Watford vs Tottenham: Match Thread

[WiganSpur]

I can only imagine we'll be heavily rotating against APOEL.

We'll soon see if these 'star' players have the fight for a top 4 place or not.

We won't. As soon as I was reminded the youth team were playing on the same day I don't believe Poch will even have a youngster on the bench.

 

[coys200]

If this is demebele single pivot again like NLD and Leicester then poch has lost his mind.

 

[Spurs 1961]

Great no Sissoko! This looks like Poch going for the tried and trusted. With Winks coming back from illness I suspect he will be on the bench today but play against Apoel. In fact I suspect many of the team today will be rested for that game to give them some rest.

 

[nightgoat]

Eriksen and Alli both start, let the wailing and gnashing of teeth commence...

(Good that Winks is back though...)

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

Balanced line up. Like it.

 

[thinktank]

Axis of Trundle of Dier and Dembele?

Either way it's all wrong, cause if it's a 3 at the back we're gonna get out-battled in midfield.

I dunno. If we play with urgency and determination we can override any inherent flaws in the stating 11.

If we don't, we'll simply lose this.

 

[WiganSpur]

Axis of Trundle of Dier and Dembele?

Yeah, predicting first half trundling and calls for Lamela and Winks to be introduced second half. Hoping i'm wrong of course.

 

[JAYSTAR]

So relieved to have Lamela back. Finally we can sub Eriksen or Alli and still have Son starting.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

Balanced line up. Like it.

Balanced, how?

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Great no Sissoko! This looks like Poch going for the tried and trusted. With Winks coming back from illness I suspect he will be on the bench today but play against Apoel. In fact I suspect many of the team today will be rested for that game to give them some rest.

More like tired and over trusted

 

[jondesouza]

Balanced, how?

There's a balance of in and out of form players all over the pitch.

 

[Pellshek]

> No player is stuck straight back in a starting line-up after 10 minutes of game time in over a year. #Lamela
> Eriksen goes through 5-6 game poor patches every season, and always bounces back. Stick with him.
> Dele is our magical pixie, so sometimes he'll be maddening, but magical pixies magic. Stick with him.
> Panic is bad, and almost always pointless/counter-prodctive.
> It's not the 90's. Or the 70's. Or the early 00's. Or the late 80's. All's good.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Balanced line up. Like it.

That midfield is more ballast than balance.

 

[thinktank]

If we lose/draw this we are going to continue to completely fuck up a series of potentially very accommodating fixtures into the new year.

We'll drop a lot more points between now and then imo.

This game is crucial. It is a win at all costs, for me.

I'd even take one of Dele's 50/50 'pens'. We just have to win.

 

[Nerine]

THE POLL AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE IS INFURIATING WHEN BROWSING ON A PHONE.

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

> No player is stuck straight back in a starting line-up after 10 minutes of game time in over a year. #Lamela
> Eriksen goes through 5-6 game poor patches every season, and always bounces back. Stick with him.
> Dele is our magical pixie, so sometimes he'll be maddening, but magical pixies magic. Stick with him.
> Panic is bad, and almost always pointless/counter-prodctive.
> It's not the 90's. Or the 70's. Or the early 00's. Or the late 80's. All's good.

Sensible, non knee jerk response.

 

[whitesocks]

If this is demebele single pivot again like NLD and Leicester then poch has lost his mind.

Maybe Dier moves to midfield, Davies LCB, Son plays left wing back.

 

[L-man]

Can really see Sissoko doing some damage to us from the bench

 

[The Apprentice]

Is Winks injured?

 

[thinktank]

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