Newcastle vs Tottenham: Match Thread

[GMI]

Poch never drops Dier.

I do wonder if Poch may have, after the interest from Utd, promised to try and play him more in his preferred midfield role this season. Would also explain the Sanchez link.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Glad to see Bus Conductor continuing his scattergun approach to scapegoats since the departure of Kyle Walker... ;-)

Love you SC, never change. COYS!

Like Dier as a CB, Dier as a cm is nominative determinism.

 

[mill]

Happy KWP is starting, but he should anyway as our only fit RB.

Disappointed with the 4231, extremely fucked off to be seeing Dier in CM with Dembele with Winks available.

Why have Wanyama on the bench if he's not ready? What if we get in injury after 10mins, never understood that logic. If he's fit, he starts, if he's not ready, don't put him on the bench.

Sissoko.

Yet you'll cream your knickers when dier's inclusion allows us to switch formations mid game,

I remember you gushing like a 12 yo at Justin bieber concert in the Bournemouth match thread towards the end of last season when that was happening

 

[danielneeds]

Necessity is the mother invention..

From the book of Kane, chapter 1, verse 3

True but wasn't Andros the new Bale too? Lol.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Giroud and solkjaer

Two in what, 12 years? Kind of makes my point, no?

Giroud was bought and played as a first choice striker until last year.

 

[mpickard2087]

Pochettino clearly would rather give him minutes at the end of the game rather than start him. What if he starts and injuries or a sending off enforces other changes and he ends up having to play more than he's ready for and is unavailable for Chelsea next weekend?

Could easily work the other way though, what if Dier and Dembele pull up in the first 5 mins?...

I just think, if all goes to plan, 60 mins of Wanyama would be better than 30. And If he's only 'fit' enough to do a stint off the bench I don't see why the risk on the opening game of the season.

 

[panoma]

This is the kind of match that could define KWPs career. A good game today and he might find himself as our number 2, a weak one and I'm sure we'll purchase a new RB. Hopefully we manage to find him a loan instead of him lingering around in training if we buy another RB.

 

[mil1lion]

I'm sure Wanyama is fit just hasn't played the last couple of weeks so not fully up to speed. Dier is further along with his match fitness so he starts. Makes complete sense.

We'll set up as we did against Juventus on a similarly large pitch.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

True but wasn't Andros the new Bale too? Lol.

Touché

(Still made us 12m - and, to be fair to me, I never rated him)

 

[audrius8]

COYS

 

[muppetman]

That familiar feeling of nerves is back.

 

[mark87]

Apparently "Newcastle are going to embarrass the Jew boys". Nice.

Firstly, how lovely of them. Secondly, what makes them think this? I don't understand it.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Yet you'll cream your knickers when dier's inclusion allows us to switch formations mid game,

I remember you gushing like a 12 yo at Justin bieber concert in the Bournemouth match thread towards the end of last season when that was happening

I'd rather see Justin fucking Bieber in CM than Dier.

 

[mil1lion]

They might actually talk about Spurs on Sky soon

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

A back up striker is never really going to "kick on" though are they?

There's rarely been a striker in history worth a wank that's impressed the world as "back up" from the bench is there? Strikers, more than anyone need continuity and rhythm.

I think it's crazy expecting your bench striker to provide what your uber first choice does. Have to be realistic, we are not going to have Kane in the team and another Kane on the bench.

There have been a few super-subs over the years. Dave Fairclough springs to mind.

 

[bubble07]

Two in what, 12 years? Kind of makes my point, no?

Giroud was bought and played as a first choice striker until last year.

Dzeko

 

[mill]

I'd rather see Justin fucking Bieber in CM than Dier.

And Kyle walker's replacement has been officially anointed

 

[riggi]

Firstly, how lovely of them. Secondly, what makes them think this? I don't understand it.

That's from a West Ham fan.

 

[Romulus]

When will you guys learn to turn on Sky Sports 1 minute before kick off?

 

[kaz Hirai]

Love we are playing Sissoko. I bet even if Lamela and son were fit he'd still play him, Poch trolling.
Expecting him to really play hard for this one