Spurs (A) - Sun 5th Feb, 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[TheCity]

--------------Ederson
Walker---Dias---Laporte---Ake
---------------Rodri------
-------Bernardo---Grealish
Mahrez----Haaland----Alvarez

I'd love to see this lineup!

 

[JTFactsPlz]

I see there are still tedious calls for Grealish to be replaced even though he's been playing out of his socks recently and we still maintain the record of not having lost a PL game this season when he's started. Hopefully Pep won't be that stupid.

 

[BlumerMooner]

I see there are still tedious calls for Grealish to be replaced even though he's been playing out of his socks recently and we still maintain the record of not having lost a PL game this season when he's started. Hopefully Pep won't be that stupid.

In fairness, he plays out of his socks whether he has a good or bad game…

 

[Mariosfireworks]

Maybe not and he has been good recently but he was pretty average last night and has played a lot. I can’t see us going too gung on so if Alvarez does play, it will probably be at the expense of him or Grealish. I think more likely is that Alvarez doesn’t play

Mahrez pretty much won the game vs spurs on his own at ours, then you say he was average last night, I love how all the usual suspects are thrown Into the hat to be dropped, well haaland was very average last night but he never gets mentioned to be dropped

 

[phargrave]

To add to that city haven't scored at spurs new ground yet.

As good a time as any to put that right then…..

 

[Withnail]

Mahrez pretty much won the game vs spurs on his own at ours, then you say he was average last night, I love how all the usual suspects are thrown Into the hat to be dropped, well haaland was very average last night but he never gets mentioned to be dropped

Haaland is a goal scoring machine, so why would you drop him in a game we must win?

 

[mosssideblue]

Haaland is a goal scoring machine, so why would you drop him in a game we must win?

That wasn't the point he was making

 

[chaddblue]

As good a time as any to put that right then…..

We’ve been unlucky in every match we’ve played at their new stadium. Outplayed them for long periods and just not got the goal then been hit by a sucker punch

We’ve now got someone who can score goals for fun and losing runs like that don’t last forever

 

[Mariosfireworks]

Haaland is a goal scoring machine, so why would you drop him in a game we must win?

He scores in games generally when we score 3 or 4, in tight games Chelsea away 1-0 no goal, dippers away lost 1-0 no goal rags away lost 2-1 no goal, Arsenal the other night won 1-0 no goal, he needs to turn up in the tight games when we need the goals, I'm not slating him and saying drop him or he is crap, but he seems to beyond critisism, while other players get slaughtered

 

[Withnail]

He scores in games generally when we score 3 or 4, in tight games Chelsea away 1-0 no goal, dippers away lost 1-0 no goal rags away lost 2-1 no goal, Arsenal the other night won 1-0 no goal, he needs to turn up in the tight games when we need the goals, I'm not slating him and saying drop him or he is crap, but he seems to beyond critisism, while other players get slaughtered

Who is saying Haaland is beyond criticism, certainly not me. The lad is feeding off scraps at the moment and it is upto Pep and the team to get him more involved in games. Haaland is a goal scorer pure and simple, he is not like Kane who comes deep and starts providing assists for Son.