Spurs (H) - Postponed due to the passing of the Queen (pg67)

[domalino]

Laporte won't be playing, so we have a chance.

That is savage....but also probably not miles off the mark.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

It's going to be hammer and tongues and hopefully we come out top, 7-6.

It will be interesting to see how Pep counters Son and Kate attacks into the spaces we've been leaving at the back so far this season. Everything else we can beat them on.

 

[mexico1970]

Spurs wont be able to hit and run like they did last season, Haaland is coming for them and the merest whiff of a chance and it's in the onion net.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

I think Spurs will end up as our closest rivals these season. Conte usually has one big season before imploding and I think this season will be their best under him. They finished last season strongly, they play Conte’s way, they’ve backed Conte in the market and they appear to be fairly settled.

That said I hope the head to head matches don’t make much of a difference as I expect Spurs to cause us problems. They are well set up to play us, they defend well and counter effectively. Between Kane playing as a deep 10 and Son, Kulusevski and Richarlison they have players who can cause us real problems.

The test for Pep is how to set us up against a counter attacking side without Walker. If we can solve that and be in any way clinical we will win. It’s worth noting that despite having Haaland we are still not taking the right options in and around the opposition box so we need improve on that, once we do we’ll be pretty frightening.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Laporte won't be playing, so we have a chance.

Let's see how they cope with Haaland, rather than concern ourselves with what Son and Kane have done previously.

Harsh but fair, Laporte saves his worst matches for Spurs.

 

[Thenumber1blue]

I think Spurs will end up as our closest rivals these season. Conte usually has one big season before imploding and I think this season will be their best under him. They finished last season strongly, they play Conte’s way, they’ve backed Conte in the market and they appear to be fairly settled.

That said I hope the head to head matches don’t make much of a difference as I expect Spurs to cause us problems. They are well set up to play us, they defend well and counter effectively. Between Kane playing as a deep 10 and Son, Kulusevski and Richarlison they have players who can cause us real problems.

The test for Pep is how to set us up against a counter attacking side without Walker. If we can solve that and be in any way clinical we will win. It’s worth noting that despite having Haaland we are still not taking the right options in and around the opposition box so we need improve on that, once we do we’ll be pretty frightening.

I don't, they've looked shite to me. Don't know how they've ground out some of the results. They tend to have quite a lot of luck

 

[wythenshaweblue£££]

Can’t stick spuds hope we can smash these muppets on Saturday we owe them one big time.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

It's going to be hammer and tongues and hopefully we come out top, 7-6.

I think you mean hammer and tongs ( or maybe thongs?)

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

I’d say Pep benching Ake the other night was to give the Dias-Akanji partnership an easy game to develop an understanding ahead of some much tougher fixtures coming up.

Given how solid they looked - and knowing how Pep loves a settled partnership at CB - I’d imagine he’ll stick with these two for the next few games.

Personally I’d play Ake at LB against the tougher teams, and continue Gomez’s development in the more straightforward home games.

 

[youngbob]