This is a massive game, especially after the 3 points Boro picked up on Saturday. Whatever happens it's gonna be close both teams desperately need 3 points. Boro haven't picked up an away point since Nov 16 & have beaten us already therefore 3 points Spurs written all over it. As I said on a recent post before the Hull game Spurs are about to go on a winning run we'll beat Boro & Sunderland, then we have Chelsea could also be a victory most likely a draw. Watch this space.
Having beaten West Ham and Liverpool both 2-0 at the riverside this week, they are going to believe they can get something out of this game, typical that a team like Boro get a bit of confidence just before they play us. We'll have to be careful, but Keane will have had a week off, Palacios misses the CC final plus one of Woody, Dawson and King will have missed out on the CC Final so they'll be good to go. We absolutely need the 3 points, we can do this, but it definitely won't be easy. Concentration and patience is the key, we absolutely cannot afford to slip up here. COYS
If we play like we know we can then we will win. Its more about the effort and commitment to the cause rather than skill against the teams like Boro, and that's why we often come unstuck.
Glad Harry Redknap noticed we'd be happy with your playing extra time and losing the cup. Also good to see Ledley King play for today so he wont be against the boro I'd guess. I'm quitely confident about this but it depends which boro comes out, the one that beat Liverpool and is growing in confidence or the one that lost 15 league games on the bounce. Suppose it depends if Tottenham come out fighting or with heads down as well.
After today confidence will be rock bottom and three points looks unlikely. Only positive is that we had no Keane, Defoe, Palacios, Woodgate, Huddlestone and Cudicini so all of those should play and they will be fresh.
COYS! Feel so proud of them after the last 2 games.. given everything and deserved more. F**k boro's current run.. we're at home and should be winning this. 2-0 Spurs.
I agree this game has to be 3 points, okay Boro have some form going into it. If it was up to me I would play 3 at the back therefore completely go for it. .................Gomes............... ......................................... ......Corluka..Daws...Chimbo.... .......................................... Lennon..Palacios..Jenas...Modric ........................................... ......Bent......Pav......Keane......
maybe a 3 5 2 formation Gomes Corluka--Dawson--Chimbonda Bentley--Palacios--Jenas--O'Hara Modric Keane---Pavlyuchenko or more realistically -------------------------Gomes------------------------- Chimbonda------Dawson--------Corluka---------Ekotto Bentley---------Palacios-----------Modric----------Bale --------------Keane------------Pavlyuchenko-----------
Here we go then.. hopefully after Sunday the fans will be right up for this one. The players should be up for it too knowing we need to win. Could climb a couple of spots and distance ourselves a little. 2-0. COYS!
Very important match tonight. Hoping to see some good attacking from us seen as we have been a bit short of goals lately. I think we'll win but it should be a close game. COYS!!!
Keane and Lennon doing the business for you. DeadlyDemon what a moron saying that the ex leeds players were to blame.
When did he say that Great result tonight :Banana: Watched in online and to be honest we were "good", not excellent, but Boro were very poor. Despite that, we were much better infront of goal and so we deserved the three points. Goal difference might very well be important come the end of the season and at the moment we have the best goal difference in the bottom half. Only 8 points off Europe Seriously though, is it a possibility? We have been playing well recently, and we have a game in hand on everyone (except Fulham), and we have some very winnable games coming up. The future is brighter after the Hull and Boro games
Nice to pay them back with a result like this, remember a few Boro fans got above themselves at the beginning of the season Nice to see us getting the 3 points obviously and thought tonight we played very well as a team at times. COYS
That was probably our best performance of the season. We played some exquisite football, and in the first half we totally blew 'Boro away. Some excellent goal's scored today too. Lennon's first was excellent, some 15/20 passes before the finish. His second wasn't bad either.