Team vs Carlisle

[whitelightwhiteheat]

Lloris​

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Walker Dawson Caulker Smith​

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Huddlestone Carroll​

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Falque Siggy Townsend​

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Dempsey​

 

[Berglad]

Freund took the press conference today:

http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2012-09-25/freund-caulker-can-replace-terry/

Steven Caulker could turn out to be the ideal replacement for John Terry, according to Tottenham assistant Steffen Freund.
Terry left England manager Roy Hodgson with a major headache on Sunday night when he announced his retirement from international football.
Even though he is 31 years old, the Chelsea captain was always a consistent performer for the Three Lions and his shoes will be hard to fill.
Caulker, who had a successful year on loan at Swansea last season, is yet to make a Premier League start for Spurs, but he was still called up by Hodgson for England's friendly against Italy in August.
The 20-year-old is likely to make his first start under Andre Villas-Boas at Carlisle in the Capital One Cup tomorrow and the Portuguese's assistant thinks the young defender is primed for a long international career.
"It's definitely possible," Freund said when asked if Caulker could replace Terry for England.
"He is similar (to Terry). He has already been called up for the national side and he's definitely one of best centre halves in England.
"He is like a rock in the defence, he's very tall and strong, and is difficult to beat in a one-on-one situation. He's very talented and wants to improve every game.
"John Terry was a great centre-half for England, everyone appreciates that, but Steven Caulker is maybe one for the future."
Several Spurs players from the team that beat QPR on Sunday will be rested for the trip to the npower League One side.
The victory over the Hoops was Villas-Boas' first win at White Hart Lane at the fourth attempt and his team did it the hard way, scoring twice halfway through the second half after being booed off at the break followed a dreadful first 45 minutes.
Many Spurs fans are still to be convinced the 34-year-old remains the right choice to lead the London club forward, but Freund, who was recruited by the former FC Porto manager this summer, is sure that Tottenham are heading for a bright future under their new boss.
"I'm sure we'll have success," Freund said.
"I think it's good to remember his success at Porto, not just what happened at Chelsea last season. He won everything in his first year at Porto. He already has a lot of experience.
"I enjoy every day I work with him and his staff. Everything is very well organised. Andre always prepares the team fantastically. We know about Carlisle's last five games."
Freund sees a lot more potential in the club now than when his time in north London came to an end in 2003.
The German, who was inducted in to the Spurs Hall of Fame in 2009, never finished above ninth in the league during his four-and-a-half year spell at White Hart Lane, and has been impressed with how the club have been doing in recent times.
"The club have played some fantastic football in the last few years and they finished fourth twice and fifth in the league once," he said.
"In my time we finished 10th or 11th. There is a lot of potential here."
Although he acknowledges the League Cup is now not one of Tottenham's main priorities, he still fondly remembers winning the competition in 1999 after beating Leicester 1-0 thanks to a last-minute strike from Allan Nielsen.
"It's a good memory because won some silverware but the game was awful if I'm honest," the 42-year-old said.
"But for me it was a dream to come over and two months later play a League Cup final at Wembley for a team as big as Tottenham.
"It was a fantastic experience to win that cup. But we have a different situation now because we have to handle everything with the Europa League and the Premier League too. It's not easy."

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[Davious]

Nathan Byrne still training with us ahead of Carlisle game? or is it someone else?

 

[beats1]

Nathan Byrne still training with us ahead of Carlisle game? or is it someone else?

Loan players train with us for Monday and Tuesday and then at their loan clubs for the rest of the week

 

[Deathrod]

ThIs match on tonight? Or tomorrow?

 

[chrissivad]

ThIs match on tonight? Or tomorrow?

tomorrow

 

[double0]

Nathan Byrne still training with us ahead of Carlisle game? or is it someone else?

The picture of Defoe and Gallas laughing is classic behaviour of harmony....what do you reckons been said guys. (captions)

To start.
Gallas says to Defoe....Lloris came here thinking he'll be No.1

 

[hughy]

...and then I said to him "seriously Andre, the offsides are a good thing. It means I'm sharp!"

 

[yanno]

The youngster with a footballing brain, excellent technique and vision is Ryan Mason.

