Spurs (A) - Wed 30th Oct, 20:15 | EFL Cup | Pre-Match Thread

[TinFoilHat]

What possible reason would they have for doing that? The idea anybody would consider purposefully doing that is farfetched as is but the fact that it would benefit Arsenal most, the team Spurs hate more than anybody, just makes the claim farcical on a dippers level.

Spite from Levy.

We've got his arse handed to him.

 

[MCFC1993]

After hearing his press conference I'm worried now that pep's going to play a lot stronger team than he first suggested he would and stronger than the teams were all putting down. Difficult to say this but the reality is we really need to lose this game and under no circumstances get anymore injuries.

The only time we don't have a midweek game for the rest of the year is 17/18 December which will be the next round of fixtures. should we progress tonight, that will be sandwiched inbetween a home derby and an away game at Villa.

Should we get through that, the semi final first leg will be played in January which will effectively completely cancel the winter "break" of 10 days we get as its played directly in the middle of that and the second leg is played immediately after arsenal away in feb.

It gets worse and worse the longer you stay in it and that's before we factor in still having champions league games in the new year under the new format.

not only do we not need the extra games, we need the rest when the next fixtures are played. It's too much of a sacrifice to be worth winning and so you may aswell go out early and benefit from the rest.

Just throw it pep.

Was always going to be the case, talk of youth team is pure fantasy, there'll be at least 8 first teamers starting and Pep will go for the win.

 

[Tevez City]

Couldn't care about the result

Just wants to see Mcatee & Nico starts

 

[Gesario]

In the wider scheme of things, given our thin/fragile squad, a defeat wouldn't be a bad thing, should it happen. Backing the boys, as ever, though.

Same here although it is spurs an I fkin hate em Cmon City

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

 

[Deepest Blue]

Ortega
Braithwaite
Stones
Ake
Gvardiol
Nunes
Gundogan
O'Reilly
Bernardo
McAtee
Foden

Subs

Carson
Dias
Akanji
Wright
Kovacic
Savinho

 

[MCFC1993]

Looking very much like a cup team apparently.

 

[James2401125]

Traffic been a nightmare thank goodness for the 815 kick off. Been crawling through Barnet and Enfield for an hour and half

 

[supercity88]

agree with wright, could be the next graduate. pep really rates him too, he had loan offers in the summer but pep asked to him stay around, i think we will see him regularly in the cups

We haven't seen much of him but when he has come on he has looked really composed and kept it simple whilst looking to break the lines with his passing where possible.

I would guess we will see Gundo start simply for a bit more experience in midfield, based on Pep saying he doesn't want to throw the kids to the wolves. But would like to see Wright start personally. Think O'Reilly will get the nod and he will be on the bench though.

 

[madloaf]

Perfect game for Palmer, Delap and Harwood-Bellis. Looking forward to this.