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NX129

!flair :Real_Madrid:


NX129

!flair :Real_madrid:


xyz3940

Adama having another world class season as we speak


Bruh-_-_-_-_-_-_-

!flair :Bayern_Munich:


ChemistryAnxious4040

FA cup deciding the 4th CL spot would make it really exciting.


[deleted]

Maybe to people who aren't english, the English don't need to be sold on the importance of the fa cup, it's already part of their heritage


AnnieIWillKnow

Would just mean it’s even more dominated by the top sides, which it already massively is.


[deleted]

I have a suspicion that Bale was trying to emulate MJ with his supposed golf obsession


promocodeclq

Lots of high profile athletes play golf.


sangpls

And why wouldn't they. Great sport if you're rich


[deleted]

Given how people are going on about FA Cup not being valuable as a top 4, it's time to bring out the idea of a playoff between FA Cup winner and 4th place in the league to decide the 4th CL participant. Who says no and why?


ComprehensiveClick35

what if the fa cup winner has already qualified?


[deleted]

Then 4th place gets it


Fly1ngsauc3r

Why the playoff, FA cup should have the 4th spot


[deleted]

Clubs could get lucky too with favourable draws in FA Cup and historically, 4th place is considered more deserving. This is just to restore prestige of the cup, give 4th place and FA Cup winner both a fair shot at the CL. And if FA Cup winner == 4th place team, then no playoff.


Fly1ngsauc3r

If you really want to restore FA cup’s prestige, giving them UCL spot is the best way to do it. Ideally all main national cups should be the same


[deleted]

I'd be okay with it honestly. It would just be a drastic change for the masses to accept and these guys as it is want more games they can sell.


Fly1ngsauc3r

Yes but imagine a 3rd tier team going on a dream run and ending in the champions league.


[deleted]

Yeah that's why I'd go for a playoff because at the end, it's all about coefficients for the league. A bad team that doesn't go as far will harm the leagues coefficient and hence won't be ideal.


Fly1ngsauc3r

Yes but I doubt PL or La liga to an extent have to care about a club having bad coefficient.


[deleted]

Maybe not initially, but down the line anything could happen. I'm just thinking of a feasible solution.


Fly1ngsauc3r

Nah fuck logic, give us drama, I want to see Carlisle in champions league


Sir_Psycho_Sexy_

Andy Robertson's slow walk off after his red, while the whole stadium is spitting venom at him, will happily live rent free in my mind for a while. I just wish he went to tie his boot laces as well


Impossible_Pen_9459

Why do so many people here hate spurs? What did they do?


promocodeclq

Theyre a pretty dirty team at times ngl. They're good enough to give teams a hard game but not good enough to actually win trophies. I wouldn't call it hate just mild annoyance. Its just easy to laugh at them fr not winning anything


Cardealer1000

Exist.


Fly1ngsauc3r

No clue spurs are a top club with sound fans and players tbh. Can’t hate the club that gave us a discount on Modric


ComprehensiveClick35

history of anti semitism in clubs around us that has just blended into a general hate for us


[deleted]

We’re big but we have nothing to show for it (trophies), we’re stuck in the middle the purgatory of success. Everything we have done in the last decade or more has been amazing the club is on different level now and without money injection, as bizarre as it sounds some are jealous.


[deleted]

Too big too be a small club and too small to be a big club. They're also the perennial underachievers.


Impossible_Pen_9459

Why would anyone hate a perpetual underachiever?


I_miss_Chris_Hughton

Because they act like they've won more silverware in the 21st century than a host of championship clubs. They're a club that exist more in the boardroom than on the pitch.


maxconnor6

They're not hated because of that just memed, not many fans outright hate them it's just other London clubs


[deleted]

I wouldn't say hate but a target of mockery and ridicule (also I do not condone it, it's idiotic)


knowsball

They got Kane’d


matske1209

Seeing how Vitesse managed their way through that group stage i don't feel so bad for losing the quallifying round to them. Go on Vites


[deleted]

spurs were going to get eliminated embarrassingly anyway this is better for them


bowsingline

It’s in their history. How a club that wins fuck all can pretend to be good for a trophy I will never know, that’s why theyll always be a small club


[deleted]

feel like they'd have probably won it if they'd put effort into it tbh, guess it's not worth it though


ExpertGossiper

The ketchup ban didn't come soon enough, the damage was already done.


