Team vs Leipzig

[MattyP]

Leipzig confirm the game is going ahead with fans allowed in.

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

We need them to get a red card. That’s our only hope.

It would take more than one to make me feel even vaguely hopeful

 

[spursfan77]

Leipzig confirm the game is going ahead with fans allowed in.

I didn’t think they’d cancel it this close to the game. Too many people travelling over there today. Plus they won’t want to lose out on the gate money.

 

[SpursAddict]

Lloris
Aurier Toby Dier Sanchez Vertonghen
Lo Celso Winks Ndombele
Lamela Lucas

 

[carpediem991]

Not even sure who is available:

----------Lloris---------
Serge--Sanchez-TA--JV
-------Winks-Dier------
--GLC-----Dele---Lamela
------------Lucas----------

Subs: Gazza, Tanganga, Sessegnon, Gedson, Tanguy, Skipp, Parrott

 

[bubble07]

Lloris
Alderweireld
Tanganga Dier Vertonghen
Winks Skipp Lo Celso
Lucas Lamela Bergwijn

Bergwijn is injured

 

[bubble07]

Not even sure who is available:

----------Lloris---------
Serge--Sanchez-TA--JV
-------Winks-Dier------
--GLC-----Dele---Lamela
------------Lucas----------

Subs: Gazza, Tanganga, Sessegnon, Gedson, Tanguy, Skipp, Parrott

Need GLC in the middle for any hope.

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Bergwijn is injured

As I'm sure you can imagine, I posted before that was evident. But my team stands, I think just swap Bergwijn with Sessegnon or Fernandes.

 

[Pistols At Dawn]

whatever we do, we must not play 3 (5) at the back

 

[Tottenhamboy85]

Lloris
Aurier Sanchez Toby Tanganga
Ndombele* Winks GLC
Lucas Dier Dele

*Gedson if Ndombele is on the naughty step

 

[worcestersauce]

We need them to get a red card. That’s our only hope.

Just one?
Personally I am not making any predictions on who plays as we've still got a training session and a warm up to go so who knows how many we'll lose.

 

[SirHarryHotspur]

Looking at the pace some of the Leipzig players showed in the 1st leg , no way N'dombele should be considered , just look at that video of him against Wolves, Harry Redknapp's wife could run faster than that.

 

[EQP]

We should stack the midfield and go from there. We know playing 5 in the back is not effective in stopping the opposition from scoring.

Lloris
Aurier --Sanchez ---Toby---- Tanganga
Ndombele Winks Skipp
GLC
Lucas Dele​

 

[BringBack_leGin]

The loss of Bergwijn is shite:

Lloris
Aurier Sanchez Dier Vertonghen
Winks Lo Celso
Lucas Lamela Gedson
Dele

Gazzaniga Alderweireld Tanganga Skipp Ndombele Sessegnon Parrott​

 

[spurs mental]

Put the doughboy upfront. He wont have to run a whole lot and when we do get it up the pitch at least he can hold onto the ball.

 

[Marty]

The way we've set up recently, I have a feeling we couldn't do much worse if we put one of our CBs up front as a target man for Dele, Lucas and GLC to play around.

Lloris
Aurier-Sanchez-Toby-Jan
GLC-Skipp-Winks
Lucas-Dier-Dele

For example.

 

[fortworthspur]

time for another moura hat trick. actually a brace will be enough.

 

[Pochemon94]

We should stack the midfield and go from there. We know playing 5 in the back is not effective in stopping the opposition from scoring.

Lloris
Aurier --Sanchez ---Toby---- Tanganga
Ndombele Winks Skipp
GLC
Lucas Dele​

I like this lineup a lot, I know it was Burnley but once we had 3 in midfield we dominated the game and forced them to hoof it over the top and Dier swooped up all the second balls in the second half. If we can just keep that mentality going into this game I think we will actually have a chance.

 

[Strikeb4ck]

Lloris
Aurier Sanchez Alderweireld Davies
Lo Celso Dier Ndombele
Lucas Dele Lamela
​

There's no winning with a team in our kind of injury crisis up front. I think all we can hope for is that RBL and Nagelsmann possess a similar level of arrogance to the likes of City and Barcelona, where they know their one way to play and won't change the core of it for any opponent and their strengths. If that's the case, we will find a few moments in the game where there will be space to launch a counter. I don't know if we have the pace up front to do anything with that, but it will be there.

Need a vintage game from Lucas and Dele here. Hopefully Lamela can play 90, if not then Gedson will be required. Aurier will be critical as he is our only danger on the flanks. Dier has been brilliant in DM the last few games...he has been atrocious besides that. It's a chance we'll have to take, as if he is on form in the middle of the park he is going to be vital to shutting down their transitions. Lo Celso will be the one that has to spring the counters.

Ndombele is the big risk. It's him or Winks really. It's the ceiling v floor debate. Ndombele could put in an epic performance after Jose's words, or he could put in the low floor performance he's done for much of the rest of the season. But he is a game changer at his best.

It's pretty much close to an impossible task with this squad we have to pick from, but we're not entirely out of it. If we can somehow grab an early goal they'll be shitting themselves. They do have weaknesses. This is all we have left to play for.

Hopefully it works out, and if not - it's time for an early vacation and some squad experimentation.

 

[ralvy]

You do care some, because you even posted to say you don't care. That's not exactly not caring.
And anyway, you attitude that there isn't eve the slightest chance, of course there is.

Reminds me of when my ex would say: it's okay, I'm not even mad.

Suuuure