Neither Serge or Trippier have travelled. Time for KWP.
Are both ruled out for Saturday?
@thinktank if Dele is average 9 games out of 10 as you’ve intimated in this thread, how do you explain 40 league goals, 27 league assists in just 117 premier league matches by 22 years old. I’m no huge lover of stats, but that output is quite incredible, especially considering he is neither our main goal scorer not main creator, and would just not be possible if his performance level was as inconsistent as you assert. Yes, he can rally on the ball, make poor decisions and bevwasteful, though this has improved dramatically, but his level has been consistently top class and to say otherwise amazes me.
Valid point.
Good few matchday threads I've bettered him for being rubbish - which he had been - and then he might end up getting a goal.
I watch him closely every game and it's frequently the same story - poor choices, tepid application, losing the ball high up.
Qualitatively it can effect our overall game, momentum, tempo etc.
So him periodically picking off goals isn't the whole story.
Tons of matchday threads on here with people onto him for the same reasons.
I don't think I'm alone in my evaluation of him.
The margins are so tight; I think Dele is an element that needs more consideration in how/when he's used.
I didn't say not to involve him; I said I would not start him in this specific game.
He's not our Messi. Dunno why people have such a fig up their arse about it. If he had had a typically unspectacular performance in the last game it wouldn't be an issue.
But "wow, what a performance against LEICESTER!".
Come on.
P.S. If he does play and brings his best and stuns the Camp Nou, then I'll happily eat shit. Fearing being wrong never an issue in me putting forward an opinion. Love being wrong if it means we win.
Yeah..probably a bit too harsh.I just feel that saying he is good enough only once every ten games...
KWP will play and have a blinder- Game of his life. COYS
Poch's approach to games can be a bit one-size-fits-all. I'd like to see us/him remember how we played Madrid when we beat them and apply that more often in important, high-level games, like this.
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Ha ha, that would be nice. I’m holding a torch that PSV will do us a favour and we will sneak in through back door. Inter’s goalkeeper was very lucky not be sent off at 0-1 in Eindhoven, so hopefully they will get some karma.
Lloris
KWP/Foyth/Toby/ Verts/Rose
Skipp/ Winks/Dier/Sissoko/
Dele/Son/Eriksen
Kane
That's 14 so we should have a decent chance.
If the ref doesn't notice slip another Academician on
if there's any hanging about.
If he does put Foyth and Skipp back on the bench.
Tell them to keep moving about before kick off
so the ref can't count them.
I wouldn't start Dele in this game.