Say it with me everyone: CONFIDENCE. That’s all what’s needed when Spurs kick off today at Blackburn.
Quality is something our boys are naturally blessed with. Unfortunately, without belief in their own and each other’s skills and abilities, they will be caught on the back foot. God knows what could come out of that, especially against the lesser opponents. Stoke and Wolves for example. The two “lesser opponents” which came to the Lane, scored one goal each and left us scratching our heads.
Blackburn have scored the majority of their points at home so they won’t just roll over for us while we play pretty footy. They’ve had 5 clean sheets where we have had only 3. Their home performances have not been as bad in comparison to their away form where they have conceded 23 out of a total 30 goals. What does this mean? Scoring on their ground will be difficult.
On a positive note, they have conceded a total of 30 goals this season, which is something I’m sure Harry will be bringing to gun-slinging Defoe’s attention with the assurance that this lot CAN be scored on. Currently, Spurs are the 3rd highest scoring team in the Premier League (thanks to everyone chipping in and having a go) and that should count for something. Right?
If the boys maintain the same level of confidence displayed against Man City, then there should not be anything to worry about. The goals will flow. Lennon will assault. The Croatians will orchestrate. Dawson will captain.
COYS!
Tags: belief, Blackburn Rovers, conceded, confidence, Man City, match preview, quality, scoring, Tottenham Hotspur
December 19, 2009 at 5:01 pm |
Agreed. Belief. We have to really start to take games by the scruff of the neck and bully teams. Which we are capable of and have done so, but rather than go out with a whimper we have to consolidate and END the game in our favour.
So, if we are 2-0 up today with 20 minutes left. We have to score a third, stick our feet on the ball and kill it off.
December 19, 2009 at 5:12 pm |
Spooky:
“Bully teams”… well said and that really is a requirement from here on out! A lot of tough matches coming up after the holidays and it’s games like today’s which will make all the difference when the points are tallied.
December 21, 2009 at 6:05 am |
Solid win. The other results in the league were encouraging as well. Liverpool continues to show they can’t be consistent enough this year to threaten the top four and Manchester United was awful against Fulham.
I didn’t see the match but it was great to see Crouch on the end of two goals. COYS!!
December 21, 2009 at 2:16 pm |
TJ: It was a convincing win to watch. There seems to be a good balance developing between defense and attack; although, we had a few scares defensively… all in all, another clean sheet and the Bassong / Dawson partnership is maturing slowly.
COYS!
December 21, 2009 at 5:07 pm |
I am so glad to see Dawson making a huge splash for us. He has stepped up in a spot we desperately needed help at.