Team for City...

[THFCSPURS19]

You obviously missed his flap at the corner

I don't recall him messing up from a corner, he caught the ball well on multiple occasions.

He's done nothing wrong.

 

[mpickard2087]

If everyone is fit then I'd be tempted, against all my total football ideals, to go with:

Lloris
Walker Toby Jan Rose
Wanyama Dier Dembele
Lamela Janssen Eriksen

Subs: Vorm, CCV, Davies, Winks, Alli, Son, Nkoudou
​

And try to overpower them and just cut off the centre of the park.

 

[danielneeds]

What if we don't get a clear update, if Poch wants to keep cards close to.his chest etc, don't bother with thread at all?

Journalists will ask the questions at the presser. You can't really fob them off, they need their copy before the game. I don't think Poch will be negative, hiding his team anyway. As Pep previously said about Poch, he doesn't wait for you to come to him, he comes for you.

 

[danielneeds]

If everyone is fit then I'd be tempted, against all my total football ideals, to go with:

Lloris
Walker Toby Jan Rose
Wanyama Dier Dembele
Lamela Janssen Eriksen

Subs: Vorm, CCV, Davies, Winks, Alli, Son, Nkoudou
​

And try to overpower them and just cut off the centre of the park.

You'd leave out a man with 5 goals in his last 6 games?

 

[mpickard2087]

You'd leave out a man with 5 goals in his last 6 games?

Why not, whether I'm correct or not I believe it's a squad game and that you pick a team to do a job in that individual match.

 

[Mr Pink]

If everyone is fit then I'd be tempted, against all my total football ideals, to go with:

Lloris
Walker Toby Jan Rose
Wanyama Dier Dembele
Lamela Janssen Eriksen

Subs: Vorm, CCV, Davies, Winks, Alli, Son, Nkoudou
​

And try to overpower them and just cut off the centre of the park.

Surely you'd want Son left of the front three, Eriksen and Dembele either side or a little ahead of Wanyama? Not think that would be better balanced?

 

[danielneeds]

Why not, whether I'm correct or not I believe it's a squad game and that you pick a team to do a job in that individual match.

It is a squad game, but it's also a game all about confidence and belief - and Sonny is flying atm.

 

[JAYSTAR]

Lloris
Walker Toby Verts Rose
Dier Dembele
Eriksen Lamela Son
Janssen​

Bench: Vorm Trippier Wimmer Alli Sissoko Wanyama N'koudou

​

 

[Tottenham_God]

Lloris
Walker Toby Verts Rose
Dier Dembele
Eriksen Lamela Son
Janssen​

Bench: Vorm Trippier Wimmer Alli Sissoko Wanyama N'koudou

​

No Winks ? Criminal...

 

[arunspurs]

My XI , provided Dembele & Rose are fit

Lloris
Walker, Toby, Jan, Rose,
Wanyama, Dembele,
Lamela, Eriksen, Son,
Janssen

Having said that, I would like to play Nkoudou for Lamela. He looks a intelligent player on ball - most times making the correct decisions.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

Lloris
Walker Alderweireld Vertonghen Rose
Wanyama Dembele
Son Eriksen Nkoudou
Janssen

Vorm Carter-Vickers Davies Winks Alli Sissoko Lamela
​

• If Rose isn't fit, Davies in and Wimmer on the bench.
• If Dembele isn't fit, Winks in and Dier (or if Dier's unfit, Onomah) on the bench.
• If Sissoko isn't fit, Edwards on the bench.

Son needs to stay on the left! (If he plays)

 

[faze_coys]

Cant drop lamela, these are the kinds of games he thrives in.

 

[lillywhites61]

If everyone is fit then I'd be tempted, against all my total football ideals, to go with:

Lloris
Walker Toby Jan Rose
Wanyama Dier Dembele
Lamela Janssen Eriksen

Subs: Vorm, CCV, Davies, Winks, Alli, Son, Nkoudou
​

And try to overpower them and just cut off the centre of the park.

I would swap CE for Son

 

[eddiev14]

Lloris

Walker Toby Jan Rose

Wanyama Dembele

Lamela Alli Son

Janssen
​

I don't think Eriksen is playing well enough at the moment and we're definitely going to need the strength and ball carrying abilities of Dembele and Alli.

I don't think you can drop Dier straight back into this one, he was a bit off form before his injury and we have Wanyama so we can gradually get him back to speed.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Lloris

Walker Toby Jan Rose

Wanyama Dembele

Lamela Alli Son

Janssen​

I find it bizarre that Alli's preferred to Eriksen.

 

[KILLA_SIN]

Journalists will ask the questions at the presser. You can't really fob them off, they need their copy before the game. I don't think Poch will be negative, hiding his team anyway. As Pep previously said about Poch, he doesn't wait for you to come to him, he comes for you.

When and where did Pep say this. Loving that

 

[eddiev14]

I find it bizarre that Alli's preferred to Eriksen.

I don't think Eriksen has been playing well at all so far this season. Certainly well below the level we'be seen him at in the past.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

I don't think Eriksen has been playing well at all so far this season. Certainly well below the level we'be seen him at in the past.

If Eriksen's not playing well, God knows how badly Alli's playing.

 

[eddiev14]

If Eriksen's not playing well, God knows how badly Alli's playing.

Opinions, opinions.

When Alli plays poorly (which I don't agree with but, again, you're entitled to your opinion) he still affects the game in the final third.

When Eriksen plays poorly you just don't see him, he drops too deep, knocked off the ball and isn't a goal threat. And I say this as a huge Eriksen fan.

It just seems to be what Alli does when he plays on the periphery - a load of nothing and then - bang - creates a great scoring opportunity or scores.

Would normally have them both in the team but can't drop Son in this form.

Have a feeling that he's going to explode in the big games this season, too.

 

[yankspurs]

Lloris
Walker Alderweireld Vertonghen Rose
Dier Dembele
Lamela Eriksen Son
Janssen

Vorm, Carter-Vickers, Wanyama, Winks, Alli, N'Koudou, Sissoko/Onomah/Edwards