Tottenham Vs Arsenal: Match Thread

[sidford]

Our players have looked tired lately but good break again since our last game & if they can't get motivated for a game of this magnitude then they don't deserve to be footballers!

Coys

 

[kernowspur]

That is true, but the same could be said for the Arsenal players too. In addition, Arsenal are most probably lower on confidence than us too. They always seem to be heading for some sort of success to win a trophy each year in recent seasons, only to fail at the tail end of their run-in to achieve this. Fabregas' negative comments will not help their cause as well.
So I'm quite confident today, but to be honest quite nervous as well. My good God, so much is at stake tonight :shrug: but all of you know that of course !

Emanuel
I wish I was as confident as you

 

[kaz Hirai]

Our players have looked tired lately but good break again since our last game & if they can't get motivated for a game of this magnitude then they don't deserve to be footballers!

Coys

didn't we have a long break before wolves was it? although to be fair our strikers looked sharp it was just our defence who seemed to still be on holiday

 

[maltahotspur]

Emanuel
I wish I was as confident as you

Keep the faith Keith, keep the faith. Are you here or at home ?

 

[Son_Of]

i'm heading out. enjoy the game (because if you are then i will be!)

COYS

 

[rhys]

Where does everyone get their team news from? I always wait to get it off the BBC but find that they can be pretty slow sometimes.

So nervous...COYS!

 

[tobi]

@TSCollymore Stan Collymore
#thfc Gomes Corluka Gallas Dawson Ekotto/Huddlestone Modric Bale/Vaart Pavlyuchenko Crouch

.

 

[chrissivad]

Harry makes one change tonight - Crouchy back and Rafa to the right, Aaron Lennon on the bench. Team soon...

 

[keenu]

Gomes; Corluka, Dawson, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto; Van der Vaart, Huddlestone, Modric, Bale; Crouch, Pavlyuchenko

 

[chrissivad]

subs tonight - Cudicini, Bassong, Kaboul, Lennon, Pienaar, Sandro, Defoe.

 

[keenu]

Interesting and very attacking line up by Harry there

 

[chkthfc82]

Lennon on the bench is a surprise

 

[KeaneIsKeane]

Oh man, I'm going to hope I'm wrong, but that line up is in trouble. We are going to get cut through. Accommodating VdV in a 4-4-2 is dumb, just don't play him.

 

[TwoSaintsComeMarching]

Awesome. That team pleases me. 442 with one winger and one wide playmaker. Corluka will need to get forward.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Harry makes one change tonight - Crouchy back and Rafa to the right, Aaron Lennon on the bench. Team soon...

brave, gone to 4:4:2 i would have packed the midfield and let lennon and bale just cross for crouch, not a tactic i like but i think the arsenal defenders are undone by crosses but they have too much possession in midfield, could be too much for a middle 2 to handle, but i suppose vdv will no doubt tuck in

 

[ajspurs]

No Lennon, VDV on the right and no Sandro

 

[rebrab]

Rafa had better track back against Nasri...

 

[stevenurse]

surprised lennon isnt playing but crouch needed to play and pav deserves it, as long as bale and modric play it doesnt bother me who else is on the pitch!

 

[rebrab]

One thing is clear though - Harry is trying to outplay them

 

[TwoSaintsComeMarching]

Also, might be wrong, but I think Harry will ask them to play as a 433 unit with Bale and Pav as the left and right forwards respectively. Central three of VDV, Thudd, Modric.