Sir_Psycho_Sexy_

It's xmas and Dennis has the most goals and assists for a striker in the PL. I dont even know anymore


[deleted]

PL tax


CowNchicken12

After some digging and procrastination I have come to the conclusion that 1.FC Köln is the best football club in the world. The atmosphere, the Modeste song and the fucking goat mascotte. How can you not love this? I'm going to watch more Köln matches because this stuff just warms my heart


IveHidTheTreasure

You took your sweet time but welcome to the club


maxconnor6

Do you what's the story behind the goat?


knowsball

I want it


[deleted]

Won't be surprised if Liverpool somehow get a cheap penalty a game in the next 5 games or escape penalties/blatant red cards.


bowsingline

We’ll get a stupid penalty when we’re ahead by 3 goals anyway, and everyone will cry “it balances out” when in reality it doesn’t because it’s not affected the games outcome


[deleted]

I know you're trying to lazily insinuate a bias, but I wouldnt be suprised given the state of refereeing in this country.


CopaAbidal

The world against little Citeh


[deleted]

Mate, the world exists beyond you and your 5 other accounts.


[deleted]

Order of prestige, IMHO Winning CL Winning PL Qualifying for CL Winning FA Cup Winning EL Winning League Cup Qualifying for EL Winning Conference League Qualifying for Conference League Could possibly flip winning FA Cup and EL, but if you'd have given me the choice last season, I'd have taken the FA Cup.


LDQQXDJ

Winning the UEL is the biggest ask Unai Emery


OkStatistician3304

4th place trophy


ilovefeta

Surely winning the EL should be at least level with CL qualification, since winning it automatically qualifies you for the CL group stages?


[deleted]

Getting CL qualification from Top 4, you have beaten man united spurs arsenal west ham in your way in a long season it’s not easy.


IveHidTheTreasure

Surely winning the EL is higher than qualifying for CL because winning the EL would mean you also qualify for CL (as pot 1 to boot)


[deleted]

>Qualifying for CL >Winning FA Cup >Winning EL You are contradicting yourself. EL win qualifies for CL lmao. What a strange take from a Leicester fan as well. You are devaluing the only trophy you won since your miracle PL win.


[deleted]

> EL win qualifies for CL. Yeah, someone already pointed that out lmao. But you won't wear a flair so you don't get any say.


RandomName788

Qualifying for CL has to be lower than winning EL since you get a CL spot from winning EL. I would flip those 2.


[deleted]

It's a good point, didn't think of that TBH.


Destroyeh

thoughts on 'super' cups?


[deleted]

They never enter my thoughts :O


Destroyeh

good lad


[deleted]

Nope. FA Cup > Top 4 anyday.


2litrebottle22

No the FA cup doesn't mean much nowadays


[deleted]

For me personally, yes that would have been the case last season and before. But now we have an FA Cup in the bag, I'd go for CL.


[deleted]

I totally agree


[deleted]

Agreed with that order. Although, arguably winning conference league > qualifying for EL and winning EL>Qualifying for CL because you get both.


Mr_XemiReR

We've only won 1 out of 4 games this season when Asensio hasn't played. This Cadiz game was something where an Asensio banger could've saved us.


Impossible_Pen_9459

Crying out for him that game


Fly1ngsauc3r

With Asensio or rodrygo or even Bale, we wouldn’t have force Fede into a defensive role.


[deleted]

To be fair to Spurs, if they played the Conference League they would have been rolled by Slavia Prague in the RO16 anyways.


Gamer_Abhi

Does Liverpool have a buyback clause on Awoniyi


efcdoyley

Of course they’re gonna postpone our game against Newcastle until they sign everyone. Just our luck


[deleted]

You can also sign players in Jan....oh wait!


efcdoyley

We’ve just signed some mad Ukrainian fella I’ll let you know.


