domestic cup draws.
Even if we get through, Arsenal and Liverpool are nailed on for a semi spot - leaving the winner of Brentford vs Newcastle as our best bet
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Not sure about the bad luck with domestic cup draws. I think we've had some decent draws. Last season it was Fulham in the EFL Cup, the year before it was Forest, 5 years ago it was Colchester. If we aren't beating those teams we only have ourselves to blame.
posted 9 hours, 39 minutes ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - staying humble (U18109)
posted 5 minutes ago
Arsenals draws in this comp are faaacking unreal. I knew winning last night would only lead to an equally tough game - United with a new manager.
Meanwhile after Arsenal heroically knock out Preston, they are given Palace at home.
I’m not a tin hat man, I know it’s not a conspiracy and purely luck - but we get some real schitty luck with domestic cup draws.
Even if we get through, Arsenal and Liverpool are nailed on for a semi spot - leaving the winner of Brentford vs Newcastle as our best bet
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Not sure about the bad luck with domestic cup draws. I think we've had some decent draws. Last season it was Fulham in the EFL Cup, the year before it was Forest, 5 years ago it was Colchester. If we aren't beating those teams we only have ourselves to blame.
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Funny you mention Fulham, as that was a case of incredibly bad luck with the draw. Bearing in mind it was the earliest round of the league cup, none of the euro sides and split into a North/South divide - Chelsea was the hardest draw we could get and Fulham the second hardest, of course we got Fulham away from home.
If we’re picking things at random though, that’s 2 seasons running we’ve drawn Man City, Coventry is the only non Prem side we have faced in a cup in a couple of years and we’ve just drawn the side that have made 3 of the last 4 domestic cup finals, winning 2 of them.
Meanwhile Arsenal play Palace at home after winning away at Preston
posted 8 hours, 35 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - staying humble (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 1 minute ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - staying humble (U18109)
posted 5 minutes ago
Arsenals draws in this comp are faaacking unreal. I knew winning last night would only lead to an equally tough game - United with a new manager.
Meanwhile after Arsenal heroically knock out Preston, they are given Palace at home.
I’m not a tin hat man, I know it’s not a conspiracy and purely luck - but we get some real schitty luck with domestic cup draws.
Even if we get through, Arsenal and Liverpool are nailed on for a semi spot - leaving the winner of Brentford vs Newcastle as our best bet
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Not sure about the bad luck with domestic cup draws. I think we've had some decent draws. Last season it was Fulham in the EFL Cup, the year before it was Forest, 5 years ago it was Colchester. If we aren't beating those teams we only have ourselves to blame.
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Funny you mention Fulham, as that was a case of incredibly bad luck with the draw. Bearing in mind it was the earliest round of the league cup, none of the euro sides and split into a North/South divide - Chelsea was the hardest draw we could get and Fulham the second hardest, of course we got Fulham away from home.
If we’re picking things at random though, that’s 2 seasons running we’ve drawn Man City, Coventry is the only non Prem side we have faced in a cup in a couple of years and we’ve just drawn the side that have made 3 of the last 4 domestic cup finals, winning 2 of them.
Meanwhile Arsenal play Palace at home after winning away at Preston
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Add to that seems arsenal are virtually always drawn at home.
posted 7 hours, 52 minutes ago
comment by Luka Bosh Brasi (U22178)
posted 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Good win. Stay humble.
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posted 5 hours, 26 minutes ago
Let’s be honest… City were not that bothered about winning this match…if they were… they would have brought on Haaland
But… a win is a win
I would never have play VDV in this match… he’s always a risk… if he plays 2 matches in a week
posted 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
comment by Conn & Duncan..Scottish Legends (U15636)
posted 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
Let’s be honest… City were not that bothered about winning this match…if they were… they would have brought on Haaland
But… a win is a win
I would never have play VDV in this match… he’s always a risk… if he plays 2 matches in a week
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Oh Sandy thinks 2 matches a week is normal!
Now we're without our fastest defender