Tottenham - EFL Cup Final | Pre-Match Thread

[ayia napa blues]

For me we need to rest our best players Dias Foden Kdb Gundogan Rodri maybe Zina and Walker too! Who ever left pick from that..

Agree 100% with this
Rest the guarantee starters midweek and well see how we get on

 

[ayia napa blues]

We have two goes at psg, just one at this

Not if were out of it by second leg .

 

[kaz7]

Not if were out of it by second leg .

We can get an away goal no probs

 

[citymad]

We have two goes at psg, just one at this

True but were facing Mbappe, Neymar and De Maria twice.Cant see us keeping them quiet twice. Just a couple of changes needed not 8.

 

[simon23]

The team selection is very problematic due to sterling, Torres, Mendy etc being in such woeful form. Sterling has been a passenger for weeks and looks like his head is up his arse.
Simply put it this trio starts we may struggle, also 4 games on the spin now we've conceded the 1st goal, again do that tomorrow I doubt we will win.
Fuck rotation.

Team slection should be easy....none of those 3 should play at all until the league/cup is won.....

I dont buy into this they cant play a game every 3 days........at this point in the season they can......granted they cant do it all season every season (though Klopps players managed it for 2 years nearly) but for what is 6-7 games yes they can manage it....

Mendy should be no where fucking near the squad let alone the starting 11...he is the most abysmal player Ive known since the takeover.....he cannt defend, his attacking prowess is a myth and he is a liability.....

Sterling is way off form and needs time out to get his head right...he has been fantastic for us for quite a few seasons but this season he has got steadily worse and worse....

Torres is a young kid in a new country and team - play him when the pressure is off, then decide if he is good enough. or not

 

[RegMuffin]

Picks itself tomorrow
Steffen,
Laporte, Dias, Mendy, Cancelo.
Silva, Ferda, Gunda
Sterling, Torres, Marhez

 

[blueparrot]

We can get an away goal no probs

So we need to get them in the first game on Wednesday, I'm sure that will be in Peps thoughts too. We can't go weak in either games but least of all the first.

 

[lionheart]

Picks itself tomorrow
Steffen,
Laporte, Dias, Mendy, Cancelo.
Silva, Ferda, Gunda
Sterling, Torres, Marhez

If Mendy, Sterling & Torres all start, we will definitely lose.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

My 14 year old self wants to beat the living shit out of Spurs for robbing us in 1981 and pissing on the only hope of seeing us win silverware id ever had as a young blue. Fuck Gary Mabbut, fuck Ardeiles, fuck Hoddle and fuck Ricky fucking Villa and most of all fuck these cockney mouth breathing cunts.
There, I feel better now.

 

[Cornish_Blue]

Just don’t want sterling near the team . Mendy is shit but we all know that so it doesn’t hurt when he fucks up but sterling is showing a side to his game which I don’t agree with because I definitely think there has been a fall out with him and pep and this his way of getting over it . When a player loses form you can see they are pissed off but he just laughs when he fucks up . A lot of people won’t agree with this but it’s my opinion and I’m entitled to it .

His laughter when he fucks up is infuriating. Even to the point of blaming others. It’s not on. Compared to the likes of Berni and Foden who get annoyed with them self.

 

[Kippax77]

If our "fringe/squad" players can't come into the 1st team and perform when required then they don't deserve to be at City.
They are stealing a living.
If you get dropped for your own personal performances, then you should be professional enough to knuckle down and prove to the manager that you are good enough.
If they want to sulk and carry on having stinkers then they should be fucked off out of the club

 

[Withnail]

No doubt there will be changes, can see Sterling, Dhino and possibly Torres starting. Our so called second string players should be more than good enough to perform against Spurs, but recent form of Sterling, Mendy and Torres doesn't inspire confidence.

Play Foden, Gundogan and Bernardo from the start and get the game won and hopefully we will in a position to take them off early.

 

[kaz7]

We have to avoid extra time at all costs , strong team is the only way , i am actually dreading seeing the team news

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Steffen
Walker Dias Laporte Cancelo
Bernardo Fernandinho Gundogan
Sterling Jesus Foden

I don't think he'll rotate as much as we're expecting.

 

[MarsLlama]

We have two goes at psg, just one at this

That's exactly the thinking that cost us the tie vs Spurs two years ago. It was bad logic then and it's even worse now.

 

[iceman]

Steffen
Walker Dias Laporte Cancelo
Bernardo Fernandinho Gundogan
Sterling Jesus Foden

I don't think he'll rotate as much as we're expecting.

Need foden and bernado for psg

 

[Akpowell]

We have to avoid extra time at all costs , strong team is the only way , i am actually dreading seeing the team news

If we field a strong side there will be no extra time

 

[dhruvblue]

Can't rest wholesale even if there is big game coming up. Can't take Final lightly.
Return of Aguero and Kevin is good sign even if they can come from bench if required for few mins means we will have quality as substitutes.

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

If our "fringe/squad" players can't come into the 1st team and perform when required then they don't deserve to be at City.
They are stealing a living.
If you get dropped for your own personal performances, then you should be professional enough to knuckle down and prove to the manager that you are good enough.
If they want to sulk and carry on having stinkers then they should be fucked off out of the club

A cup final should be the perfect opportunity to make a point to Pep and write names in history books. If thats not enough motivation i dont know what is.

 

[Vicmeldrew666]

It's a final ffs.
Needs to play our strongest available starting 11 and stop thinking about upcoming games or worrying about opposition. Let the opposition worry.
Max 9 games to the end of the season.
No excuse for rotation at this stage.