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JarBirl

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• #41

Whatever Poch comes up with, I hope he ditches the diamond thing for the next game. We can't play that with a midfield two of Winks and Sissoko at the very least we need Dele to free Eriksen more.

I desperately hope Dele and/or at the very least Dier is available on Sat. Winks has been one man holding our middle defensively with Sissoko being our false RB
We need players like Son and Moura to play wide, and Rose and KWP to provide width. Davies is defensively OK but doesn't provide much offensively. We need Rose and KWP to run up and down pumping balls into our final third.

 

slartibartfast

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #42

JarBirl said:

Whatever Poch comes up with, I hope he ditches the diamond thing for the next game. We can't play that with a midfield two of Winks and Sissoko at the very least we need Dele to free Eriksen more.

I desperately hope Dele and/or at the very least Dier is available on Sat. Winks has been one man holding our middle defensively with Sissoko being our false RB
We need players like Son and Moura to play wide, and Rose and KWP to provide width. Davies is defensively OK but doesn't provide much offensively. We need Rose and KWP to run up and down pumping balls into our final third.

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We have no width I agree. Wed night saw Lamela, Kane, Eriksen and Son all cluttering up the center of the pitch leaving no space at all.

 

lis spur

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #43

Deffo play Trippier up front,he can bury his chances!!

 

BringBack_leGin

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• #44

dtxspurs said:

The correct line up seems so simple yet impossible that we'll actually see it.

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I’m changing my mind constantly. If Dier was fit I’d 100% be picking him, Dele too

 

teedee

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• #45

slartibartfast said:

We have no width I agree. Wed night saw Lamela, Kane, Eriksen and Son all cluttering up the center of the pitch leaving no space at all.

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Yes, it was ridiculous. Fair to assume this was Poch's tactic for some reason - if not he would have changed it.

 

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JonnySpurs

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #46

teedee said:

Yes, it was ridiculous. Fair to assume this was Poch's tactic for some reason - if not he would have changed it.

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In fairness it has always been a Poch tactic to have his full backs provide the width.

The full backs push on, inverted wingers cut inside to support the attack and the CDM drops in between the CBs to create a back 3.

The issue is that we haven't had a recognised CDM for a long time now due to Dier and Wanyama being injured so Winks and Sissoko have been asked to pick the slack but that means less driving, line breaking runs from both of them and for all their hard work, neither will be as good as Dier at breaking up play.

We need our best players all fit to be able to beat any top 6 side. We can just about get by beating the Newcastles and Leicesters but it simply won't wash against any team better than them or in Burnley's case, a confident team, in form with a very specific gameplan.

 

Gbspurs

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #47

I just had a crazy thought. Given our issues with full back why not play Toby at RB and Jan at LB when we want to play a flat 4. Then 2 of Dier/Sanchez/Foyth at CB.

Can't be worse than Davies and Trippier. When we play WB's we can then use one of the others and move Toby/Jan back to CB.

 

spurs mental

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• #48

I'd play Jan at LWB and Davies alongside Toby and Sanchez in a 3. Rose at RB. At least he can defend unlike the other 2 donkeys.

Lloris

Sanchez Toby Davies

Rose Dier Winks Sissoko Jan

Son Kane
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No room for the passenger any longer. Not in a game we need to fight to win.

 

spurs mental

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Gbspurs said:

I just had a crazy thought. Given our issues with full back why not play Toby at RB and Jan at LB when we want to play a flat 4. Then 2 of Dier/Sanchez/Foyth at CB.

Can't be worse than Davies and Trippier. When we play WB's we can then use one of the others and move Toby/Jan back to CB.

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Because they we'd just get cut straight through the middle.

I'd actually have Dier at right back if he's fit. At least he can defend.

 

Gbspurs

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• #50

spurs mental said:

Because they we'd just get cut straight through the middle.

I'd actually have Dier at right back if he's fit. At least he can defend.

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All 3 are decent enough defenders to not see us get cut open IMO but yes i agree Dier could be an option too.

 

stevenurse

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #51

Praying Jan is back and Dele could sneak a place on the bench at least

 

djee

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• #52

Lloris - Sanchez, Toby, Jan - Aurier, Winks, Sissoko, Rose - Eriksen, Son - Kane

Or:

Lloris - Aurier, Sanchez, Toby, Rose - Winks, Sissoko - Eriksen, Son, Lucas - Kane

 

NickHSpurs

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #53

I genuinely couldn't care what the team is, this week has got me feeling like a fan of the "old Spurs" and I'm bricking it about tomorrow whereas in the more recent NLD's I've been excited and confident about them.

 

thePessimist

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #54

Winks and Jan are having late tests...Dier and Dele out

 

SEANSPURS1975

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #55

Hopefully some mind games from Poch and Vertonghen and Winks will both start.

 

Black

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• #56

Lloris
Aurier—-Sanchez—Toby—-Rose

Sissoko—-Eriksen

Lucas—Lamela—Son

Kane
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But poch doesn’t have the balls to play a positive team like that

He gonna play a scrape through team

 

stevenurse

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #57

Hearing Alli and Dier are out, along with Jan and Winks potentially fills me with an even greater sense that we're gonna get pumped tomorrow. Big performances needed from those not pulling their weight right now

 

cjbyid

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• #58

Wonder if we'll see wanyama in tomorrow if winks is out?

Not looking forward to this at all

 

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yankspurs

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• Mar 1, 2019

• #59

Fuck off with these damn fucking injuries already

Lloris
KWP Toby Sanchez Rose
Skipp Wanyama Sissoko
Eriksen Kane Son

Gazzaniga, Foyth, Davies, Aurier, Lamela, Lucas, Llorente

 

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coys200

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• #60

I’m sorry to say I just don’t trust wanyama. I’d rather play 3 at back with foyth or davies and sissoko/eriksen CM.