Legohamster
Ian Walker
Slightly surprised he went for Winks ahead of Gil
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*** OMT Tottenham v Crystal Palace ***
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Mosquito_Coasting
Jonathan Woodgate
There’s enough quality there to win though. Especially if Ndoms comes off the bench for the last half hour.
ShipOfTheseus
Clint Dempsey
It’s almost as if we’ve appointed a defensive, cautious coach to replace the coach who was too defensive and cautious. That’s a depressing team to pick against Palace.
Mulletperm
Mauricio Taricco
I can see Kane dropping deeper and deeper with that lack of creativity.
Legohamster
Ian Walker
There’s very little creativity in that
Mosquito_Coasting
Jonathan Woodgate
So I’m a little out of touch. Are Sanchez, Lo Celso and Romero back for next weekend?
lurker of old
Gus Poyet
Every point matters, grinding out a draw could well be a good result with the squad as it is.
El Guepardo
Rafael Van Der Vaart
I wouldn’t get too attached to any of those playing for us this season. The way that Internationals and Covid are, they’ll play more matches for their country than they do for their club.
Legohamster
Ian Walker
Whilst being the most shattered at the same time.
JerusalemMan
Chris Perry
Gil and Ndombele off the bench is not a bad pair to help inject creativity and change the game against a tiring opposition
Well none of them appeared in the 3rd game of the international break. So assuming they left South America just after the 2nd game. They should be back with us on Thursday. After 10 days in Croatia.
FatBloke
Niko Kranjcar
Hojbjerg, Winks AND Skippy? Hopefully it's a plan to keep it tight, preventing Zaha cutting inside, attacking through the full backs. Looking forward to seeing Gil and/or Ndombele on at 60 minutes to cut loose. Either that or we'll score in the first half and try to grind out a 1-0 win.
Bullet
Andy Thompson
You guys are saying the midfield 3 is very defensive, but it depends how he instructs them to play* and more importantly, how the full backs are instructed to play.
If Reggie and Royal are told to play like wingers, suddenly it looks more sensible not to leave ourselves too open. Zaha and Ayew will stay wide and try to play into the channels BEHIND our full backs, so we need Hoj/Skipp/Winks to fill those holes if the full backs push forwards fully.
*Mou would be saying - do NOT make any mistakes, play safe. Perhaps Nuno is saying go for it, break forwards at the right moment and I don't mind if you lose it, as long as you try and your mates cover for you. We just don't know
If Reggie and Royal are told to play like wingers, suddenly it looks more sensible not to leave ourselves too open. Zaha and Ayew will stay wide and try to play into the channels BEHIND our full backs, so we need Hoj/Skipp/Winks to fill those holes if the full backs push forwards fully.
*Mou would be saying - do NOT make any mistakes, play safe. Perhaps Nuno is saying go for it, break forwards at the right moment and I don't mind if you lose it, as long as you try and your mates cover for you. We just don't know
Mooresinho
Michael Brown
Winks. Nice. Might as well forfeit the game.
Bullet
Andy Thompson
Winks is hugely under the microscope today - does he play safe and always lay it back to Dier and never dare to make the first time pass and fail to engage fully, or does he feel a new freedom to go and impact the match and win the challenges and be positive on the ball and drive us on as a "senior international"? Audere est Facere Winksy, else you'll be sold within 9 months.