THFC6061 4 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 John Bostock scored twice as our Spurs XI team toppled Celtic 4-1 in a training ground friendly on Tuesday.All the goals were scored in an action-packed first half at Spurs Lodge and included two penalties as an experienced Spurs team overcame a young Celtic side.Danny Rose, Seb Bassong, Vedran Corluka, Niko Kranjcar, Giovani dos Santos, Steven Pienaar and Tom Carroll were all in our starting line-up.Cameron Lancaster opened the scoring from the penalty spot after being brought down himself in the box in the 18th minute.That was swiftly followed by the second from Giovani six minutes later, he tapped in from close range after a great run and cross from Pienaar down the left.Bostock came on for injured Lancaster in the 25th minute and was soon in the thick of the action.Corluka, who played the first half on his return, floated in a cross from the right and substitute Bostock converted just six minutes after coming on.Celtic pulled a goal back on the half-hour but it was soon 4-1 as Rose latched onto his own clearance from a corner and raced the length of the pitch, only to be upended in the area.Bostock stepped up this time and made no mistake.Giovani and Corluka were replaced by Alex Pritchard and Lee Angol at half-time, and Angol could have added his name to the scoresheet midway through a largely uneventful second half, only for his shot to fly just past the post after a neat ball in from the left from Rose.The visiting team had a number of chances to close the deficit in the second half, but Alnwick made a string of fine saves, including a crucial double block on the edge on the box to keep the Celtic forwards at bay.Celtic:ThomsonToshney, Blackman, Fraser, IrvineF Twardzik, McGregor, McGeouch, KeatingsAtajic and GeorgeSubs: Feely, Chalmers, Watt, Jones, Herron and Kidd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWalterSmithLegend 206 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 In what way? Result was no surprise when you see the line ups, 7 first team squad players in that Spurs line up, none in the Selik one. Selik reserves and their 19's have been playing against some really really good opposition over the last year or so, which i am guessing the club think will be good for their development. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikh Salim 215 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Not amusing to me but raises a wee smile Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,403 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Not amusing to me but raises a wee smileThis. *giggles* Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikh Salim 215 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 This. *giggles**tee hee hee* Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 John Bostock.Whatever happened to that lad? Linked with a move to the MLS last week if I read correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devlin 222 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 You were wrong. If anything it mildly irritated me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFC6061 4 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 John Bostock.Whatever happened to that lad? Linked with a move to the MLS last week if I read correctly.He's been out injured for a while but he's now getting some game time under his belt, like yesterday's run-out against Celtic.He played the last 8 minutes in Tottenham's 3-0 FA Cup win against Cheltenham earlier this month, which was the first time he played competitive football for Spurs first team this season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Lennon won't be giving a fuck about the score tbhHe wants the boys to play against top players like guys at spurs to learn from them It is always good to see any mhanky team pumped tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,647 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Eh? How is this funny at all? If anything Tottenham should have horsed them 7-0 going by the teams put out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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