Spurs (A) - Sun 15 Aug 1630 | Pre-Match Thread

[youngbob]

Steffen
Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Mendy
Rodri
Bernardo, Gundogan
Mahrez, Torres, Grealish

Carson, Walker, Sandler, Fernandinho, Edozie, Palmer, Jesus

 

[youngbob]

Will probably drop points here.
Will there ever be a season where we go into the first game with a full strength team fit and ready to go?

Spurs in a similar position, to be fair. No Kane, for obvious reasons. Their new signing Romero is injured. Ndombele isn't fit. Their young lad, Tanganga, is apparently going on loan to Galatasaray and none of their fans are happy about it. Bale has gone back to Madrid. Not quite as bad as us, but still looking a bit worse for wear and lacking options.

I imagine they'll line up the same way they did yesterday against Arsenal, give or take a couple of players.

Lloris
Doherty, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon
Skipp, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso
Bergwijn, Lucas, Son

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Spurs in a similar position, to be fair. No Kane, for obvious reasons. Their new signing Romero is injured. Ndombele isn't fit. Their young lad, Tanganga, is apparently going on loan to Galatasaray and none of their fans are happy about it. Bale has gone back to Madrid. Not quite as bad as us, but still looking a bit worse for wear and lacking options.

I imagine they'll line up the same way they did yesterday against Arsenal, give or take a couple of players.

Lloris
Doherty, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon
Skipp, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso
Bergwijn, Lucas, Son

We should be beating that side. Spurs will be lucky to get top 6.

 

[lancs blue]

I'd start both Fernandinho and Rodri, we need a bit of extra defensive cover especially if Mendy starts, there were frequent gaps down that side on Saturday.

Assuming none of the remaining England contingent are ready to start:

Steffen
Cancelo Dias Ake Mendy/Zin
Fernandinho Rodri
Mahrez Bernardo Grealish
Jesus/Torres

 

[JRockBlues]

We should win this one as it's not like we've had trouble defending against a pacy forward line managed by Nuno before. Oh wait...

 

[youngbob]

I'd start both Fernandinho and Rodri, we need a bit of extra defensive cover especially if Mendy starts, there were frequent gaps down that side on Saturday.

Assuming none of the remaining England contingent are ready to start:

Steffen
Cancelo Dias Ake Mendy/Zin
Fernandinho Rodri
Mahrez Bernardo Grealish
Jesus/Torres

Quite like this team actually.

 

[JamesMCFC]

Fully expect us to get beat - nothing to do with last nights game.

I'm pretty sure most of their players either didn't have a Euros or they exited quite early.

We've still got the English lads to get back and no Kev or Foden.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

I know you are a glass half empty poster, but a tiny sample size to claim it being a bogey ground! Really?

3 Games, 3 Losses, Missed pens and loads of bad luck as it stands!!

 

[Ethan23]

Spurs in a similar position, to be fair. No Kane, for obvious reasons. Their new signing Romero is injured. Ndombele isn't fit. Their young lad, Tanganga, is apparently going on loan to Galatasaray and none of their fans are happy about it. Bale has gone back to Madrid. Not quite as bad as us, but still looking a bit worse for wear and lacking options.

I imagine they'll line up the same way they did yesterday against Arsenal, give or take a couple of players.

Lloris
Doherty, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon
Skipp, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso
Bergwijn, Lucas, Son

I wasn't feeling confident after Saturday and worrying about all the players we are missing in our team but you forget others are in the same boat. We should win the midfield battle which in theory should mean we win the match.

Just have to be mindful of the counter with Lucas and Son - which is why I think starting BOTH Ferdinando & Rodri might not be a bad thing.

1-2 City!

 

[mosssideblue]

3 Games, 3 Losses, Missed pens and loads of bad luck as it stands!!

Your choice of words suggesting a bogey ground, that's what I called as being negative after just three games. But as you generally are negative, not too surprising.