Tottenham Hotspur v. AS Roma (I-Tech Cup) July 30, KO 19:15

[Zomb]

I hope we fuck Mourinho in his anus then spit on his crumpled body

Worst manager we’ve ever had

Debatable. Him, Shitwood, Santini and Nuno were equally horrendous and all ill suited

Mourinho was so out of touch with conditioning, tactics and leadership though. An absolute dinosaur, made Redknapp look progressive. Startling really

 

[Zomb]

If Sissoko had just jumped for a ball we would have gone to extra time. Mourinho is unlikely to have done better, the dressing room despised him and his staff and he had fallen out with almost every player.

Spot on. Six months prior I agree that Jose would have given us more of a chance, but to say it was wrong to sack him before the final ignores the situation at that point in time. It was completely fractured and we would have more likely
to have got walloped than under Mason and Winks

 

[StripiestPilot]

Spot on. Six months prior I agree that Jose would have given us more of a chance, but to say it was wrong to sack him before the final ignores the situation at that point in time. It was completely fractured and we would have more likely
to have got walloped than under Mason and Winks

It’s like some people just forgot what happened against Zagreb a few weeks earlier. The players had given up, they didn’t enjoy their work and hated every second of being managed by Mourinho.

After that disgusting match the writing was on the wall, he should have been sacked a month before he actually was. Zagreb away under Mourinho and Woolwich away under Nuno were the two worst matches I have ever seen. Both times they had the same stench of players who just wanted the manager to fuck off.

Sacking Mourinho gave the team a big lift as the subsequent results showed, I don’t blame Levy for going for the new manager bounce he just should have done it much earlier.

 

[Jenny Talia]

It’s like some people just forgot what happened against Zagreb a few weeks earlier. The players had given up, they didn’t enjoy their work and hated every second of being managed by Mourinho.

After that disgusting match the writing was on the wall, he should have been sacked a month before he actually was. Zagreb away under Mourinho and Woolwich away under Nuno were the two worst matches I have ever seen. Both times they had the same stench of players who just wanted the manager to fuck off.

Sacking Mourinho gave the team a big lift as the subsequent results showed, I don’t blame Levy for going for the new manager bounce he just should have done it much earlier.

I was ready to get rid of the lot of them after Zagreb. Manager, coaches and players.

 

[mummy]

Let's just agree that we will luv it if we beat them, luv it.

 

[Airfixx]

We lost 1-0. Under Mason. When Laporte should have been sent off. I don't dispute our chances would have been higher under Jose but let's not get carried away: City we're favourites in that game regardless.

Especially as we'd lost 3-0 to them in a un-competetive manner just weeks before.

 

[Tak]

 

[spursmalc]

I expect Conte will start the 11 that he wants to play the following week. He then has to balance between getting say 80/90 mins into the starters with giving others a match. Doubt there will be 11 subs again. Not sure which of the new players will start.

 

[Shotgunofmichalebrow]

He had Rose / Winks / Sissoko / Ndombele / Lo Celso / Aurier / Vinicius and still couldn't win us the league.

He BROUGHT Vinicius and GEDSON.



So Larry David point stands.

 

[Daniel S]

I've just twigged - no home pre-season game at all?
I don't recall that ever happening in my 30 years as a fan? And you'd think with the money printing machine that is The TH Stadium, we would have ramped up the friendlies, no?
Could have had a Nike Cup there and had 3 or 4 matches

I got a date with lady gaga this weekend

 

[Darnswim]

I expect Conte will start the 11 that he wants to play the following week. He then has to balance between getting say 80/90 mins into the starters with giving others a match. Doubt there will be 11 subs again. Not sure which of the new players will start.

Bissouma, Lenglet and Perisic are my guesses. The rest is the same as last season.

 

[Hampshire Spur]

Interesting game this as jose will want to get one back on us and park the bus. Tactically interesting although I think we will nick it 1 or 2 nil. Only a friendly though.

 

[Tak]

Only an unfriendly though.

 

[Jackcock]

Go get a trophy for us

 

[mummy]

Is 9:15pm (local time) a funny old kick off time for a Saturday game, or is it me being daft somehow? What do you reckon RocketRonny ?

 

[RocketRonny]

Is 9:15pm (local time) a funny old kick off time for a Saturday game, or is it me being daft somehow? What do you reckon RocketRonny ?

It's later than usual.
But this being in the summer and a commercial match, the organizers had to schedule it at least an hour after the end of Shabbat so that religious spectators might attend as well.

usually KO on Saturday here is somewhere between 4-8PM

 

[mummy]

It's later than usual.
But this being in the summer and a commercial match, the organizers had to schedule it at least an hour after the end of Shabbat so that religious spectators might attend as well.

usually KO on Saturday here is somewhere between 4-8PM

Thanks. I wondered if that had something to do with it.

What's the weather/temperature likely to be?

 

[RocketRonny]

Thanks. I wondered if that had something to do with it.

What's the weather/temperature likely to be?

August in Israel...it's going to be hot. 25C degrees during the match. Though it could be worst as the heatwave breaks here on Thursday. However, it's very humid in Haifa so it will feel like 30C

 

[NorseYid]

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Worst manager we’ve ever had

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[Leggo5]

This match could save us millions, if we go about it strategically. Commit everything to shutting down Zaniolo. Take him completely out of the game. Then, let Dybala run around with acres of space. Voila! Zaniolo is shit and Dybala is all Roma needs for their attack to be successful. Paratici offers 8M + an Iberian Ham on Sunday morning for Zaniolo. Seems fail-proof to me.