Team v Southampton

[yojambo]

Worked well against West Ham.

Ha, Well 1-2 is better then 0-3

 

[jackson]

Thought I'd have another go, the last one was a knee-jerk after the West Ham result. I think Tim will might encourage throw-ins between the full backs.

Safe-Hands​

Caution Hoof-It Lump-It Wind

Harem Up'em At'em Scarem

Gung Ho

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Fuck me I'm depressed...hopefully prove me completely wrong!

 

[Blake Griffin]

kaboul's out.

 

[SlunkSoma]

kaboul's out.

First Tom Daley, now him? Sport is getting progressive, I like it.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

I see Lamela is in almost all the training photo's today. I am going to take that to mean he is going to start on Sunday.

https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/414011562715021312/photo/1

 

[van_Pommel]

 

[Buckoxx]

Made this for our West Ham team, but cos of Injuries.

Swap Chadli with Townsend and swap wings
Capoue in for Sandro

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Not Lamela on the left... no thank you. Has to start right.

 

[van_Pommel]

Made this for our West Ham team, but cos of Injuries.

Swap Chadli with Townsend and swap wings
Capoue in for Sandro

Paulinho suspended.

 

[Breezer]

 

[heinsmit]

 

[Mouse!]

 

[CheeseGromit]

We are away
We are playing a counter attacking side (Spam / Citeh/Bidippers)

It is more about Who is fit enough to play Who can play best against such a side

Eriksen needs to play as does Soldado (Ade on the bench to come on ) otherwise the team needs to work hard first and foremost

 

[walworthyid]

We are away
We are playing a counter attacking side (Spam / Citeh/Bidippers)

It is more about Who is fit enough to play Who can play best against such a side

Eriksen needs to play as does Soldado (Ade on the bench to come on ) otherwise the team needs to work hard first and foremost

Remember that the one thing avb did well was away games and the reason for that was ball retention. Work hard yes but the key to away success is either counter attacking well or retaining the ball well.

 

[Blake Griffin]

We are away
We are playing a counter attacking side (Spam / Citeh/Bidippers)

It is more about Who is fit enough to play Who can play best against such a side

Eriksen needs to play as does Soldado (Ade on the bench to come on ) otherwise the team needs to work hard first and foremost

southampton aren't really a counterattacking side, i know they scored a good counterattacking goal at newcastle last week but generally they like to win the possession first and foremost. villa had 22% possession at st marys recently and came away with a 3-2 win.

 

[TH1239]

I see Lamela is in almost all the training photo's today. I am going to take that to mean he is going to start on Sunday.

https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/414011562715021312/photo/1

It was mentioned by Sherwood on the club's official Facebook page that only the players who did not play against West Ham had full training today, which is why I'm assuming Lamela was in several of their posted photos, alongside Soldado. I don't think it has any bearing on who starts this weekend. In fact, I'm fully prepared for him to have Chadli and Lennon on the wings, with either Defoe or Adebayor up top.

 

[dondo]

The formation we fielded against West Ham came as a surprise; Tim is not a 4-4-2 man, his preferred is formation is 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1. Doubltess the decision was partly tactical; there is no point setting up to contest midfield with a team who habitually by-pass it; but I suspect also there was a desire to accommodate Adebayor. Reports suggest he has been impressive in training and the board understandably want the club’s highest earner reintegrated into the team. Manu has said that he has used his lay off to practise shooting, and an Adebayor who is motivated and can find the net is undroppable. The Togolese’s performance against the Hammers has therefore left Tim with a dilemma: does he persist with 4-4-2 or does he play Manu as a lone front runner at the expense of Defoe and Soldado? As a company man Tim understands the importance of seeing a return on a £26 million striker, and apparently he also rates Defoe highly.

Barring further injuries the back five picks itself: Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Chirches, Rose. Even if Kaboul is fit, his form to date does not merit automatic inclusion. That is a strong and balanced defence that give us a solid platform we have mostly lacked this season. Dawson has come in for a lot of criticism, but a deeper defensive line should suit him, and the aerial bombardment from West Ham has demonstrated why in the Premiership you need a player like Dawson (and why it was a mistake to sell Caulker).

In centre midfield I am hoping Sherwood starts either Sandro or Capoue alongside Holtby. That should be sufficient to allow us to control the midfield and set the tempo. Dembele’s hip must surely by now need a rest.

On the right Tim will recognise the need to get a return on our £30 million record signing, but Lamela was very much a Baldini project, and if reports are to be believed Tim was sceptical. I would therefore expect him to go safety first with Lennon, particularly as Soton can be dangerous down the left. On our left, the injury to Sherwood’s protégé Townsend is a blow, but if Tim does go 4-4-2 he could potentially shift Eriksson out to the left. The Dane by all accounts is a Sherwood project, and I suspect Tim will be keen to play him.

Manu likes to drift left, so he and Eriksson could interchange fairly fluidly, with Rose acting as a wing back and the holding midfield dropping back into defence when Rose marauds forward; while Lennon would have Walker’s back on the right.

So:

Lloris

Walker Dawson Chirches Rose

Holtby Capoue

Lennon Adeboyer Erikkson

Soldado

Subs; Friedel, Fryers, Kaboul, Sandro, Chadli, Lamela, Defoe

Thats what I would go for, with maybe Dembele in for Holtby.
Think Sherwood will play Chadli instead of Eriksen though

 

[dondo]

An on form Carr and Anderton would also walk into the side. A shame we did not have Sherwood, Redknapp and Ferdinand until they were past their prime.

Unbelievable at QPR and when he 1st when to Newcastle,not bad for s but nowhere near the same

 

[ilikeost]

I'm not going to post a line-up since it's quite pointless. But what I can say is that THIS is the game I will base my judgement of Sherwood on. It's all fun and games going 4-4-2 at home against West Ham in the league cup but this is a whole different matter. This game will be very interesting.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Winning! Please, let this happen.