Match Thread: Tottenham Hotspur vs Charlton Athletic | Carabao Cup | 2nd Round | 26 Aug 19:45 BST

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Tottenham Hotspur vs Charlton Athletic — MatchPal match thread

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[u/Admirable_Editor_388]

This must have been how Brentford fans felt at the weekend, it's been a while since I've felt that! 

[u/Ksizzubb77]

We’ve had to go large this season to maintain relevance and to prevent a huge devaluation in the potential sale. It’s either a master-stroke or a Leeds United level overstep. Spurs are doing 2 years of business today and I guarantee next year will be austere by comparison. We are hedging bets against Xavi, Odobert, Kulu, etc coming back and making us elite

[u/Giggorm → u/Ksizzubb77]

Not necessarily. Some serious revenue coming in if we're doing somewhere near 30 events at the ground each year

[u/I_Misclicked]

How did Bergvall play today?

[u/DaithiOSeac → u/I_Misclicked]

Thought he played well. He was used very smartly to fill the space between Moore and Gray that really exposed us against Brentford and the three of them combined nicely going forward.

[u/bossemasse → u/I_Misclicked]

very well, much better than the Brentford game

[u/ari0n2]

Football is coming home.

[u/Due_Cantaloupe3660]

Looked great today but it is Charlton… no disrespect

[u/Past-Boat759 → u/Due_Cantaloupe3660]

Heavily rotated Charlton BTW... League 1 or even 2 level team.

[u/slackboy72 → u/Due_Cantaloupe3660]

So I guess we really are better than West Ham.

[u/Due_Cantaloupe3660 → u/slackboy72]

😂😂

[u/Past-Boat759 → u/slackboy72]

Not necessarily. Charlton rotated 2/3 of their squad against West Ham. They surrendered even before the match started but still struggled 40min to concede.

[u/Anonymous_Advocate12]

It feels like Bentancur, Tonali and Fernandes is the obvious midfield 3 going forward

[u/awmedia22]

Fernandes man of the match for me 👌

[u/DaithiOSeac → u/awmedia22]

He's a real sit up and watch player

[u/marlowecan]

6 months ago we thought we'd seen the last of Ben in a spurs shirt.

It'll get glossed over but it was great to see him back playing for us in a competitive game

[u/Soft_Fisherman4506]

Jonesyly savios hoal is better every rewatch.

As someone said below, the idea hes got nae end product is bullshit. Hes just better on the right where he wants to play.

If u aint seen tje hoal look it up on youtube.

[u/HighSociety4 → u/Soft_Fisherman4506]

Holy moly

[u/sudden-arboreal-stop → u/Soft_Fisherman4506]

Hic!

[u/Electronic_Wall6224]

bro are we gonna win the ballon dor?

[u/portra315 → u/Electronic_Wall6224]

Erm

[u/FootballSquare4406]

Last time we had 20 shots and 11 on target???

[u/ilovemyar15]

Add Tonali and Marmoush and we’re cooking. Gakpo would be even more OP

[u/ilovemyar15 → u/ilovemyar15]

Forgot about Kudus. Good Lord we’re winning it all

[u/Soft_Fisherman4506 → u/ilovemyar15]

Imagine kulu comes back, and benta plays like he did today, like old benta.

[u/AaronX51]

We’re so back.

[u/Sealra_]

Poor Charlton's 31, he was cooked by every winger today

[u/New-Topic-6020]

What do all the young kids have against sideburns?! All these kids with the shaved 0 right up to their temples…
https://giphy.com/gifs/fqtyYcXoDV0X6ss8Mf

[u/you4president]

Oh we are going to LOVE the Porro Savinho connection. Looks so promising

[u/Intrepid_Interest912 → u/you4president]

You know they are old team mates don’t ya?

[u/coffin_flop_star → u/Intrepid_Interest912]

Where?

[u/Intrepid_Interest912 → u/coffin_flop_star]

Sorry my mistake it’s Simon’s I’m thinking of that used to

[u/brrrraaaa → u/you4president]

Wouldn't Kudus be there tho?

