Team v Stoke

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• Dec 3, 2017

• #21

Add me to the chorus of people that think Alli needs to sit. He’s been mostly atrocious this season and quite frankly he doesn’t deserve to start. If he wants to get back in the starting 11 he needs to show something and re-earn it. Depending on health Lamela just offers more than him right now.

I’d like us to continue in the press & run swashbuckling 4-2-3-1 that got us here to begin with. We looked so much better and more fluid playing it today. We can easily switch back to a 3-4-2-1 for selected opponents like Chelsea.

Lloris
Tripper Dier Vertongen Rose
Dembele Winks
Lamela Eriksen Son
Kane

 

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@Bobby__Lucky

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• Dec 3, 2017

• #22

All I know is our slump coincides with winks being left out and Dembele back in favour.

Winks to start and 10 others.

 

spursfan77

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• Dec 3, 2017

• #23

nedley said:

Stoke at home next?

Great stuff.

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I know, that's what I've been thinking. I just hope yesterday's second half performance gives the players a boost. I only watched that 45 minutes but we did enough to win the game and had the referee officiated properly, we probably would have.

Hopefully a week of rest for the players will pay off in our favour. But stoke though, yeah annoying. They'll be so much time wasting.

 

BringBack_leGin

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• Dec 3, 2017

• #24

Lloris
Trippier Dier Vertonghen Rose
Winks Dembele
Lamela Eriksen Son
Kane

Vorm Aurier Foyth Davies Sissoko Dele Llorente​

 

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coys200

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• Dec 3, 2017

• #25

In our advantage with the stoke and Brighton games. Is both have winnable games 3 days later and may almost forfeit our game to rest for game they see more winnable. Stoke have Burnley on the Tuesday and May view that as more winnable.

 

zoneD

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• Dec 3, 2017

• #26

...FYI Lamela was completely ineffective against Watford...

Lloris
Aurier Dier Verts Rose
Sissoko Dembele
Eriksen Dele Son
Kane

COYS

 

WexfordTownSpur

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• Dec 3, 2017

• #27

am_yisrael_chai said:

No we are crying out for Wanyama and Toby. Put them back in the team and we are an e timely different proposition.

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What we need is those two back AND 2 in to give Alli, Eriksen and Kane competition. Until then Poch we keep playing them, and bringing Lamela off the bench.

 

We'llWinThePrem

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• Dec 3, 2017

• #28

Lloris
Aurier Dier Vertonghen Rose
Winks Dembele
Lamela Eriksen Son
Kane

Vorm Foyth Davies TOB Sissoko Dele Llorente​

 

thePessimist

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #29

A must win to get back on track.

Hopefully a few key players get a good rest midweek (Kane, Eriksen)

Should be able to score a few. Stoke are among the teams with most goals again so far

 

spursfan77

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #30

zoneD said:

...FYI Lamela was completely ineffective against Watford...

Lloris
Aurier Dier Verts Rose
Sissoko Dembele
Eriksen Dele Son
Kane

COYS

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He definitely looked well off the pace thats for sure. I cant see him starting any games for a while unfortunately. Hopefully he can do something off the bench for 10 minutes here and there though.

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #31

zoneD said:

...FYI Lamela was completely ineffective against Watford...
COYS

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Because all of those playing for more than 10 minutes when we had eleven men really set the world alight.

 

LexingtonSpurs

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #32

coys200 said:

In our advantage with the stoke and Brighton games. Is both have winnable games 3 days later and may almost forfeit our game to rest for game they see more winnable. Stoke have Burnley on the Tuesday and May view that as more winnable.

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On our current form, they may look at us as the more winnable game...

 

LexingtonSpurs

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #33

If it were me, I'd start Lamela v. Apoel, and thus leave him for the bench against Stoke - and maybe come back to start against Brighton.

 

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MarkyP

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• #34

LexingtonSpurs said:

If it were me, I'd start Lamela v. Apoel, and thus leave him for the bench against Stoke - and maybe come back to start against Brighton.

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I'snt in the CL squad..

 

LexingtonSpurs

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• #35

MarkyP said:

I'snt in the CL squad..

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damn - I forgot. I'd start him v. Stoke then to rest Eriksen.

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #36

I'm uncertain whether I can come up with 11 names I would like to play as things stand.

 

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jolsnogross

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #37

Son has to be first name on the team sheet. He's the only one causing problems up front and not looking like he's playing in treacle.

I'd also consider playing Llorente as the focal striker with his back to goal and allow Kane to have someone to play without being that pivot himself.

In this case, a 4-3-3 style might work. I'd have to put Sissoko in there, though his touch is so awful it pains me to do so. But if he can be effective at breaking up play and has access to simple lay offs to Trippier, Winks, and Kane then he could be a valuable harasser of Stoke's danger men.

Winks is key to moving the ball around at a higher tempo than we've been doing. And Kane, Son & the full-backs can get the ball into the box to make use of Llorente in there.

-------------Lloris-------------
Trippier Dier Verts Rose
-----Sissoko Dembele----
-------------Winks------------
---Kane Llorente Son--

 

arunspurs

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #38

Eriksen needs a rest & a kick up the back side. So does Dele.
Really want to experiment with Foyth against APOEL & Stoke.

My XI :

Lloris
Foyth, Dier, Vertonghen,
Aurier, Sissoko, Winks, Davies
Lamela
Kane, Son

 

DJS

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #39

Lloris

Dier Vertonghen Davies

Trippier Eriksen Winks Dele Rose

Kane Son

 

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JollyHappy

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• Dec 4, 2017

• #40

By the way Verts is now on 4 yellow cards...... We have to play him but I can't see him getting to the end of the year without another card