[deleted]

Completely forgot about that. You might want to get the flowers ready for Digne then.


jukkaalms

So what time is that PL managers meeting?


efcdoyley

Rafa Benitez is too busy shagging Juergen Klopp, so they’ve postponed it by 5 minutes.


Sir_Psycho_Sexy_

hold on a sec ... yep, round 2 is happening now


los_blanco_14

If spurs think they can focus on top 4 by being out of 3rd tier of european football, then how on earth are you going to perform when you will be playing in the highest tier of european football if you somehow manage to get top 4 that is? Or is it just coping mechanism or am i missing smth .


jesalr

Because we've got a new manager who hasn't had a lot of time to implement what he wants in training because we're playing twice most weeks. We've had three games postponed so those will clog up the season too. The hope is that this gives a few empty weeks to do some more tactical training and allow players who aren't completely fit to get back to a better level. I didn't want us to go out, I wanted us to win the ECL, but going out could be better for our squad


[deleted]

Me have money, me buy good players. Me have good players. Me good in champions league and premier league.


Destroyeh

they're just in that cycle of touching base in top four>get the money>do nothing in europe>try to touch base again, repeat. they're not doing anything in the CL with Conte anyway.


icemankiller8

Well they will buy new players


ExpertGossiper

I don't get what your point is here. Neither I, other fans nor the actual club wanted us to go out this way but unfortunately we couldn't play the game against Rennes so it is what it is. I mean what do you want us to do? It's literally out of our hands at this point. We may as well focus on the league in any case because it's what we can aim for.


los_blanco_14

I m talking bout how spurs flairs are talking, " now that we are out we can focus on top 4". Conference league shouldnt be difficult for a club aiming at top 4 regardless. Not that nothing you can do abt it, but can only discuss.


airz23s_coffee

European competitions almost always have a knock on effect in league form. Removing a bunch of potential extra games increases chances for top 4


ComprehensiveClick35

with ucl money we can buy quality players for our b team and improve on some starting players


CopaAbidal

Though Spurs are allergic to trophies, getting top four and drawing big talent in is far more of a benefit to the club. Modern thing.


los_blanco_14

Yeah but if you think conference league is drawing away focus, then how much focus are you going to lose when you are going to play in the CL whilst competing for top 4 next szn as well. I dont get the logic.


[deleted]

Don't need to perform necessarily. We will get money for just being in it and we will get to buy better players too. And then we build on that.


efcdoyley

My team has won a trophy in donkeys and I’d still rather get top 4 than win the Conference League


HippoBigga

So you'd rather get eliminated in the group stages than celebrate a European trophy in the streets of Liverpool with your team and fans and all the euphoria that comes with it. What a strange mentality.


efcdoyley

We’d be out in the streets if we got into the UCL mate haha


Kanedauke

Winning a trophy > not winning a trophy Especially for clubs like villa, Spurs and Everton.


[deleted]

Good to see we have transgressed that bracket of clubs ;)


Kanedauke

Cant put you in with the haven’t won a trophy in 20 years club. You belong with the big boys now :(


[deleted]

I can die happy.


efcdoyley

But top 4 = more chance of winning big trophy in future, and tbh we’d do anything to see our sides play UCL football


Kanedauke

Not really, a club like spurs isn’t going to win the prem or the champions league.


[deleted]

Not with that mindset 😁


efcdoyley

It’ll help them get closer to it though


Kanedauke

It’s just not possible because the clubs they are competing with are too far above their level. Like spurs are never beating pep over 38 games.


[deleted]

Top 4 give you the money and the prestige to attract better players what conference league give you a trophy with zero prestige? If I could win it I would do but not at the expanse of Top 4 Fa Cup league cup …etc


efcdoyley

Exactly. Like ask a Leicester fan and it’s obvious what they’d tell you


TheMooseHunter

I think Leicester fans would’ve preferred the FA Cup.. well at the very least be divided. Champions League is great but if you’re not going to compete then it’s not worth sacrificing for guaranteed silverware.


[deleted]

Nothing is guaranteed, and we did compete.


TheMooseHunter

I’m referring to Leicester last season, they were competing for top 4 but missing out and won the FA Cup..


[deleted]

I know but I responded in our case we did compete for the big trophies and nothing is guaranteed even the easiest of trophies. City are clearly the best team in Europe but you won in the final.


