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No Bentaleb - sad.
Ok no NJie but surely NKuodou could got a ticket.
Pritch another gone.
It is a tough workplace, great if you are fantastic but for those not elite.
Ok no NJie but surely NKuodou could got a ticket.
Pritch another gone.
It is a tough workplace, great if you are fantastic but for those not elite.
Why are Walker Peters and Onomah going when they have literally just finished a european tournament then?
Maybe Bentaleb and Pritchard need to stay and work on their fitness after long term injuries and those two have gone to make up the numbers?
Whatever we better be quick then as we need to offload these two, along with Fazio, and get in replacements all ready in 3 weeks.
That is unless Poch thinks that CCV or Ball can step into Fazio's place and two academy players can take the place of the other two.
Also Poch did say last year that he is against pre season tours he'd do it post season and be in England with the team preparing for pre season.
Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham won't cash in on pre-season tour
Now we are doing exactly the same as the teams he didn't want to copy by playing a tournament 2 weeks before the season kicks off.
Maybe Bentaleb and Pritchard need to stay and work on their fitness after long term injuries and those two have gone to make up the numbers?
Whatever we better be quick then as we need to offload these two, along with Fazio, and get in replacements all ready in 3 weeks.
That is unless Poch thinks that CCV or Ball can step into Fazio's place and two academy players can take the place of the other two.
Also Poch did say last year that he is against pre season tours he'd do it post season and be in England with the team preparing for pre season.
Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham won't cash in on pre-season tour
Now we are doing exactly the same as the teams he didn't want to copy by playing a tournament 2 weeks before the season kicks off.
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Chadli going suggests he is not pushing to go. Why is Wimmer & Lamela going when both played International matches as late as the English guys?
Looks like Njie going to France. Bentaleb, Pritchard & Fazio are also presumably surplus to requirements.
Big question is how many of those Euro players will be match fit for 13th August. I think the likes of Trippier, Wanyama & Janssen will start the season as we cannot play all of last year's first 11 or they will run out of steam.
Looks like Njie going to France. Bentaleb, Pritchard & Fazio are also presumably surplus to requirements.
Big question is how many of those Euro players will be match fit for 13th August. I think the likes of Trippier, Wanyama & Janssen will start the season as we cannot play all of last year's first 11 or they will run out of steam.
Anyone known if this game will be on the Spurstv site like the US tour was last year?
If that is true and we can give Kane a rest with Janssen, Walker with Trippier and Dier with Wanyama we are still going to have to use most of the players who were at the euro's. Davies and Rose for LB , Alderweireld and Wimmer will have to play in central defence, who do we start instead of Ali and who plays alongside Wanyama?
So there is 5 players out of the starting 11 who have been at the euro's, with Lamela who has had a copa america and gone to Aus.
Lloris trippier Rose/Davies Alderweireld Wimmer Wanyama Mason Ali Eriksen Lamlea Janssen?
not fussed at all mate. if it gets us an extra point or two by keeping the top boys fresh then i'm all for it. looking forward. spurs in my backyard.
Yes we will need to play many of the players that were at the Euro's but 3 of them can be subbed. what I am saying is that we will need players that have had a full preseason to take the strain or we will run out of steam. Some players will have higher fitness levels than others by 13th and that may determine team selection.
Who is Will Miller? Not a name I've seen before for us.
He used to be in Hollyoaks i think.
Very tidy player. Plays central mid, heads up player. Reminds me a bit of Harry Winks (probably more athletic than Harry). Towards the end of last season I'd say he was one of our best players, easily the best player in the Ajax/Amsterdam tournament thingy but bizarrely player of the tournament was given to Edwards (who I thought didn't do very mush at all).
Wasn't he captaining the u21's last season?
Midfielder
edit: sorry didn't see the above post
Thanks all.
Must admit it's a little sad not to see Kane, Alli, Dier and co.
But will be stoked to see Eriksen and Lamela.
Watching the kids will still be good.
And seeing Wanyama and Jannsen for the first time...
You're welcome .
I'm not concerned too much about not having all of the main guys there,
Not like I'm going to stalk the team hotel to get autographs and stuff anyway lol
It's all a money grabbing PR exercise anyway, $80 AUD for the cheapest seat, ridiculous,
But then who am I to complain? I paid for it lol
Most of the crowd will be there for Juventus anyway on the Tuesday
Not like I'm going to stalk the team hotel to get autographs and stuff anyway lol
It's all a money grabbing PR exercise anyway, $80 AUD for the cheapest seat, ridiculous,
But then who am I to complain? I paid for it lol
Most of the crowd will be there for Juventus anyway on the Tuesday
A sentiment I agree with. Whilst I'm out of town on the Tuesday and unavoidably busy on the Friday I do feel for my compatriots who won't get to see the best of the best from the club I 100% understand and agree with the reasoning behind not bringing them along.
They need a rest and we're as far away as is possible.
You never know we could get lucky and find an A-league club to sell Fazio to
