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**OMT - Tottenham Hotspur v Some Spanish team apparently**

Fears of the FA Cup semi final all over again.... Why does Poch change a winning formation just because an injured player.

FFS I would rather play Walker Peters at LWB and keep the trusted three at the back. Sanchez looked lost in a back 4 on Saturday...

Hope they make me eat my words, now....
Really? Play a guy with maybe 150-200 minutes of first team football rather than Verts? In Poch I trust.
 
Really strange team selection. Hard to see anything but a defeat now sadly.

Not a game for experimenting in and that will be decisive imo.

2-0 loss at best now.

Strange.
 
Really strange team selection. Hard to see anything but a defeat now sadly.

Not a game for experimenting in and that will be decisive imo.

2-0 loss at best now.

Strange.

I think he's picked his fittest 11 players. Apart form maybe Trippier as a square peg in a round hole, what else could he have done?
 
Fears of the FA Cup semi final all over again.... Why does Poch change a winning formation just because an injured player.

FFS I would rather play Walker Peters at LWB and keep the trusted three at the back. Sanchez looked lost in a back 4 on Saturday...

Hope they make me eat my words, now....

It is strange why Poch throws in these shock selections in the big games

Anyway its brave to go in with Llorente and Kane.

What a night for Winksy....he can show Modric And Kroos how to run a midfield;)
 
We do seem to have a habit of changing formation in “big” games (and getting beaten). Hopefully a Poch masterstroke in this case though.

Any chance Sissoko lwb? :)

Anyway, COYS!!!! Regardless of the team, give it our all and we have the quality to have a chance.
 
Thing I'm most concerned about that formation is Benzema and Ronaldo up against Toby and Sanchez - though we should have gone with 3 CBs.

Outside chance that Poch is doing what he did in the second half on Sat? Dier into a back 3, Winks alongside either Eriksen or Sissoko (or both) in CM?
 
Thing I'm most concerned about that formation is Benzema and Ronaldo up against Toby and Sanchez - though we should have gone with 3 CBs.

Outside chance that Poch is doing what he did in the second half on Sat? Dier into a back 3, Winks alongside either Eriksen or Sissoko (or both) in CM?

Actually, thinking about it for 20 second more, I reckon its:

------------------------Lloris---------------------

----------Sanchez ----Dier-----Toby----------
---Aurier---------------------------------Verts
------------------Winks----Eriksen---------------
----------Sissoko-------------------Kane---------
----------------------Llorente--------------------
 
Exciting line up. Tactically can trying and rough them up, play a few high balls forward.

We generally play better when we have a steady side. But this is an exceptional game, hopefully we settle fast.
 
Actually, thinking about it for 20 second more, I reckon its:

------------------------Lloris---------------------

----------Sanchez ----Dier-----Toby----------
---Aurier---------------------------------Verts
------------------Winks----Eriksen---------------
----------Sissoko-------------------Kane---------
----------------------Llorente--------------------

Certainly could be, with Dier's versatility. Wouldn't surprise me.
 
Poch is probably expecting us to be pressed and reliant on long balls out. Having Llorente up there to compete alongside Kane might be a big advantage.
I think we will either see a 442 diamond with Eriksen at the tip behind the strikers, or a 4231 with Kane at #10.

@Legohamster Alli is still banned and probably felt just as gutted when not playing against Dortmund.
 
Actually, thinking about it for 20 second more, I reckon its:

------------------------Lloris---------------------

----------Sanchez ----Dier-----Toby----------
---Aurier---------------------------------Verts
------------------Winks----Eriksen---------------
----------Sissoko-------------------Kane---------
----------------------Llorente--------------------

Potentially Sissoko in CM instead of Eriksen maybe ?
 
Actually, thinking about it for 20 second more, I reckon its:

------------------------Lloris---------------------

----------Sanchez ----Dier-----Toby----------
---Aurier---------------------------------Verts
------------------Winks----Eriksen---------------
----------Sissoko-------------------Kane---------
----------------------Llorente--------------------

Could well be, though maybe Kane nearer Llorente and Sissoko making a midfield 3 with winks and Eriksen. Basically flooding the middle of the pitch. We'll soon find out!
 
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