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Match Palace v Spurs - 27th Oct - 8PM

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Good time to play them, Eze/Olise out and a lot of walking wounded for them having to play on a Friday.

Was massive for us to be able to take a few of the lads off early last night.

I’m going unchanged except reintroducing Bissouma.
 
Id bring Bissouma back in and possibly give Kulusevski a break, maybe sub him out after 70 minutes and let Johnson have a go on the left. Kulusevski gets through a lot of work and played the entire game v Fulham.

Saying that, we get a good break between games as the Chelsea game is on a Monday night.
 
The Bissouma dilemma. It’s absolutely imperative he doesn’t get a yellow if he plays. I’m not against resting him again for Hojbjerg and unleashing him vs Chelsea.

Saar may not be fit himself and Udogie hopefully ok.

No Olise and Exe is obviously massive. Going into that weekend 5 points cushion WPI lol f be massive
 
Generally speaking a place you will want to get 3 points if you’re chasing Top 4.

They have lost nearly all their goal threat at this point in time too.
If we can score first expect the three points.

 
The Bissouma dilemma. It’s absolutely imperative he doesn’t get a yellow if he plays. I’m not against resting him again for Hojbjerg and unleashing him vs Chelsea.

Saar may not be fit himself and Udogie hopefully ok.

No Olise and Exe is obviously massive. Going into that weekend 5 points cushion WPI lol f be massive
It's the bravery versus sensibility argument.

I think we will need him more against Chelsea than Palace. That said, Palace may sit back whereas Chelsea will leave space. 🤷‍♀️
 
Think Chelsea are gonna press us high, Poch has got that press working it seems.
That's what I mean, there will be space to exploit against Chelsea because they won't sit back. Palace will probably use a low block and bore the life out of everyone, so Bissouma's dynamism will be crucial. I just don't trust him to not get booked - the petulance yes, but you can't ask him to play within himself. And yellows come with that.
 
That's what I mean, there will be space to exploit against Chelsea because they won't sit back. Palace will probably use a low block and bore the life out of everyone, so Bissouma's dynamism will be crucial. I just don't trust him to not get booked - the petulance yes, but you can't ask him to play within himself. And yellows come with that.

I don't know how someone can accumulate 6 bookings in 8 games, his discipline is shit
 
Postecoglou can't preach bravery and be scared to play one of his best players.

Bissouma will play. And if we are winning, will likely be subbed off I imagine.
100% he will play. As we saw with Udogie against Woolwich when he got booked,he trusts them to manage the game correctly and Biss will do that. Ange won’t leave one of his best players out and probably the guy who gels it all together just in case he gets booked!!
 
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