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Spurs Win The Peace Cup

By ManicSpur
For THBN
Spurs 3 – 1 Lyon

Spurs win the Peace Cup in South Korea.

An amazing game in which Spurs dominated the first half from start to finish, scoring three goals with Kelly scoring from a deflected shot and Keane rapping up his brace.

Lyon played much better in the second half but could not penetrate Tottenham’s backline. The French champions were awarded a penalty and scored it late on in the second half after the referee had judged that Gardner handballed in the area.

As Spurs fans, we must really take great comfort from this thrilling display from our lads. Remember, Lyon are not only one of the best teams in Europe, but are also the current French champions.

The players that really stood out for me were the following:

Cerny. Not just a great display in today’s match, but in the other group matches in which he played. Many people say that Chelsea have the best two keepers in the land in Cech and Cudicini, but I can assure you that Cerny is better than Cudicini.

King. The lad gets better and better with each season. So strong and reliable when called upon.

Carrick. I know that many of you feel that Carrick is a waste of space, but I can assure you that without him sitting in front of the back four orchestrating every pass by breaking down the oppositions attack, there would be no Spurs as we currently know them. Make no mistake; Carrick is the player that makes the entire team tick.

Tainio. Calm, assured, positive, confident. One of the finds of the season. The lad just doesn’t stop running. His through balls are also great.

Marney. If he continues his current progress, he will be our Steven Gerrard. He still has a lot to learn, but this young lad can tackle, pass and has a thunderous shot. His dead-ball specialties aren’t bad either.

Mido. He should be our left winger. His superb crossing led to Keane’s goals today. I am sure Martin Jol will be looking to make Mido’s move permanent and with Roma bankrupt, I am sure a deal can be sorted out quickly.

Keane. Superb. I hope he signs his contract and stays for many years to come. He can work on his goal celebration though.

So there you have it. We have much to look forward to in the coming season. If we can emulate the performance of today against many teams in the Premiership, then there is no reason that we won’t be able to make the Champions League 4th spot.

The only sour note of the day was when Pedro Mendes was substituted for Marney. Mendes had come on at the start of the second half and was replaced by Marney with around 10 minutes to play. It was obvious that he didn't want to come off. When he did finally come off, he threw his shirt to the ground and walked off down the tunnel not looking too pleased.

Spurs will receive prize money of around £1.2 million plus a further £200,000 for appearances. The prize money of this tournament is greater than the League Cup prize money, which is around £1 million.

As winners, Tottenham will be invited to participate in next years Peace Cup.

Well done to the lads and the management at Spurs.

110 comments

  1. Great performance, and like daddy said in his previous article wing play was the provider of all the goals.

    good to see in the first half movement from our wingers in and out with our forwards pulling their defenders everywhere.

    starting to think we need another left back as cover for edman bunji did not look to good.
  2. spurs can easily get europe with this team. we should leave going after high profile names until next summer when we are in europe
  3. who saw the skillfull run bunjy went on?

    he was still our weak link in the 2nd half though
  4. is nobody here this is the day to praise the team and not moan
  5. somebody say something
  6. cmon where is everyone. all anyone does on this site is moan about the team. this is the chance to praise them and nobodys here
  7. well done spurs who are lyon anyway i hear they are allegedly french champos see you later lyon nice match. aresenal are scum and so are chelsea. the season promises to be one good one hopefully spurs put as much effort and commitment into the league as they have with this tournament and no reason why a high finish is not on the cards. dont bend down when wengers around
  8. played well today, still a bit rusty, but its only pre-season
  9. We are wearing a big smile on our faces. Well done to Spurs. Looking forward to the new season.

    p/s Roz are you the anti-dwarf bloke?
  10. why Jol replace Mendes, as I know, he was not on the starting 11.
  11. lyon were a bit crap really?
  12. one swallow does not a summer make!
  13. i think spurs performance overall was exceptional against the so-called french champions. At times we made them look ordinary and i think our first half performance was a glimpse of the glory days of spurs. If this can continue into the forthcoming i cant see why we dont finsh fourth. COME ON YOU SPURS!!!!!!!!
  14. I'm sure everyone does not want to get too carried away with it all... Wing play was good and Carrick actually passed ball forward !

    As for the game it was fantastic to see us play a european team, let alone beat them soundly !

    What we mustn't forget in all of this is that we're only as strong as our weakest links. Players like bunji / gardener are simply not good enough and it stood out ( as always ) against quality opposition.

