Closed Spurs vs Chelsea

[Ollie 4,400]

Glad there's a break before then tbh, we can now relax for a couple of weeks, sitting on top of the league and pretty relaxed.

[Jase 43,479]

Just only realized that Spurs have won their last 4 league games after losing 1 and drawing 2 of the first three...

[Blu4Lyf 46]

Because you're winning an opportunity to get a set piece. How is a corner different from a free kick? And the free kick thing is very problematic. If you get fouled and then the set piece is a beautiful pass that gets headed in, you no longer get the assist but if the set piece results directly in a goal, you do even though you actually did nothing different. It just gets ridiculous.

How is that ridiculous? If Hazard misses his goal yesterday off the post, and Torres is there to put it back in, Mata would not get the assist. Same thing for the free kick. You're setting the free kick taker up for a goal. If someone scores on the header from the set piece, the person who won the kick did not assist him. If you win the corner for your team, you're not the last person to touch the ball. Just like the header free kick, you become the 3rd player in the process. If you're the last person to touch the ball before someone scores in the opponents half of the field, generally you're getting the assist. If you're not, no assist. I'm not sure how that's muddled or ridiculous.

[DDA 9,570]

A must win game.. I don't think I could bare the smug look on AVB's face if he were to win.

[Milan 17,835]

12 days 19 hours...oh bloody hell here we are again. Please no injuries in the break!

[Stingray 9,441]

12 days 19 hours

Ugh ... indeed.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,738]

Robbing Fulham of Dempsey and Dembele seems to have changed their fortunes. I am somewhat nervous of this match.

[Jase 43,479]

It's against AVB, he'll find the legs trust me.

Easy to say that. It's one thing to have the desire and determination, it's another to be able to do it especially when Lampard is nowhere near as dynamic and mobile as he was 2-3 years ago.

[Milan 17,835]

Just realized the game is played 2 days before my birthday. So I expect a perfect present from the boys!

[mediator 2,026]

Premier League official site says that Eden has 7 assists http://www.premierle...tml/eden-hazard

and Cazorla has 3 http://www.premierle...l/santi-cazorla

Yeah and it says that Eden has only 1 goal... untrue

[RamiCFC9 258]

Can't wait for the game.And fuk avb the little cunt.

[Kez 2,727]

Lamps to get the winner and celebrate in AVB's face? :eyebrows:

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

How is that ridiculous? If Hazard misses his goal yesterday off the post, and Torres is there to put it back in, Mata would not get the assist. Same thing for the free kick. You're setting the free kick taker up for a goal. If someone scores on the header from the set piece, the person who won the kick did not assist him. If you win the corner for your team, you're not the last person to touch the ball. Just like the header free kick, you become the 3rd player in the process. If you're the last person to touch the ball before someone scores in the opponents half of the field, generally you're getting the assist. If you're not, no assist. I'm not sure how that's muddled or ridiculous.

It's muddled because the line.as to what counts as an assist can be put anywhere. Is a shot that leads to a handball and then a penalty an assist? How about a player who wins a corner by taking a stupid shot from 50 yards out that deflects off someone and then the corner-taker scores directly from the corner? An assist? Why isn't a shot that deflects off a defender an assist? That directly lead to that goal. How about if it bounces off your head and straight to your teammate who scores? Is that an assist? The goal wouldn't have happened without you. An assist to me is a deliberate pass that leads directly to a goal. That way, the statistic about someone who is passing to set up goals/about someone who is creating, not someone who gets fouled or someone who happens to deflect a ball. I admit I might be biased because that's how assists are measured in basketball and hockey (except hockey gives two assists).

[Pizy 17,860]

This is what I'm worried about:

[Term-X 7,891]

This has Lampard's name written all over it.

I don't like the 12 day wait though, as we're coming off a good run of games.

[Tomo 21,681]

The AVB angle will motivate the players who were here last season and RDM. Only AVB can match the determination in that camp in that sense.

[bluesman2610 1,226]

This is what I'm worried about:

That right there is unbelievable and he gets more penalty calls cause of those antics and when we are legitimately fouled in the box no whistle

[Muzchap 8,966]

Should be banned for that - cunt!!! Grrrrr