Tottenham vs Roma: Match Thread

[mpickard2087]

Welcome.

The Occasion:
Pre-season friendly #2. The second in our trilogy of adventures at the Intergalactic Soccerball Jamboree.

Who:
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. vs. A.S. Roma

When:
Tuesday 25th July
8pm Kick off local time. 1am (Weds) in the UK.

Where:

Red Bull Arena (Harrison, New Jersey, USA)
Capacity - 25,000

Why:
$$$$$$$$$$$$

How can I watch it?:
UK - Premier Sports (Sky channel 428 - subscription needed)
US - ESPN2
Other options are possibly available......

Squads:

Tottenham Hotspur:

Toby Alderweireld, Dele Alli, Brandon Austin (GK), Jaden Brown, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Ben Davies, Mousa Dembele, Eric Dier, Jonathan Dinzeyi, Christian Eriksen, Anthony Georgiou, Vincent Janssen, Harry Kane, Hugo Lloris (GK, and Captain), Will Miller, George-Kevin Nkoudou, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Joshua Onomah, Kieran Trippier, Jan Vertonghen, Michel Vorm (GK), Kyle Walker-Peters, Victor Wanyama, Alfie Whiteman (GK), Kevin Wimmer, Harry Winks.

Manager - Mauricio Pochettino

who will be up against:

Roma:

Your typical bunch of dirty, cynical, sneaky, lying, cheating, crying, diving, Italian prima donnas. With shit hair.
Oh, and our old friend Federico Fazio.

Head Coach - Eusebio Di Francesco


Match Officials:
Ummm….



Weather Forecast:
Cloudy. 10% chance of rain. Temperature tonight of 21c/70f. Max. humidity today of 93%

Score Predictor:
Spurs to win this 8-0.

AS ROMA 3-2 SPURS
Perotti (pen), Under, Tumminello Winks, Janssen​

Spurs: Vorm, Trippier, Carter-Vickers, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Walker-Peters, Dier, Dembele, Onomah, Dele, Kane.

Roma: Alisson, Kolarov, Juan Jesus, Fazio, Peres, Nainggolan, De Rossi (c), Gerson, Defrel, Dzeko, Perotti.

Official Site Match Centre
91 mins GOAL Roma 3-2 Spurs : Tumminello
Under's cross from the left converted on the slide by Tumminello from close range.
90 mins GOAL Roma 2-2 Spurs : Vincent Janssen
Nkoudou down the right, cross turned home by Janssen at the near post.
86 mins GOAL Roma 2-1 Spurs : Harry Winks
75 mins Subs: Janssen and Nkoudou for Kane and Dele
69 mins GOAL Roma 2-0 Spurs : Under
Strootman's cross from the left intercepted by Wimmer but the loose ball fell for Under to dispatch from 12 yards.
68 mins Subs: Wimmer and Oakley-Boothe for Vertonghen and Dembele
Sub: Winks for Dier
Subs: Eriksen, Davies and Georgiou for Onomah, Walker-Peters and Carter-Vickers
Half-Time: Roma 1-0 Spurs
39 mins Yellow Card: Carter-Vickers for foul on Dzeko.
21 mins Yellow Card: Kolorov for foul on Alderweireld
12 mins GOAL Roma 1-0 Spurs : Perotti
11 mins Penalty to Roma (Bollocks - ball to hand!)

 

[mpickard2087]

Here is a match thread for you, boys and girls.

This is of course on at stupid o'clock on a weekday, so how many actually tune in remains to be seen.

I doubt I will be one of them, however I wouldn't mind us trying out the back three for some of this game maybe two centre backs formation for one half and three CB for the other. It would allow a bit more cover for youngsters like CCV and KWP (also frees the latter to attack more) and I suspect we will be seeing one of the rookie LB options in this game as Davies played 90 mins the other day and it wouldn't be wise to flog him like this every match. Also I would like to see Onomah in central midfield - so if you had Dembele/Wanyama paired with Winks/Onomah in each half, three at the back allows us to still play Dier and give all our other centre backs a run out too. No one misses out on game time.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Lloris
Alderweireld Dier Vertonghen
Trippier Wanyama Dembele Davies
Dele Eriksen
Kane
​

With KWP, Winks, Nkoudou and Janssen getting the entire second half.

Season coming up quickly, time to have the likely first match xi getting back in tune with each other.

