Spurs (H) Pre Match Thread

[thelongbowman]

smash the lucky fuckers................

i bet they get an awarded an offside goal which VAR would have ruled out.


YCFMIU

 

[balotellishaircut]

Leroy has to start ffs, we need a win just to get last night out of our system, win, lose or draw im banning all media from my life until June, just hope Barca win the champions league, and Ajax finish runners up.

 

[Marvin]

The problem I see, real or not, is whether we have the mental resources to go again. SPurs may have smaller playing resources but they don't have to deal with the impact of a massive defeat.

It maybe good to play again so soon. No one knows how the players will react and what the best way to deal with it is. Do we reshuffle the side? We also have to be aware that the players are running low on resources and there are big games to come.

If this was a one off game in the league, or we had won last night I'd be very confident but now we have a huge unknown thrown into the equation. I would say we need a mix of experienced players and fresh legs. And we need to use our subs very well.

 

[Marvin]

Ederson
Walker Kompany Laporte Mendy
Fern
B.Silva KDB
Sterling Aguero Sane

Still going for Laporte, he is quality and he can be forgiven for mistakes because he has looked solid all season. Mendy because I don't think Zinchenko is back but Mendy needs games to settle back into it, he made a few bad passes last night but he is looking better every game.

D.Silva I don't think affects the game enough at the moment and I can't understand why Sane can't get more than 20 minutes.

Mendy did some good things last night, and bad. It's a huge ask to play in such huge games after the time he has out. Whether he can play such big games back to back when his knee was recently swelling who knows. If he can, then clearly he is over his injury problems and it's just a case of getting his fitness back. He must only be at about 60%.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

That ending last night will either make us or break us.

Let's hope it's the former.

 

[Heath Park]

I could guess. He’s a top drawer pro who’ll want to get back on his horse.

After the season he’s had, he has little to feel bad about.

Yeh I know.
You're probably right mate.

 

[Tb1981]

I dont get this attitude of lets play everyone who is fucked from last night to keep a certain player from playing - ridiculous

Mahrez inclusion might well be the strongest team avail

Because a half fit De Bruyne sterling sane or Bernardo is still twice as good as mahrez
And we need a win
If we’re 3-0 up bring him on to save legs
Otherwise let’s try to win

 

[MCFC1993]

I think our players will react well to last night, Pep wouldn't let it be any different.

Spurs have plenty of injuries, Kane, Winks, Sissoko and Alli probably won't be risked. Add to that their other games are more winnable, so Pochettino might rotate for this one.

I honestly think we'll batter them and I hope we don't let up on them either, let our players get last nights frustration out of their system.

 

[bluemoon32]

Probably beat them 4-0 and then wonder how the fcuk we lost to them over 2 legs

 

[Fordyboy46]

Being cautious has been our downfall. Would rather go down all guns blazing than carefully pick teams off, so sound the trumpets and make substitutions early.

Exactly, pragmatism doesn't work with City.