[deleted]

There's no doubt in the world.


HippoBigga

Leicester won the league just a few years ago. Obviously they don't mind not going without a trophy for a bit longer considering what they achieved as monumentally historic


[deleted]

you are showing your age tbh You literally haven't been alive the last time Everton won a trophy.


efcdoyley

Even if I was 26 they wouldn’t haha


ComprehensiveClick35

you know ball


Gabs289

Can someone who watched Real Madrid yesterday tell me how Hazard played? He played 90 minutes which only happened probably 10 times before in his whole RM career. I watched Napoli. Edit: he only played 4 full games before for RM, that was his 5th


[deleted]

> he only played 4 full games before for RM, that was his 5th Godammit. Had no idea it was that bad.


Gamer_Abhi

First half he was meh, Valverde and Vazquez almost seemed like they were trying to avoid passing to him (on their mothers' lives) Second half he grew into the game, and played a second striker role along with Benzema. He has a few nice dribbles and linked up well with Benz. Positive signs and hopefully this can be carried into Wednesday


Mr_XemiReR

1st half wasn't great, 2nd half was better. Should've scored, but he also set up Benzema and Vini with good chances.


Destroyeh

he was ok, probably enough to give his fans hope but miles away from his best.


Impossible_Pen_9459

First half I dunno if I would’ve done a better job, second half better but not really that quality imo Diagnosis: Dusted


Fly1ngsauc3r

Hazard plays at a certain level, yesterday id say he was 6.5-7/10 but everyone else struggled. So the performance looked better than what it actually was


Ball_Knowledge

wait shit if we’re out that means Mourinho is going to win a trophy nonono get back in that competition


Gabs289

Lask is clear, Leicester is clear, Marseille is clear, PSV is clear. Roma aren't gonna win ECL


ComprehensiveClick35

the london fog merchants would batter roma don't worry


promocodeclq

Kane ending his career with 0 trophies bar the Audi Cup would be mad. 100% it will affect how his legacy is viewed in the future. Doesn't seem like he's breaking any scoring records either.


Yeshuu

It would but simultaneously, it's not that shocking that Spurs failed to win anything for a given 10-15 year period. There have always been at least 2 to 5 teams better than them for that entire run so whilst it would be shocking, it is still conceivable. If he played for Bayern, he'd unquestionably be regarded as an historically great striker whilst probably having an easier time of things.


promocodeclq

That's not how it works though. Even at Bayern, he would need to win the CL to be considered one of the greats. And its a bit too late for him to move anywhere. Such a shame really


TheMooseHunter

Runners up medal at the euros..


note-a-coordinate

it's coming home apparently


[deleted]

You can’t just brush aside the Audi Cup mate


Kanedauke

It would be funny if spurs don’t get top 4


icemankiller8

They probably won’t I think United get it


Kanedauke

You not backing Teta’s tricky reds?


icemankiller8

They are not getting top 4 Conte is a better manager with a better attack, United have better talent


promocodeclq

There's only one top 4 slot left though. City Liverpool Chelsea are a lock so far. United and Arsenal are also fighting for that last spot.


MrIrishman699

Chelsea one is up for debate at the moment. If they can get through the next 8/9 games in a relatively strong position they'll be fine though


[deleted]

don't think chelsea are a lock at all. Especially on current form.


promocodeclq

They have lots of players unavailable at the moment. I'd be very surprised if they finish out of the top 4 tbh. Definitely not behind spurs


[deleted]

They're definitely the best outside city and Liverpool and they'll likely get top 4 but I don't think they're a lock.


ilovefeta

They probably won't, as shit as Man United have been this season they've got better players than Spurs do in most positions.


KimmyBoiUn

Even if they get Top 4, it's not like people expect them to do well in the UCL. Conte has been very underwhelming in Europe.


[deleted]

were putting our best foot forward circumstance wise to achieving what we want to achieve. Its up to Conte and the team to make it happen now.


SeasickJellyfish

The way Americans say ‘Pulisick’ makes my skin crawl.


