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A.J.

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Gazza, Davies, Dier, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lamela
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Adam456

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.................Lloris
Tripp Toby Sanch Jan Rose
...Wanyama.......Dembele
............... Lamela
.......Lucas...................Son

Let them throw everything at us and have Lucas and Son waiting near half way line to receive a pass and chase down clearances

Give Harry a rest and bring him on second half when they are tired. If Erickson is fit them maybe him in for Coco
 

thebenjamin

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.................Lloris
Tripp Toby Sanch Jan Rose
...Wanyama.......Dembele
............... Lamela
.......Lucas...................Son

Let them throw everything at us and have Lucas and Son waiting near half way line to receive a pass and chase down clearances

Give Harry a rest and bring him on second half when they are tired. If Erickson is fit them maybe him in for Coco

Dembele and Vertonghen unlikely to be fit according to Poch.

And lol at resting Harry Kane vs Barcelona.
 

Adam456

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Dembele and Vertonghen unlikely to be fit according to Poch.

And lol at resting Harry Kane vs Barcelona.
If Moose is out then Dier in. If both are out then a back 4 and a 3rd midfielder (would have to be Winks).

Point here for me it's to try to use the pace of Son and, particularly, Lucas to destroy them on the break. The form we're in at the moment means we'll almost certainly lose playing our normal game

Oh and not resting Harry. He would play most of second half. I know it will never happen of course but this thread is about what we think should happen
 

Ghost Hardware

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It's near impossible to predict the line up. We seem to have a lot of players injured or a doubt for Wednesday. At this point the only three players I expect to play are Kane, Lamela and Toby.
 

SEANSPURS1975

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Hopefully Pochettino playing a back 3 against Huddersfield was because that’s the system we’re going for v Barca.
MUST go with a back 3.
Obviously alot depends on who’s fit.
Dier in for Vertonghen if out.
Son in for Eriksen if out.
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SUIYHA

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What you want for a massive game like this is ideally to be going into it with a settled side and game plan. But the only players I am certain will start are Kane, Alderweireld and Trippier. Not ideal.

I would keep the same front three we played yesterday so that we have pace on the counter, with Lamela tucked in behind to hassle them when trying to play their passing game. If Eriksen is fit enough then obviously he has to have a place in the starting XI somewhere. Winks looked good when he came on but Barcelona is a very different proposition to Huddersfield so it would be a big gamble to start with him - I still have nightmares about him looking like a rabbit in the headlights against Man City last season. Rose ahead of Davies for me - I know Poch likes to rotate the full-backs but Davies has been crap this season and Messi is likely to tear him a new one.
 

dagraham

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My mind still boggles that some fans still don’t understand that he’s our most important player.

Agree. Wish the club would understand it too, and try and buy someone else who could ease the burden on him and compensate for his absence/allow him some rest.

We’ve only had about 8 transfer windows to do it.

We’re actually very fortunate he’s so fit and been injured so little in his time here.
 

Chimbo!

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Lamela has to play because we are going to have to do a lot of pressing. Moura should because he’s great on counters. And we should deploy our paciest full backs.

Then we should just cross our fingers and hope because, frankly, Barcelona can pulverise even the best teams.
 

JCRD

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Hugo

Toby Sanchez Verts

Tripps Dembele Dier Rose

Eriksen

Lamela Kane Son

I am tempted to get rid of Tripps and Dier and just play four at the back (Rose as left back cum forward) and have six all out attackers (Lucas and Llorente to replace the aforementioned two)
 

stevenqoz

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....................Gazz
.........Toby Sanchez Dier
Trippier... Wanyama...Rose
.................. Winks
...........Lucas......Lamela
.....................Kane

Not picking Lloris Vert Dembele Eriksen or Dele as they all have the * against them with injury
 

THX2208

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Hopefully Pochettino playing a back 3 against Huddersfield was because that’s the system we’re going for v Barca.
MUST go with a back 3.
Obviously alot depends on who’s fit.
Dier in for Vertonghen if out.
Son in for Eriksen if out.
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I believe that this is our best system and if we could field this week in week out we would be top 3 and maybe win a cup ?
 

mattie g

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I have feeing we’ll see this (assuming injuries are as being mooted):

Gazzaniga
Aurier Sanchez Alderweireld Rose
Wanyama Dembele
Moura Lamela Son
Kane

Whiteman, Trippier, Davies, Dier, Winks, Sissoko, Llorente

So little off the bench, but that’s what happens when you’ve got a ton of f*cking injuries to key players. Do annoying that we’re banged up as we are.
 

Bulletspur

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I am not second guessing Poch (as most think we do) but this is the team I would like to see assuming all is available.

Lloris

Serge _______ Toby_____Verts______Rose

Wanyama______Dembele

Lamela_____Eriksen_______Lucas

Kane​
 
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grittyspur1

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Lloris
Toby Davinson Jan
Trippier Dier Dembele Rose
Lamela Kane Eriksen
Subs: Gazza Davies Wanyama Winks Sonny Moura Llorente
COYS!!!!!
 
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