Team v West Ham (h)

[JayB]

Ali Gold reporting that Lo Celso continues to be monitored for a groin injury. If that's true I suspect he won't be starting many matches for the rest of the season. Groin injuries are notoriously tricky to heal from properly, and this has reportedly been an issue for him since before the lockdown. I'd be surprised if it magically resolved between now and the end of the season. It sounds to me like his minutes will have to be managed.

 

[punkisback]

I'd love

Lloris

Sess
Verts
Sanchez
Toby

Sissoko
N'Dombele
Lo Celso

Bergwijn
Son
Lamela

But it will be

Llori

Davies
Sanchez
Toby
Dier
Aurier


Dele
Winks
Sissoko
Son

Kane

 

[TheRevolution]

I think this is the team he will play:

Lloris
Aurier - Sanchez - Dier - Davies
Winks - Sissoko
Moura - Dele - Son
Kane​

 

[wirE]

Lorris
Aurier Sanchez Dier Davies
Lo Celso Sissoko
Son Lamela Bergwijn
Kane

Basically the same line up as against United. Imo I liked what I saw from the lads

 

[Deleted member 29446]

Hugo
Aurier Sanchez Dier Davies
GLC Sissoko Ndombele
Bergwijn Kane Son

 

[archiewasking]

I'm not convinced that Ndombele is ever going to start a match again for us.

 

[WiganSpur]

I'm not convinced that Ndombele is ever going to start a match again for us.

I could understand why he didn't play against United because clearly the plan was to sit deep and do a disciplined job.

Jose will know we will need creativity tonight though, we're expected to dominate the game and if Tanguy does not feature you've got to ask serious questions about his future.

 

[holsten777]

I'm not convinced that Ndombele is ever going to start a match again for us.

Agreed, if he's not applying himself still. If he applied himself like Lamela, he would be the first name on Jose's team sheet most weeks.

 

[WiganSpur]

Given the choice between European football or nothing, we should take Europe any day of the week.
I’ve never agreed with the notion that Europa league is a distraction, or two games a week is a problem for the players. Why qualify for the champions league if that’s the case?
2games a week? Top players will want that challenge.
Id love to hear an example of a team who actually won the Europa League and found it to be detrimental.
i know Chelsea won the league without any European football. Our business model doesn’t account for that approach. And Leicester was a total fluke.
We need any kind of European football next season.

Keeps your squad fresh and happy, allows opportunities to blood youngsters early on, CL prize for winning it and also a potential trophy for us that you'd think we could have a decent crack at under Jose.

 

[thebenjamin]

I love Lamela but it is so obvious his final ball and decision making lets us down sometimes.

Agree, it's always been his weakness that he doesn't release the ball at the right time, or chooses the wrong option. It's a shame because much of his game is top class.

 

[Teemu]

Would love to see something like this:

Lloris

Sissoko

Lucas Bergwijn Winks Ndombele Lo Celso Alli Lamela Son

Kane

 

[HildoSpur]

Agree, it's always been his weakness that he doesn't release the ball at the right time, or chooses the wrong option. It's a shame because much of his game is top class.

If he was top class in that area then he would likely be playing for Barcelona or somewhere like that.

 

[mr ashley]

Keeps your squad fresh and happy, allows opportunities to blood youngsters early on, CL prize for winning it and also a potential trophy for us that you'd think we could have a decent crack at under Jose.

Honestly I’ve never understood the argument against it. We’re striving to not only qualify for the the CL, but win it! And not just once, again and again. It’s another trophy opportunity.
A team like us should target winning the EL

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

From his recent press conference, he'll be looking at a front 5 of Drogba, Benzema, Millito, Ibrahimovic alongside Kane!

 

[Spursmatty87]

Lo Celso has to come back in, also think dele will as well.

 

[topper]

From his recent press conference, he'll be looking at a front 5 of Drogba, Benzema, Millito, Ibrahimovic alongside Kane!

Replace Milito with CR7 (namechecked by the Special One yesterday) and you're talking!

 

[Dirtysanchez6]

Hugo
Aurier
Sanchez
Dier
Davies
Sissoko
Locelso
Lucas
Dele
Son
Kane

pretty sure he is going to put lucas In for bergwijn not that I agree with it he might put Toby in for one of dier or Sanchez too

Nailed it