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***OMT - Tottenham vs Galatasaray***

Chrissivad said:
I expect to see some rotation, but this is a tougher game than we have played so far in this competition.

Not having that we shouldn't be bothered about this game. It's the wrong mentality for me. We should be putting a team out capable of winning this.
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Don’t think anyone is saying we shouldn’t be bothered, but we have a number of injuries at CB and we can’t afford any more injuries in that position. Just one more league game to get through before the international break and hopefully VDV and Romero will be back for Emirates Marketing Project.
 
Jurgen the German said:
Don’t think anyone is saying we shouldn’t be bothered, but we have a number of injuries at CB and we can’t afford any more injuries in that position. Just one more league game to get through before the international break and hopefully VDV and Romero will be back for Emirates Marketing Project.
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It's been said on the first page in here this one doesn't matter.

If we rest Davies, he will probably only start 1 game before going back to the bench.

I don't know how long VDV will be out for, but I just can't understand us bringing players in as cover, to then tell them to stay on the bench because we don't want to risk them. They are here for this situation
 
Chrissivad said:
It's been said on the first page in here this one doesn't matter.

If we rest Davies, he will probably only start 1 game before going back to the bench.

I don't know how long VDV will be out for, but I just can't understand us bringing players in as cover, to then tell them to stay on the bench because we don't want to risk them. They are here for this situation
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Davies, Gray, Dragusin, Bergvall, Moore, Biss, Maddison play

Really sucks Richi is unlikely to play, would have been good for him

I expect maybe some of the players (Solanke, Son, Bentancur, Johnson, Deki) may need to do 30-45 minutes
 
Raziel said:
Form matters, don't think we want to throw this.

International break coming up, obviously a lot of the injuries will drive selection but think we want to go as strong as we can. 2 losses in last 13 games sounds/feels way better than 3 in 12.
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Top 8 finish means you don't have to play a 2 legged playoff. Play a team strong enough to win. Secure top 8 then the players can get plenty of rest.
 
Chrissivad said:
It's been said on the first page in here this one doesn't matter.

If we rest Davies, he will probably only start 1 game before going back to the bench.

I don't know how long VDV will be out for, but I just can't understand us bringing players in as cover, to then tell them to stay on the bench because we don't want to risk them. They are here for this situation
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I’d be fine with Davies starting but not Dragusin as well.
 
Lilbaz said:
Not getting top 8 means we have to play 2 games extra. GHod knows how many injuries we'll have by then. Players will certainly be in more need of a rest after the packed xmas period.
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We still have 4 games after Thursday. It’s not like we can secure qualification if we win. We’re one of the only teams with 9 points so far. I’m not saying throw the game but we can’t play a full strength team in every match, you have to prioritise.
 
We only have 5 fit 1st team defenders anyway: Gray, Porro, Davies, Dragusin, Udogie

Unless Ange considers Bentancur or Dorrington in the back line, some of these players will have to put themselves into the red zone in these next few days.

I also worry about Davies's match fitness. The 2 recent cameos would have helped but he could feasibly now be asked to play 4 intense games for club and country in a 2 week period. I doubt his body is ready for that. At least our games are the first two in that series.

Personally, I think Ange will rest Porro and play the other 4.
 
My concern is that in Victor Osimhen we will be playing against one of the best strikers in Europe, and in the air he is lethal with the right service.
 
Jurgen the German said:
We still have 4 games after Thursday. It’s not like we can secure qualification if we win. We’re one of the only teams with 9 points so far. I’m not saying throw the game but we can’t play a full strength team in every match, you have to prioritise.
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Then why not secure top 8 first then rest him? Him and davies could get injured playing against ipswich or city then we have no defence.

Once we secure top 8 we can rest the whole team. None of them would get injured.
 
Lilbaz said:
Then why not secure top 8 first then rest him? Him and davies could get injured playing against ipswich or city then we have no defence.

Once we secure top 8 we can rest the whole team. None of them would get injured.
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I want to get through to the knockouts but I wouldn’t prioritise it over the league at this stage. If Dragusin and Davies get injured then as have no senior CB’s for the next league game.
 
Jurgen the German said:
I want to get through to the knockouts but I wouldn’t prioritise it over the league at this stage. If Dragusin and Davies get injured then as have no senior CB’s for the next league game.
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If they get injured in the league we have no senior cbs to play in the europa league. Meaning we'd have to play full strength in order to get top 8. If we don't get top 8 then we have to play 2 extra games in a point of the season where our squad will be massively stretched. Which makes it less likely we are successful in either competitions.

Dragusin and davies should not be tired. They were not starters in most of our games.

You are entitled to your opinion. But for me it doesn't make sense. Secure the top 8 asap. Then we can rest as many players as we want. Without the worry of having to play 2 extra games.
 
SpiderSpurs said:
Would be a huge call starting a 17 year old, two 18 year olds, and a 19 year old up front in this game.
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Where we could get a hiding and I don't think that would be good for morale. However they did carry themselves well in whatever match it was previously.
I also just need us to beat Ipswich. So like others side. Don't want to get too many injuries to players
 
Lilbaz said:
If they get injured in the league we have no senior cbs to play in the europa league. Meaning we'd have to play full strength in order to get top 8. If we don't get top 8 then we have to play 2 extra games in a point of the season where our squad will be massively stretched. Which makes it less likely we are successful in either competitions.

Dragusin and davies should not be tired. They were not starters in most of our games.

You are entitled to your opinion. But for me it doesn't make sense. Secure the top 8 asap. Then we can rest as many players as we want. Without the worry of having to play 2 extra games.
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I'm not so worried either.

Firstly, Romero is scheduled to only miss one league game. He should be back in the team after the international break either way.

Secondly, there is barely any difference in playing Bentancur or Dorrington in place of Davies anyway. In fact, there could be massive upside as it could show everyone that CB options are much stronger than we think.

If something bad did happen to our better defenders like Porro, Dragusin or Udogie, then that is football unfortunately. All these player changes can disrupt the team, not just CB.
 
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