Team v Stoke

[markie]

Gomes
Corluka Dawson King Ekotto
Lennon Hudd Modric Bale
Gio

Crouch​

 

[Spurger King]

I'd be tempted to rest Bale and play Rose. Stick Bale in a small room filled with cotton wool, and a tv showing on a loop the story about how Young Boys football club take pleasure in slaughtering Welsh babies.

That should get him fired up for Wednesday.

 

[danielneeds]

Right, given the injury update I would go:

___________Gomes______________

Corluka__Dawson__Bassong____BAE

_______Hudd___Palacios__________

Lennon_____Kranjcar________Bale

___________Crouchie_____________

Bit of a lack of pace uptop, but plenty from the wings.

 

[steve]

Right, given the injury update I would go:

___________Gomes______________

Corluka__Dawson__Bassong____BAE

_______Hudd___Palacios__________

Lennon_____Kranjcar________Bale

___________Crouchie_____________

Bit of a lack of pace uptop, but plenty from the wings.

I like the look of that. Keeps us nice and compact and gives the man on the ball plenty of options.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

Time to bump Harry Kane onto the bench at least?

 

[ben_the_yido]

Gomes

Kaboul Dawson Bassong Bale

Lennon Hudd Palacios Krancjar


Gio Crouch

Imo this could well be the team

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

Gio's "doubtful" as well ben.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Right, given the injury update I would go:

___________Gomes______________

Corluka__Dawson__Bassong____BAE

_______Hudd___Palacios__________

Lennon_____Kranjcar________Bale

___________Crouchie_____________

Bit of a lack of pace uptop, but plenty from the wings.

Given the update, that's 100% what I'd hope to see. On top of that, hopefully jenas, Rose and bentley are fit enough for a bench of

Cudicini kaboul walker jenas bentley Rose Kane

Jesus Christ we never just have injuries, we have full blow injury crisis

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

Bentley still sidelined according to the OS. No mention of Jenas.

 

[brett.spurs]

Cudicini, Walker, Kaboul, Naughton, Jenas, Rose, Kane

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

A disturbing amount of right backs on that bench brett - and not enough striking options!

What about Obika? He's not gone on loan yet?

 

[brett.spurs]

I could've stuck Hutton in there too :razz:

Maybe replace Naughton(who I'd use as a make-shift RW) with Obika then, would be nice to see Kane get a place on the bench though.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

I could've stuck Hutton in there too :razz:

Maybe replace Naughton(who I'd use as a make-shift RW) with Obika then, would be nice to see Kane get a place on the bench though.

In these circumstances I'd like to see Kane make the bench.

I still reckon Keane and Pav will make the match day squad though.

 

[nicdic]

Defoe trained today.

 

[chrissivad]

but not for long.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

What about Pav and Keane? Did either of those train today?

 

[nicdic]

As far as I can tell of the list of doubtful players only Defoe trained.

 

[Rackybear]

So you put Kranky as a CM.

Like for like if Modric is out. He can play there. Hudd and Palacios dont work.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

Kranky isn't really a "like for like" player with Modric though is he? I don't think I've ever seen him play central midfield.

 

[Leachie]

Like for like if Modric is out. He can play there. Hudd and Palacios dont work.

Wasn't that the midfield partnership for the vast majority of our matches last season? The one where we came 4th and qualified for the Champion's League?