Match Threads Man City vs Spurs - Match Thread

[Gareth88]

Strong squad would like Jan in there but I have faith in Sanchez

 

[pablo73]

Just can't see us getting in behind them with that line-up. Who is going to be making the runs?

 

[bloodzeed]

Lamela over Lucas suggests this isn't a diamond though, at least.

Bizarre that Jan still isn't starting.

lamela over lucas because lamela is better at pressing

 

[scat1620]

With that line-up, I hope we are playing a 4-5-1 with Eriksen having licence to go where he wants. Discipline from all the other midfielders, please.

 

[Giovanni]

No jan again, i frear a grilling for sanchez against there sharp attack.

As others have said, no moura is a strange move. Looks as though poch is looking to play a more patient possesion based game. Sissoko will be massive getting us up the pitch.

Looks as though we are all geared up to create that chance for kane to hopefully take.

 

[Sweech]

I think Lucas has had a few moments to deserve that being called ‘Lucas-esque moments’.

Agree I just think Son has more.

Including against today’s opponent which is quite pertinent.

Annnnnd he’s on the bench so fuck it.

 

[stormfly]

Keep it tight for 70 and the bench will win it for us.

 

[Jamturk]

They like to play out from the back under all circumstances.

 

[Giovanni]

Having said that i think lo celso and lucas could be interesting off the bench

 

[Sandros Shiny Head]

I feel like Poch secretly gets a kick out of doing something strange in a big game. Dropping the one pacey player we have available in attack whose also a goal threat?

He has to do something questionable so he can correct it at HT when we’re 2-0 down

 

[scat1620]

Hope Aguero's not quite at it today. If you compare every player in peak form/condition, he's the best striker in the Premier League, even better than Kane.

 

[bubble07]

Writing on the wall for Aurier Wanyama GKN

Certain Levy and Poch are praying decent bids are made for them

 

[Zippy1980]

Just can't see us getting in behind them with that line-up. Who is going to be making the runs?

Hugo

 

[Ossie'sAardvark]

C'mon spurs, click today. Post a shock.

 

[Doctor Dinkey]

Handy if we survived the first ten minutes without conceding, would make a change!

 

[stormfly]

Hope Aguero's not quite at it today. If you compare every player in peak form/condition, he's the best striker in the Premier League, even better than Kane.

You’re not allowed to say that! Put your Spurs blinkers back on please. We’ll win 5-0 today.

 

[JCRD]

I wanna marry Kelly Cates

Kelly JCRD

 

[THFC_SWE]

People fuss too much about formations. It's obvious from the several posts that looked at the 11 and wrote "thank fuck it's not a diamond" and the several other people who looked at the same 11 and wrote "bugger, it's the diamond".

It wasn't a strictly a diamond last week - we lined up 4-3-3 at kick off - and the formation changed dynamically throughout the game, as it always does, depending on the transition and the zone of play. I find it more useful to think in attacking and defensive blocks than formations: who joins the attacking block when we win the ball and who drops back into the defensive block when we lose it?

For me, it just doesnt look good when Sissoko, Ndombele and Sissoko starts at the same time. When we had the ball vs Villa, it felt like they choked each other. And when we defended it felt like Sissoko and Ndombele defended with too much width. When we changed formation, it looked better.

 

[Black]

Not a fan of that starting line up

 

[Flynn]

Relax guys, we got VAR to come on late.