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Dele Alli and Moussa Sissoko have returned to training ahead of Saturday’s trip to Brighton & Hove Albion.

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jolsnogross

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Kane, Eriksen, Alli, Son, Moura, Lamela

These are are top class attackers, and four nearly always get picked while two should be ready every game to come on and make an impact

There's a lot of focus on our back line, reserve keeper, out-of-form center-mids, defending set pieces. Those would matter a little less if we weren't so stale in attack. All eleven need to start working as a functioning whole, but these guys need to do more to make chances and bury them. We've not been making chances anywhere near what we're capable of and I hope this weekend is a turnaround for us.
 

grittyspur1

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Vorm (come back soon, Hugo, please)
Trippier Toby Vertongen Rose
Wanyama Winks
Moura Eriksen Alli
Kane
Subs: Gazzaniga Davidson Davies Dembele Sonny Lamela Dier
COYS!!!!!
 

Japhet

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Kane, Eriksen, Alli, Son, Moura, Lamela

These are are top class attackers, and four nearly always get picked while two should be ready every game to come on and make an impact

There's a lot of focus on our back line, reserve keeper, out-of-form center-mids, defending set pieces. Those would matter a little less if we weren't so stale in attack. All eleven need to start working as a functioning whole, but these guys need to do more to make chances and bury them. We've not been making chances anywhere near what we're capable of and I hope this weekend is a turnaround for us.


The lack of organized pressing up front is, IMO, putting a lot of pressure on our CMs to chase around trying to win the ball back. Kane is the main culprit at the moment. When our CMs can't get hold of the ball it exposes our back line. We're OK while we're keeping possession but as soon as the opponents get the ball for any length of time we look seriously vulnerable.
 

jolsnogross

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The lack of organized pressing up front is, IMO, putting a lot of pressure on our CMs to chase around trying to win the ball back. Kane is the main culprit at the moment. When our CMs can't get hold of the ball it exposes our back line. We're OK while we're keeping possession but as soon as the opponents get the ball for any length of time we look seriously vulnerable.
Watching Liverpool v Southampton - there's a huge gulf in quality on the ball, but the bigger difference is off the ball. Liverpool get the ball back so quickly it's untrue, while Southampton make half-hearted efforts and if they win it, it usually spins out for a throw or is otherwise not set for them to drive forward. As you've said, we're more like Southampton recently, with a clear lack of hunger to win the ball back and a lack of intensity in creating chances.
 
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