He’s had zero preseason and not played in two months. I doubt he’ll be starting soon.
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Match Spurs v Brighton (Away) - Sat 20th September - KO: 3pm
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He’s had zero preseason and not played in two months. I doubt he’ll be starting soon.
He's definitely out.
Play Wilson on the left otherwise he may as well go on loan. Johnson can play v Donny although he’s the type of player who would struggle lower league. Don’t want repeat of Tamworth.
BJ ON THE LEFT
I'd take a point here
I guess you are right. I can't see it. But they must see something in training.
I also think he will start.
Citeh didn't get one and they went 1-0 up
They lost, next question or was there a hidden point in your question?
You said teams with top 4 aspirations win at the Amex. City never. City have top 4 aspirations and also to win the league.
Think this will be a similar game to Bournemouth where they wil press man for man on us , let’s see what Frank has learnt from that game .
I'm sure there are several teams that have aspirations of finishing in the top 4. By nature only 4 can and I would suggest City won't be one of them. They've lost twice already and tough game Saturday. Too many are blinded by their past success. This is not the City of old.
I get the consensus that a draw would be a good result here as the bookmakers all have us underdogs.
But 1 point for a draw isn't going to change our season. Yes, its better than zero but I'd gamble to try and get the 3 points. I assume we'll go there to keep it tight like other games, but if it is level coming towards the end, then i hope we are the ones really pushing for the winner. I don't think we should ever play for draws. Away from home it makes sense to keep it tight and shush the crowd in the first half but the plan should always be to grow into the game and push for the win.
But 1 point for a draw isn't going to change our season. Yes, its better than zero but I'd gamble to try and get the 3 points. I assume we'll go there to keep it tight like other games, but if it is level coming towards the end, then i hope we are the ones really pushing for the winner. I don't think we should ever play for draws. Away from home it makes sense to keep it tight and shush the crowd in the first half but the plan should always be to grow into the game and push for the win.
Wonder if he'll try a back 5 again for this one, he won't want a repeat of bournmouth.
[LINEUP] Vicario,
Porro danso Romero vdv udogie
Palhinha bergvall sarr
Xavi
Randal[/LINEUP]
However last year by just having a go at them ange was 2-0 up at half time and we had completely outplayed them , he just didn't have the nous to keep it compact for the second and pick them off on counters as they tried to recover
I suspect he'll stick with a back 4 but freshen it up
[LINEUP] Vicario
Porro Romero VDV udogie
Palhinha bergvall gray
Johnson tel odobert [/LINEUP]
Think he may try gray to bring some fresh pressing and energy
[LINEUP] Vicario,
Porro danso Romero vdv udogie
Palhinha bergvall sarr
Xavi
Randal[/LINEUP]
However last year by just having a go at them ange was 2-0 up at half time and we had completely outplayed them , he just didn't have the nous to keep it compact for the second and pick them off on counters as they tried to recover
I suspect he'll stick with a back 4 but freshen it up
[LINEUP] Vicario
Porro Romero VDV udogie
Palhinha bergvall gray
Johnson tel odobert [/LINEUP]
Think he may try gray to bring some fresh pressing and energy
I like your 11, but I would be tempted to swap Bentancur for Bergvall.
Didn't think Bentancur was at all at the races on Tuesday.
Hopefully the biggest lesson is not to go long from goal kicks but leave the 2 CB's in our own box.
That was a glaring problem for me for the entirety of the Bournemouth match. I get why we tried it, but it didn't work, so we should have abandoned it.
I still think they’ll be challenging but I do agree with you. Liverpool obvious favourites but they might have some unhappy players. Salah might be a problem for them as he’s been covering cracks for a while now with goals but his overall performances have been terrible. My mate is a season ticket holder and can’t stand him!! Sounds like Salah is entering Sonny type form which we saw the last two years.
Woolwich look strong but they can’t bore their way to a title. I would say there is an opportunity for a dark horse normally but Newcastle and Villa are weaker and we are not there yet. There’s nobody else remotely close to getting close so I think top 4 must be our aim.
As you said previously going to places like Brighton shows you have the credentials to be in that top 4.
Tomorrow will tell us a lot