    Team looked good though, can see something happening with the team and I really hope it will happen this season for everyone.
  15. What a gr8t result, hope we can carry this into the new season, still a bit iffy at the back tho !
  16. So plebs, still think we should sell KeanO?

    He may not be on form every match but today is why we love him so much.

    And yes, that was a goal he scored with his head!

    He must sign a new contract at all costs
  17. Mendes looked like he was hurt and don't forget, he's only just got back from long term injury. Think the fat dutchman was time wasting with sub as well.

    Looks like he's a gonner tho' never mind, with Tainio, Davis, Brown, Carrick, Reid, Lennon, Routledge, Marney,Ziegler etc the guys going to struggle for 1st team place and he know's it.
  18. I turned on Eurosport after 35 minutes to see us 2-0 up! I almost chocked on my Bacon sarnie!

    Keano then promptly added a 3rd and it was game over. This is a fantastic result, beating a side who just narrowly missed a Champions League semi-final last season and are French Champions is outstanding. Especially as they had a near full strength side out. Well done to Martin Jol and the boys. Pre-season is going so well I just hope we can re-create this when the real season kicks off!
  19. Must keep Keane at all costs. He's the business and everyone knows it.

    I fucking love spurs - C'mon !
  20. i wouldnt call lyon one of the best teams in europe... debatable to say the least, not even based on today, and if that is based on the CL then you have to say liverpool are the best, and the french league is shit, never the less we still played very well scored some nice goals and was unlucky to conceed, decent season ahead of us definatly, i reckon a 5th place we are looking at with a bit of luck this year, maybe a nice cup run...
  21. All this talk of new strikers and robbie being sold, we dont need to sell, we already have 4 good front players, well done spurs for winning the cup, good performance lads, well worth watching.
  22. Marney was being brought on because Mendes was off being treated for an ankle injury. But by the time the officials were getting him on Mendes was back on the pitch and was arsey for being taken off. Just a bit of confusion hopefully Mendes will realise that.
  23. I thought we already have the best strikeforce in the premiership?!
  24. Lee for left cover. In fact he's even good enough for first team.
  25. concreting their place??? could do with wide boy read to steamroller over that...
  26. So what's the 1.2m going to be spend on? Baptista fund?
  27. As said in earlier comment lets not get too carried away. Doubt we have 3rd best strike force in league with Chelsea, liverpool in the frame. We couldn't score when it counted last two games of the season ( to name but a few ) and I seem to remember it was the same strikers then ?

    Don't want to piss on anyones fireworks but wait for the new season and then we'll see what happens...
  28. We will be in the Peace Cup next year as preparation for CL qualification matches.

    Inter-galactic-Toto will be irrelevant.
  29. The strikers we have are only as good as the chances created by the midfield. We didnt have many balls coming in from the wings last season. Tainio looks to be a through ball genius. He will be very very important to us.
  30. The reason we did not score in the last two games of last season was a lack of service.

    If the forwards do not get the ball passed to their feet they will not score.
  31. Just wanted to go against the grain and praise both reid and gardners performance today. Reids passing was exceptional and although he doesnt have the pace we would all like, between him and ziegler we have a great choice for the left wing. As for Gardner, he has all the attributes needed to be one of the best centre backs in the country, but his concentration is usually lacking, however, today his partnership with king looked extremely composed and well organised.

    My main concearn for the team has to be in the full back area though. I feel Kelly and Edman are very good players, and Stalteri will obviously provide cover/competition, but short of that we may be lacking. Until Pamarot comes back we could be relying on Bunjy!
  32. Hi guys. Tell me if I am wrong, but Routledge seems to dissappear in the second half of matches.

    Has anyone else noticed it?
  33. Routledge did seem a little quiet in the second half, although the whole side did as an attacking force. Dont suppose anyone happened to notice that at time the system seemed almost like this

    Cerny
    Kelly King Gardner Edman

    Taino Carrick Reid

    Routledge Mido
    Keane
  34. Or perhaps it was under MJ's order that the wings played more defensively in the second half?
  35. You are right 3.07pm. We did play a 4-3-2-1 formation in the first half. We also played it in the 2nd half, but with a narrower tactic.
  36. Well played lads, a good attacking and defensive performance. Tainio looked very good along side Carrick, shame he picked up a knock though, hope it isn't too serious. It just shows though that even though Jol thinks TT can do the job we still need an attacking midfielder to cover him. When Mendes came on he looked sound defensively but we needed someone to collect the ball from Carrick and run with it to relieve some of the pressure off of the back line.

