Spurs (h) pre-match thread

[Bill]

Lol .pep has puzzled me at times but today he's fucking lost it completely. Poor thing.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Optimism lads but that back 6 puts the heeby jeebies up me.

 

[Pleatfooted]

Does anyone else feel that Zabaleta's legs are gone? The guy is fantastic, a legend, brilliant football brain and positionally excellent, but I just think he struggles to get up and down the wing like he used to. And a half-decent winger can turn him far to easily.

I concur mate

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Marriner is ref so do we line up as 11-11 at kick off or 11-12?

Fine this guy 40 grand!

 

[Blueband Brother]

This is the most important match for Guardiola so far and most defining for this season. So it is somewhat admirable that he reverted back to the 4141 system that worked at the start of the season and this can change to 343 if needs be. The concern obviously is the back 4 and the goal keeper. Especially Otamendi- This is a game in which he cannot fly and jump and hop about like it is a theme park, he has to maintain poise, composure and for once take this thing seriously!!

It is attack, attack, pressing, win the ball back and attack some more. No theory, just go for it!!!

 

[dubblue]

Lol .pep has puzzled me at times but today he's fucking lost it completely. Poor thing.

It looks like a shocker on paper but I think we will win this despite the selection.

 

[dubblue]

Does anyone else feel that Zabaleta's legs are gone? The guy is fantastic, a legend, brilliant football brain and positionally excellent, but I just think he struggles to get up and down the wing like he used to. And a half-decent winger can turn him far to easily.

Zab was finished 2 years ago. An absolute legend but not up to it anymore.

 

[Hells Bells 1954]

Are the bastards at BT going to talk about us. It been all Spuds since the program started.

 

[Akiva]

People seem bemused to discover we are really weak at the back. Really? That's basically the story of our season.

We have no choice but to play to our strengths here because I personally wouldn't fancy us keeping Spurs out if we played defensively, particularly sitting back, regardless. We need to keep the pressure on and the mistakes to a minimum to have any hope of getting a result here.

 

[SWP's back]

No I mean Nolito, Navas, Sane. Because my understanding of Gabriel is that he will primarily play as a wide forward. So Nacho would be the natural back up to Aguero, which would probably mean he'd be on the bench.

No Gabriel is a striker according to the boss. He's said it several times.

Sane isn't in Nachos place and has been injured. Nolito the same.