Spurs reserves beat Chelsea 2-0!

[Lennon Saviour of England]

Anyone willing to throw up a couple of decent reports.

[Celery Sue]

Lol, that title sounds like the spurs reserves played chelseas first team, which they didnt they played reserves v reserves!

[Lennon Saviour of England]

Originally Posted by sexysuzzie2004

Lol, that title sounds like the spurs reserves played chelseas first team, which they didnt they played reserves v reserves!

I assumed it would be obvious to all that I was referring to a reserve game. Although with the Chelsea squad being as strong as it is, maybe a fair few stars were playing?

[Celery Sue]

Um i know bridge was playing, and jarosh!t but bridge is an exeption as he has been out for like agessssssss and jarosh!t is an exeption, as he is of course sh!t

[Lennon Saviour of England]

Originally Posted by sexysuzzie2004

Um i know bridge was playing, and jarosh!t but bridge is an exeption as he has been out for like agessssssss and jarosh!t is an exeption, as he is of course sh!t

Come on Suzzie girl, give us a report from the Chelsea sites. Before the Spurs boys turn up with theirs.

[Celery Sue]

Wayne Bridge successfully completed his first 90 minutes match action since breaking a leg in February but the England left-back’s presence could not prevent Chelsea Reserves conceding a goal in each half to Tottenham.



It was a quiet return for Bridge. He was not greatly tested defensively and made just a couple of runs forward, but it was an important step completed in his ahead-of-schedule return to fitness.



In addition to Bridge there were full games given to two midfield members of this season’s first team squad, Jiri Jarošik and Lassana Diarra, the summer signing from Le Havre.



Diarra, anchoring the midfield, proved to be the most prominent Chelsea player on the pitch with a display that included two fiercely hit left-foot shots (both blocked), a booking for dissent, and near the end, the best Chelsea pass of the game. That was a beautifully weighted ball that sent Philip Younghusband in behind the defence but the young Chelsea forward couldn’t capitalise.



Chelsea’s first opening of the game came early and fell Jarošik’s way but he blasted Morais’ low cross high over the bar. The former Czech international was also part of a sweeping move on 20 minutes, started at the back by Pettigrew and also involving Jonas Elmer in his reserve outing. Phil Younghusband was unlucky not to apply the finishing touch on the volley when Elmer crossed from the left.



Soon after, Younghusband’s tidy play following a Bridge corner set up a shooting chance for Mancienne who had advanced to just outside the area but he fired wide.



It had taken half-hour to create those three attacks, the start to the reserve season proving low on incident.



Just past the 30 minute mark Chelsea went behind. A mistake by Elmer allowed Spurs right-back Phil Ifil to run at and drift inside Pettigrew before smacking a powerful shot past Pidgeley.



Coach Mick McGiven waited five minutes into the second-half to shuffle his pack in an attempt to inject more life.



The introduction of Joe Tillen and Anthony Grant coincided with a switch to a 4-2-3-1 shape, Jarosik taking up a more advanced position behind lone striker Younghusband but clear openings failed to materialise. Finding a sharper cutting edge will be one of the early challenges for this season’s reserve squad.



As the game approached its final 20 minutes, Spurs doubled the lead with another quality strike. Barnard rolled Pettigrew, advanced and slipped a pass sideways to Jackson who thundered the ball into the bottom corner.



The closing stages saw Chelsea attempting to fight back with Jarošik and substitute James Simmonds up front. The final incident was a booking for Pettigrew for a little kick out at the scorer of the visitors’ second goal.



Chelsea:

Lenny Pidgeley; Dean Smith, Michael Mancienne, Adrian Pettigrew, Wayne Bridge; Jiri Jarošik, Lassana Diarra, Danny Hollands (c) (Anthony Grant 50); Filipe Morais (James Simmonds 71), Philip Younghusband, Jonas Elmer (Joe Tillen 50).



Tottenham:

Robert Burch; Phil Ifil, Charlie Lee, Goran Bunjevcevic, Marcel McKie; Michael Brown (Kieran McKenna 45), Jamie O'Hara, Johnnie Jackson; Aaron Lennon, Lee Barnard, Emil Hallfredsson (Charlie Daniels 69).

That good enough for you?

[robaldo]

bridge played becuase he needs games, his first 90 mins

thats about it really

[Lennon Saviour of England]

Originally Posted by sexysuzzie2004

That good enough for you?

Thanks for that. Just waiting for the Spurs lads to put up a couple now.

[Celery Sue]

I said that

[robaldo]

Originally Posted by Lennon Saviour of England

Thanks for that. Just waiting for the Spurs lads to put up a couple now.

if it's that important to u why dont u just go to the spuds website and get it yourself?

[Lennon Saviour of England]

Originally Posted by robaldo

if it's that important to u why dont u just go to the spuds website and get it yourself?

Because this is a Spurs board. And I'm sure when the Spurs lads turn up they will post em.

[mr.watford]

You only want to know if Lennon played well

[.:chromE:.]

Good result for Spurs reserves... cant think of anything more to say.

[MUMUFMUFCOK!]

You don't have to comment on every thread, pal.

Still, I'd like to throw something in...

LSOE you are sad as fook.

[hanuma]

and common as mook...