Player ratings against Sheriff ( with reasons )

Friedel - 7 didn't do much wrong, couldn't have saved the goal

Walker - 9 played well, defence and attack 

Kaboul - 7 pretty average 

Vertonghen - 7 again pretty average wasn't on the top of his game

Naughton - 7 Not a fan of Naughton but he played ok 

Lamela - 10 Played a blinder, won penalty and scored a goal

Eriksen - 6 wasn't up to usual standards 

Sigurdsson - 6 didn't really get into the game properly

Holtby N/A didn't play much

Capoue - 8.5 played very well on his return, solid

Lennon - 5.5 - Didn't do much at all

Defoe - 7 - didn't get into the game, scored penalty

Kane N/A didn't play much

Spurs vs Fc Sheriff - Match review

Kick off

2 Lamela good attack but tackled

4 Lamela goes down but is ok

6 We have had possession of the game so far

6 Dembele running on and hits a great shot but sent out for a corner

9 Chance Capoue 1-2 with Lamela and Capoues shot was hit hard but wide

16 Naughton very long range shot high wide and ugly

18 Free kick edge of the box (side) foul on Lamela - headed away

19 Penalty shout ! Lamela went down but made the mistake of trying to stay up

Lamela playing very well I can see him scoring today

24 Isa chance hits the post after a block from Kaboul - corner 

26 Ricardinho chance, edge of the box just wide

5 minutes of sloppy play from Tottenham

28 Spurs should have scored on the attack but Lamela's shot was well blocked by Sheriff

28 Lamela shot earns corner

34 Capue and Lamela both having a blinder

44 Spurs have been keeping possession but have can not make the most of our chance 

45 Should have scored - great cross from Lamela to Defoe but he can't get a touch

45 +1 Ricardinho away but Kaboul makes a great tackle to prevent the shot 

Half time

51 Yellow card Eriksen for pulling a sheriff players arm

53 Luvannor edge of the box shot - Friedel catches 

55 Eriksen dribbles forward takes a great shot from range - good save keeper - corner

57 SUB - Paulinho on for Capoue

58 Friedel punches corner away

59 GOAL 1-0 Lamela well deserved goal for Lamela falls to him and he puts it low in to the near post ! I was right !

65 Penalty! Spectacular play from Lamela astonishing dribbling and gets taken down - Defoe steps up

66 GOAL 2-0 Defoe top corner left 

69 SUB Kane for Sigurdsson

71 GOAL 2-1 Friedel saves Isa first shot but can't get up for shot number 2

77 Chance ! Ball fell for Paulinho and he tries the acrobatic ! Just over

80 SUB Our last change - Holtby for Eriksen

85 Defoe through but offside

88 Chance Kane hit low, saved Holtby gets rebound but not good enough - corner 

3 minutes extra time

Full time 

Spurs ahead of kick off !

Etienne Capoue returns to the Tottenham Hotspur line-up in the Europa League today after returning from injury.
The French midfielder, who joined the club in the summer, sprained his ankle in the defeat to Arsenal at the beginning of September and returns to the team for the visit of FC Sheriff in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Under-fire club record signing Erik Lamela is also included as is striker Jermain Defoe. Goalkeeper Brad Friedel is also in the starting line-up as number one stopper Hugo Lloris recovers from the much publicised head injury he picked up in last Sunday’s draw at Everton.
On Jan Vertonghen and Kyle Walker are survivors from that game as boss Andre Villas-Boas looks to rotate his squad ahead of the Premier League game against Newcastle at the weekend.


Spurs starting XI: Friedel, Naughton, Walker, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Dembele, Capoue, Eriksson, Lamela, Sigurdsson, Defoe

Spurs news today 04/11/13

Quotes

Here are some quotes from headway charity regarding the Hugo Lloris concussion incident in the goal less draw with Everton yesterday.

"By continuing to play, the player may have caused greater damage to his brain.
"He should have been removed from the game immediately and taken to hospital for thorough tests and observation

What happened you may ask?

Hugo Lloris was injured in a collision with Romelu Lukaku that left him prone and apparently unconscious.
With his team-mates clearly disturbed, Tottenham’s medical staff rushed to the goalkeeper and decided that he was not fit to continue.
After receiving nine minutes of treatment, however, Lloris defied club doctor Shabaaz Mughal and captain Michael Dawson, both of whom pleaded with him to leave the field, and stayed on.
The French international was praised after the game by manager Andre Villas-Boas for his attitude, but the decision was described as "irresponsible" by brain injury charity Headway.
A spokesman for the charity said: "We are hugely concerned that a professional football club should take such an irresponsible and cavalier attitude to a player's health.

Jan Vertonghen

Jan Vertonghen expresses his desire to play at centre-back instead of left-back and that he feels like a stopgap.

Arsenal to join us in the race to sign Alexandre Pato.

Everton vs Spurs - Match report 3/11/13

Kick off!

Everton start with possession but our early pressure makes them send the ball out 

2mins great long range effort from Sandro forces Tim Howard to put it out for a corner 

3mins another corner won

4mins Townsend long range shot well wide

5mins Vertonghen through cut back couldn't be met by Soldado

6mins Lennon crosses Soldado header wide

11mins great attack nothing from it, Townsend had his shot blocked

13mins more pressure Townsend shot goes out for a corner

15mins Spurs 55% possession

16mins free-kick edge of the box

18mins Walker drove hard a Tim Howard who parrys, Townsend won corner

20mins Vertonghen causing havoc in attack 

22mins Vertonghen pulled down in the box by Coleman but no penalty!

24mins good break, Soldado chips to paulinho but it gets intercepted, corner

24mins Holtby hits at Howard after corner is cleared

26mins Good skills from Holtby in the patient build-up

27mins Osman shot outside of the box was over

31mins Everton win their first corner

37mins Townsend right foot shoot caught by Howard

44mins Vertonghen shot blocked, Soldado  shot well over

Half time - should be winning

45mins Holtby shot blocked 

53mins Corner cleared by paulinho

54mins Pienaar shot from inside the box blocked

56mins Vertonghen into Paulinho who turns but can't get a shot away - Distin receives  treatment but gets up and runs it off

60mins SUB Dembele on Sandro off

62mins SUB Delofeu on Mirallas off

             SUB Barkley on Osman off

64mins Barkley shot over

65mins huge penalty shout for Everton, bad foul from Vertonghen.

Certain penalty

68mins SUB Sigurdsson on Lennon off

69mins Everton win corner

71mins Good Everton pressure

71mins McCarthy cross for Lukaku, well done Dawson getting in front

75mins Sigurdsson shot needed to be saved by Howard

77mins Lukaku collides with Lloris

79mins Sub Friedel on for Lloris who is extremely dizzy looked to happen but Lloris bravely runs back onto the field - the doctor disagrees 

85mins SUB Jelavic on for Lukaku

            SUB Eriksen on for Holtby

87mins Delofeu 1on1, great save Lloris

9minutes added on

90mins + 3 Eriksen corner across box, touches nobody

90mins + 3 Eriksen half volley edge of the box gets blocked

90mins + 4 Sigurdsson shot dragged wide 

90mins + 6 Townsend shot caught by Howard

Finishes 0-0