Villa Away 20.10.2013

mickman

Internationals are nearly over thank god so back to the real stuff. Villa are huffing and puffing this season but it looks like benteke could be back for sunday which would be bad for us .

Still think we will win as villa will try and win the game also which should open the door for us

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lloris
walker ----verts --kaboul (daws)

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rose

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sandro --

townsend -- paulinho----lennon

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eriksen

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soldado

What ye think of that team ?

KingdomYid

mickman wrote: »

Internationals are nearly over thank god so back to the real stuff. Villa are huffing and puffing this season but it looks like benteke could be back for sunday which would be bad for us .

Still think we will win as villa will try and win the game also which should open the door for us

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lloris
walker ----verts --kaboul (daws)

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rose

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sandro --

townsend -- paulinho----lennon

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eriksen

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soldado

What ye think of that team ?

I like the look of that team, plenty of pace on the flanks and Sandro to hold the fort. I can see him starting with Siggy though in place of Lennon as Siggy is in good goalscoring form.

mickman

yeah i think he will too and he will play demebele instead of sandro but after the last day i reckon we need a change and more width

KingdomYid

mickman wrote: »

yeah i think he will too and he will play demebele instead of sandro but after the last day i reckon we need a change and more width

I agree, want to see Sandro definately. Is Dembele fit? I know he hurt his ankle in training for Belgium.

mickman

KingdomYid wrote: »

I agree, want to see Sandro definately. Is Dembele fit? I know he hurt his ankle in training for Belgium.

think he is fit alright

Hatch99

Yes agree with you all, I'd like Sandro and Lennon to start, and Kaboul too would be great, but no doubt it'll be Daws to challenge Benteke in the air.
Dembele played 5 or 10 mins for Belgique the other night.

GS11

I can't see lennon starting, hopefully he can come on when the game opens up a bit.

I expect to see Dembele and Paulinho, hopefully lamella can get 20 minutes.

Hopefully Rose is back, if Siggy plays he wil be key to give us width down the left.

mickman

Townsend showing again tonight why he will be the first name on the team sheet Sunday

SuprSi

mickman wrote: »

Townsend showing again tonight why he will be the first name on the team sheet Sunday

Agreed, but the difference in him playing for England is that he's getting down the wing and putting some really great crosses into the box that Soldado would surely thrive on - why isn't he doing that for Spurs? I think AVB needs to adapt his style a little to accommodate Townsend and play to his strengths. When he's running at the defenders like that he's as good as Lennon and has the final ball too.

White Heart Loon

SuprSi wrote: »

Agreed, but the difference in him playing for England is that he's getting down the wing and putting some really great crosses into the box that Soldado would surely thrive on - why isn't he doing that for Spurs? I think AVB needs to adapt his style a little to accommodate Townsend and play to his strengths. When he's running at the defenders like that he's as good as Lennon and has the final ball too.

AVB plays him as an inverted winger, he should be on the left lobbing balls in. Although I feel the reason AVB doesn't play him there is inexperience, having him and Rose could leave us exposed on the left.

DubPerryman

I've been saying it for a while that we need to stick Townsend on the left to get the most out of him. He's direct, good at beating players and whipping dangerous crosses in. I've backed up my case for not playing Townsend on the right with stats.

We have the striker now (Soldado) we have the Modric replacement (Eriksen), so all our excuses from last year are gone, if we don't start scoring soon something is going to have to change...

My first shout would be removing the inverted wingers. Play Lennon on the right, Townsend on the left and Eriksen in the middle pulling the strings. We'd stretch teams all over the park. I know it's not AVB's way, but a change is needed.

As Lamela settles I'd give him a shot at replacing one of the two wingers.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Agreed, think AVB is doing something similar with Lamela as he did with Lloris last year. Lamela comes across as a very down to earth player and I think he'll turn into a very good player for us, will just take him a while to settle and get his chance to show what he's capable of. 15 league goals was a great return for a 20 year old last year in Serie A, and we all know the emphasis that league has on defending. Also, playing under Zeman would have been a great experience for him, I remember seeing this picture of how they lined up one match;

GS11

SuprSi wrote: »

Agreed, but the difference in him playing for England is that he's getting down the wing and putting some really great crosses into the box that Soldado would surely thrive on - why isn't he doing that for Spurs? I think AVB needs to adapt his style a little to accommodate Townsend and play to his strengths. When he's running at the defenders like that he's as good as Lennon and has the final ball too.

What position is he playing for England, I thought he was on the right?

SuprSi

GS11 wrote: »

What position is he playing for England, I thought he was on the right?

He was, drifting into the middle a bit. The difference was, and maybe this is Townsend rather than AVB, he tries to beat his man and the the cross in, rather than attempting a shot every single time. He's actually really good at finding a player in the box as on nearly every occasion he made it past his man the ball ended up at the feet of another England player.

Soldado would love that.

Hatch99

DubPerryman wrote: »

I've been saying it for a while that we need to stick Townsend on the left to get the most out of him. He's direct, good at beating players and whipping dangerous crosses in. I've backed up my case for not playing Townsend on the right with stats.

We have the striker now (Soldado) we have the Modric replacement (Eriksen), so all our excuses from last year are gone, if we don't start scoring soon something is going to have to change...

My first shout would be removing the inverted wingers. Play Lennon on the right, Townsend on the left and Eriksen in the middle pulling the strings. We'd stretch teams all over the park. I know it's not AVB's way, but a change is needed.

As Lamela settles I'd give him a shot at replacing one of the two wingers.

