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People think Bentaleb is not ready for this game (on the back of 7 or 8 games on the spin) and playing well.....fair enough, he's young, and City are strong as fuck.
But on that basis, why do those same people think this is the game to bring Lamela into the side?
:lennon:
If Bentaleb is dropped, it surely has to be Sandro, Dembele and Capoue in the middle, with Dembele furthest forward.
Lennon, Eriksen and Ade the front three.
The "biggest test of Sherwoods reign", and Lamela should be thrown to wolves, on the back of a couple EL games, three months ago, and an injury??
:lamelashock:
(and by wolves, I mean Spurs fans)
can't believe people are thinking about Woolwich before us. I want Spurs to draw or win as it would benefit us. Woolwich will drop points throughout Feb so i couldn't give a fuck if they go 4 points clear on Wednesday.
Anyone thinking about starting bentaleb need to get a grip.Yaya tourre will floss his teeth with him while Aguerro and Negredo will leave Dawson crying in the fetal position. Oh yeah and theres that ****** who loves to score against us Dzeko.
If it is possible I hope Vertonghen can be slotted back into our central defence in time.Sandro to shield the back 4 (or second best alternative Capoue), Dembele to dribble forward. Eriksen on the left, sigurdsson as a no 10 and lennon on the right.I think eriksen has been getting more space out wide that as a no 10.
Walker Vertonghen Chiriches Rose
-----------Dembele----Sandro-------
Lennon---Sigurdsson-------Eriksen
------------Adebayor---------------------
Anyone thinking about starting bentaleb need to get a grip.Yaya tourre will floss his teeth with him while Aguerro and Negredo will leave Dawson crying in the fetal position. Oh yeah and theres that ****** who loves to score against us Dzeko.
If it is possible I hope Vertonghen can be slotted back into our central defence in time.Sandro to shield the back 4 (or second best alternative Capoue), Dembele to dribble forward. Eriksen on the left, sigurdsson as a no 10 and lennon on the right.I think eriksen has been getting more space out wide that as a no 10.
Walker Vertonghen Chiriches Rose
-----------Dembele----Sandro-------
Lennon---Sigurdsson-------Eriksen
------------Adebayor---------------------
LlorisI would be happy with a draw
Walker Chiriches Vertonghen Rose
Sandro
Bentaleb Dembele
Lennon Adebayor Eriksen
Not sure how this game is going to end, but i can't wait for this. Wish it was sooner :carrollwtf:
Same team as against Swansea. However, I could see Sandro replacing Bentaleb only . Townsend will feature at some point. 4-3-3 although it was really 4-4-1-1 or it could have been 4-5-1?who knows. For the first goal. On Sunday , Lennon and Eriksen were both on the right? Parker/walker have improved with Parker now firing on all cylinders. Dem/Ben/Len and chad were quiet against Swansea so due a good'n against City. Oh Soldado may start , if not will feature also. Posative vibes.LlorisI would be happy with a draw
Walker Chiriches Vertonghen Rose
Sandro
Bentaleb Dembele
Lennon Adebayor Eriksen
Glad for the ten day rest. Hopefully we can get healthier and Sherwood can keep implementing more of his ideas on the training pitch.
Agreed. If we can get Sandro up to match fitness while they're wearing their legs out with two games, I think our chances improve dramatically vs a given date on equal rest and with healthy squads.
One of those games is the second leg where they are up 6-0 and the other is against Watford. I don't think they'll risk too much. I just think it's good for us as a squad. A little rest and recovery is exactly what we need and not something we're really going to have for the rest of the season.
People think Bentaleb is not ready for this game (on the back of 7 or 8 games on the spin) and playing well.....fair enough, he's young, and City are strong as fuck.
But on that basis, why do those same people think this is the game to bring Lamela into the side?
:lennon:
If Bentaleb is dropped, it surely has to be Sandro, Dembele and Capoue in the middle, with Dembele furthest forward.
Lennon, Eriksen and Ade the front three.
The "biggest test of Sherwoods reign", and Lamela should be thrown to wolves, on the back of a couple EL games, three months ago, and an injury??
:lamelashock:
(and by wolves, I mean Spurs fans)