Team v Brighton

[PLTuck]

And on the bench...?

Jenas.

 

[cozzo]

It’s time to start the first team...

Lloris; Doherty, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Lo Celso; Bale, Kane, Son.

yeah plus it’s PPV, people need their money’s worth

 

[idontgetit]

Please play 4-3-3 rather than 4-2-3-1 and please make that midfield 3 PEH, Lo Celso and N'dombele. Then bring Winks or Sissoko on later if we need some more energy or stability at the back. If Lo Celso is starting then give Lamela a start as well, they link up well.

 

[That Wanyama Goal]

Yeah, makes sense. Can you see Jose being tempted into playing a 343?

Is like to see a 3-4-3. 4-4-2 doesn’t work well enough for our full backs and we look slow in build up play too often.

 

[That Wanyama Goal]

Lloris
Toby Sanchez Davies
Doherty PEH Ndombele Reguillon
Bale Kane Son

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Please play 4-3-3 rather than 4-2-3-1

Should I explain this again or should I wait to see whether somebody else post an explanation.

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Lamela deserves a start

I agree. But we need to wait for the opportune moment. Is it more important to start him vs. Brighton or vs. Chelsea/Arsenal/City later this month?

 

[Dannyspur]

Lloris
Toby Sanchez Davies
Doherty PEH Ndombele Reguillon
Bale Kane Son

5 across the back - taking them seriously

EDIT : Sorry I thought that was the line-up - but realised kick off is 7:45 not 5:45

 

[That Wanyama Goal]

5 across the back - taking them seriously

On the contrary, it’s designed to free up Doherty and Reguillon to get forward more

 

[That Wanyama Goal]

5 across the back - taking them seriously

EDIT : Sorry I thought that was the line-up - but realised kick off is 7:45 not 5:45

It’s 7:15pm actually. Don’t worry, hard to keep up what day it is let alone the time...

 

[idontgetit]

Should I explain this again or should I wait to see whether somebody else post an explanation.

Go for it.

 

[Good Doctor M]

Go for it.

Username checks out.

 

[stewartd]

Heard no Aurier Sanchez Dele Bergy or Vince in the squad

Shame if true Vince shoud be in it

 

[kent brockman]

Lloris, Doherty, toby, Dier, Reggie, Hojbjerg, Sissoko, Ndom, Lamela, Kane, son.

Spurs V Brighton & Hove Albion

2020/2021 Premier League match

www.tottenhamhotspur.com

Vinigoal not in the squad apparently.

 

[SpursSince1980]

Dele will be lucky to make the bench.

Guess his luck ran out.

 

[idontgetit]

Fuck the 4-2-3-1 bullshit. It's not much use having a screening midfielder like PEH if he's shifted off to say the right hand side but you want your left-back to still get forward and have cover. Sissoko is an energetic box to box midfielder but he's not a footballer with defensive intelligence, it leaves us unbalanced as a side.

Give PEH the outright responsibility of sitting in the hole in front of the defence, chopping out problems before they get to the defence or being there to save the day if they do.

Then play both of Lo Celso and N'dombele as a pair in front of him. They're both combative and they are both brilliant ball players who look to get it forward.

The next thing that doesn't get talked about enough is who in that squad plays better when they're on the pitch together. For example Son and Kane this season. I think the next pair who really link up well and play better together are Lo Celso and Lamela. They love the fast one touch balls and when Lamela's got other players zipping it about he dawdles on the ball less. Those are two players who can build an attack if the counter-attack isn't instantly on. And I also reckon they'll both play better with N'dombele as well.

Another sign of a little link up has been Docherty and Kane in some of the early games. It's not a lot but I think there's something there, more so than I've seen with Aurier (even if Aurier has been very good this year). On that basis Docherty should get a run in a stable side that has the creativity to pick his unexpected runs out.

Then at CB it's tough. I still think that Alderweireld is a class above any other defender we have in the squad and his passing can be an absolute weapon if not over-used. If his legs have gone then fair enough but I don't think that's the case. Who should play next to him is a toss up and I'm seriously hoping Rodon can step up and make the role his.

At left back I'd be inclined to start Reguilon even if Davies has had a really good season. We'll ignore the last match as both of them had shockers.

If we're winning then, THEN, I'd bring on the likes of Sissoko, Winks, Davies or an extra CB to to tighten things up and see the game out. And that brings me on to Mourinho. Don't start with one set of players that aren't really going to click, cull half of them at half time and expect the next eleven on the pitch to be able to click.

In fact Mou a couple of times this season has made genius subs and other times as made some awful ones that totally unhinged the midfield. Many of the fuck up are relating to favouring players like Winks and Sissoko over the likes of Lo Celso and N'dombele, weird substitutions that don't seem to correlate to performance and can only be explained by adherence perhaps to the bosses instructions.

I'll just repeat this.