Tottenham - EFL Cup Final | Pre-Match Thread

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alexmcity said:
People wanting Pep to play our strongest team... Do you realise that the final may go to extra time, and 5 of our potential starters vs PSG may have to play 120 minutes 2 days before travelling to Paris? Not going to happen.
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By playing the strongest team you are ensuring it doesn't go to extra time ... play fringe players and you are risking losing let alone being able to stretch to extra time ...

Play strong team, win it early and make FIVE subs ... that's ideal scenario as playing the likes of Mendy, Torres and Sterling (all passengers on form right now) is handicapping ourselves from start and if we then need to bring on the big guns (Foden, KDB, Gundo etc. - feels good putting Foden as first name on big guns list ;) then they end up playing anyway and not resting so might as well start them and take off later.

KDB is exception here though as he's coming back from injury and if he is ready for PSG, maybe give him 20 mins at the end here, NOT for trying to win the game BUT for his run out back on the field after the injury rather than starting directly against PSG.
 
kaz7 said:
No point getting to final to put out a weak unco-ordinated team, no point
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Agreed! There was no point doing it in a semi-final either btw ... but now especially a week after that semi-final there is absolutely no excuse to try that again.
 
MAG said:
By playing the strongest team you are ensuring it doesn't go to extra time ... play fringe players and you are risking losing let alone being able to stretch to extra time ...

Play strong team, win it early and make FIVE subs ... that's ideal scenario as playing the likes of Mendy, Torres and Sterling (all passengers on form right now) is handicapping ourselves from start and if we then need to bring on the big guns (Foden, KDB, Gundo etc. - feels good putting Foden as first name on big guns list ;) then they end up playing anyway and not resting so might as well start them and take off later.

KDB is exception here though as he's coming back from injury and if he is ready for PSG, maybe give him 20 mins at the end here, NOT for trying to win the game BUT for his run out back on the field after the injury rather than starting directly against PSG.
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Utterly naive. No selection can guarantee an early win.
 
lionheart said:
Personally I feel that Steffan has blown his chance with a few errors vs Chelsea, whereas Ederson looked in prime form against Villa both defensively and creatively. We do want to win this trophy don't we?
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Steffen is starting. There's absolutely zero chance he misses this game unless it's through injury or illness.
 
There is no way Pep is playing “the strongest team”. PSG will be playing on Saturday and won’t need to travel for the Wednesday game. It’s not hard to guess which players need rest especially
 
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