Team v. Palace (Sept 14)

[Bulletspur]

Praying that Ndombele is fit. I knew when he missed the Newcastle game with a “minor” thigh injury that we wouldn’t see him again until January....... only half joking there.

A lot of things initially are said in jest...

 

[spids]

Lloris
Aurier-----Toby--Jan----Davies
Ndombele Lo Celso
Son------Eriksen-----Dele
Kane​

 

[cliff jones]

Hugo
Aurier, Belgians, Davies
nD, Sissoko
Eriksen Alli Son
Kane

Winks is generally ineffective in this kind of match- save him to take the heat out of the first CL challenge

 

[13VanDerBale13]

Lloris
Aurier-----Toby--Jan----Davies
Ndombele Lo Celso
Son------Eriksen-----Dele
Kane​

Lo Celso won't make it, Poch has been easing him in as it is & with this injury now theres even more reason for precaution

 

[stevenqoz]

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You really want to see Sissoko & Winks again against a packed box?

They are the water carriers in the side.....Eriksen and Son to provide the spark and hopefully some width coming from the full backs.....If Palace sit particularly deep may even go three at the back and play the two as wing backs

 

[pedrodelawasp]

Ndombele and Lo Celso as our two engine room midfielders image would result in us getting raped by Palace.

Just because they’re defensive doesn’t mean we have to go in Ossis-style against them lol.

Would anyone object if I were to politely request that this sort of metaphor be consigned to the bin?

 

[spids]

Lo Celso won't make it, Poch has been easing him in as it is & with this injury now theres even more reason for precaution

Don’t care - it’s still the team is like to see against Palace. Plus by all accounts he’s not injured.

 

[dtxspurs]

They are the water carriers in the side.....Eriksen and Son to provide the spark and hopefully some width coming from the full backs.....If Palace sit particularly deep may even go three at the back and play the two as wing backs

As made by evidence vs Newcastle, its completely unneccessary and actually unproductive to have both on the field in games like this.

 

[stevenqoz]

As made by evidence vs Newcastle, its completely unneccessary and actually unproductive to have both on the field in games like this.

That's why you could even go three at the back sacrificing one in the back four for the width. Nothing in the form of Sissoko or Winks suggests they need dropping....it has been the lack of subtlety further forward that has cost us

 

[ralvy]

Would anyone object if I were to politely request that this sort of metaphor be consigned to the bin?

I would.

 

[jolsnogross]

Three at the back is a waste of time if they have only one forward. Or not even one. You only need two centre-halves back, with a holding midfielder in place to delay any counters, if they set up really deep. We've seen three at the back against defensive sides far too often and I reckon that lesson should be learned by now.

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

Moura must be wondering what he has to do to get a start. Against a defensive side who are likely to shut up shop, sideways passing and lumbering about looking for an opening won't work. Palace are a good side and Moura, along with Son adds that extra bit of pace to break open that sort of stubborn set up. Ball played to his feet at pace and Eriksen will have a shooting gallery for the fouls he will draw. Not played to him in static positions. At pace to his feet.

This means Eriksen has to start. Since he has a brain. Lamela isn't the right fit for me and sissoko will add nothing going forward.

Lloris

'Someone healthy' Toby Verts Rose

Winks Ndombele (hopefully fit)

Moura Eriksen Son

Kane

 

[Monkey boy]

Moura must be wondering what he has to do to get a start. Against a defensive side who are likely to shut up shop, sideways passing and lumbering about looking for an opening won't work. Palace are a good side and Moura, along with Son adds that extra bit of pace to break open that sort of stubborn set up. Ball played to his feet at pace and Eriksen will have a shooting gallery for the fouls he will draw. Not played to him in static positions. At pace to his feet.

This means Eriksen has to start. Since he has a brain. Lamela isn't the right fit for me and sissoko will add nothing going forward.

Lloris

'Someone healthy' Toby Verts Rose

Winks Ndombele (hopefully fit)

Moura Eriksen Son

Kane

Didn’t moura start with son and Kane against Newcastle and did the square root of bugger all?

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

Didn’t moura start with son and Kane against Newcastle and did the square root of bugger all?

Neither would you if the ball was played at a snails pace to your feet with 11 barcodes behind the ball! Hes got to be used to his strengths. Put in with pace.

The cm was the biggest problem as there was, as often, no transitional play to the forwards.
Edit. That was my take on it anyway. Granted, Lucas movement wasnt top notch. But we've seen what he can do when played into space or at speed

 

[Shadydan]

Neither would you if the ball was played at a snails pace to your feet with 11 barcodes behind the ball! Hes got to be used to his strengths. Put in with pace.

The cm was the biggest problem as there was, as often, no transitional play to the forwards.

Which will be the case against Palace...

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

Which will be the case against Palace...

So use his skill set properly! Which is perfect for breaking up stubborn teams and drawing fouls etc.

Edit. of course, he wont have much room to run into with that sort of opposition and may have to drop a little deeper to create some space.

 

[Shadydan]

So use his skill set properly! Which is perfect for breaking up stubborn teams and drawing fouls etc.

Dunno, we just need to play our best team which includes our 4 forwards Dele, Eriksen, Son and Kane. When they normally play together we win, we're not running a nursery here.

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

Dunno, we just need to play our best team which includes our 4 forwards Dele, Eriksen, Son and Kane. When they normally play together we win, we're not running a nursery here.

Edited previous post a bit. Not sure Dele is fully upto speed yet? I was going onto he assumption he was a little way off starting a game? But I'd agree that's the best attack in terms of results. Hes great at making space.

 

[Shadydan]

Edited previous post a bit. Not sure Dele is fully upto speed yet? I was going onto he assumption he was a little way off starting a game? But I'd agree that's the best attack in terms of results. Hes great at making space.

Came on against Arsenal and had 2 weeks training so I reckon he'll be fully fit to start.

 

[13VanDerBale13]

Don’t care - it’s still the team is like to see against Palace. Plus by all accounts he’s not injured.

Sadly this has taken a dramatic change, might wanna read the GLC thread