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Loads on the exchange for BurnleyWhen will the One Hotspur members get a look in for the Bournemouth game?
Perhaps tickets will be harder to come by now JM is the new boss.
I hope to see the Burnley game next week but I'm trying to get a ticket for a friend here.
Davies is out for a while. Hopping around on crutches with his foot in a cast/protective boot.GazzanigaReally hope Davies is back for this one. Makes us look so much stronger at the back.
Aurier - Sanchez - Vertonghen - Davies
Winks - Ndombele
Lucas - Dele - Son
Kane
I'm nervous about the Dier - Ndombele combo after the Brighton horror show.Gazza
Aurier - Sanchez - Toby - Jan
Dier - Ndombele
Lucas - Dele - Son
Kane
Without Ben I think the smart thing to do is to get Jan in to operate in the same role.
Lo Celso, Sessegnon and Sissoko off the bench.
JM in his post match interview v Wham said he thought our last 20 - 30 minutes or so where we conceded was down to players being tired, and again in the post match interview v Olympiacos he mentioned tiredness, and perhaps he should have changed 2 or 3 players rather than sticking with the same team for Olympiacos.
Think he's bound to start to rotate 2 or 3 players v Bournemouth, with a view possibly to reverting to his strongest team v ManU.
From the last 2 matches its our defence and CM's who are looking porous so that's surely where the changes will be. Only question is where :
LB - Maybe Vertonghen or Sessegnon for Rose
CM
- After apologising to Dier, I suspect Dier starts again, either as a DM or replacing Alderweireld at CB
- Maybe introduce the more attacking Ndombele with either Dier or Winks v Bournemouth. With Eriksen looking good as Dier's sub, does he start Eriksen as a CM ?
Having said that, in attack Son had a poor game v Olympiacos and Moura despite excellent stats and looking a threat sometimes hasn't excelled - will he give Lo Celso a start in place of one of them v Bournemouth ?
Lots of options for change, both in the starting line up and off the bench. And with a squad of circa 25 players (of whom 3 out injured - Lloris/Vorm, Davies, Lamela) a few yet to make the bench yet alone play.
That is fair. I just think that it is what he is going to go with following yesterday. Dier is going to get another shot since Mou is very much behind him and I think Winks is hanging loose.I'm nervous about the Dier - Ndombele combo after the Brighton horror show.
Tickets for members have already been on sale.When will the One Hotspur members get a look in for the Bournemouth game?
Perhaps tickets will be harder to come by now JM is the new boss.
I hope to see the Burnley game next week but I'm trying to get a ticket for a friend here.
That is fair. I just think that it is what he is going to go with following yesterday. Dier is going to get another shot since Mou is very much behind him and I think Winks is hanging loose.
Alternatively it may be Dier - Lo Celso but I think Mou sees him as more competition for Dele and Eriksen.
Dier starts.Really interested to see what Mourinho does with the midfield
Hope he has the best 26 minutes of his lifeDier starts.
If Jan is fit enough to start, I would imagine that we will play exactly this formationWe will see some rotation in this game for sure.
Gazzaniga
Aurier Alderweireld Sanchez Vertonghen
Dier Ndombele
Lucas Dele Son
Kane
Winks - was actually not better yesterday. Inefficient, not involved enough, very poor giveaways in midfield (just got lucky that Sanchez bailed him out!), I don't feel very comfortable with him as I don't feel he offers enough on either -attacking or defensive side