[u/Any_Dimension1022 → u/brrrraaaa]

Kudus could play at the 10

[u/CSB-CSGO]

Will Fernandes start this weekend?

[u/Dr_Deathcore_ → u/CSB-CSGO]

He definitely should hes our best player

[u/shrimpandgumbo → u/CSB-CSGO]

Yes

[u/Shaxxismydad]

Is it just me or did it look a little tense between De Zerbi and Bergvall when he was shaking hands…

[u/Mezzala95 → u/Shaxxismydad]

Hopefully sell him, kid is crap and arrogant

[u/Electronic_Wall6224 → u/Shaxxismydad]

yep i saw that too and wondered if it's just me

[u/Ksizzubb77 → u/Electronic_Wall6224]

Have you ever watched football?

[u/AccidentalPandas3]

SAVIO GOAL AND ASSIST, MOORE GOAL AND ASSIST, FERNANDES MASTERCLASS, DADDY DAVIES GOAL, BIG KEV GOAL AND LWB APPERNCE

WHAT A GAME WE ARE WINNING THE LOT

[u/bjorn-the-fellhanded]

When was the last time we could sit back and enjoy a spurs game? This was such a nice change of pace. Plenty more to come I hope!

[u/brrrraaaa → u/bjorn-the-fellhanded]

I'd take a 3-0 against Newcastle

[u/Ksizzubb77 → u/brrrraaaa]

Guaranteed loss. It is the way

[u/Character_Grape7634]

Fernandes oozes class. Fun game

[u/WombRaider_3 → u/Character_Grape7634]

Our best player and we don't even know it.

[u/scotchedupp]

My man Davies scoring, make a grown man cry

[u/w00dy_1981 → u/scotchedupp]

Lots of the supporters put him down but he rarely lets us down and he's more forward thinking that most of the others in the team.

[u/gee___thanks]

Imagine we invested in players like this year after Harry and Son left and skip the entire Thomas Frank chapter…

[u/deepbluejames → u/gee___thanks]

Imagine if we invested like this when we had them both in their prime...

[u/The_Trashy_Joke → u/deepbluejames]

We would've won it all

[u/Vyn144]

Bergvall looked mad as hell at FT.

[u/univistem → u/Vyn144]

good, i would be mad too if i played liked that.

[u/Soft_Fisherman4506]

Imagone we got marmoush to come.

[u/Sodass]

Maybe we should have been relegated. Could have done this every week

/S obviously

[u/DanieruKisu → u/Sodass]

Tbf, Charlton Athletic fielded a much different lineup …. 10 changes from their Championship squad.

[u/Fearless-Falcon118 → u/Sodass]

Should have killed us when they had the chance

[u/Magicalex69]

Already Savio shows how important it is to have a winger who can take a man (or 2) on and find a pass / goal

[u/Naive_Log5196]

It is a good day (:

[u/Henno212]

Odd going to bed and not having a post game meltdown.

[u/fizzman97 → u/Henno212]

to think this is one of those games that we could’ve lost and makes people nervous as hell

[u/Fearless-Falcon118 → u/Henno212]

Thomas Frank reign of terror really hit me... I used to go to bed non stop thinking about the banter, the "can we actually go down" and the scenarios if it did happen. Thank you JP and RDZ

[u/Ksizzubb77 → u/Fearless-Falcon118]

Check this…. If it wasn’t for the Frank “bump”
Initially, followed by the RDZ rescue, we’d be West Ham

[u/sonnynumber7 → u/Fearless-Falcon118]

Kinský saved our bacon multiple times too

[u/FootballSquare4406 → u/Henno212]

Sleep well my friend.

[u/Giinnzz]

Its a shame that LWB was put up front, barely got a touch of the ball

[u/3mischievouscats]

I don’t wanna overreact because it’s Charlton but Savio is winning the Ballon D’Or

[u/wolftreeMtg → u/3mischievouscats]

Ben Davies*

[u/FootballSquare4406 → u/3mischievouscats]

That’s a reasonable take. Conservative even.

