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Player Valuation: £50m
Jekyll and Hyde write up.
I watched the game on TV tonight, i wasnt their so i only have the sky view to judge from.
why jekyll and hyde? im happy with the performance and score BUT im also livid at parts of the performance.
first goal - sublime arteta cross, robinson might as well have been in barbados - lescott out foxed his marker, solid header. one - nil.
second goal - solid spurs pressure had eventually paid off, the lively malbranque putting a good cross in, lescott got sucked into marking the wrong man and gardner getting the easiest free header he will ever get in his career. 1 - 1.
third goal - having fought through the middle (?) the ball breaks to victor who shielded his defender and played a perfect ball to arteta first time, vic got on his bike to the back post where arteta tried to find him with a good cross, but (from wiki)
anthony gardener
"Date of birth August 18, 1981 (1981-08-18) (age 25)
Place of birth Stafford, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position Centre back"
out jumped a willing anichebe (from wiki)
"Full name Victor Anichebe
Date of birth April 23, 1988 (1988-04-23) (age 19)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 6ft 1
Playing position Striker"
[the above is bollocks or im taller than gardener]
the ball breaks to leon osman whos first touch was genius matched only by a quick and sharp finish that gave england goalkeeper robinson no chance. 2 -1.
fourth goal - arteta (?) played a cute ball into vic who tried to parry it to another player but got caught late (was it zokora? - if it was it explains a lot that happened later in the game) free kick given eventually. arteta and stubbs line up, cars in the wall... stubbs runs, cars gives it the body check... someone throws a foot - deflection and in. robinson may as well have stayed in barbados, because he had no chance. 3 -1
dead on half time.
the above sounds great, all the good bits we managed with a spoonful and a half of good luck. look past the hibbert tackles, look past the yobo last ditch clearance, look past the lescott saving headers.
Spurs are a good side, and the ball wont run against them so much in future, the time and space given to jenas in and around the centre circle was the most worried ive been in a long time - time after time after time was the ball sprayed left and right to the flanks into space where a spurs player was running moving onto the ball and instantly put the everton defence under pressure.
i wonder what the stats are on spurs crosses.
i wonder if on another day berbatov and keane might have been more lucky, because too many times to count the short smart passes were just caught out, the flicks and dummies didnt quite make it. SPURS WONT BE SO UNLUCKY AGAIN.
second half was a bit of a trudge, spurs were behind, continued to try to play football but the ball didnt run for them and everytime yobo or carsley were the men to cut the ball out and clear.
i wonder what the stats are on the everton back line clearing straight to spurs possession.
spurs were unlucky to hit the post from a wicked cross met with a great header from berbatov, as spurs pushed they left gaps at the back and numerous times we almost capitalised, robinson made a couple of great saves not least from AJ late late on.
bossing the midfield was my foremost concern tonight.
im going to be kind to AJ and say its sharpness that made so many of his passes a bit crap, not least when he failed to play vic into all the space between earth and the sun. being fair aj did a massive amount right, tested robinson and was unlucky to score on the break late on, but a few tell tale passes were the ones that could have counted, so 'sharpness' it is.
I dont like to see such regular last ditch defending, (quick note, when spurs almost got a break first half, who was marking bent when he should have been right back?) the manner in which spurs bossed the midfield and the pressure we invited on ourselves is worrying.
3-1 is great, top of the league, and good goal difference. dont let the result and the points blind you to the glaring problems exposed tonight.
I watched the game on TV tonight, i wasnt their so i only have the sky view to judge from.
why jekyll and hyde? im happy with the performance and score BUT im also livid at parts of the performance.
first goal - sublime arteta cross, robinson might as well have been in barbados - lescott out foxed his marker, solid header. one - nil.
second goal - solid spurs pressure had eventually paid off, the lively malbranque putting a good cross in, lescott got sucked into marking the wrong man and gardner getting the easiest free header he will ever get in his career. 1 - 1.
third goal - having fought through the middle (?) the ball breaks to victor who shielded his defender and played a perfect ball to arteta first time, vic got on his bike to the back post where arteta tried to find him with a good cross, but (from wiki)
anthony gardener
"Date of birth August 18, 1981 (1981-08-18) (age 25)
Place of birth Stafford, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position Centre back"
out jumped a willing anichebe (from wiki)
"Full name Victor Anichebe
Date of birth April 23, 1988 (1988-04-23) (age 19)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 6ft 1
Playing position Striker"
[the above is bollocks or im taller than gardener]
the ball breaks to leon osman whos first touch was genius matched only by a quick and sharp finish that gave england goalkeeper robinson no chance. 2 -1.
fourth goal - arteta (?) played a cute ball into vic who tried to parry it to another player but got caught late (was it zokora? - if it was it explains a lot that happened later in the game) free kick given eventually. arteta and stubbs line up, cars in the wall... stubbs runs, cars gives it the body check... someone throws a foot - deflection and in. robinson may as well have stayed in barbados, because he had no chance. 3 -1
dead on half time.
the above sounds great, all the good bits we managed with a spoonful and a half of good luck. look past the hibbert tackles, look past the yobo last ditch clearance, look past the lescott saving headers.
Spurs are a good side, and the ball wont run against them so much in future, the time and space given to jenas in and around the centre circle was the most worried ive been in a long time - time after time after time was the ball sprayed left and right to the flanks into space where a spurs player was running moving onto the ball and instantly put the everton defence under pressure.
i wonder what the stats are on spurs crosses.
i wonder if on another day berbatov and keane might have been more lucky, because too many times to count the short smart passes were just caught out, the flicks and dummies didnt quite make it. SPURS WONT BE SO UNLUCKY AGAIN.
second half was a bit of a trudge, spurs were behind, continued to try to play football but the ball didnt run for them and everytime yobo or carsley were the men to cut the ball out and clear.
i wonder what the stats are on the everton back line clearing straight to spurs possession.
spurs were unlucky to hit the post from a wicked cross met with a great header from berbatov, as spurs pushed they left gaps at the back and numerous times we almost capitalised, robinson made a couple of great saves not least from AJ late late on.
bossing the midfield was my foremost concern tonight.
im going to be kind to AJ and say its sharpness that made so many of his passes a bit crap, not least when he failed to play vic into all the space between earth and the sun. being fair aj did a massive amount right, tested robinson and was unlucky to score on the break late on, but a few tell tale passes were the ones that could have counted, so 'sharpness' it is.
I dont like to see such regular last ditch defending, (quick note, when spurs almost got a break first half, who was marking bent when he should have been right back?) the manner in which spurs bossed the midfield and the pressure we invited on ourselves is worrying.
3-1 is great, top of the league, and good goal difference. dont let the result and the points blind you to the glaring problems exposed tonight.
