Team v Werder Bremen

[robbiesavagehasbreasts]

Gomes
Corluka Gallas Kaboul Ekotto
Jenas Modric
Van Der Vaart Bale
Crouch Pavlyuchenko

Subs: Cudicini, Bassong, Hutton, Palacios, Kranjcar, Defoe, Lennon.
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[Keano]

Hutton for Charlie
JD for Pav

 

[ChristianBaler]

Why do people keep insisting to play Charlie over Hutton......sure Hutton might not be as defensive as Charlie but he's come in and done a fantastic job.

Agree with JD over Pav, but I think he'll come off the bench again.

 

[Mr Pink]

Well its got to be 4-4-2 with VDV on the right hand side tucking in a tad...all the more reason for Hutton to overlap down the right, so no I certainly wouldn't bring Charlie back in...Hutton is far from perfect in terms of defensive work but he's definitely done well enough to keep his place in the side.

Just a question as to whether Harry will start JD and try and get an hour out of him and try and win the game early on or perphas he isn't considered fit enough to start yet, but I expect he could start but they may wish to be prudent with him given that he was out for over 2 months.

Either way Crouchy will start, so its either Pav or Dizzle to start alongside him.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

As we were for the second half of the Arse game for me. Why change anything?

 

[brett.spurs]

We've done well with the current system in the CL, why change that?

 

[MendD3]

Gomes
Hutton Gallas Kaboul Ekotto
VdV Jenas Palacios Modric
Defoe Bale​

Yes Bale upfront, why not?

 

[hughy]

Team that played from the start of the second half yesterday, with Crouch instead of Defoe. He played more than he was probably expecting to yesterday, so it's still too soon to start him, I think.

 

[Mr Pink]

We've done well with the current system in the CL, why change that?

I hear ya, but Defoe is back and when he's fit enough to start Harry is going to play him.

We are at home so 4-4-2 is a positive way to approach the game and takes some of onus off VDV anyway.

Away from home it will be interesting to see if Harry tries VDV behind Defoe.

 

[Mr Pink]

Team that played from the start of the second half yesterday, with Crouch instead of Defoe. He played more than he was probably expecting to yesterday, so it's still too soon to start him, I think.

I suspect you're right. It probably will be a case of easing him back in after a healthy lay off.

 

[Legend10]

Gomes

Charlie
Gallas
Kaboul
BAE

Lenny
Wilson
Modric
Niko

VDV
Crouch


I'd give a rest to Hutton, JJ & Gareth with a view to bringing them back against the scousers, another 30-45 mins for JD as well. I could also be tempted to play Seb instead of William.

 

[brett.spurs]

We win, we qualify. Strongest team possible please.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Werder Bremen got stuffed 4-0 at Schalke 04 yesterday. They are sitting in 12th position
in the Bundesliga 19 points adrift of the leaders Borussia Dortmund.

But I still think we have to attack attack attack !

 

[SlickMongoose]

Confidence

 

[Wellspurs]

Werder got twatted 4-0 today so lets hope we get the win put the reserves out away to Twente... Champ League knockout stages here we come.
Strongest team first half Crouch VDV up front should do it.

 

[Black]

Well i would like us to play well from the start, so keep pav away from the starting 11 we dont need any sloth's in the team.

 

[Mr Pink]

One of their most important players will be suspended too...Frings.

Strongest possible team, get it won as soon as possible and then take off Bale/VDV etc...

 

[Wellspurs]

One of their most important players will be suspended too...Frings.

Strongest possible team, get it won as soon as possible and then take off Bale/VDV etc...

Frings ain't what he used to be?

 

[cwy21]

I want to see how our 4-4-1-1 works with Defoe up front. I think VDV and Defoe could work well.

 

[kishman]

-----------Gomes------------

Hutton--Gallas-Kaboul--Ekotto

VDV---Modric---Jenas---Bale

-------Defoe----Pav-------