strange things?
Either eerie silence, occasionally punctuated by half-hearted chants disparaging Arsenal, followed Rodrigo Bentancur’s violent and lengthy attack on an empty seat next to a visibly frightened Brian Gill. Time’s kick, or Anj Postkoglu’s not so – Tuesday night’s game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was an absolutely bizarre affair. But it’s always strange when a significant proportion of Spurs fans desperately want their team to lose to Manchester City, the better to deal a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal’s chances of winning the title.
Enjoy Football Daily as we follow the biblical analogy perfectly. Despite what some sniffy critics would have you believe, it doesn’t matter if your own mediocre flea-bitten cow succumbs to some horrible rinderpest, as long as you’re sure it infected someone stronger. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Yes, as worldviews go, it’s petty, vindictive, and small-time, but the important thing to remember is that it’s also completely reasonable. In an ideal world Tottenham fans would follow a club so successful that nothing Arsenal does would give them a second thought, but they don’t and this is where they find themselves, delighted. Celebrating their club’s bit parts wildly at any setback suffered by their fiercest rivals. It doesn’t matter.
Needless to say, there has been some pearl-clutching and sanctimonious clucking from some quarters about various Tottenham fans taking full advantage of themselves by celebrating Manchester City’s second goal by “Poznan” nights, most of which seem to come from pundits, pundits or journalists who have almost certainly not had to pay for a matchday ticket, pie or pint in 25 or 30 years, and have probably grown out of contact with the trivial, harmless of tribalism, and it’s this tribalism that often makes being a fan so enjoyable. It’s important to remember that this is just football and nothing particularly terrible will actually happen if Arsenal don’t win the title. Hopefully, though, the podium as Manchester City lift their fourth consecutive Premier League trophy doesn’t collapse as 115 giant statues shout throughout the ceremony, frustrated at being ignored.
While many Spurs fans were delighted to see their team beaten, their manager made little or no effort to contain his anger after the game. In a press conference more vitriolic than Gympie-Australia, Big Anji railed against what he saw as the betrayal of Tottenham Hotspur traitors, going into a tirade of pure rhetoric about unfairness that was a bit It was ambiguous and suggested to those on the inside, as well as on the outside, that the club might want his players to fail. “I think the last 48 hours have shown that the foundations of the club are quite fragile – outside the club, inside the club… everywhere,” he said. “I already know what I want to do, I just need to make some adjustments to how.” When asked to clarify his remarks, he refused to do so and invited reporters to draw their own conclusions, man. As long as he doesn’t go into detail, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that recent history tells us that Tottenham managers who criticize the club or its fans while repeatedly losing football matches tend not to last long.
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All eyes will be on Tottenham Hotspur again tonight with Sarah Lendl taking on Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea in the WSL live at 7:15pm, while Michael Butler is expected to Get the latest on any leaks from the Old Trafford roof during coverage of Manchester United 1-2 Newcastle 8pm.
Quote of the day
“It was our dream to be here when our season started. Play [in the Big Cup] ‘The best league after the Premier League’ – Unai Emery is excited to end Aston Villa’s 40-year wait to return to Europe’s top flight as he brings ‘The Best League in the World™’ unnecessary push.
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Raising kids can be hard, kids are exposed to social media, drugs, and bad music…but that being said, the hardest conversation I had with my son happened today when I had to explain that sometimes good people have to do bad things , supporting Tottenham Hotspur. He had been less disappointed since the day I told him that the player he had been calling San Canoli was actually named Santi Cazorla. .
Sadly I can’t take credit for Marc O’Reachtaire’s brilliant nickname on Twixer but for those who aren’t on social media it’s a shame “Man City have won four in a row A league title is a serious achievement and it’s fair to say that, along with Lance Armstrong, he won seven Tour titles” – Noble Francis.
Like millions of others, I’m starting to find the dominance of a single team in the Premier League really irksome. Surely it’s time to start talking about handicap systems to make things more competitive? First of all, I suggest that next season the champion team will be deducted 12 points, the runner-up will be deducted 6 points, and the third place team will be deducted 3 points. Whoever still wins on a handicap should have three more points added to their penalty next season. Eventually, maybe someone else will see it” – Rick Gale.
Manchester City’s inevitable penultimate charge towards the title at Tottenham was a sobering reminder that when you give the creative Alf Inge free reign to be stronger What happens when a form is copied.
The ongoing leaks and floods at Old Trafford certainly stem from Alex Ferguson’s departure in 2013 – since then eight successive major depth coaches have confirmed that “after Moyes, the floods will come” The inevitable result” – Adrian Owen.
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