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10-01-2007, 07:43 PM
At White Hart Lane this evening we saw 8 goals in a thrilling encounter. Spurs were celebrating their 125th Aniversary and introduced past players before the game and showed off 5 trophies we won in the sixties under the late great Bill Nicholson. We were the first team to do the double that century in 60-61, the first british team to win a trophy in Europe in 63 beating Benfica 5-1 in the final, league cup,F.A Cup and then the 1st ever U.E.F.A Cup becoming the first british team to win 2 different European trophies.
Everyone was excited before the game and a capacity crowd were all waving flags in anticipation of a win and getting our season off and running by climbing out of the relegation zone.
Spurs started brightly and looked in control early on and scored on 20 minutes from a corner with an unmarked Berbatov nodding in. It looked set to be a good night for the Spurs but the Villa had other ideas. Within 1 minute they were level with another Paul Robinson mistake gifting them a goal. This gave Villa a lot of confidence and started to play well they soon scored another with a bit of luck as well. Tottenham looked stunned an Villa were now the better team. They then scored another goal just before half time with the keeper kicking out into the Tottenham half, Kaboul completely out of position nodded it back to Agbonlahor who was one on one with Dawson, he took it past him and scored a brilliant goal to his credit. Half time 1-3 and Tottenham looked in trouble.
Second half Spur's dodgy defending gave away a stupid free kick and Gardner scored a beauty, but again Paul Robinson was to blame just shifting left behind his wall as he struck it and was only able to get a hand to it as it rocketed into the bottom corner. Spurs were dead and buried and there seemed no way back. Spurs fans were leaving the stadium in disgust and Maarten Jol looked like a man that knew this could be his last game in charge.
I was fuming but I had to admit the Villa fans made me laugh by singing Happy Birthday to you which was funny. Spurs then started to play some football. Bale gets down the wing and crosses for Defoe and he hits the post but the ball comes out for Chimbonda to squeeze it in 2-4, too little too late. Spurs were starting to come forward with Villa sitting back. Harewood then gives a stupid penalty away with a tackle on Bent and Robbie Keane slots it in. Then with 2 minutes left in injury time Tottenham get the ball in the box and it is bouncing around before coming out to Malbranque at the edge of the area who shoots but it hits Defoe and comes out to Kaboul who hits a rocket into the top corner. The players all then run over and jump on Jol in mass scenes of celebration. Maybe they just saved his job and this could be the start of a turnaround for us. All in all a thrilling encounter and probably the right result in the end.
Everyone was excited before the game and a capacity crowd were all waving flags in anticipation of a win and getting our season off and running by climbing out of the relegation zone.
Spurs started brightly and looked in control early on and scored on 20 minutes from a corner with an unmarked Berbatov nodding in. It looked set to be a good night for the Spurs but the Villa had other ideas. Within 1 minute they were level with another Paul Robinson mistake gifting them a goal. This gave Villa a lot of confidence and started to play well they soon scored another with a bit of luck as well. Tottenham looked stunned an Villa were now the better team. They then scored another goal just before half time with the keeper kicking out into the Tottenham half, Kaboul completely out of position nodded it back to Agbonlahor who was one on one with Dawson, he took it past him and scored a brilliant goal to his credit. Half time 1-3 and Tottenham looked in trouble.
Second half Spur's dodgy defending gave away a stupid free kick and Gardner scored a beauty, but again Paul Robinson was to blame just shifting left behind his wall as he struck it and was only able to get a hand to it as it rocketed into the bottom corner. Spurs were dead and buried and there seemed no way back. Spurs fans were leaving the stadium in disgust and Maarten Jol looked like a man that knew this could be his last game in charge.
I was fuming but I had to admit the Villa fans made me laugh by singing Happy Birthday to you which was funny. Spurs then started to play some football. Bale gets down the wing and crosses for Defoe and he hits the post but the ball comes out for Chimbonda to squeeze it in 2-4, too little too late. Spurs were starting to come forward with Villa sitting back. Harewood then gives a stupid penalty away with a tackle on Bent and Robbie Keane slots it in. Then with 2 minutes left in injury time Tottenham get the ball in the box and it is bouncing around before coming out to Malbranque at the edge of the area who shoots but it hits Defoe and comes out to Kaboul who hits a rocket into the top corner. The players all then run over and jump on Jol in mass scenes of celebration. Maybe they just saved his job and this could be the start of a turnaround for us. All in all a thrilling encounter and probably the right result in the end.