League Cup Thread 2014/2015

Hatch99

Home to Forest on the tele in 3rd round.

COYS

davycc

Our League Cup 3rd round game at home to Forest is confirmed for Wednesday 24 Sept (KO 7.45pm). It will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. nicked from COYS news

Sugarlumps

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forrest
3rd Round
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD

Tricky fixture, expect a fiery encounter from Pearce's side. We desperately need to put in a good performance going into Saturdays game.

mickman

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forrest
3rd Round
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD

Tricky fixture, expect a fiery encounter from Pearce's side. We desperately need to put in a good performance going into Saturdays game.

not sure a good performance wed night will make any difference to saturday but we should win this one - should !

Sugarlumps

So presumably you fancy us to lose on Saturday? We might get a hiding on Saturday 3-0, or along those lines. Not due to arsenal being superior. Defensively I don't think I've seen us this bad in a long time. Or could I name who will be starting either.

mickman

Sugarlumps wrote: »

So presumably you fancy us to lose on Saturday? We might get a hiding on Saturday 3-0, or along those lines. Not due to arsenal being superior. Defensively I don't think I've seen us this bad in a long time. Or could I name who will be starting either.

i think we will get creamed on saturday. Yes arsenal arent great at the moment but our players will likely fold early on

2nd Row Donkey

Forest are flying high in the championship and we just lost at home to a bottom 3 epl team.

There's only way this game is going and that's us out of the cup or worse off to forests ground for another mid week replay.

davycc

yea forest are flying high and on current form would be too much for our 1st team ,never mind our 2nd sh1tty cups team

Hammar

Put out the Under 21's and see how they get on.
Our delicate little flowers in the first team , can't seem to handle playing mid week games.

Sugarlumps

What is it, win four games to reach the final. Pretty quick route to pick up some silverware.
Vorm surely has to play? A cb partnership of Dier & Jan. Soldado up front with Kane.

2nd Row Donkey

Sugarlumps wrote: »

What is it, win four games to reach the final. Pretty quick route to pick up some silverware.
Vorm surely has to play? A cb partnership of Dier & Jan. Soldado up front with Kane.

Is that all it is? Crikey
.. might be worth a punt so.

Sugarlumps

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Is that all it is? Crikey
.. might be worth a punt so.

Not 100%, always seemed like you play a few games..."semi final stage"
It's been a barren few years, our supposed cup team status has evaded us? Season is gonna be a tough one, reaching a final would be a welcomed distraction.

Hatch99

It's a cup so let's try win it COYS

Sugarlumps

Vorm
Naughton Fazio Vertonghen Davies
Chadli Stambouli Dembele Lennon
Lamela
Soldado

Devo from Dublin

Soldado HAS to play 90 mins.
And the next few games too!
He was on the pitch for 30 mins i think it was against WBA, and considering his lack of match sharpness, i thought he showed with the near post shot on the half turn, he knows where the goal is.... Why not play him tonight, where you would think we'll create chances, and he can bang them in.
Give him until Christmas, should score at least 10 goals, if not, sell him in January.

yiddo59

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Vorm
Naughton Fazio Vertonghen Davies
Chadli Stambouli Dembele Lennon
Lamela
Soldado

Play Lloris instead of Vorm and I'm happy

Hammar

yiddo59 wrote: »

Play Lloris instead of Vorm and I'm happy

Why not play Vorm in the League cup?
They way things are going Hugo will probably leave next summer,so we need to see as much of Vorm as we can.

Sugarlumps

Hammar wrote: »

Why not play Vorm in the League cup?
They way things are going Hugo will probably leave next summer,so we need to see as much of Vorm as we can.

Gotta play him, unless he's there to shine Hugo's boots? He's not played in a while, may be a tad rusty. All the same I rate him highly, plus Lloris deserves a night off.

Sugarlumps

#THFC team: Vorm, Naughton, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies; Bentaleb, Stambouli; Lennon (c), Paulinho, Townsend; Soldado. #COYS

Pretty happy. Paulinho & Townsend not so much.

yiddo59

subs: Friedel, Chiriches, Dier, Mason, Eriksen, Lamela, Kane
So Lloris can stay at home and watch Corrie

Sugarlumps

Wouldn't mind seeing Mason at some stage.

davycc

strong team alright bar paulinhoo and the next gareth bale chap,,, hope we can nick a win inside the 90 mins

Sugarlumps

It'll be down to Townsend and Lennon to create the chances for Soldado, don't see Bentaleb or Paulinho doing much. Stambouli is an unknown?

