Spurs (H) - Thu 19th Jan, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[WallyA]

Based on what Pep just said, think he's going to the Cruyf 343 diamond (or 3511) with Rodri, Gundogan, Lewis in the midfield, with Alvarez at the tip.

Lewis dropping back into RB to defend in the 4411.

 

[RobinHood]

Im pumped to see Alvarez and Haaland on at the same time

Yep. We'll see the real 'us' tonight

 

[SCEtoAUX]

Love that line-up.

 

[city saint]

Fuck it I’m in with this team let’s go keegan style hope I feel the same at 10

 

[woody1968]

Have you not watched our last few games? We have been woeful with tonight Pep taking action and benching those way out of form.

The squad may (or maybe not) fully fit, but many are not playing to potential.

Agreed - no one on the bench with any right to expect a start - fear for us getting overwhelmed in midfield - hopefully I’m wrong, usually am

 

[we are the east stand]

Change was needed - cancelo, foden, kdb, Bernardo and Walker have all been a shadow of themselves post World Cup.

Looking forward to having Alvarez’s pace and press in from the start with haaland.

 

[Shaffer92]

Odds have plummeted. Lots of sharp money coming in on Spuds.

 

[Rammy Blue]

If they’re a bogey side when we go full strength, time to go different. I’m totally behind this line up and smash the bogey, plus the bench is very strong

The bench part would be fine mate if Pep ever utilised it properly!

 

[bluedreamer]

High risk but interesting to see what happens.
Big system change to get best out of Haaland.
Lets hope we’re not 2 down before we realise it’s a fcuk up.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

fuck rags

Alright Fred West

 

[HolisticJim]

Win or lose its good that Pep is trying to do something different.
We can't keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

 

[RobinHood]

I don't care about our form or their form, I'm still mentally bloody scarred because of 1981. Twats.

 

[DruntBlunt]

I'm very excited to see if the Maestro can get the Haaland/Alvarez combo to work. That would be such a delightfully un-Pepish constellation and just the thing we need to freshen things up a bit.

 

[stonerblue]

Hoof it..

 

[Zabaleta5]

3.0 City. Rodri first goal scorer

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

We'll get over run in mid field, that's for sure

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Hoof it up to the big lad.

Don’t care if Dzeko scores with his arse, a goal’s a goal.

 

[Dazzle84]

Don't know what to make of it.

Midfield legs aren't there and little creativity, outside of Gundo.

Still, I applaud Pep for trying to work the problems.

He has the usual suspects on the bench and perhaps a few of them need this message.

Worried about Akanji in the air against Kane, but fascinated to see how Alvarez works off Haaland.

Any type of win will do.

He's clearly trying for a solution, something I think we'd all be grateful for.

Tactics cam will be a highlight anyway!

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Very attacking line-up. Love it!

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Give it to Gordon!