    All in all a very satisfying performance.

    COYS
  37. Not unlike Chelski's 4-3-3?
  38. I think we can have El Hamdaoui to cover for TT. He did a decent job as AM in the Peace Cup.
  39. Exactly the same.

    I have heard Jol say that he used the Chelsea formation while at his old club in Holland.

    He's tried it before but it hasn't worked. I think it was against WBA when he had Keane, Defoe & KanKan up front.

    The difference this time round?

    Mido.
  40. No we are not moaning at all. We are just seeking perfection. All credit to MJ and the players.
  41. Spurs Steward, we did enjoy how we played.

    If you read the first few comments, you will see that.

    We are now debating the team. This is a debate site.
  42. I say we use the 1.2million prize money to give Martin Jol a new longer contract! And at the same time lets make sure Keane can't get away any time soon.
  43. This tour has generated many new Spurs fans in the far east.

    This is a market we haven't yet breached.

    More income equals better training facilities, academy's, players, stadium, etc
  44. Talking about moaning, post winning a cup/championship.

    Liverpool won the CL. But now goal-scorer Smicer is gone. Dudek and Baros are on their way. And Traore is still not winning any popularity votes.
  45. Le Tallec???

    Don't be stupid. You must be his agent.
  46. The real market in east asia are China and Japan. real madrid and man USA are trying to win them over as we speak. The financial impact of these fans (from China especially) will be seen in 5-10 years time.
  47. no he is not le tallec's agent. HE IS LE TALLEC himself. hahaha.
  48. Johnson?! No way.

    Crouch?? You must be kidding?

    Keep the squad as it is. If we are going to add anyone, then let it be an attacking midfielder.
  49. Crouch hasnt really convinced me. He doesnt appear robust. But I can see other forwards in Liverpool increasing their chances of scoring by at least 10% compared to last season, as a result of Crouch's lay offs.
  50. posh spur say 'hi guys' mincer! well done the boys quality neva missed a mometn of whole tournament and massively impressed gonna be great season!! no routledge does not dissapear u twat!
  51. Incidentaly i would just like to remind people of the fact that we sold Peter Crouch to QPR for £60,000 around 4 years ago. Personally i would feel embarrased had we gone in for him at 6million!

    As for all the other striker talk, the simple fact is we do not need another striker. The one area where we could do with a big signing is in attacking midfield as many people are saying. Baptista would have been perfect, but if nobody is available then we have a good enough squad to challenge the top six, until the man we need becomes available. And who knows, maybe one of our existing squad will become that player....Lennon, Hammadoui even Marney...all young enough to improve. And if all else fails there is always jonnie jackson
  52. Johnson is probably too underrated on this blog. He is a simple, non-flashy striker but his positioning is top quality. At 5m he could be a good addition to Spurs, if Keano decides not to extend his contract.

    But then El and Barnard deserve their run anyway.
  53. Players like brown, bunjy need to stay, because they are our version of Phil Neville. Not good enough for first team but always there to back up and provide experienced cover when needed.
  54. Sean Davis will leave the club probably, with Fulham his most likely destination
  55. Marney was poor against ManUSA when we drew 0-1 at old trafford. He definitely needs to play more matches. A half season Norwich loan will do him good.
  56. I hope he goes also. It was always Pires & Vieira who caused us so much trouble.

    If they both go, we just have to hope that we don't meet them in the Champions League in 2006/2007 season.
  57. True....
  58. Last I heard was that he didn't want to come to England unless it was to Arsenal.

    Baptista will almost definitely move to Arsenal or will stay in Sevilla.

    He won't be joining us
  59. Have you seen him play?
  60. Were all of Spurs goals in the Peace Cup scored when Tainio was playing?
  61. Wenger is pretty confident of getting Baptista. But then I think his Spanish passport is still more important than Arsenal.
  62. well after watchin da peace cup, it looks like kanoute is going from mj point of view and benjani is in. very good aquisition. jol said 1 player and it looks like benjani who is a striker plus he can play am. £3-5m i feel.
  63. I turned on Eurosport after 35 minutes to see us 2-0 up! I almost chocked on my Bacon sarnie!

