Spurs - CL 2nd Leg - Pre Match Thread

[Proy]

Actually the more I think about it, Bernardo is probably better than Spanish Dave playing in the same position as it stands.

You could go:

Eddie
Walker
Stones
Laporte
Mendy
Dinho
Bernado
Kev
Sane
Raz
Kun

 

[HolisticJim]

Eddy,
Walker, stones, laporte, mendy
Fern
Sterling, bernardo, kev, Sane,
Aguero

Is our strongest team imo and what I'd start with.

 

[aguero93:20]

But silky Ilkay does.

He probably does, it'll be interesting to see whether Guardiola starts him instead of Dinho if both are available. If it were up to me I'd go with Ilkay, with Dinho possibly coming on to see out the game if we had the necessary goals.

 

[aguero93:20]

Eddy,
Walker, laporte, stones, mendy
Fern
Sterling, bernardo, kev, Sane,
Aguero

Is our strongest team imo and what I'd start with.

I'd switch Laporte and Stones around in that line up tbh, to get them on their natural sides.


;)

 

[Dipsis_LTU_MC]

Pep will definitely go with inverted wingers once again even more so with Mendy being fit.

...............................Ederson.............................
Walker..............Stones.................Laporte................Mendy
...............................Dinho...............................
............... KDB...................David...................

......Bernardo...............Kun........................Sterling

He took Silva off after 65 mins which indicates that he was rested for tonight.

 

[Proy]

Eddy,
Walker, stones, laporte, mendy
Fern
Sterling, bernardo, kev, Sane,
Aguero

Is our strongest team imo and what I'd start with.

I think it's a toss up between Dave and Bernado to play more centrally. If we are going with out and wingers that is. Your strongest 11 may not be your strongest formation and that makes it difficult to put names down because there is always room for debate somewhere.

As much as I love Dave, I think Bernado would be better than him in current form in the same position but we haven't really seen a lot of that this season. Sane has been on the bench a lot which suggests he sees bernado as a wide player, in which case sane doesnt get in my top 11

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

City will get your money and your support, UEFA will get your contempt and your boos.

No no no...... you need to look at corporate doping if you thinks it’s that transparent.... corrupt wankers.

 

[chestervegasblue]

He probably does, it'll be interesting to see whether Guardiola starts him instead of Dinho if both are available. If it were up to me I'd go with Ilkay, with Dinho possibly coming on to see out the game if we had the necessary goals.

Interesting.

I have a sneaky feeling Pep might start both Aguero and Jesus tonight.

 

[HolisticJim]

I think it's a toss up between Dave and Bernado to play more centrally. If we are going with out and wingers that is. Your strongest 11 may not be your strongest formation and that makes it difficult to put names down because there is always room for debate somewhere.

As much as I love Dave, I think Bernado would be better than him in current form in the same position but we haven't really seen a lot of that this season. Sane has been on the bench a lot which suggests he sees bernado as a wide player, in which case sane doesnt get in my top 11

Dave Silva hasn't been at the races lately and when I think of the amount of work Bernado gets through - take the Liverpool match for eg - I couldn't leave him out.

I couldnt leave Sterling out on current form and Sane is dying to run at their full backs. Last big game he started in... . Liverpool and scored the winner.

So for me the everything but the defence picks itself.

 

[teddykgb]

Was really pessimistic about this entire tieband feel no better today. That first leg result makes things really complicated for us. I’m going to die watching us be wasteful with chances. I really hope we come out on form and thrash them but for some reason have a really bad feeling

 

[aguero93:20]

Interesting.

I have a sneaky feeling Pep might start both Aguero and Jesus tonight.

I wouldn't mind seeing that if we knew Spurs were going to play 3 at the back and we were matching up against it. Don't think it's worth doing if they're playing a 4-5-1 and it leaves us with a man less in midfield.

 

[Thaksins Love Child]

Normally nervous about big games but looking forward to this. Just feel confident hope I'm not wrong.

 

[abu13]

As much as i adore dave i would rather have raz and sane,we really need to attack down the wings,it's a strong point of ours and we should use it imo

It's a problem we need to solve, for me Sane always looks better with Merlin in the side sliding the ball through to him, Whenever Spanish Dave is missing Sane looks less threatening, but then it also brings up the issue of Mendy and Sane playing together.

 

[Craig]

Sterling showed in the last game that Trippier is there to be got at and in behind. Put Raz up against him again but with Mendy and the space will be there all night unless Spurs get a mid over to help Trippier(probably Sissoko) which in turn will give Dave and Kev the extra room to pick them apart.

That was half the problem in the first leg that Raz didn't attack a very average defender enough because he kept coming inside. We could terrorise both their fullbacks tonight if we go for it.

 

[abu13]

Pep will definitely go with inverted wingers once again even more so with Mendy being fit.

...............................Ederson.............................
Walker..............Stones.................Laporte................Mendy
...............................Dinho...............................
............... KDB...................David...................

......Bernardo...............Kun........................Sterling

He took Silva off after 65 mins which indicates that he was rested for tonight.

I'd agree with that but Pep seems to like starting Gundo in these CL matches, I am wondering if he gets the nod ahead of Silva.

 

[Claytop]

We might even score from a corner.

Too far.

 

[CatMan]

It's only the 1st away goal that Spurs may score that would have any impact. We should simply forget any about that and go toe to toe from the start. If they score so what, as we will score plenty more. I can see a 'Hortonesque' 5-2, with Sterling, KDB and Aguero being our modern day Walsh, Rosler and Quinn.

 

[Rhapsody in Blue]

The aim has to be to win by at least two goals - Think we'll make it, just hope don't Spurs score first, or preferably not at all.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Which makes zero sense as they've played together before and had no problems. Mendy can just stay back more and do his job defensively. He did it well on Sunday

Don't think Pep trusts both together

 

[sheepskin_tearaway]

On the train from Euston. Surprisingly few spuds fans.