Match Threads Arsenal Vs Spurs

[Joshua shepherd]

And there's the problem with having only four reliably good forwards. One injury and we have zero options. No, I don't count Moura as a reliably good forward.

Maybe, but we only had 2 this time last year, that’s good progression.

 

[Mr Pink]

Sounds like it will be 3-5-2...with Richarlison on the bench.

 

[npearl4spurs]

Sounds like it will be 3-5-2...with Richarlison on the bench.

Given a choice of the two, I do like that better. 3-5-2 with Bissouma, Sess, and Emerson starting gives us the ability to start more resolutely in our gameplan and frustrate them. Then in the 2nd half we can bring in Richarlison and Perisic then possibly Skipp/Doherty/Spence/Moura (if fit) to try to secure a result or even win.

 

[BorjeSpurs]

Had a look at around the 70 minute mark in this game and find this quite possible. He has multiple powerful runs in a row here and walks back from an offside position twice (which is not really his game as one of his strength is his running stats).

After the game, almost on the whistle he had a very grumpy interview which only lasted three questions with the final one being - “Are you not in the mood to talk right now?”, which he replied “Absolutely not, thanks” and walked away.

While the game ended in disappointment and a relegation to group C for Sweden, I felt watching it live that the reaction was a little over the top so wouldn’t be surprised if he in addition had frustration from feeling injured/ or was in pain (however that is just speculation on my part).

 

[dannythomas]

And there's the problem with having only four reliably good forwards. One injury and we have zero options. No, I don't count Moura as a reliably good forward.

I would say Son, Kane , Kulu, Richarlison, Lucas is a lot stronger than Son, Kan, Llorente and Lucas that took us to the CL final. Attacking options is not where our problems lie.

 

[mil1lion]

Given a choice of the two, I do like that better. 3-5-2 with Bissouma, Sess, and Emerson starting gives us the ability to start more resolutely in our gameplan and frustrate them. Then in the 2nd half we can bring in Richarlison and Perisic then possibly Skipp/Doherty/Spence/Moura (if fit) to try to secure a result or even win.

Would much rather start Perisic who is a big game player

 

[Qualsonic]

Just seen the press conference. Conte's got this. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but Conte's got this.

 

[bubble07]

Had a look at around the 70 minute mark in this game and find this quite possible. He has multiple powerful runs in a row here and walks back from an offside position twice (which is not really his game as one of his strength is his running stats).

After the game, almost on the whistle he had a very grumpy interview which only lasted three questions with the final one being - “Are you not in the mood to talk right now?”, which he replied “Absolutely not, thanks” and walked away.

While the game ended in disappointment and a relegation to group C for Sweden, I felt watching it live that the reaction was a little over the top so wouldn’t be surprised if he in addition had frustration from feeling injured/ or was in pain (however that is just speculation on my part).

Ridiculous if this is true

 

[Dov67]

Had a look at around the 70 minute mark in this game and find this quite possible. He has multiple powerful runs in a row here and walks back from an offside position twice (which is not really his game as one of his strength is his running stats).

After the game, almost on the whistle he had a very grumpy interview which only lasted three questions with the final one being - “Are you not in the mood to talk right now?”, which he replied “Absolutely not, thanks” and walked away.

While the game ended in disappointment and a relegation to group C for Sweden, I felt watching it live that the reaction was a little over the top so wouldn’t be surprised if he in addition had frustration from feeling injured/ or was in pain (however that is just speculation on my part).

In a nutshell this is why I hate international football. Our players are used and abused - no consideration whatsoever is given to the players fitness or the impact on his club who has paid millions and millions for his services should he return injured.

This wasnt a world cup QF, or even a qualifier. Despite whatever bullshit name FIFA gave it, it was a friendly. So for the sake of 20 mins in an utterly meaningless friendly, we lose a key player for one of the most important games in our season.

 

[Dov67]

This game IMO will be won or lost on two things:

1. Formation - like many others i fear we will be overrun if we dont have 3 in midfield including Bissouma,
2. Attitiude, psychology - so much of sport is in your head. For as long as I can remember we have showed up at the Emirates and Stamford Bridge like frightened little children, with no energy, no urgency and absolutely no balls. Similarly, the goons showed up in N17 with the same attitude. For once I hope we are mentally prepared and show up with a belligerent, go fuck yourself attitude.

 

[max cady]

I'm quietly confident we will not lose.

 

[spurs9]

Kane is just insane.

 

[mark87]

Kane is just insane.

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We'd have more derby games than those outside London though? Liverpool would just have United and Everton, United would have Liverpool and City, and City would just be United? So would ours count as games against all London clubs? They need to add games played to that too.

 

[Vedi]

We'd have more derby games than those outside London though? Liverpool would just have United and Everton, United would have Liverpool and City, and City would just be United? So would ours count as games against all London clubs? They need to add games played to that too.

His 13 goals are only in the NLD.

 

[mark87]

His 13 goals are only in the NLD.

Ahhhh okay, cheers.

 

[spursfan77]

Kane is just insane.

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Yet still questioned by so many

 

[spurs9]

We'd have more derby games than those outside London though? Liverpool would just have United and Everton, United would have Liverpool and City, and City would just be United? So would ours count as games against all London clubs? They need to add games played to that too.

These are just "main" derbies e.g all 13 of Kane's goals are v Arsenal and all 9 of Gerrard's are v Everton.

Even including all comps and pre PL, the next highest scorer is Bobby Smith on 10 and tied with Adebayor, who scored 8 for scum and 2 for us.

 

[Timbo Tottenham]

We'd have more derby games than those outside London though? Liverpool would just have United and Everton, United would have Liverpool and City, and City would just be United? So would ours count as games against all London clubs? They need to add games played to that too.

Yet there are no other players from London teams on there...

 

[14/04/91]

In a nutshell this is why I hate international football. Our players are used and abused - no consideration whatsoever is given to the players fitness or the impact on his club who has paid millions and millions for his services should he return injured.

This wasnt a world cup QF, or even a qualifier. Despite whatever bullshit name FIFA gave it, it was a friendly. So for the sake of 20 mins in an utterly meaningless friendly, we lose a key player for one of the most important games in our season.

Whilst I don't disagree that these are glorified friendlies, if these reports are true then Kulusevski himself is mainly to blame here for staying on for 20 mins and aggravating it.

 

[Japhet]

Whilst I don't disagree that these are glorified friendlies, if these reports are true then Kulusevski himself is mainly to blame here for staying on for 20 mins and aggravating it.

Players don't ever ask to come off unless they're incapable of carrying on. It's bad news for their clubs though, especially in friendlies or pointless competitions like Nations League. There's also often a scenario where they think they can run off an injury, and quite often that's how it pans out.