Our only midfielder who moves the ball forward is not fit. The other option in midfeild we have doesnt pass forward either, has been absolute garbage for months now and loves giving the ball away. We dont have options. Mourinho wont play GLC so we’re stuck with Dier and Sissoko until Ndombele is match fit.
Cue Dr. Tottenham to the rescue...
Winks remains our one player at pivot who has quick feet, can turn quickly and pass accurately. Dier and Sissoko are not this player. I'd play Winks and Dier with Kane Son Dele and Moura the other four. Loads of games coming up Sissoko and Lo Celso will get a look in and hopefully even NDombele will climb off Darrens treatment table and play as well
Yeah I've got a bad feeling about this one. Everyone in the press thought we'd smash Utd and of course they massively upped their game, despite them previously being in terrible form. At least we won't take Chelsea lightly this time, but form won't matter a damn in such a big game.
Our major problem all season was Poch's reality that when he rotated it was generally from a position of weakness rather than strength. NDombele, Sessegnon and Lo Celso were injured from the start and none of the three has any proven match fitness/stamina. Of course we'd like them in but it will be a slow integration under Mourinho who is not here on an era building mission. Both Dier and Moura have somehow got some match time and will be hard to shift them, apart from maybe at the busiest xmas period. Medium term I see Foyth being our right back but with Aurier playing almost to script I can't see that change v Chelsea. The third midfielder role for me should be Dele in ten but Mourinho is relying on him to get past Kane, so the donkeywork left and right will actually fall to Son and Moura with Sissoko coming on right late on
