Team for Arsenal...

[Bus-Conductor]

Lloris

Walker Alderweireld Wimmer Rose

Dier bentaleb

Lamela Dembele Eriksen

Kane​

or

Lloris

Walker Alderweireld Wimmer Rose

Mason Dembele

Lamela Alli Eriksen

Kane​

 

[Pimp_Spur]

winning to go top of the league would be just perfect against the goons even if it is just for a few hours until leicester play

I am already a nervous wreck just thinking about the game and we still have 48 hours until kick off

 

[EJWTartanSpur]

Wouldn't get your hopes up on Dembele being fit for this one just yet. I reckon he's gonna miss out.

Poch has a presser at 2pm, hopefully get another update then, fingers crossed anyway.

I'm hoping that Dembele is a cert and has been since last week but Poch decided to rule him out of these fixtures just gone so he's 100% ready.

Perhaps Poch was a little vague and left some doubt to keep Arsenal guessing on that front.

It's possible

 

[thinktank]

Just watched the scum game. They had plenty of opportunities and played well first half and Campbell was their best player, yet wenger subbed him in the second half for some unknown reason.

The emirates is absolutely toxic at the moment and the players must dread playing there. They'll be away from the poison on saturday and can play without that extra weight around their necks and they still have weapons and are still dangerous if you switch off.

Tough, tough game. Could go either way imo. I think it will just come down to who's more clinical on the day as I expect chances to flow either end.

 

[Teddy Klinsmann]

#thfc Team news: Dembele to be assessed tomorrow but could 'possibly' face Arsenal in NLD, says Poch.

 

[Stoof]

I put money on one of Cech and Koscielny playing.

Every year they say they have injuries only for them to show up. The next thing you know Wilshere and Cazorla will be in the XI.

 

[Mr Pink]

Expect Koscielny to play. If Cech genuinely injured his hamstring he won't be playing, even if only a slight issue you just don'y play immediately after any kind of hamstring injury as the chances are you exacerbate it.

Wenger won't want him sidelined for weeks, so I doubt its mind games in all honesty - with Cech anyway.

 

[scottej5]

Right, swiftly on to the next one:

Lloris

Walker
Toby
Wimmer
Rose

Dier
Dembele

Lamela
Alli
Eriksen

Kane


Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Davies, Carroll, Mason, Chadli, Son

I think the OP has it nailed. Chadli should not be starting but does well coming on at 60-70 minutes to make a difference. I really hope that Dembele is fit for this one and that Poch starts him. He hasn't been out long enough to warrant the need to work his way back in. Walker and Rose back in to terrorize their fullbacks.

 

[Snarfalicious]

Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose; Dembele, Dier; Son, Alli, Eriksen; Kane

 

[UpTownSpur]

Expect Koscielny to play. If Cech genuinely injured his hamstring he won't be playing, even if only a slight issue you just don'y play immediately after any kind of hamstring injury as the chances are you exacerbate it.

Wenger won't want him sidelined for weeks, so I doubt its mind games in all honesty - with Cech anyway.

It was his calf he injured and he already had a groin problem before. Koscielny has a calf problem as well, he's looked like he's been carrying an injury for weeks.

No chance either of them will play imo.

 

[BromleySpur]

Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose; Dembele, Dier; Son, Alli, Eriksen; Kane

Exactly this

 

[Lamelad]

Sounds like we might rush him back following yesterday`s fiasco.

 

[dannythomas]

Lloris

Walker Alderweireld Wimmer Rose

Dier bentaleb

Lamela Dembele Eriksen

Kane​

or

Lloris

Walker Alderweireld Wimmer Rose

Mason Dembele

Lamela Alli Eriksen

Kane​

I know we disagree about this consistently but you quote a lot of stats in support of your arguments . To me the most important one about our midfield duo is to ask how many times we have lost in the league with both Dier and Dembele playing together ? Answer - the first game of the season last August is the only one and if I recall it was Bentaleb that cost us that loss and I haven't seen anything in the few matches he has played to put him in against Arsenal . Why fix something that isn't broken ? Dier had a rough time against West Ham but I still believe he would have played better with Dembele playing not Mason. If Dembele is out on Saturday I will be far less optimistic but would probably stick with Mason over Bentaleb.

 

[Bofbro]

Right, swiftly on to the next one:

Lloris

Walker
Toby
Wimmer
Rose

Dier
Dembele

Son
Alli
Eriksen

Kane


Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Davies, Carroll, Mason, Chadli, Lamela

 

[Bus-Conductor]

I know we disagree about this consistently but you quote a lot of stats in support of your arguments . To me the most important one about our midfield duo is to ask how many times we have lost in the league with both Dier and Dembele playing together ? Answer - the first game of the season last August is the only one and if I recall it was Bentaleb that cost us that loss and I haven't seen anything in the few matches he has played to put him in against Arsenal . Why fix something that isn't broken ? Dier had a rough time against West Ham but I still believe he would have played better with Dembele playing not Mason. If Dembele is out on Saturday I will be far less optimistic but would probably stick with Mason over Bentaleb.

Do we ignore the whole of last season completely then ?

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Assuming the training video is from today, it looks like Dembele IS training (about 1:30 in). Also fully involved in training games it seems (right at the end of video).

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/10190686/spurs-launch-charity-partnership

 

[cookiemonster]

Don't feel good about this one either

Arsenal do not lose 3 in a row do they?

I hope Pochettino follow that nice Mr Bilic and have some of his mafia friends kidnap our team family members as hostages so they they can perform like West Ham did.(watch the Taken series)

 

[elDiablo]

Assuming the training video is from today, it looks like Dembele IS training (about 1:30 in). Also fully involved in training games it seems (right at the end of video).

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/10190686/spurs-launch-charity-partnership

nice video. even off the pitch the tottenham brand is a class above.

side note, didnt realise onomah was so big and harrison looks almost identical to him.

 

[thinktank]

Assuming the training video is from today, it looks like Dembele IS training (about 1:30 in). Also fully involved in training games it seems (right at the end of video).

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/10190686/spurs-launch-charity-partnership

Hugo: "We work a lot so we're ready to suffer...to suffer until the end."

This is who we are now.

And Luke's a little star, bless 'im.

Little brave lad like that full of life and smiles and you get cry babies on here going into stratospheric meltdown mode when we lose the odd game.

 

[thinktank]

Lloris​

​

Walker Alderweireld Wimmer Rose​

​

Dier bentaleb​

​

Lamela Dembele Eriksen​

​

Kane​

or

Lloris

Walker Alderweireld Wimmer Rose

Mason Dembele

Lamela Alli Eriksen

Kane​

That's not a bad call, old fella.

Actually, both of those are acceptable configurations.

We know Dier will definitely play this and Dortmund though and likely be rested for villa.