Match Thread Vs West Bromich Albion

I wonder if Lought will make a thread about Super Defoe like he did about Pav when he scored the winner against Sunderland

first half we was poor second half much much better
good finnish from defoe who did nuffing else
vdv worked hard

kaboul man of the match. he was everywhere

Tottenham 1 - 0 West Brom



Defoe (left) celebrates scoring the only goal of the match (ain't that a geat piccy guys ?)

Tottenham kept up the pressure on the title-chasing Manchester clubs with a hard-fought victory over West Brom.

The Baggies frustrated Spurs for more than an hour before striker Jermain Defoe broke their resolve.

The diminutive striker, sporting a blond haircut, spun on the spot before firing in after good work by Rafael van der Vaart and Gareth Bale.

Van der Vaart also forced a save from Ben Foster, while West Brom's Somen Tchoyi and Simon Cox had shots blocked.

For much of the match though, the Midlands side were content to defend and hit Spurs on the break.

They started with a 4-5-1 formation, leaving Peter Odemwingie up front as they searched for their fifth clean sheet of the season.

And, having stated before the match that survival was his side's primary aim, it was not a surprise that manager Roy Hodgson was playing the percentages.

The plan worked for much of the match, reducing a potent Spurs, who had scored in their previous 17 league matches, to only one clear chance in the first 45 minutes.
But that opportunity, and the build-up to it, showed a slick Spurs at their finest. Left-sided marauder Bale sped down the wing and pulled the ball back for Dutchman Van der Vaart, whose flick at the near post had to be tipped over by Foster.

It was a half in which Tottenham won 10 corners, but failed to trouble the West Brom defence with any of them, Craig Dawson looking particularly impressive for the Baggies.

The London side needed someone to conjure up something special and it was produced by Defoe, who up to that point had only troubled the Albion goal with a backheeled flick that trickled a couple of yards wide.

But he made the most of his second opportunity.

The move that led to the goal was sharp. Van der Vaart spread the ball out to Bale on the left of the box, who in turn found Defoe on the edge of the six-yard area. With four players around him, the England striker turned at pace and poked his shot past Foster.

Injuries to centre-back William Gallas and substitute Jake Livermore, who was left bloodied after a clash of heads with team-mate Younes Kaboul, seemed to upset the Spurs balance. The Baggies sensed the unease and pressed for an equaliser in the closing moments.

The visitors won successive corners in stoppage time which caused mild worry in the Tottenham area, but Redknapp's side clung on for a victory that leaves them just three points behind second-placed Manchester United in the title race.

thought they all upped there game second half

intresting stat

this time last season man u was top on same points we have now but they had played a game more lol

TOTTENHAM Vs WEST BROM

Possession

Tottenham 68%
West Brom 32%

Attempts on target

Tottenham 14
West Brom 2

Attempts off target

Tottenham 6
West Brom 6

Corners

Tottenham 14
West Brom 7

Fouls

Tottenham 3
West Brom 14

ye because defoe is not that good. he has no awareness of other players. he gave the ball away in bad areas today.
its lucky he did get the goal cos he did nuffing else

Can't argue with that Vis. Absolutely and totally dominated them.

ionman34 wrote:But he scored and, according to you where Pav is concerned, that is what these strikers are paid for. Had Pav started, been missing for 85 minutes, then popped up to score you'd be knocking one out over it.

7 out of 10 games Pav is anonymous yet the biggest criticism EVER seen from you on him is 'he was a bit lazy.'

Face it Lought, you are a biased hater. You dislike a certain player and it wouldn't matter if they hit a hattrick every game, you'd find a way to complain that they didn't get six, or claim that Pav would have if given the chance.

Yet when he IS given the chance he rarely does it.

Now then, tell us about the 50 million other players out there who are better than every other player we have, apart from Pav that is, and all those 'flavour of the Month' managers who could do a much better job that Aitch.


Or are you waiting for us to lose a game before you do that?

Cant wait for Loughts reply to this one, there you go Nic, exactly why most on here dont give any of Loughts posts much credence,
he forgets when he posts things, as Ion has pointed out.

Loughtonlegend wrote:nope lets keep the same team who couldnt beat swansea reserves lol

defoe the passenger how hell did he get caught offside earlyer.

bale done nuffing......

Defoe - scored the winner

Bale - being double,triple marked and 4 players cautioned for fouls on him, whats he supposed to do Lought?


You really want it all Lought dont cha, when Manure win ugly by the odd goal, thats the mark of champions,
when we do it, we should have beaten teams by more, even if they play 10 men behind the ball and have no
real interest in scoring unless they go behind.

There are no reserve teams in the prem, look at the recent results for all the top 6, but you just cant wait
to dig out the team and certain players you dont like.

Yet you spend unhealthy amounts of time on ex players, including Darren Bent who scores against the best teams
but 9 times out of ten the team he plays for still loses, whats the f**king point of that? same as Taraabt
who has (according to you) a fantastic game but QPR more often then not still lose.

Try getting behind the players of the team you support now and again.

I recorded the game and, as Foxtel replay it anyway, have watched it twice now. I seriously doubt the eyesight, and sanity, of anyone who claims that Defoe was a passenger in the game. He was involved in much of the work we did in their third and his movement, considering how congested it was in there, was really rather good. He put in a good shift during the match and was, for me, one of the stand out players. His excellent finish capped off a good game for me.

Gutted about Sandro, I'm not sure but it looked like it was his calf. If so then he could be out for a while. Fingers crossed it's not for too long, same for Billy although Dawson returning eases the pain there somewhat.

The FA Cup tie couldn't really come at a better time, allowing the likes of Parker, King and Lennon that extra week to recuperate and everyone else to get some well earned rest.