Real Madrid vs Tottenham: CL Match Thread

[felmani26]

I think Winks and Dier will be left chasing shadows. I see no protection for our back 4.

I don't actually begrudge Sissoko starting but for me the tactical switch needed to be a tight midfield trio;

Dier
Sissoko Winks
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Sissoko needs to tuck in because if he's bombing on down the right flank and standing on Aurier's toes then we have a problem centrally which Modric and Kroos will exploit time and again.

 

[Chinaspur]

Buzz aldrin - sell out

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I think Winks and Dier will be left chasing shadows. I see no protection for our back 4.

I guess the protection comes from Winks Dier and Sissoko going three across, while Kane, Eriksen and Llorrente offer the out ball?

 

[dondo]

Man I hate bt, thought bt 2 was part of the free package

 

[spursfan77]

It's such a shame we don't have Wanyama and Dembele tonight to out muscle them in midfield.

 

[Col_M]

I should add, we normally blow a fuse and either concede early or a red card. Let’s hope we avoid those dodgy First 15mins.

 

[DFF]

Watch Euro 2016 Sissoko come out to play.

 

[Hazardousman]

If our midfield doesn't get dominated I am going to be in a state of shock, oh well, to dare is to do, COYS.

 

[DCSPUR]

On the absence of Mousa Dembele: “Dembele is not on the bench because after the last training session yesterday he suffered a little bit of pain and he’s out for today,” the Tottenham manager tells BT Sport reporter Reshmin Chowdhury.

 

[Giovanni]

Like most its the midfield i worry about but im hoping sissoko is going into beast mode like he has in big games before. I think kane playing 10 is a masterstroke. Ping it upto llorente back to kane, kane moves it out wide and ghosts into the box unmarked and boom. Just as he did v apoel.

 

[Hazardousman]

I should add, we normally blow a fuse and either concede early or a red card. Let’s hope we avoid those dodgy First 15mins.

If we get through the first 90 mins intact I would say that's job done.

 

[Dov67]

would feel much better if we had wanyama and dembele in the middle.

 

[Romulus]

well this is it

its time to ball y'all.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

I guess the protection comes from Winks Dier and Sissoko going three across, while Kane, Eriksen and Llorrente offer the out ball?

I don't trust that trio to protect our defence. Other than that, I see lots of direct play.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the night one Moussa Sissoko introduces himself to football's global stage. And then falls over

 

[Johnny J]

On the absence of Mousa Dembele: “Dembele is not on the bench because after the last training session yesterday he suffered a little bit of pain and he’s out for today,” the Tottenham manager tells BT Sport reporter Reshmin Chowdhury.

Fantastic.

 

[hughy]

I didn't know they hadn't lost a home group game in 8 years. That's pretty impressive.

Got to end sooner or later.

 

[Huddlestone22]

Anyone else new pants or is it just me?

 

[gp13tot]

Just seen the team, and i really hope that is 3-5-2 with Aurier and Verts as WB again, and not 4-4-2 with Sissoko and Eriksen wide. Otherwise i fear 4 is the least we'll concede tonight.

4-3-2-1 could work ok, but 4-4-2 is way too open. I'm scared. Just want us to play well and get a respectable score, would be devo'd if we got hammered.

 

[yanno]

Llorente has presumably played more games at the Bernabeu than the rest of our team combined...