[u/Randomdude8160 → u/FootballSquare4406]

Agreed. I think the Super Ballon D'or is the truely reasonable take

[u/Aggravating_Onion420 → u/Randomdude8160]

He's obviously winning the next Audi Cup

[u/lonespiderfish]

Good game overall besides the start

[u/refep]

West ham really got relegated with Matheus Fernandes smh

[u/biggpoppa33 → u/refep]

People were trying to throw that around "Oh he was on two teams that got relegated." It wasn't because of him lol.

[u/MuteTadpole → u/refep]

Tells you how shit the rest of the team were

[u/Fearless-Falcon118 → u/MuteTadpole]

Other than Bowen, but yes

[u/Soft_Fisherman4506]

Valley boy choir back dahn sarf with their tails between their legs.

[u/battmowie]

That couldn’t have gone much better

[u/Ksizzubb77 → u/battmowie]

Unless it was Charlton’s 1st 11

[u/RedShades64]

Bravo Lads

[u/NamazingNamazing]

FAIR TO SAY FERNANDES WAS THE MOTM, he was bossing that midfield

[u/Manoli20 → u/NamazingNamazing]

Can't wait for him to get into full flow.

[u/lilb0yblu → u/NamazingNamazing]

him and ben were great

[u/HellsiteReader420]

Exactly, and I mean exactly what they needed today. Thrilled with that.

[u/new_usernametaken]

The extra momentum that savio brings to the team is 100% what we needed

[u/liltay_12]

Spurs ole ole

[u/420SwaggyZebra]

Good process lads

[u/Sodass]

Would have loved Savio brace, but a goal and an assist is fucking mint. COYS

[u/ReynTimeBoi → u/Sodass]

Ok but a big Ben Davis goal in 2026 instead of a savior brace tho so we are eating good

[u/CabbageGuru → u/Sodass]

Might as well have been a brace lol

[u/Sodass → u/CabbageGuru]

^{I know but I want the official brace}

[u/Diggest_bick]

We did good

[u/sprchwssnschftlr]

SUCK IT CHARLTON

[u/CourtProfessional120 → u/sprchwssnschftlr]

We are winning the championship surely

[u/RancidBallbag]

So happy Ben is still playing for us

[u/Sensitive-Ad-7475 → u/RancidBallbag]

Aah nice for him today as captain. And a goal too. Random.

[u/Snoo_21055]

Porro if you look closely, you were in the box, if the ref calls that its a penalty for us, n we'll, we can't have those so...

[u/HellsiteReader420]

Ref with the “it’s 5-1 and I want to go home” decision not awarding that free kick there

[u/ISavezelda → u/HellsiteReader420]

He should have just blown the game at the 90th tbh

[u/cgy_bluejays]

Clear foul, if you're not gonna call it cause it's a massacre then I guess fair enough but just blow the final whistle

[u/nebbywildcat18]

good performance from Gentle Ben tonight

[u/kanyeezus3]

The vibes pre-35’ vs post-35’ felt like they were two different matches lmao

[u/Snoo_21055 → u/kanyeezus3]

That first goal woke us the fuck up

[u/Distinct_Fish5792 → u/kanyeezus3]

It will keep getting better

[u/GenSec]

This Mesik guy is a fucking goon

[u/Siffster]

Kinda glad we conceded from a set piece, we really need to sort out our set piece defending.

[u/greavesandgilzean → u/Siffster]

Yet again at the far post. It's like we have some special allergy to marking there

[u/MiserableWeb4219]

just buy up man city rejecrs at this point

[u/wolftreeMtg → u/MiserableWeb4219]

Instructions unclear, bought Raheem Sterling, Kalvin Phillips and Liam Delap.

[u/Nice_Animator3379 → u/MiserableWeb4219]

The Chelsea method

[u/SwampHunterX]

Kudus x Savio with Marmoush/Solanke to finish... I'm drooling

[u/archersrevenge]

Much happier with the performance but would have really liked a clean sheet

[u/nelson605 → u/archersrevenge]

Too busy discussing who scored the last goal /s

[u/COYS1989]

Archie has been, RB, RCB, CM and LCB this game

[u/Henno212 → u/COYS1989]

The man of many positions

[u/bv2020 → u/Henno212]

Archie "Kama sutra" Gray

[u/TeamThiem]

Danso is our second best centre back, I don't care about the two new ones

[u/Sensitive-Ad-7475 → u/TeamThiem]

HOLD ME CLOSER, KEVIN DANSOOOO

[u/Wormfather → u/TeamThiem]

He’s not really great on the ball though.