    Keano then promptly added a 3rd and it was game over. This is a fantastic result, beating a side who just narrowly missed a Champions League semi-final last season and are French Champions is outstanding. Especially as they had a near full strength side out. Well done to Martin Jol and the boys. Pre-season is going so well I just hope we can re-create this when the real season kicks off!
  64. u r all forgetting how good routledge was today...
  65. Who was adjudged to have handled the ball actually? Reports have not been consistent, between King and Gardner.
  66. Excellent performance on foreign soil, showed gooners how its done abroad against decent opposition.
    Whole squad rose to the competition and congrats all round.
    Yid4Life.
  67. You guy in britain is lucky, we can't get to see the spurs win or all the new guys in action.
    But to beat Lyon must say something of the progress so far under MJ.
    Someone suggested that the prize money should be used as a bonus for the affable MJ, I think that is not too bad an idea.
    With optimism and confidence sky high and with our bank accounts swell with money,all it take is that "dream signing" to make us real force to challenge Liverpool for the 4th spot.Honestly, apart from Gerrard, I see no reason that our squad is any less strong than theirs.In fact I think we are stronger.
  68. What's Tainio's unjury like? So far we havent scored when he's not playing.
  69. Spurs were lucky - Lyon dominated most of the match and had bad luck in front of goal.

    M.Essien
  70. Reports saying Teemu is out for at least 3 months due injury - gutted as he is the link in midfield
  71. 3 months? Where did you get that news from? Ok then bring on benjani. Tho I think El Hammie can do a good job at AM too.
  72. I saw the game on the box and though Ruddock bossed our defense well. Erik the Viking looked commanding on goal too. The link play in midfield between Samways and Howells was ok but Sedgley was outstanding on the right. Stewart and Walsh could gain a real understanding too...
  73. Well 5.35 you say something of wit and humour then apart from the usual " I love Spurs" stuff which is obvious from the fact that you are on this site in the forst place
  74. just had a text from a sad west ham fan telling me how lucky we were why cant they just worry about there own club, I would be very worried if I was them with the season looming with good old ted at 39 there best player it could be a long season
  75. WELL DONE THE BOYS!!!
    ALWAYS HAD FAITH IN REID AND MIDO, SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT SLAGGED THEM OFF ALL THE TIME IN PREVIOUS BLOG'S CHANGING THERE MIND, "WE'LL I ALAYS LIKED HIM ATTITUDE" BOLLOX, WANKERS, FUCK OFF AND LEAVE TRUE YIDS TO SUPPORT THE SPURS, FIRST TROPHY OF THE SEASON LETS GET SOME MORE WITH THE WINNING MENTALITY WE HAVE AT THE MINUTE, THOUGHT WE PLAYED SOME GOOD FOOTBALL IN THIS TOURNAMENT LETS KEEP ITUP FOR READING AND PORTO!!
  76. 5.42 - which 5.38 are you referring too? Surely you think Ted will be too old at 56 or whatever he is?
  77. scorpion singapor dun bother bout the other jerk be kewl
  78. Well back to the Spurs stuff then! Who do you think was man of the tour for us? I think Carrick came on a mile and stood out along with Cerny
  79. Just to make it clear to everyone. The real FLYING SCORPION who is a die-hard Spurs fan from Singapore uses id no. 10856930, while the fake FLUKKING SCORPION uses 10727361 and is clearly a gay gooner.
  80. lay of you guys messing with other people s nicks.brits or asians we are all spurs brothers-kamal from malaysia
  81. 6.11 I think we guessed that - you need help my son! Agree with Topyid's assessment and would add Cerny to the list
  82. Does anyone know why Reto wasn't on the trip?
  83. Sadly almost! I live in the US and thus can tell you all about the Yankees! So what happened with Reto?
  84. Please finish your orgasm amd clean up though before you respond topyid!
  85. Looks like the Scorp has gone at last!
  86. the real FLY SCORP and Kamal should meet up and organise an inter-Spurs fans footie friendly.
  87. with all the money weve got now we should go and buy lee bowyer now, box to box player who scores goals and forget hes past give him a chance and we will reap the rewards.
  88. With Bowyer its a different kind of box. He's a thug.
  89. This Benjani fella, is he any good?
  90. Thanks for the info - over here the spurs means the san antonio spurs in the nba!!
  91. to 6.16 campbell to west ham are you having a laugh they might have a chance when he is 35 and well past his best

    all the best next season feeder club you bunch of mugs
  92. to 6.16
    what would make my season

    abraomavich convicted of fraud and scumsea wound up in the high court.

    wenger put inside for being a fucking nonse.

    west ham to go straight down
  93. 7.52

    We know 1st two are spot on but unlikely. Still, one out of three not bad.