If he plays better on the left than he does on the right, we have as serious player on our hands

GS11

I think has improved a lot since the start of the season, he is much more of a team player now, he has def cut back on the shooting. and is looking ot pass a lot more.

What value now, at least 15+

DubPerryman

According to physioroom.com none of the lads below are available. Not sure where they get their information from, but....


http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Y Kaboul Muscle Injury 27th Oct 13
D Rose Ankle/Foot Injury 20th Oct 13
E Capoue Ankle/Foot Injury 3rd Nov 13
A Lennon Ankle/Foot Injury 20th Oct 13

Devo from Dublin

DubPerryman wrote: »

According to physioroom.com none of the lads below are available. Not sure where they get their information from, but....


http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php

AH FFS!!

mickman

wouldnt believe physio room at all

mickman

read something that lamela is not happy with his first team game time - he hasnt done anything to warrant a start in my opinion.

DubPerryman

mickman wrote: »

read something that lamela is not happy with his first team game time - he hasnt done anything to warrant a start in my opinion.

Sounds like Lloris about a year ago. AVB knows best.

SuprSi

mickman wrote: »

read something that lamela is not happy with his first team game time - he hasnt done anything to warrant a start in my opinion.

There was an article in the UK Independent where he says he's struggling with the physical side of the game and that it's not as tactical as in Italy. He's worried he won't be selected for the World Cup as he's not getting enough game time but to be honest I agree completely with what you've said. Outside of Villa away in the Cup I've seen hardly anything to suggest he's ready for a start, let alone a sub appearance over the likes of Holtby.

Here's the Link

mickman

Need a win tomorrow to stay in touch

mickman

Rose , capoue and Lennon out

So team will be same as west ham except for soldado

bishopmuzorewa

Can't wait until Kaboul and Rose are fully fit and we see the back of Daws and Naughton.

We need Lennon back in that team as well. Need 3 points tomorrow.

I feel a sad story coming though especially seeing as we have beaten them 4-0 on last 2 occassions and Benteke possibly back tomorrow. He'll crucify poor ol Daws.

SuprSi

Gotta say I'm not confident about tomorrow. I'd say it'll be hard to get into the right frame of mind after such a humiliation, the biggest of AVB's time at Spurs. With Benteke back, that 0 - 4 result in the cup means absolutely nothing and I'd be very nervous about them giving us a beating. Our CB's are going to have a torrid time so let's hope they're up for it.

jobeenfitz

I fancy Soldado to score today. Im sure AVB will have stressed how important it is to get some service to him instead of all the shots from outside the box.

jobeenfitz

SuprSi wrote: »

Gotta say I'm not confident about tomorrow. I'd say it'll be hard to get into the right frame of mind after such a humiliation, the biggest of AVB's time at Spurs. With Benteke back, that 0 - 4 result in the cup means absolutely nothing and I'd be very nervous about them giving us a beating. Our CB's are going to have a torrid time so let's hope they're up for it.

I see it the oppisite way, wounded lion, everybody focused more than ever.

White Heart Loon

Is Benteke going to be back? Fantasy football has him out injured

jobeenfitz

White Heart Loon wrote: »

Is Benteke going to be back? Fantasy football has him out injured

Sky sports say Benteke not fit enough to make bench.

White Heart Loon

jobeenfitz wrote: »

Sky sports say Benteke not fit enough to make bench.

Yeah, Twitter says he's out.


Interesting team, Chiriches gets his PL debut and Holtby starts his first PL game this yr.

Team - Lloris; Walker, Chiriches, Dawson, Vertonghen; Paulinho, Sandro; Townsend, Holtby, Sigurdsson; Soldado. #THFC

jobeenfitz

Chiriches in starting 11.

jobeenfitz

Starting 11
Lloris, Walker, Chiriches, Verts,
Paulinho, Sandro, townsend, Holtby, Siggy
Soldado.

jobeenfitz

Ye, I left out Daws, hope he's not sent off before kick off

2nd Row Donkey

Erickson. Story?

mickman

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Erickson. Story?

On bench

Great to see sandro start - good move

DubPerryman

I'm still a little nervous about Chiriches, but he needs to get game time in order to settle.

Really looking to see the Paulinho/Sandro partnership.

In fairness to Holtby, he's earned his chance with recent performances. He'll have a lot of freedom with Paulinho and Sandro behind him.

nbar12

our bench looks fantastic, I'm usually very pessimistic when Spurs play but I'm confident of a good win today and soldado to score from open play!

oppiuy

We most be the slowest & mist predictable team in the league..

mickman

Woeful

bishopmuzorewa

Eriksen and Lennon for holtby and sig please

oppiuy

And why havent we recalled BAE from QPR. Our best left back by a mile

mickman

bishopmuzorewa wrote: »

Eriksen and Lennon for holtby and sig please

Holtby is same as Defoe . Cup player and the odd sub appearance

Don't think siggy has touched it

nbar12

we're actually horrible to watch, only Ireland are more painful to watch! I miss the days of when we played fast free flowing football

davycc

yessssssssssssss!ill take that

White Heart Loon

Nice, good play from Holtby and Soldado to create that

tippspur

Great save by Guzman from Townsend near the end of the half,could have gone in 2 up,pity.

Leinstersqspur

Missed the 1st half, any use? How's the big Romanian holding up at left back?

White Heart Loon

Leinstersqspur wrote: »

Missed the 1st half, any use? How's the big Romanian holding up at left back?

We had a very poor first half, so many players having an off day. Chiriches has done ok, as in not made any fcukups but we need to play better second half

Amirani

Nice little finish from Goldado.

White Heart Loon

Nice one Soldado, lovely finish. Was really worried Benteke would get one, he still might