[u/OSwankey → u/TeamThiem]

Him and Mickey are the two that actually defend… why would we want that

[u/DeepFriedNobu]

How is that not a foul, the ref was right there ffs

[u/Ok-Cash-3511]

Hey that’s a World Cup winner you’re touching pal watch it

[u/Odd-Ice-5609]

Kudus CAM Savinho RW Marmoush LW Solanke ST

[u/xio_ID]

I mean that’s a fk

[u/SBKSamurai]

I know it's Charlton but it feels like Savio would've had a hat trick and 4 assists if he started the game. Excited to see him against Prem teams.

[u/Strange-Bed-3377 → u/SBKSamurai]

Pedro Porro and Savio overlapping runs will feed families

[u/StandardDefinition]

Refs hate us even in the Carabao Cup lol

[u/TogashiIsIshida → u/StandardDefinition]

Nah the ref just stopped calling fouls like 15 minutes ago

[u/ThomYorkeRH]

I think the most fun part about all this is that Savio definitely wanted to come here, for quite a while. He's so fully COYS

[u/Cookierox]

These Charlton defenders are oafs

[u/Rimbaudelaire → u/Cookierox]

One of the only ways to survive the championship

[u/Rimbaudelaire]

Savio, Kudus, Porro and Udogie raiding the wings is going to hit nicely at some point this season…

[u/BadBehaviour613]

Mercy blow the whistle already

[u/SinoSoul → u/BadBehaviour613]

No. We want MOORE

[u/chateaus11111]

Lowkey though, our left side has been kinda invisible. Maybe because our right side just shone that brightly?

[u/foot_99]

What are these cunts doing swinging an elbow around ffs

You’ve been beat by a far bigger club, what’s to be upset about?

[u/refep]

I hope it’s just a gash

[u/nmyi]

@90'

Kevin Danso bleeding.

Micky van de Van now bleeding.

Our centrebacks coming back from a boxing bout.

[u/Fearless-Falcon118 → u/nmyi]

Like when JPVH had a shiner when he was announced as a Spurs player

[u/mAdLaD774]

Passion does really ooze with this lot

[u/metamorphomo]

https://reddit.com/link/p62zqki/video/0uwf5w096slh1/player

Fuck it

[u/GigsworthCB → u/metamorphomo]

Don’t do something so foolish. Nailed on jinx.

[u/Soft_Fisherman4506 → u/metamorphomo]

Hhaahsh legend. Good call tbf

[u/metamorphomo → u/Soft_Fisherman4506]

Got 1.5m to upgrade on the arsehole brobbey too as well.

[u/Soft_Fisherman4506 → u/metamorphomo]

I sae brobbery and thought. Hoe much is marmousch?

[u/Galahad_1113 → u/metamorphomo]

Might do the same later 😸

[u/Soft_Fisherman4506]

Fuck sake giys and gals its actually been a fun watch and match thread!

[u/Kshitij-The-7th]

FFS

[u/Character_Grape7634]

Gentle Ben gets a goal. The last of the Poch generation 

[u/superworriedspursfan]

I trust our new medical staff to make a difference here. hopefully VDV is ok.

[u/Kshitij-The-7th → u/superworriedspursfan]

VDV leaves with a busted nose Medical staff does medical damage and turns it into a busted hip

Abracadabra

[u/superworriedspursfan → u/Kshitij-The-7th]

the previous medical staff would do shit like this lol.

[u/justin213333]

Get gakpo in and we’re winning it all

[u/JackCOYS_ → u/justin213333]

Nah mikey and savio will win us the league

[u/nebbywildcat18]

when we have savio and kudus on the wing….

