Match Threads Bournemouth vs Spurs - Match Thread

[ackie]

We have other CMs instead of Sissoko. Aurier is all we have at RB.

And your suggestion would be? Show me a strong midfield pair....

 

[mpickard2087]

Because everyone else at the club has said he's been training really well

Good start (if true.....), he's trained well for a couple of weeks, might take a bit more than that...

 

[Time for Heroes]

Wasnt it JJ who said Mourinho was a huge fan of N'Dombele?

Another great piece of ITK

 

[JCRD]

We don't know exactly what's happening in the dressing room between Jose and Tanguy, but it's everyone's interest to get the best out of Ndombele - our marquee signing. He's not trusted to start yet, but if fingers crossed we can get a decent lead then you would think Jose will be inclined to give him some good minutes off the bench. Let's not assume Tanguy is an "outcast" just yet, it's been a disrupted first season and hopefully he will be fully up to speed to play more in his second season

None of us ever know but Jose has some history where he outcasts certain players and generally theyre flair players. I say outcast but it feels like he is being treated as such. i would agree if he wasnt starting against Arsenal or Man City but Bournemouth?

Will be an interesting summer but dont see how we would sell lower than what we paid for him and dont see how we could get more than we paid for him - so Levy may well interfere which then could cause a bit of friction with Jose...

 

[ackie]

And who exactly would you drop him for?

Alderweireld can play RB.
Dier before his ban, could play RB.
Even Sissoko can play RB.

 

[WiganSpur]

Alderweireld can play RB.
Dier before his ban, could play RB.
Even Sissoko can play RB.

Alderweireld and Dier would be terrible RBs. And like you said, Dier is banned and Toby is needed at CB.

Aurier is really not one of our worst players. He's not great but I can think of 4/5 i'd shift before him.

 

[Phomesy]

Presumably we're hoping for a Bournemouth win so we can keep the season interesting hoping for West Ham relegation?

 

[ILS]

Wasnt it JJ who said Mourinho was a huge fan of N'Dombele?

Another great piece of ITK

People actually still believe him?

 

[isaac94]

Hope this isn't another Mourinho with Lukaku, Salah, De Bruyne situation

 

[dirtyh]

Shame sissoko isn’t a complete nutjob who gets banned all the time. Tanguy may get a game then. If I was him I’d bring a kfc family bucket with him to the bench.

 

[NickHSpurs]

Predicting Bergwijn brace.

 

[bloodzeed]

Roy Keane loves a spurs dig twat

 

[GutBucket]

Wish this was 433 and not 4231, think we win this though but it won't be pretty.

 

[gushayes11]

New kit for Hugo?

 

[Japhet]

This is the sort of game where the opposing goalkeeper normally makes 9 or 10 incredible saves. On our current form he'll only need to make 1 or 2 to keep a clean sheet.

 

[stov]

Piss off Roy Keane. Why hasn't he been sacked yet. He's truly awful.

 

[dbspurs]

Piss off Roy Keane. Why hasn't he been sacked yet. He's truly awful.

He's not far wrong though is he!? We are pretty average these days.

 

[ItsBoris]

I remember when Liverpool bought Naby Keita, everyone thought they were getting this hugely talented midfielder, the next Yaya Toure basically, and that he would immediately displace players like Winjaldum and Henderson. Turns out those two (and Fabinho) are still Liverpool's first choice midfield.

Winjaldum obviously has qualities that Klopp finds very valuable as a cog in the system. I think it's similar with Jose and Sissoko.

 

[teok]

Glad that steve is starting, well deserved.

 

[rabbikeane]

Presumably we're hoping for a Bournemouth win so we can keep the season interesting hoping for West Ham relegation?

Fans might not, but Mourinho want Europa League qualification. He will not see the season as finished.