The loss of VDV and Modric in the summer was equivalent to a lobotomy, and we desperately need some more footballing intelligence in our team to complement our pace and physicality.

Mason has been very unlucky with injury, and is still not the strongest. However, I'd like to see him given a chance. If he can settle quickly, then he'd be a valuable addition to our first team mix. He can play as a second striker, as a wide attacking midfielder cutting inside to link the play, and has been tried in a deeper CM role for the U21s.

And at youth team level, he's scored goals for fun....

 

[sigurdl]

The picture of Defoe and Gallas laughing is classic behaviour of harmony....what do you reckons been said guys. (captions)

To start.
Gallas says to Defoe....Lloris came here thinking he'll be No.1

Gallas: "So the bear says: You didn’t come here to hunt, did you?”

 

[nightgoat]

Lloris​

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Walker Dawson Caulker Smith​

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Huddlestone Carroll​

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Falque Siggy Townsend​

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Dempsey​

I'd pretty much be happy with this. Maybe start Lennon instead of Falque for a bit more insurance. If Naughton is available then I'd stick Smith at RB and Naughton at LB. Looking at the squad profiles, with Ade injured and needing to keep Defoe for Saturday we've got Obika before we have to dip into the academy for striker options. I don't know who would be first to be called on in that situation, maybe Coulthirst?

 

[Monkey Bastard Hands]

I'd pretty much be happy with this. Maybe start Lennon instead of Falque for a bit more insurance. If Naughton is available then I'd stick Smith at RB and Naughton at LB. Looking at the squad profiles, with Ade injured and needing to keep Defoe for Saturday we've got Obika before we have to dip into the academy for striker options. I don't know who would be first to be called on in that situation, maybe Coulthirst?

What about Couilbaly?

 

[nightgoat]

Judging by the comments in the thread for the NextGen game against Barca the other week he's nowhere near ready for the first team. Having said that, I don't know if Shaq is, either.

 

[noahrobert]

Judging by the comments in the thread for the NextGen game against Barca the other week he's nowhere near ready for the first team. Having said that, I don't know if Shaq is, either.

Shame the Lancaster dude is injured... He looked quite useful when he played albeit a small role last season.

 

[Wick3d]

The dailymail posted a story that Lloris won't be starting as Villa-Boas wants to start one of the two other keepers in order to get them game time.

 

[nightgoat]

Makes sense, really. I wouldn't have any qualms about Cudicini starting.

 

[ItsBoris]

Judging by the comments in the thread for the NextGen game against Barca the other week he's nowhere near ready for the first team. Having said that, I don't know if Shaq is, either.

Really? He looked good in the highlights. It looked like besides the 2 goals Barca scored, we created almost all the chances.

I haven't heard anything about these reserve kids. There was a rumour that Madrid wanted Christian Ceballos though, which I guess would imply that he's pretty good.

 

[Schitzophonic]

Loan players train with us for Monday and Tuesday and then at their loan clubs for the rest of the week

That may be the case, but it's still Jonathan Obika in the picture

 

[AberdeenSpur]

Judging by the comments in the thread for the NextGen game against Barca the other week he's nowhere near ready for the first team. Having said that, I don't know if Shaq is, either.

I always wonder what makes a young player "nowhere near ready for the first team" when the so called big teams can manage to play players that are basically unheard-of in easy games and make them look like superstars, bring in new blood

take dos Santos as an example, he is still "not ready for first team" to me ATM because he is probably drunk on 4-5 days/week. but Barca managed to play him in cup match when he's a kid and he contributed with assists/goals, which brought our attention to him in the first place

harry who-never-play-the-kids-unless-forced-out-of-hand redknapp is now gone, and it is up to the manager AVB to decide who to play and what instructions he gives to make a player show his ability, and help the team win

So unless is player is complete poo or gets a red card every other match for reckless lunging tackles, I don't see why a young player in the right mind and qualified to play cannot contribute to a first team game

 

[Kendall]

Judging by the comments in the thread for the NextGen game against Barca the other week he's nowhere near ready for the first team. Having said that, I don't know if Shaq is, either.

Barca, possibly the best team in that age catagory.

I would have even the Barca school of excellence under 11s to beat carlisle.