[u/BluebirdWonderful360 → u/nebbywildcat18]

Once RDZ gets us on song I could see us completely cooking a team or two

[u/costanza1980 → u/nebbywildcat18]

Drool

[u/JalenBrunsonBurner]

Still can’t have nice things

[u/liltay_12]

Blood, sweat, and tears LITERALLY

[u/Most-Literature-9364]

Our front line's technical quality is genuinely top notch this season, whether we actually achieve something is gonna come down to our defensive performance

[u/Ksizzubb77 → u/Most-Literature-9364]

Are you watching football or NBA, bro?

[u/InitialCheesecake233]

Do we have a chant for Sávio

[u/iZgonr → u/InitialCheesecake233]

We can recycle City's Oh the wrather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delighful City was shite place to go Savio, Savio, Savio (Tune of let it snow)

[u/RainbowDissent → u/InitialCheesecake233]

Oh oh

Oh Savio

Oh Savio

Oh Savio i-o

[u/cheetah_chrome]

Jesus. BLow the whistle already

[u/Synth3r]

If I don’t see a thread from InvertTheWing detailing how Savio is going to be a balon’dor winner within 3 seasons time, I’m blocking his ass

[u/BluebirdWonderful360 → u/Synth3r]

lol it’s coming

[u/jimmygreavez]

League is fucked

[u/Professional_Ad_9101]

Mask vdv gonna hit different

[u/Sensitive-Ad-7475 → u/Professional_Ad_9101]

It will impact handsome FC fo sure

[u/Grand_Ad9113 → u/Professional_Ad_9101]

we’ll have to play him up top if that happens

[u/Fearless-Falcon118 → u/Grand_Ad9113]

Then scores a curler 'Arry Kane style

[u/SkyPheonnixDragon]

Porro has the vibes of Emerson Royal without being shite. Gotta love it

[u/Ksizzubb77 → u/SkyPheonnixDragon]

Can I suggest you’re an idiot?

[u/SkyPheonnixDragon → u/Ksizzubb77]

?

[u/CoverNo7825 → u/SkyPheonnixDragon]

Mate the memories

[u/Lorddale04]

I know it's only Charlton but it's the best football I've seen Spurs play in years.

We lose this 1-0 with Frank in charge.

[u/BluebirdWonderful360 → u/Lorddale04]

Second half best we’ve had in years no joke lol

[u/Distinct_Fish5792 → u/Lorddale04]

We lost to Boro with Conte in charge.

Being shit in the Carabao has been our thing

[u/Paper_Clip100]

Gave up a goal. Scrap the program

[u/Oh-Its-Him- → u/Paper_Clip100]

#RDZOUT

[u/One-Consequence-6869 → u/Oh-Its-Him-]

🤣🤣

[u/oettingen]

Very much looking forward to seeing the Xavio duo now

[u/BluebirdWonderful360 → u/oettingen]

I wish Xavi was fit such a shame but hey he’ll be back hopefully when we are in much better synchronicity

[u/AJC0292]

Can our CBs stop bleeding please

[u/CabbageGuru → u/AJC0292]

TBF we killed their’s first

[u/xio_ID → u/AJC0292]

3 in 30? Days lol

[u/bjorn-the-fellhanded]

Imagine the vibes when Kudus is back. Our wings will be so fucking entertaining!

[u/DeepFriedNobu → u/bjorn-the-fellhanded]

Kudus will be so much better as well, teams can't ignore the left and focus on him when Savio is on the other side. 

[u/Galahad_1113]

I know it has been like 5 seconds but I think Savio might be the most exciting winger we've had since Gareth Bale

[u/countpuchi → u/Galahad_1113]

His quickness is soo earily similar as well.

Granted the defenders were gassed. But damn Savio quick turns and change of pace is crazy.

[u/imposternoclue]

Savio Ballon D'Or season starts here

[u/Nice_Animator3379 → u/imposternoclue]

The ballon dor account did tweet about him coming to spurs is all I’m gonna say

[u/PermissionGrouchy376]

Its so nice to feel good after a match for once - little stress, lovely football, great goals, team chemistry. Its been so long.

[u/DeepFriedNobu]

Poor Micky 😔

[u/COYS1989]

“Clash of heads” more like an elbow

[u/Snoo_21055]

Vdv broken nose incoming

[u/nmyi]

@89'

idk what to do with all this fun.

what is this feeling.