    Fucking west ham slags
  94. Hey all, too lazy to read back entire thread.. can anyone tell me why Edman made way for Bunjevcevic on 36 minutes?
    I was not able to see the game, and it would seem premature for Jol to pull him so early on (despite the score). Was Erik hurt?

    Eddie's Army
  95. 8.54

    Don't know mate. I've a feeling it wsa a slight knock and the fat dutchman wasn't taking any chances.
    Missed a cracker pal.
  96. What a fucking game! essien can go to fucking chelsea, we'll piss n him there aswell!
    At last reid is showing the same class for us as he does for ireland.

    But it keeps happening... every time carrick and mendes play in the centre together, they sit back and invite pressure onto us. loss of tainio lost our balance.
  97. Thanks 8:57. I'm bummed I had to miss it, but alas it' only pre-season. Still, always nice to see the lads play attractive football, and against a pretty darn good Lyon team featuring Essien in the middle no less! Wonder whether the Chelski boss thinks any different about him after this?

    Eddie's Army
  98. Can anyone here comment on who/which Spurs suffered injuries in this game. I believe Mendes and Tainio took knocks, perhaps Edman too? Don't like to hear that!
  99. I'm a bit surprised to read this...

    Tottenham boss Martin Jol is set to keep Anthony Gardner after a proposed move to Charlton fell through.
    Gardner came close to leaving White Hart Lane earlier this summer with Charlton expressing an interest in signing him.
    However, the move failed to materialise with reports suggesting the deal collapsed because of a failed medical.
    Jol is happy to keep Gardner at the club and insists he will not be moving anywhere.
    "He is experienced cover for Ledley King and we are pleased to have him back," said Jol.
    "He is going nowhere else."

    ... with Huddlestone, Davenport, and even Pamarot and Stalteri all able to cover Ledley alongside Dawson, I'd have bet the house that Tony G's days at the Lane were numbered.
  100. We shouldn't judge a player on one rubbish performance.

    If Chelsea want to pay £32 million for a player like Essien who is worth no more than £6 million, then they can.

    These French clubs love doing over Chelsea when it comes to transfer fee's. Look at what they did with Drogba. Hillarious.

    To Dare Is To Do said that we lose our balance when Tainio goes off. How right that comment is!

    Carrick doesn't have the option of playing the ball forward to his partner in midfield when Teemu's off. Mendes stays put and so Carrick needs passes the ball sideways.

    When TT goes off, we do look static in the centre of midfield.

    Very good observation
  101. I think Reading will be a good test for Spurs playing without TT.

    Does anyone here think that Marney can be an effective AM?
  102. No, Campbell will be begging us to take him back. He wants to do a Teddy (from man U).
  103. Spursmaderic,

    Unfort 4 me, I live in Canada, and we don't get Eurosport, so I must rely on web and the astute observations of fellow Spurs fans like you.. so thanks!
    From your description of Mendes coming off, it sounded a bit like the Robbie Keane incident from last season, but then I could understand if Pedro was pissed over taking a tough knock in pre-season, especially since he's fighting for his place in the starting lineup!
    What was Jol's reaction to PM's shirt toss?
  104. I think Tony G is good for another year with us. Dawson, Huddlestone, Davenport are all young. Like Jol said, he's a back up for King. i.e. if King's not available then he will step in to help guide the younger guys. I think Naybet is just preparing himself to be our defensive coach :P.. he's already a legend.
  105. Judas might as well join carr up north east. Like the good old days..
  106. 9:34 here... 10:19 I forgot abut Naybet! Goodness, now I'm even MORE surprised that you'd have Tony mentor our young CB's!! What will he teach them... how NOT to live up to their potential?

    ;)
  107. And how not to jump higher than shorter guys... he's got to improve on his jumping!
  108. If Reid keeps on playing like that every week then there's no reason for the fans to get on his back.
  109. I hope Bunjy wont keep his left back position. If we play against the barcodes, Dyer will skin him like he did to Toubs. And we'll all get on his back!!
  110. As I said that Reid will come good (but got absolutely slatted), I also believe that Marney will become a true Spurs great.

    He has the potential to become what Stevie Gerrard is at Liverpool.

    Go on then, I am ready for the slatting to begin.
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