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Gutted I couldn't get tickets for this one.
We need to rotate to a degree but think a win here is vital for our progress so we still need to put out a strong line up. No moaning about distances and flight times for this one either, we have PL away days further away than Brussels.
We need to top this group, otherwise we're facing a CL drop out team which is such a lottery. We'll make life much easier for ourselves if we take these group games seriously. Fed up of treating it like the League Cup.
Think we'll draw...1-1.
3rd in their league, last game they won 4-0. Lost to Qarabag at Qarabag. I'd be comfortable with a draw. Monaco are bottom of the group who are probably our biggest competition. As long as we win our home games, we'll be right.Has any one seen Anderlecht this season? Are they any good? I saw their CL games last year against the scum and they were the better team in both games. The dominated them in their home game with the scum scraping 2 goals in the last 2 mins of the game other than those two games I haven't seen them kick a ball.
Nothing confirmed yet but ankle ligament damage suspected.Any update on Chadli?
So no Chadli, Son, Mason, Benteleb and Pritchard...
------------------------------Lloris-----------------------------
Trppier---------Wimmer-----Vertonghen--------Davies
---------------------------Dier--Alderweireld---------------
--------Dembele------------Lamela--------Townsend--
--------------------------------N'JIe---------------------------
Kane needs a rest...i would rest Eriksen for this one too.
Wimmer and Verts are both LCB's. Not gonna happen. Also not sure why Toby would play in DM next to Dier? We need someone in there capable of making things happen. Looks far too defensive.So no Chadli, Son, Mason, Benteleb and Pritchard...
------------------------------Lloris-----------------------------
Trppier---------Wimmer-----Vertonghen--------Davies
---------------------------Dier--Alderweireld---------------
--------Dembele------------Lamela--------Townsend--
--------------------------------N'JIe---------------------------
Kane needs a rest...i would rest Eriksen for this one too.
Midfield and up front way too weak for me. They'd beat us if we line up like that. Personally I'd like to see -Not sure this team has enough centrehalves
Seriously, though I'd rest Dembele too, probably play Onomah instead of him.
Lloris
Trippier
Toby
Wimmer
Davies
Dier
Alli
Onomah
Townsend
Clinton
Rose (seriously - if not, consider Onomah outside and Winks coming into midfield)
Shit... Hope it's just a sprain.Nothing confirmed yet but ankle ligament damage suspected.
looks defensive because of the lack of options we have due to injuries. I suppose Carroll could play in CM but not a massive fan to be totally honest.Wimmer and Verts are both LCB's. Not gonna happen. Also not sure why Toby would play in DM next to Dier? We need someone in there capable of making things happen. Looks far too defensive.
Midfield and up front way too weak for me. They'd beat us if we line up like that. Personally I'd like to see -
[formation=4231, Lloris, Trippier, Toby, Jan, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Eriksen, Townsend, N'Jie][/formation]
They are very much hit and miss this season ... sometimes awesome, sometimes really poorBelgian Spur is probably our Anderlecht expert