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Spurs 25 man tour squad - injured in red
GK - Vorm, Gazzaniga, Whiteman, Austin
RB - Aurier, Walker-Peters
LB - Davies
CB - Sanchez, Foyth, Carter-Vickers, Eyoma
DM - Wanyama, Amos, Marsh, Skipp
CM- Sissoko. Oakley-Boothe
CAM- Eriksen
WF - Lamela. Moura. N'koudou. Georgiou
FW- Son. Llorente. Sterling
Not a good sign where injuries are concentrated in CM.DM positions - especially as Winks and Onomah were not fit enough to make the US squad. Looks like Amos and Skipp may well be playing much of the 3rd match
GK - Vorm, Gazzaniga, Whiteman, Austin
RB - Aurier, Walker-Peters
LB - Davies
CB - Sanchez, Foyth, Carter-Vickers, Eyoma
DM - Wanyama, Amos, Marsh, Skipp
CM- Sissoko. Oakley-Boothe
CAM- Eriksen
WF - Lamela. Moura. N'koudou. Georgiou
FW- Son. Llorente. Sterling
Not a good sign where injuries are concentrated in CM.DM positions - especially as Winks and Onomah were not fit enough to make the US squad. Looks like Amos and Skipp may well be playing much of the 3rd match
Gazzaniga
KWP - Sanchez - CCV - Davies
Eriksen - Skipp - Amos
Lucas - Son - Lamela
Hopefully.KWP - Sanchez - CCV - Davies
Eriksen - Skipp - Amos
Lucas - Son - Lamela
Would be great to see KWP finally get a start in his best position - he's looked OK on the left but offers far more on the right - and quite possibly far more that Aurier does on the right.
Otherwise team picks itself - although you could argue to put Son or Lamela on the bench to start Lllorente so as to have a game changer on the bench.
Good job we did not win FA Cup or the team we picked yesterday would be humiliated by MC in Charity Shield. How come Walker and Stones are playing and our lot are still on holiday.
We are totally unprepared for new season with World cup players on Hols, injuries to other squad members and no new players. Come September it maybe OK again but we will be playing catch up as in past seasons.
We are totally unprepared for new season with World cup players on Hols, injuries to other squad members and no new players. Come September it maybe OK again but we will be playing catch up as in past seasons.
I imagine they're playing because they've been in training a week earlier in preparation for this game. Just like I assume a few of ours would have.
If anything, it pretty much shows that our World Cup players will be ready for next week.
Some may play but Ready? do you really believe without any warm up games they will be match fit or even close to their best.
Not sure if here is the right place, but got to love Crouchies optimism!
Tottenham
All the talk going into the season has been the fact they have not signed anyone. It has led some people to suggest their run of three consecutive years inside the Premier League’s top three will end.
Unless I’m missing something, don’t Tottenham still have the players who were responsible for getting those results? The best business they could have made this summer was securing Harry Kane to a new long-term deal and that was mission accomplished.
Initially my concern for them would be the fact they had nine players involved in the World Cup semi-finals and there could be a slight hangover. If you don’t have a proper pre-season, you have to play catch up and it leads to early sluggishness.
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Harry Kane will lead the line for Tottenham once more as they prepare to challenge again
But I don’t have any worries about how they will perform over the campaign as a whole. Mauricio Pochettino is a fantastic manager and the squad continues to improve. If they can add Jack Grealish before the deadline, he has the potential to get into the England squad.
HOW WILL THEY FARE?
One of the best teams in Europe, never mind one of the best teams in England. Certainties for the top four.
MAJOR INS
None
MAJOR OUTS
Keanan Bennetts (Gladbach, £2m) Anton Walkes (Portsmouth, £200k)
Tottenham
All the talk going into the season has been the fact they have not signed anyone. It has led some people to suggest their run of three consecutive years inside the Premier League’s top three will end.
Unless I’m missing something, don’t Tottenham still have the players who were responsible for getting those results? The best business they could have made this summer was securing Harry Kane to a new long-term deal and that was mission accomplished.
Initially my concern for them would be the fact they had nine players involved in the World Cup semi-finals and there could be a slight hangover. If you don’t have a proper pre-season, you have to play catch up and it leads to early sluggishness.
+21
Harry Kane will lead the line for Tottenham once more as they prepare to challenge again
But I don’t have any worries about how they will perform over the campaign as a whole. Mauricio Pochettino is a fantastic manager and the squad continues to improve. If they can add Jack Grealish before the deadline, he has the potential to get into the England squad.
HOW WILL THEY FARE?
One of the best teams in Europe, never mind one of the best teams in England. Certainties for the top four.
MAJOR INS
None
MAJOR OUTS
Keanan Bennetts (Gladbach, £2m) Anton Walkes (Portsmouth, £200k)
Fucking love Crouchy. The happy clapping, robot dancing, Clancy shagging beanpole.Not sure if here is the right place, but got to love Crouchies optimism!
Tottenham
All the talk going into the season has been the fact they have not signed anyone. It has led some people to suggest their run of three consecutive years inside the Premier League’s top three will end.
Unless I’m missing something, don’t Tottenham still have the players who were responsible for getting those results? The best business they could have made this summer was securing Harry Kane to a new long-term deal and that was mission accomplished.
Initially my concern for them would be the fact they had nine players involved in the World Cup semi-finals and there could be a slight hangover. If you don’t have a proper pre-season, you have to play catch up and it leads to early sluggishness.
+21
Harry Kane will lead the line for Tottenham once more as they prepare to challenge again
But I don’t have any worries about how they will perform over the campaign as a whole. Mauricio Pochettino is a fantastic manager and the squad continues to improve. If they can add Jack Grealish before the deadline, he has the potential to get into the England squad.
HOW WILL THEY FARE?
One of the best teams in Europe, never mind one of the best teams in England. Certainties for the top four.
MAJOR INS
None
MAJOR OUTS
Keanan Bennetts (Gladbach, £2m) Anton Walkes (Portsmouth, £200k)
Top man.
Champions League at last , you gotta love big Pete