Team vs Hull City (Capital One Cup)

[Mr Pink]

Teams news will be interesting - no doubt Rose will be another week away. I thought he was back in training last week, if so - he should be involved for this one.

Absolutely can't wait until he comes back.

 

[JAYSTAR]

How long until Capoue and Rose are back and anyone know what the situation is with Kaboul?

 

[Vulcan10]

Really
Really Really Don't Give
A Flying
**** About This
Game​

While your post made me chuckle, at the same time I do disagree. Its a great chance to get our players a winners medal & build confidence/winning mentality. There's not too many games needed to win it & while we haven't signed too many hit the ground running superstars, we do have lots of good quality in depth so can play really strong sides without risking many of the team for Sunday. If we got a kind draw in the quarters we could be in the semi's without really doing too much. It's also much needed game time for lamela, Chadli etc. Call me old fashioned but I do like a good old fashioned English cup tie. Even if it is the league cup or whatever name it goes by these days.

 

[hughy]

Really
Really Really Don't Give
A Flying
**** About This
Game​

I want to agree, but ultimately win this and we're through to the quarter-finals. If we progress there I fancy ourselves against anyone over 2-legs.

I know it's only the League Cup, but for someone like me who has only ever seen Spurs win the League Cup, it still means a lot.

 

[felmani26]

How long until Capoue and Rose are back and anyone know what the situation is with Kaboul?

As far as i'm aware, Kaboul and Capoue are both due back in training this week but would imagine there will be a behind closed doors game for Capoue first before we even see sight of him on a match day squad.

Rose is a bit more of a mystery - hopefully he'll be back this week too but wouldn't be surprised not to hear his name mentioned in reports.

 

[sloth]

Teams news will be interesting - no doubt Rose will be another week away. I thought he was back in training last week, if so - he should be involved for this one.

Absolutely can't wait until he comes back.

I can't understand how Rose can be a perpetual week away, it speaks really badly of our medical staff that they can continuously get their estimates wrong!

 

[felmani26]

I want to agree, but ultimately win this and we're through to the quarter-finals. A favourable draw there and if we can progress I fancy ourselves against anyone over 2-legs.

I know it's only the League Cup, but for someone like me who has only ever seen Spurs win the League Cup, it still means a lot.

Success breeds success 'n all that.

Plus the more games we play, the more we can fine tune our system and acclimatise the likes of Chiriches, Lamela, Eriksen et al.

 

[felmani26]

I can't understand how Rose can be a perpetual week away, it speaks really badly of our medical staff that they can continuously get their estimates wrong!

We just aren't privy to what the real extent of his injury is and how he ultimately feels as it's not an injury I want him to rush back from unnecessarily.

Annoying yes, but then these timescales are bemoaned at all clubs and it certainly isn't unique to our medical staff.

 

[-Afri-Coy-]

Townsend on the left to confuse them a bit. Lamela to start as I believe he truly needs a full 90 min game and Eriksen ahead of Holtby.

Subs can be Dembele for Paulihno, Siggurdson/Lennon for either wings or Defoe up front take your pick.

 

[felmani26]

As far as i'm aware, Kaboul and Capoue are both due back in training this week but would imagine there will be a behind closed doors game for Capoue first before we even see sight of him on a match day squad.

Rose is a bit more of a mystery - hopefully he'll be back this week too but wouldn't be surprised not to hear his name mentioned in reports.

re Spurs Official - both Capoue and Kaboul training and looks like Kaboul is in contention for Wednesday.

 

[Mr Pink]

I'm seriously starting to think Rose's injury is much worse than we've let on. Perhaps AVB feels like the left back situation has come back to bite him on the bum and he's regretting loaning out Ekotto.

Don't know, its really becoming very baffling though.

 

[sloth]

We just aren't privy to what the real extent of his injury is and how he ultimately feels as it's not an injury I want him to rush back from unnecessarily.

Annoying yes, but then these timescales are bemoaned at all clubs and it certainly isn't unique to our medical staff.

I can't understand how each week they can look at the same injury and say "Oh yeah, yeah about another week I'd say!", surely they'd learn their lesson and say that it's not getting better therefore it could be a couple of months yet or whatever. Imagine if this were the building trade and each time the client asked for an estimate of how long the rest of the job would take the builder said it would be another week and he said the same thing six times in a row, you'd think he was either taking the piss, or incompetent.

 

[felmani26]

I'd be tempted to rest Kaboul though mid week and utilise him at Goodison as he provides our best bet to counter the physicality that Lukaku possesses - much more so than Dawson, Verts or Chiriches.

 

[Matt_Spurs]

I'd like to see Lamela start behind the striker. I think Baldini has stated that no.10 is his preferred role and with his goals last season for Roma, he can really help us to score more. Would be a good game to try him there. Also would like to see Adebayor play some part. Yes his character is in doubt etc as we all know but with his physicality he can really offer us something this season (if he wants to of course). Thought Ade would have helped us yesterday too.

 

[Mr Pink]

I'd be tempted to rest Kaboul though mid week and utilise him at Goodison as he provides our best bet to counter the physicality that Lukaku possesses - much more so than Dawson, Verts or Chiriches.

I agree although he's probably a little rusty so I'd start him and play him for an hour or something. Three clear days to recover so that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

If Kaboul is fit and starts against Everton I'll be a lot more confident that's for sure, if anybody has a chance of handling Lukaku its him. Will be a hell of a contest between the two of them!

 

[felmani26]

I can't understand how each week they can look at the same injury and say "Oh yeah, yeah about another week I'd say!", surely they'd learn their lesson and say that it's not getting better therefore it could be a couple of months yet or whatever. Imagine if this were the building trade and each time the client asked for an estimate of how long the rest of the job would take the builder said it would be another week and he said the same thing six times in a row, you'd think he was either taking the piss, or incompetent.

Rose obviously isn't that quick a healer as some or that he keeps pushing it too hard too soon resulting in more set backs.

In truth, I haven't heard Andre or SpursOfficial mention Rose of recent weeks - could be construed as a positive in that he's tantalisingly close to full fitness or that it's more serious than first anticipated.

 

[phil]

I can't understand how each week they can look at the same injury and say "Oh yeah, yeah about another week I'd say!", surely they'd learn their lesson and say that it's not getting better therefore it could be a couple of months yet or whatever. Imagine if this were the building trade and each time the client asked for an estimate of how long the rest of the job would take the builder said it would be another week and he said the same thing six times in a row, you'd think he was either taking the piss, or incompetent.

Er, that's exactly what builders do. I was once kept waiting 6 months for a house to be completed after being told it would be one week.

 

[sloth]

Er, that's exactly what builders do. I was once kept waiting 6 months for a house to be completed after being told it would be one week.

And what did you think of them?

 

[tomo]

Brad
Naughton
Chiriches
Kaboul
Fryers (injured though? Really shouldn't be starting Verts but if theres no one else, Rose still out also, then I guess we have to)

Dembele
Holtby

Lamela
Eriksen
Sigurdsson

Defoe

Subs; Archer, Dawson, Sandro, Lennon, Adebayor, Chadli

 

[carpediem991]

I try another one. Possible squad:

Friedel, Archer; Kaboul, Chiriches, Naughton, Dawson, Stewart; Capoue, Dembele, Bentaleb, Holtby, Eriksen, Chadli, Lamela, Sigurdsson, Lennon; Defoe, Adebayor, Kane

With one of them sitting in the stands as player no. 19 . Should be enough to go through player wise