Sugarlumps

Absolutely no pace in the team....zilch....Nor any creativity. God help Soldado.

Ormus

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Absolutely no pace in the team....zilch....Nor any creativity. God help Soldado.

Lennon and Townsend are both fast.

I agree with you on creativity though. Hard to see us scoring.

Sugarlumps

Good god... Forrest first attack.. Should of been a goal, and a beauty at that. Bentaleb is like a mannequin. Sideways passing at its best.

Sugarlumps

Ormus wrote: »

Lennon and Townsend are both fast.

I agree with you on creativity though. Hard to see us scoring.

I feel sorry for him, chance to maybe shine, not with that midfield. Lennon our best bet.

Sugarlumps

Were gonna get mauled on Saturday.

Sugarlumps

There's no width, everyone is coming inside, its barmy I tells ya!

DubPerryman

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Good god... Forrest first attack.. Should of been a goal, and a beauty at that.

We had 70% possession, but they have the first actual shot of the game.

Just like Liverpool last night, possession will never win a match. We need shots. We need goals!

Very frustrating.

DubPerryman

Stambouli loves a tackle and putting his weight around. Great to see!

Sugarlumps

DubPerryman wrote: »

We had 70% possession, but they have the first actual shot of the game.

Just like Liverpool last night, possession will never win a match. We need shots. We need goals!

Very frustrating.

30 minutes gone, Forrest keeper may as well be down the kebab shop.

Sugarlumps

DubPerryman wrote: »

Stambouli loves a tackle and putting his weight around. Great to see!

Probably in with a shout for Saturday.

Left Back on the Bench

Poch is gonna have his work cut out.

We're not pressing, hopeless passing, defence all over the shop as usual n no counter attack.

Arsenal will be licking their lips

Ormus

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Good god... Forrest first attack.. Should of been a goal, and a beauty at that. Bentaleb is like a mannequin. Sideways passing at its best.

I think Nabil has done ok. Still only 19.

DubPerryman

Why oh why do mangers play Townsend on the right?! Surely they watch the matches we watch..... And there's no way he's ever scored I'm training!

SuprSi

What is the point of having any players beyond Townsend when he has the ball? Everybody else might as well start trotting towards the halfway line as he's gonna shoot regardless of which foot he's using or whether the shot is actually on.

Sugarlumps

Set pieces & corners, yet still no one can actually produce a half decent ball. And there's another spectacular Townsend shot. Has Soldado has any service...nope. If Forrest actually go for this in the 2nd then they'll win.

Ormus

It's disgraceful how Paulinho pulls out of tackles. I can't stand watching him.

Sugarlumps

Ormus wrote: »

It's disgraceful how Paulinho pulls out of tackles. I can't stand watching him.

There's no way he's Brazilian. He's a faker, more likely to come from the Isle of Man.

Leinstersqspur

Spursy

mickman

Muck muck and more muck

2nd Row Donkey

Townsend is beyond help. Surely AVB, TS and now Poch have tried to get him to vary his game a bit ...He's spurs true and true which makes it harder to swallow but he's beyond saving now.

Sugarlumps

Get Paulinho off and Lamela on, or another striker. I fell the early stages of a hemorrhoid.

Sugarlumps

What the ****, pass the fúcking ball forward you shower of shíts.

Leinstersqspur

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Get Paulinho off and Lamela on, or another striker. I fell the early stages of a hemorrhoid.

Kane or Lamela on for Paulinho, the pansy!

Sugarlumps

Leinstersqspur wrote: »

Kane or Lamela on for Paulinho, the pansy!

You nearly double jinxed him!

Sugarlumps

Leinstersqspur

Sugarlumps wrote: »

You nearly double jinxed him!

Last time I mocked him mid game he came good;)

Nice samba flick! Close

debabyjesus

0 attempts on target... im off to bed

mushykeogh

1 down. oh dear.