Tottenham - EFL Cup Final | Pre-Match Thread

[Dobsy]

I don't believe Spurs on Kane not being fit. Old trick that one.

 

[FantasyIreland]

It will proper piss me off if he plays a disjointed/second team again.I'm still fucking fuming at throwing the Chelsea game.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

I’m looking forward to this blues!

Hopefully we’ve been saving a bit of energy to see them off.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I don't believe Spurs on Kane not being fit. Old trick that one.

Yep, he jumped to his feet quite quickly the other night when Spurs scored.

Let's hope Ruben and Laporte don't play like they did against him last time if he does play.

Don't need to be dropping into midfield with him and letting Son run beyond.

 

[MCFC1993]

Full strength team please, we can rotate next weekend.

Gutted we threw away the Semi to Chelsea, we have to get one of the domestic cups. We should be beating a Spurs side without Kane.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

For fucks sake Pep, how can you throw away a cup final by playing the second team.

How is squad morale going to be after getting dumped out of two competitions by much inferior sides in a week?

The first 11 are more than capable of playing at 100% the next two games then can rotate against Palace.

You should be able to make some good money on Spurs at least.

 

[chaddblue]

Yep, he jumped to his feet quite quickly the other night when Spurs scored.

Let's hope Ruben and Laporte don't play like they did against him last time if he does play.

Don't need to be dropping into midfield with him and letting Son run beyond.

If he does play there's no chance he'll be 100% fit.. so either he could break down again or he could be completely anonymous like he was in the CL final when they rushed him back

 

[mccity]

I remember reading so many posts last week before the Chelsea game saying that if there's one game Pep should rest players for, it's this one.

How times change.

 

[kaz7]

I remember reading so many posts last week before the Chelsea game saying that if there's one game Pep should rest players for, it's this one.

How times change.

This is a final ! Last week and leeds were bad enough

 

[mccity]

This is a final ! Last week and leeds were bad enough

The game was still a final last week when I read countless posts writing off this game and saying this is the game we should rest players for it.


I think some folk just like being upset at Pep.

 

[Luke The Blue]

What fucking nonsense.

Torres scored the other week, making him one of the only players who didn't utterly embarrass himself vs Leeds. He has almost twice as many goals as Bernardo Silva this season.

Sterling has two more goals and two more assists than new starboy Mahrez in as many games this season.

Put in an EDS lad and we lose the game.

Hahaha he scored yeah but he was missing for most of that game and the other game he played in. I see people comment on what he does for Spain but I couldn't give a shit about that he doesn't do it for us. Starting with Torres is like starting with 10 men he brings nothing.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I think some folk just like being upset at Pep.

Had he played a full strength side against Chelsea then fair enough,rest a few/go weaker on Sunday,however it seems he's determined to do both.Obviously we need to wait and see....but the signs aren't good and i think people are justifiably miffed.

I'm sure the majority would have been far happier at taking each game as they came,with the best possible 11 available for each.At this stage of the season,and in the unique position we found ourselves......you just have to go for it.

 

[SWP's back]

Villa and PSG were/are the more important games without question.

 

[Luke The Blue]

It will proper piss me off if he plays a disjointed/second team again.I'm still fucking fuming at throwing the Chelsea game.

Same mate and Leeds I understand he needs to rotate but the backup at the min are not doing the job. Its a final gotta go full strength. The tired legs are miles better than the fresh legs apart from Fernandinho.

 

[Legal Alien]

Nothing wrong with Sterling and or Jesus but we have to get the ball to them. Against Chelsea we havd Fern and Rodri in midfield and it was only when the subs came on late in the game that we could get our forwards into the game.

I agree, we were so slow in midfield last week.
I would rest Rodri and start Fern to take care of that Hoijberg and keep Bernie and Gundogan.
Sterling, Jesus and Foden up front will do against that defence.

 

[jimharri]

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Same mate and Leeds I understand he needs to rotate but the backup at the min are not doing the job. Its a final gotta go full strength. The tired legs are miles better than the fresh legs apart from Fernandinho.

The bigger picture as klopps just said and pep has also mentined the players are getting flogged to death.now the new champs league format is x 10 games instead of 6 add in prem games , cup games and internationals is to much.
So rotation will now be a certainty for clubs.

 

[Legal Alien]

Villa and PSG were/are the more important games without question.

Yeah but this is a final!

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

I 100 percent agree with the gaffer

 

[Luke The Blue]

The bigger picture as klopps just said and pep has also mentined the players are getting flogged to death.now the new champs league format is x 10 games instead of 6 add in prem games , cup games and internationals is to much.
So rotation will now be a certainty for clubs.

Yeah its a tough one mate he's gotta rotate just really don't want it in a final and by the sounds of things he's gonna do it.