Totteringham V Manchester United Football Club 2/2/08 [R]

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

For the third straight game I'll say - Rooney's breakout match

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

[Team News from the beeb ]




Gilberto and Alan Hutton could both make their Tottenham debuts in the home match against Manchester United.

Defender Ledley King is being assessed to determine whether he will be ready, while striker Darren Bent (knee) has been edging closer to fitness.

Ryan Giggs, Carlos Tevez and Owen Hargreaves are pushing to return to the Manchester United starting XI following the midweek win over Portsmouth.

Louis Saha (knee) and Gary Neville (ankle) remain sidelined.


Tottenham (from): Cerny, Robinson, Chimbonda, Lee, Gilberto, Hutton, Gunter, Kaboul, Dawson, King, Rocha, Tainio, Jenas, Malbranque, Boateng, Taarabt, Huddlestone, O'Hara, Lennon, Bent, Berbatov, Keane.

Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, O'Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Nani, Park, Scholes, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Giggs, Rooney, Tevez.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

Was the mistake in the title intentional?

I expect to see quite a few goals in this one, hopefully as always we score more than them.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

Tottingham heh

------------Rooney
------------Tevez
Giggs-----------------------Ronaldo
-------Scholes---Hargreaves
Evra------------------------Brown
-------Vidic----------Rio
-------------VDS

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

Normally I ascribe to the DS school of thought with respect to Tottenham --that because they try to play an open game with us, our superior players will eventually get the better of them, ensuring a comfortable win. I'd like to think that the arrivals of Woodgate, Hutton, and Gilberto won't change that, but the sudden emergence of a quality backline for Spurs (many variables here: will King be healthy? will the backline gel in their first match? etc) may change the normal dynamic. Almost no result would surprise me here. I could see Spurs grinding out a 1-0 win or losing in a rout. One thing I think is for sure, is that when Juande's vision of the side really begins to implement itself, this fixture will no longer be looked at as any sort of gimme. But for his lack of personel (still weak in midfield, the aformentioned lack of backline chemistry, and questions about the GK spot), I forsee three points, and will be very happy once they get locked up.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

Ossie Ardiles used to call them Tottingham and even made the FA Cup song saying it. Quite a cult way to call 'em over here.

If they field an entirely new backline to go with a porous midfield, I expect us to tally highly.

The instruction then would be to simply swarm them and ruin whatever fragile routines they've worked on, if any with interplay. We'll go beserk if they do that.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

I hope it to be a great victory for the Red Devils, but I'm always kind of scared with Spurs.
But ******** it... Go United!
3x0 - Ronaldo finishing the game again with Tevez and Arsenal falling before the City!!!! I Believe!!!!!

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

I think we need to hit their new backline hard and hit is fast. Let's see if they can cope with how we play. Full strength, bringing off players as appropriate depending on the score.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

I was going say that three of the back four for Tottenham (if they play a back-four) have never played together before tommorow ie Giberto, Hutton and Woodgate and two of them have not played in the PL before (Hutton and Giberto).

Hopefully they will play like they have never seen each other before..

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

Any chance of seeing scholes and Anderson in the middle of the park tomorrow …Come on Fergie


Vds
Brown vida rio evra
Ronaldo Anderson Scholes Giggs
Tevez Rooney

PIG
Fletcher
Hargy
Carrick
Parky

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

I would expect their fullbacks to push the attack tomorrow. The key will be our finishing. We will get our chances. We should get a lot of opportunities on the counter. If our finishing is decent, it could be a big score.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

I can't see Ramos starting Hatton Woody King Gilberto at the back...esp with our attacking power

 

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Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

We are all a bunch of lazy bastards that's why...

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

Boo hoo hoo. I have to start match threads. Boo hoo hoo. My name is RofM and I'm an attention whore. Boo hoo hoo.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

I want Park to have a rest.

So I want Nani to start, a clean sheet and 3 points.

That is all.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

Woodgate is a quality defender, I'm sure he'll be up for his debut.

On that note, I remember Dean Richards' debut.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

We gotta go full strength and give their new backline a real examination.

2-0 .

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

I've started threads before, but I have trouble finding the large United badge and a tiny opponent badge.

I'm going to go out on a limb and predict a United victory and a Ronaldo brace.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

I think Park has been playing really well and I want to see him score, so I'd play him even if it is for only 20 minutes off the bench.

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

Park played like shit last game. Lost the ball half the time he had it, I want to see Nani and Ronaldo on the wings, but Giggsy will play because he was rested midweek.

4-2 United
United: Rooney Rooney Scholes Ronaldo
Spurs: Berbatov Keane

 

Re: Tottingham V Manchester United Football Club 2/1/08 [R]

I don't really mind Park but...

Nani-------->Park