***OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Saudi Sportswashing Machine, Saturday August 29th, 5.30pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium***

[SirPercyHotspur]

If all available which 18 outfield players make the matchday squad ?


Porro Hecke Senesi VDV Danso Robertson Udogie Gray Bentancur Tonali Bergvall Gallagher Savio Fernandes Tel Solanke Marmoush Richarlison Kudus Maddison Moore LWB

Forgot about Ben another one to add, 23 players for 18 places, can probably rule our LWB, Moore if Kudus available and Madders probably hasn't trained fully since last weekend.

 

[Yiddo.1882]

I’d start with this team

……………………Kinsky…………………..
Porro………vH…………..vdV………..Robertson
………………….Bentancur……………
……………Tonali………….Fernandes……..
Savio…………………………………….Tel
…………………..Solanke…………………..

Reason for Robertson over Udogie is I suspect that he along with Porro, vdV, Bentancur and Solanke may still be having their minutes managed and are restricted to 60ish minutes give or take, starting 5 players in that group would probably be a little irresponsible looking at the long term, so I probably don’t expect Solanke to start for that reason, likely will be Richy but pray it’s Marmoush but have no idea how many minutes he had in City’s pre season.

 

[Yiddo]

I think Richie, Robertson and Gallagher are starting this weekend as they didn’t get any minutes mid week.

 

[glorygloryeze]

I think Richie, Robertson and Gallagher are starting this weekend as they didn’t get any minutes mid week.

What about Senesi? He also didn't get any minutes midweek..

 

[johnaliola]

I use to drink in the Oxford Arms in Camden Town in 60's I don't recall him, they were a rough crowd back then I'm sure some were Vikings.

A viking walked up to that bar and was asked, “why the longboat?”

“Because I’m a spurs fan”.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Oh ok, so for tomorrow you'd play him alongside Danso?

For sure
Or VDV if fit
We need at least ins CB who is there to defend

 

[robp135]

We are already in a position where senior players are not making the squad!

 

[robp135]

For sure
Or VDV if fit
We need at least ins CB who is there to defend

We’re at home to a mid table team.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

True but you did have attackers who could use both feet more comfortably.

I’m not convinced
That was the era I started going regularly as a kid and really don’t remember anyone being of that nature
But Mabbs and gough were class

 

[Bedfordspurs]

We’re at home to a mid table team.

Yeah
So we will need players who can defend

 

[JerusalemMan]

Kudus could be on the bench says the boss!

 

[BrentwoodSpur]

Kudus could be on the bench says the boss!

Would be so good to see him get back on, even if its for 5 minutes

 

[Muttley]

I think that RDZ will need to find a healthy balance of pushing his own football philosophy whilst being pragmatic about Toon this weekend.

We've all got a decent idea where our best eleven is evolving to. At least 9 or 10 of the names are clear.

Our player's sense of entitlement is the biggest thing to address after our last PL game. When teams get in your face and stop you executing your own tactics then you need to address that both individually and as a collective. You need to match the opposition intensity and you need to fight for everything. We simply didn't do that against Brentford first half last weekend and got what we deserved.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

We’re at home to a mid table team.

It's not where you are in the table it's how you play on the day that matters, nobody in PL can have that attitude, maybe entitled fans can.

 

[DeanoAustin]

It's not where you are in the table it's how you play on the day that matters, nobody in PL can have that attitude, maybe entitled fans can.

We won 3 of 19 home league games last season and finished 17th in the last two seasons.

Us playing a team described as "midtable" at home makes us massive, massive underdogs.

 

[slimen75]

I'd like Rdz to try Micky instead of Robertson, and Udogie at left-back.

Udogie is overrated; I would have preferred keeping Spencer over him, without hesitation.
Getting back to VdV: given his size and position, not challenging for headers in aerial duels is a professional failing and makes him a weak link for the team.
He has incredible pace—let's play him at left-back; he'd be more useful to us there.

I'd like Rdz to try a setup like this:


Kinski


Porro Jpvk Danso VdV

Bentancur Tonali

Moore Mateus Savinho

Marmoush


Or maybe a 3-5-2:


Kinski

Jpvk Senesi Danso
Porro Robertson

Bentancur Tonali

Mateus

Marmoush Savinho



There you go