 

[NinjaTuna]

No doubt we used up all our entertaining football in the PSG match so i predict this to be a dull 0-0

 

[Bulletspur]

Lloris
Alderweireld Dier Vertonghen
Trippier Wanyama Dembele Davies
Dele Eriksen
Kane
​

With KWP, Winks, Nkoudou and Janssen getting the entire second half.

Season coming up quickly, time to have the likely first match xi getting back in tune with each other.

Would add Onomah for full 2nd half as well.

 

[mattie g]

Weather should actually be nice tonight. Gotta be happy about that.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Would add Onomah for full 2nd half as well.

I did think that but i wanted the fringe / youth players getting a good opportunity to have as many first choices around them as possible. Game down to two of Winks, Nkoudou and Onomah for me. To put in all three would probably mean removing all of Dembele, Dele, Eriksen and suddenly the chances of those introduced is lessened. At least if it's just Nkoudou and Winks for Alli and Dembele, they still have Eriksen to make them look good.

 

[hughy]

It'll be a needlessly mixed up team and CCV will be the scapegoat.

 

[yankspurs]

Would like to see the academy boys on the tour get some PT here. Also want to see CCV, KWP, Onomah(in CM please), Winks and GKN get more time.

 

[yankspurs]

It'll be a needlessly mixed up team and CCV will be the scapegoat.

I feel like finding a new scapegoat after 1 pre season half has got to be some sort of record from SC.

 

[Ben1]

I hope to see KWP with Toby as centre back at some point during pre season. Just as a fairer judge.

 

[werty]

Lloris
Alderweireld Dier Vertonghen
Trippier Wanyama Dembele Davies
Dele Eriksen
Kane
​

With KWP, Winks, Nkoudou and Janssen getting the entire second half.

Season coming up quickly, time to have the likely first match xi getting back in tune with each other.

Don't see Davies or Eriksen starting after playing the whole 90 minutes the other day

 

[Dzejkob]

Welcome.

The Occasion:
Pre-season friendly #2. The second in our trilogy of adventures at the Intergalactic Soccerball Jamboree.

Who:
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. vs. A.S. Roma

When:
Tuesday 25th July
8pm Kick off local time. 1am (Weds) in the UK.

Where:
Red Bull Arena (Harrison, New Jersey, USA)
Capacity - 25,000

Why:
$$$$$$$$$$$$

How can I watch it?:
UK - Premier Sports (Sky channel 428 - subscription needed)
US - ESPN2
Other options are possibly available......

Squads:

Tottenham Hotspur:

Toby Alderweireld, Dele Alli, Brandon Austin (GK), Jaden Brown, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Ben Davies, Mousa Dembele, Eric Dier, Jonathan Dinzeyi, Christian Eriksen, Anthony Georgiou, Vincent Janssen, Harry Kane, Hugo Lloris (GK, and Captain), Will Miller, George-Kevin Nkoudou, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Joshua Onomah, Kieran Trippier, Jan Vertonghen, Michel Vorm (GK), Kyle Walker-Peters, Victor Wanyama, Alfie Whiteman (GK), Kevin Wimmer, Harry Winks.

Manager - Mauricio Pochettino

who will be up against:

Roma:

Your typical bunch of dirty, cynical, sneaky, lying, cheating, crying, diving, Italian prima donnas. With shit hair.
Oh, and our old friend Federico Fazio.

Head Coach - Eusebio Di Francesco


Match Officials:
Ummm….



Weather Forecast:
Cloudy. 10% chance of rain. Temperature tonight of 21c/70f. Max. humidity today of 93%

Score Predictor:
Spurs to win this 8-0.

You've got a talent. You should do it more often.

 

[easley91]

Off work tomorrow so planning on watching it live. Hopefully not a dull 0-0..

 

[matthew.absurdum]

Fazio Hat Trick incoming

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Fazio Hat Trick incoming

Which goal?

Would like to see KWP at RWB
Would like to see Onomah get at least 60 minutes at CM
Would like GKN to get a fair crack in ALM or ARM

Open minded otherwise

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Don't see Davies or Eriksen starting after playing the whole 90 minutes the other day

I am hoping Eriksen plays minimal minutes tonight...I have tickets to the match against City on Saturday...

 

[spursfan77]

Don't see Davies or Eriksen starting after playing the whole 90 minutes the other day

KWP to left back then? Just so more people can have a go at him.

 

[werty]

KWP to left back then? Just so more people can have a go at him.

Probably (to both bits). Don't know if any of the other youngsters can play left back, or maybe he'll try N'koudou as a LWB?

 

[GioW]

Be rude not to have a few beers as I'm off until early September Cheeky flutter on Alderweireld any time. COYS