3 men and a corner flag

Slavia Prague 1 Spurs 2 (UEFA Cup)

It was like a saunter in the park in the first half for Spurs, and they really should have been three or four goals to the good. Instead they went into the break 2-0 ahead courtesy of Berbatov and Keane. Berba scored in the 4th minute with a bit of a shot to nothing but the goalkeeper failed to scramble across quick enough. Robbie grabbed his 20th goal of the season when Jenas put him through on the left and he finished past the onrushing Vaniak. The celebration for the second goal was a classic. Robbie took the corner flag and gestured for others to join him - Berba and Chimbo did so and all three straddled the flag and rode it like a horse. Giddy up! I've no idea what was behind it but it made me giggle anyway! (see pic)

Spurs started the second half the same as the first but it all got a bit pressurised after Ramos made the decision to take Keane off. Cerny made an error, dropping the ball on the line and it was poked in making the score 1-2. To be fair, they could've equalised as they had several chances, one of which hit the bar from a header. Ramos has got most things right so far, but I think he has to learn that Keano is such an influential player and substituting him does have an impact on the game. Thankfully, they held on to win the game but instead of being comfortable going back to the Lane in a week's time, they will now have to work hard to ensure of no silly slip ups.