Palace v Spurs 11th Sept 12:30 - Selhurst Park

[Airfixx]

The monotony of boring internationals certainly has that effect. Roll on some proper football at the weekend.

A few weeks of domestic action will be a welcome break from the long drawn out international season.

 

[Bill Madrid]

The monotony of boring internationals certainly has that effect. Roll on some proper football at the weekend.

I'm actually a huge England fan, and enjoy watching us with my United mate who lives in the next village.

However, in this case a number of things have coincided. First, I've been on holiday with my in-laws, so watched Spain as opposed to England (again, I really enjoy watching Spain, especially with my father-in-law). Secondly, when these breaks come at the beginning of the season, they break up those "early-year dreams" if you know what I mean. Thirdly, said United mate hasn't been well, not sure if he can come over for the Poland game.

Whatever, YIDS YIDS YIDS and I'll be watching England tomorrow and hoping Harry nets a hat-trick!

 

[FOK]

Bergwijn has posted "Great win" on his insta with a few pics.

no reference to any injury. I'd say he's fine.

 

[Kiwi]

Sad I know, but I'm counting down the hours to this game.

No idea how we'll line up, your idea seems great, but I'm unnaturally excited by a routine fixture

International break blues innit

 

[brumspur]

Say it quietly, but Wenger's got the right idea on this one. Pre-qualifying games so we don't have the farce of England having four fixtures against San Marino and Andorra in a packed calendar. Have fewer matches, and play them all at once in a three or four week window in October rather than the constant stop-start and travelling.

But isn’t he proposing a World Cup every 2 years?

 

[AndriusTH]

 

[Spursidol]

No Lo Celso, Romero or Sanchez (all quarantining in Croatia)) and possibly no Son, Sessegnon or Skipp and Bergwijn having an ice pack on his leg after coming off (so maybe six if not seven out). Looks like we will need to have several youngsters on the bench, perhaps 4 youngsters.

Lloris
Tanganga, - Rodon, - Dier, - Reguilon
Hojberg Winks , Dele
Moura, Kane, Gil​

Subs : Gollini, Doherty, Royal, Davies, Ndombele (5) plus probably 4 youngsters from Omole (CB,), Paskotsi, (CB) White (CM), John, (CM)) Clarke (AM) , Scarlett (Striker)

 

[Bazali]

Going to struggle to put out 11 players at this rate.

Get Sissoko back on loan!

 

[Sundowner]

This international break is breaking our team. 3 wins to start the season was too good. Gonna be a tough game on the weekend

 

[Bazali]

It’s Winksyboy to the rescue!

 

[harry7]

Jokes aside. Winks should be able to perform the role Skipp had been doing in a 4-3-3 with Holjberg and Alli along side him.

Essentially he will be there to break up play and block passing lanes. Simple fouls to slow down palace attacks.

These are the games we need to be winning if we want to challenge for the top 4. Get 3 points, and make it a comfortable game. All eyes on Kane, Alli and Son to produce the goods.

 

[ArcspacE]

Son, Skipp, Bergwijn out injured while Lo Celso, Romero and Dav not available.

For fucks sake do I hate the international break...

Lloris
Emerson - Rodon/Tanganga - Dier - Reguilon
Hojbjerg - Ndombele
Lucas - Dele - Gil
Kane

0-2.

When did Skipp get injured and isn’t Son’s injury now deemed precautionary sub?

 

[ArcspacE]

Jokes aside. Winks should be able to perform the role Skipp had been doing in a 4-3-3 with Holjberg and Alli along side him.

HAHHAHAHAHHAHHHAHAHHAAHA

 

[ArcspacE]

Bergwijn has posted "Great win" on his insta with a few pics.

no reference to any injury. I'd say he's fine.

I don’t think Berg was ever going to start this game

 

[Zomb]

It’s Winksyboy to the rescue!

Put Ndombele in, will be fuming if that deluded turd Winks starts.

 

[harry7]

Put Ndombele in, will be fuming if that deluded turd Winks starts.

No doubt that Ndombele would be better at transitioning the ball to our attack; but I am not convinced he is effective at cutting out passing lanes since his off the ball positioning is lazy.

Winks is better than a lot of you give him credit for; and I'd rather see a guy trying to win his place in the team rather than a guy trying to get out of the team.

 

[ArcspacE]

Put Ndombele in, will be fuming if that deluded turd Winks starts.

If Winks starts Nuno is a clueless cunt - fact

 

[ArcspacE]

Winks is better than a lot of you give him credit for;

No he isn't, never was and never will be. Ndombele is 5 times the midfielder

 

[harry7]

No he isn't, never was and never will be. Ndombele is 5 times the midfielder

It entirely dependant on the role the player is being asked to play in the team. For example, I would rather play Dier at CB than Messi.

If we take Nuno's 3st 1 games as an example, we are playing a midfield 3 of PEH - SKIPP - DELE

Dele is playing box to box and covering the left of midfield. Full licence to press forward when we have the ball.

PEH and Skipp have less free licence to push forward. Skipp is focused around the center of the pitch, playing as 'rat catcher' - chasing down players and nipping at their heels. Whereas PEH drops deeper to block shots and help out the center backs.

If Ndombele plays he isn't going to be chasing balls, he wants PEH and another defensive midfielder to do this for him - and with no GLC/Skipp, Winks is our only clear option in this area.

 

[Mrs Perryman]

Sad I know, but I'm counting down the hours to this game.

No idea how we'll line up, your idea seems great, but I'm unnaturally excited by a routine fixture

Very rarely is any game a routine fuxture!!!!