(That's not just for the description of the feed I watched the match on either, but it certainly fits)
In an off-season that saw a lot of personnel changes for Spurs (almost half of the squad is new to the club, by my reckoning), and with the continuing "Berbatov to Man U" saga, Spurs fans world wide were wondering just what exactly we were going to be treated to today at the Riverside. The answer: the same thing as last year, for the most part in today's EPL season opener.
How in the hell Spurs have possession for 65% percent of the game yet get out-shot on goal by 17 to 8 just goes to show how relatively poor the backline of Spurs are in contrast to the rest of the team. Apparently both Ledley King and Christian Bale were both not starting for who knows what reason, but such crucial absences were compounded by things such as Micheal Dawson having perhaps his worst game ever and Alan Hutton still out with injury.
Boro certainly deserved the win to be sure, and David Wheater, who got the first official goal in the 71st minute, was unlucky not to have had one in the first half,
his goal was taken away for him having tugged on Dawson's jersey, though replays certainly looked like it was the other way round.
To add insult to injury, former Spurs player Hossam Mido finished off Boro's scoring with a goal in the 86th minute, taking advantage of a fortunate rebound to seal the victory.
Spurs got some scant consolation in injury time as Boro defender Robert Huth accidentally headed a clearance past Brad Jones, but that gift certainly flatters the true nature of the match.
A home match versus Sunderland next Saturday might just be the tonic coach Junade Ramos needs (after all, I do believe that Boro has throttled Chelsea the last two years up north), so there is still a lot of time for Spurs fans to feel good about the teams chances this year. A lot, however, still depends on the Berbatov case; if the Bulgarian goes, will a somewhat fairly replacement be drafter in shortly after? (I read some of the reports in the papers and message boards, but at this point, there've been too many "conclusive" statements made by various parties that make it difficult to know just exactly who is right these days.
As always, this type of aggravation is second nature to Spurs fans, we're used to it by know, so we'll just end this with the cry of In Juande We Trust and Come On You Spurs!
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