Spurs (H) - Postponed due to the passing of the Queen (pg67)

[roach3]

hate these twats
especially cunty conte the smirking fucker
please city fuking hammer em

 

[bumbleblue]

hate these twats
especially cunty conte the smirking fucker
please city fuking hammer em

This, exactly this.

 

[herrock]

Well we know what to expect , hopefully we have finally learnt how not to get caught out on the counter. A start for Phillips maybe?

 

[Gorbachev]

Just got to watch that counter attack.

It still annoys me the first time Conte came to the Etihad with Chelsea, we dominated yet got done on the counter twice by Costa and Hazard if I recall.

Same team as the one in Seville for me, but with Alvarez in for Grealish. We are going to need his tenacity.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Laporte won't be playing, so we have a chance.

Let's see how they cope with Haaland, rather than concern ourselves with what Son and Kane have done previously.

 

[BHsteve]

As I remember , the last time we played them one of ours gave them an advantage on the counter something about an offside trap and he fecked up , Son crossed across the box and a spurs player tapped it in, as i remember
Please correct me if I’m wrong about that

 

[richards30]

Ederson
Cancelo
Akanji
Dias
Ake
Rodri
De Bruyne
Bernardo Silva
Foden
Grealish
Haaland

 

[ESP Blue]

I always dread the match commentator informing us that so-and-so players has never scored in the PL or a CF hasn't scored in 10+ games. It's as though we just heard from the Oracle of Delphi!

Reminds me of Crystal Palace league cup in the 90s. They hadnt scored in about 8 games, then promptly rattled 4 in one half against us.

 

[PragueBlue]

Ederson
Cancelo
Akanji
Dias
Ake
Rodri
De Bruyne
Bernardo Silva
Foden
Grealish
Haaland

That's the side I expect to see (rather than the one that I would pick).

I think the system is more important than the personnel in many ways and I just hope we see a return to a more traditional 4-3-3 and no inverted fullbacks.

 

[richards30]

That's the side I expect to see (rather than the one that I would pick).

I think the system is more important than the personnel in many ways and I just hope we see a return to a more traditional 4-3-3 and no inverted fullbacks.

I think he will pick Ake for LB to try and keep us more solid and for his height for set pieces? Akanji looks like a Pep CB as well and it will be a good test to see where he is at but he settled in extremely well alongside Ruben the other night and deserves his chance again.

 

[Gabriel]

They basically surrendered the midfield for the first half last night and only came out in an attacking sense in the second, something made easier by OM being reduced to ten men. Not an attractive team to watch but one well versed now in what they need to do.

 

[Millennium]

Spurs as a team is designed to capitalize on City playing style, High press vs counter attack. Have we learnt the lessons? Are we going to play the same way depending on our strengths or we are going to adjust taking into consideration Spurs strengths and speed on counter attack?

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Not an attractive team to watch but one well versed now in what they need to do.

A Conte team.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

We've shown with Erling and Julian that even against a team playing a low block — as they will — we can rip it to shreds. Really, really want to do this lippy lot.

 

[SatOnTheWall]

We need to beat these deluded wank stains. Son out of form for them which helps. Need to keep King Harry quiet

A handful of carrots and a bale of hay should be enough to achieve that.

 

[SatOnTheWall]

Harry Kane dripping deep absolutely destroyed us last time. Wonder if Phillips and Rodri may play together?

It wasn’t the two free headers he scored in our penalty area then. Righto.

 

[Gabriel]

A Conte team.

Increasingly so. We’ll need to show great patience, particularly if we don’t score in the first half.

 

[Trickyblues]

Lets not give Kane the freedom of the pitch this time pls

 

[supercity88]

They've been really poor in possession when pressed. Marseille swarmed them last night and they kept giving it away. We need to do what Chelsea did and just press the hell out of their defence and midfielders to not allow them to play out. Press them in their half and allow no opportunity for the ball in behind. Son has been shite so far this season but you just know he'll have a good game against us. Starving them of space is key and then dominating the ball and chances will come against their defence. Alvarez has to start this one for me, alongside Haaland.

 

[Tolmie scores]

This is where we could do with Dave Connor

One of my olf man's understed..alongside big Dave Ewing..Neil McNab for me and Gerry Gow for a bit. Frannie Lee....not quite underated but what a player..pace with the ball at his feet as well....