Tottenham Vs West Ham: Match Thread

[moomin]

I don't think it's risky, compare it to the only season we qualified for CL. We played 442 with modric and huddlestone and crouch and Defoe. Pretty much all season

well the formation is the same but the player selection surely isn't. huddlestone and modric were both excellent defensive players and excellent passers, so we could afford to play just those 2 in midfield. siggy is an AM being moved back to CM who's defensive and passing qualities are very much up for debate, and Dembele isn't as good of a passer as Modric and Huddlestone are.

 

[ackie]

David Pleat, Former Tottenham manager on BBC 5 live sports extra:Tottenham v West Ham (1945 GMT)
"It's seemingly quite an obvious first XI selection - they had to go with an attacking line-up. The important thing for Tim [Sherwood] is to get results early. It isn't easy to take over a team in mid-season. You have to get the respect of players quite quickly."

 

[Gbspurs]

So here we go. Brave new world.

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

This a good middle-of-the-table lineup

 

[chinaman]

Off we go. Murder them.

 

[ackie]

OOOOOhhhhh early attack COYS

 

[werty]

Glad Adebayor is back. Gives us something completely different to Soldado and Defoe.

 

[nidge]

Defoe miss a very good chance.

 

[whitelanefever]

You have to look at it from the coaching teams perspective, it's a cup tie & thwy want to play at a higher tempo so they have gone for players who are more experienced in pl hurly burly for tonight.
Eriksen, Holtby, soldado & lamela have been coached in a tactical straight jacket so far so he went for players who could take on board his ideas quicker

 

[moomin]

already looking way better with our attacking... wow

 

[harry's chin]

end to end stuff

 

[mattyspurs]

Should have scored Defoe

 

[anydange]

at least he was onside!

 

[TEESSIDE1]

There's only one Jermain Defoe lol

 

[topcert]

wonder how many times defoe will be offside

 

[dvdhopeful]

Nice to see our efficiency in front of goal still hasn't changed, no manager can change that. Bright start though

 

[WalkerboyUK]

Ooooh, that was close.... Good football too

 

[Gbspurs]

Good start

 

[nidge]

In fact I think he should have scored that chance.

 

[carpediem991]

lol way better than anything before. Continue lads