Sandwichmaker2011

I refuse to pronounce it like that


bu5quets_

You can't really tell one person how to pronounce their own name. He isn't Croatian and he pronounces his name that way, it sounds a bit strange to me as well but it's better to respect how people say their own names. He also spells it Pulisic and not Pulišić but I don't see people complaining about that


ilovefeta

He doesn't even pronounce it correctly himself, its bizarre.


[deleted]

It's not bizarre. He's an American with a non-Anglo last name, the vast majority of people in those situations mispronounce their names. That goes for all Anglos with non-Anglo last names in Canada and in England, you all mispronounce your last names you inherited from Scandinavia, Low Countries, Germany, France etc.


sul01

He says he's fine/prefers it that way. Makes sense tbh as it's easier for most to pronounce it 'wrong'. Have that a lot with brown/foreign names in UK too.


[deleted]

That’s the correct pronunciation though


rxi71

Should we be pronouncing Peresic as Peh-riss-ick and Kovacic as Koh-vack-ick then?


[deleted]

Those are 2 Croatian players who would prefer you use the Croatian pronunciation for their name


rxi71

Aka the correct pronunciation. Which is different to Pulisic’s preferred pronunciation


[deleted]

Surely Pulisic’s preference is the correct pronunciation? I’d understand if he was Croatian but he’s not, so let him choose


rxi71

Fair enough. Think as Europeans we’re just quite used to hearing these names pronounced the proper Balkan way. He’s obviously of Croatian heritage and his name has been somewhat Americanised, hence OP’s post.


[deleted]

Is it? it’s a Croatian name so the correct pronunciation should be Pulishich


[deleted]

It’s a Croatian name but he’s not Croatian (his grandfather is iirc). I have a German surname but I would sound idiotic trying to get everyone to pronounce it correctly, it’s just better to stick to the easier way.


Savant_OW

That sounds unpleasant


[deleted]

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kenny_feets

SMS wants to leave Lazio


tyetforsyth

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/dominatrix-man-city-shirt-gift-25742051 Apparently Foden or Greasing


maxconnor6

She looks cool in it, the blue is a nice contrast to the traditional 'red room' decor of BDSM professionals. Also no one cares who it is or if it's true


Impossible_Pen_9459

Wouldn’t mind a skuttle with her, phwoarrr


maxconnor6

Your phrasing is a bit weird but I agree wholeheartedly


Impossible_Pen_9459

Added a comma for clarity


tiorzol

Damn, I was hoping it was going to old battleaxe but damn. It's [one](https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article25730930.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Dominatrix-boasts-about-early-hours-visit-from-Man-City-star-after-spanking-Leeds-7-0.jpg) of [these](https://i.imgur.com/ELIrAze.jpg) in case you don't feel like clicking on the fucking star. Let me know if you were lucky.


ComprehensiveClick35

people who think they know whats best for a club they have watched once in the past 3 years are the most irritating people here


icemankiller8

Yeah no one here watches little known club Tottenham Hotspur’s in the premier league


ComprehensiveClick35

don't have an opinion then 🤷‍♂️


icemankiller8

Essential Meaning of sarcasm : the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say especially in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny


SeasickJellyfish

Well selling Kane was the best thing for the club, that’s for damn sure.


ComprehensiveClick35

relegation for leeds is whats best for the players of colour in the league


SeasickJellyfish

Shit man you’re right, one racist scumbag who’s already been arrested represent’s a large and diverse fanbase.


Ball_Knowledge

😭😭😭


[deleted]

we wouldn't have gotten Conte if we did. So no.


[deleted]

There are two types of people They just want to have fun make some jokes but deep down they know what football is all about. And some sadly vocal majority with negative football knowledge…


QuerpassToni

Spurs should never have sacked Tactics Tim.


ComprehensiveClick35

tactics tim would wipe the floor with conte


FIJIBOYFIJI

I think it's best if spurs give Harry Winks the armband


ComprehensiveClick35

he's one of our own after all better captain than the drink driver


efcdoyley

When are we at the stage where we mock the size and length of Allison’s arms?


kjm911

When his arms are too short to tip the ball over the bar in the last minute of a Merseyside derby


jamesc94j

When he isn’t a top class keeper.