Spurs (A) - Wed 26th Feb, 19:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[RayCTID]

We’ve arguably played the 2 best teams in Europe in the space of a few days. Spurs aren’t anywhere near that level

Spurs have a habit of raising their game against us despite being shit.

 

[LeonardoDaVnci]

C'mon- get the position numbers right FFS.

Ha ha, my first time using that app, I couldn't be arsed to fix the numbers. If spursy are spying it will baffle em, especially Nunes at RB. How did we get here ? I remember thinking we had the two best RBs in the world (Walker, Cancelo, circa 2021) plus a really promising up and comming kid (Rico).

 

[mexico1970]

I can't see us winning tomorrow but am hopeful for the draw, just think this team is being geared up for that world cup tripe and everything we do now is to that end.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Hate playing spurs, no matter how well we play we rarely take our chances and they win. Would love us to show a clinical streak and absolutely banjo them. Love to see us exploiting their high line and feed the pace of Haaland, Marmoush, Doku and Savinho.

 

[JGL07]

Yeh 4-4 now

I was in a pub in Edinburgh and someone was watching the match on his iPad.

He was a Barcelona fan despite being from Galicia. He still loved Pep from his time there.

We got to talking about my son’s favourite player from the 1990s who played for the Galician team: Deportivo la Corûna, Fran. His son now plays for City.

 

[phargrave]

We’ve arguably played the 2 best teams in Europe in the space of a few days. Spurs aren’t anywhere near that level

You’ve obviously not read the script….

 

[adelaideblue]

back up to fourth tomorrow night ;-)

could go third

 

[sh249]

———————-Ederson————
Lewis-Khusanov-Dias/Ake-Gvardiol
———————-Gonzalez———
Savinho—Foden—Bernardo/Gundo-Doku
———————-Marmoush————-

All I really want to see between now and the end of the season is a bit of consistency and cohesion in our performances. Not wildly swinging from fullbacks going into midfield, to one high and wide fullback, to two high and wide fullbacks. Two in midfield, three in midfield. Wide forwards wide, wide forwards playing narrower. Prioritising measured football, wanting to be more direct. Pick a system and style and stick with it, with only minor tweaks here and there.
Think it’s fairly obvious that, at heart, Pep still favours having one of the defenders go into midfield. With good reason, as that’s what has brought us so much success. So go with it. If that has to be Lewis for now, so be it. Play one of Gundogan or Bernardo to give us an extra body in the centre of midfield (Kovacic at a push). And I’d tell Foden I expect him to play as an attacking midfielder from now to the end of the season - not as a second striker holding hands with Haaland or Marmoush but a bit deeper, trying to get back to being more creative. And if he can’t do it, give Grealish or McAtee a go.
If you take that side and plug in a proper right back (or left back) who can go into midfield, plus a top class creative midfielder (Wirtz!), plus Rodri and Haaland, then there’s the makings of another class side.

 

[Danny Hoekman]

3 hours in work this morning then off to TTL. It's what we live for. Come on City!!

 

[Fordyboy46]

These are shit we need to getting 3 points no messing.

Won their last 4 games mate, something we cannot do

 

[Norbiton]

Won their last 4 games mate, something we cannot do

I'd be more worried if they'd lost their last 4 games, this being Spurs.

 

[Asa's left peg]

Wonder if any of you guys know of anywhere to watch thr match around Sandbach/Middlewich?
I know there is an OSC based in Middlewich. Virgin have messed up my connection again!

 

[mancboy]

Won their last 4 games mate, something we cannot do

yeah but one of those games was against the rags so its technically only 3 games (yes i know they beat us but i will never miss an opportunity to stick the boot in)

 

[the plasterer]

Son has been absolutely shite all season, until tonight of course, even Spurs won't do a Spursy tonight

 

[WickyWain]

Won their last 4 games mate, something we cannot do

Spurs last 4 games:
Ipswich - 4-1 win
Rags - 1-0 win
Villa - 2-1 loss
Liverpool - 4-0 loss

You were half right :)

 

[uwe rosler 28]

If haaland is fit to play I'd like to see doku on the right and savinho left marmoush in the 10 with nico +1 think nunes would be ideal.

 

[failsworthblueboy]

Kick off time 19:30 (GMT).

They usually batter us when we're playing well...

We should be Ok then.

 

[noseve]

think nunes would be ideal

... now, there's something you don't hear every day!

 

[meeesh]

Team flying down in next hour to Stansted, seem to be doing this a lot recently, not staying overnight I mean.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Won their last 4 games mate, something we cannot do

Still shit mate we should be doing them