Apoel Nicosia v Tottenham Hotspur

[GBtottingham]

Given the players we have out, I'd probably go:

Lloris
Trippier Alderweireld Sanchez Davies
Aurier Sissoko Dier Winks Son
Kane

Vorm Foyth KWP Boothe Georgiou GKN Llorente

Llorente on around 65 mins if we need a goal and are lacking creativity through the middle (as we probably will), get Serge & Tripps whipping the balls in.

 

[Deckard]

I was thinking more of Son and Kane as number 10s and Llorente up top. Have Aurier and Davies as the width. Dier and either Sissoko or Winks in CM. GKN seems more of an impact sub. I still want to see him given a go though, he clearly has some talent.

That's exactly what I would do

 

[AussieYiddo]

Game is on Bein Sports 2 for the Aussies on here, surprised we even got picked tbh considering we are playing in Cyprus.

 

[SoCalSpurs]

Please don't shit the bed tonight boys

 

[JakeYIDDO]

i'm more nervous for this fixture than i was for the Dortmund game. Massive potential banana skin.

 

[Nutter-Naylor]

 

[SchmoodSpur]

Real Madrid 19's battered them 10-0. Cash in young'ns.

 

[WookieD]

Please let Edwards be on the bench

He's captaining the youth team at the moment, so no dice.

Spurs U19s v Apoel live: All the action as Marcus Edwards & Sterling start

 

[SchmoodSpur]

Real Madrid 19's battered them 10-0. Cash in young'ns.

1-0 down. I fucked it.

 

[seacove]

1-0 to Apoel u19. Free kick goal

 

[AussieYiddo]

I swear 90 % of our youth products have shaved sides with curly bleached blonde hair

 

[Notabadsquad]

I just see this game as one where we go completely against our natural grain and defend as tightly as we can.

We could arguably play Foyth in a 5 and go with Sissoko, Winks, Son and Dier in the midfield or possibly play Llorente and Kane if ww are being bold.

I just see discipline as key and trying to sneak a one goal victory as our primary aim.

 

[Thin Lilywhite Duke]

Real Madrid 19's battered them 10-0. Cash in young'ns.

 

[SchmoodSpur]

 

[Gatsby]

Really hope Harry Winks gets a game for Spurs tonight. Future captain and England midfielder.

 

[Nabil Bentaleb]

No matter the number of injuries, we have to beat these farmers

 

[Mr S Pippo]

BBC sport..
Its for us to win this not for them to lose?

• Tottenham have faced Cypriot opposition more times than any other English club in European competition (Anorthosis Famagusta in the 2007-08 Uefa Cup first round, AEL Limassol in the 2014-15 Europa League play-offs). They've scored 12 goals and conceded only three in those four games (W3 D1).

• Apoel have lost 10 of their past 12 Champions League games (W1 D1). They have also failed to score in 10 of their past 13 outings, remaining goalless in each of their most recent five games.
• Apoel have never kept a clean sheet at home in the Champions League group stages (nine games).
• No Cypriot side has beaten English opposition in European competition in 12 attempts (D2 L10).
• Tottenham have never won their opening two games of a Champions League campaign.

 

[For better or worse]

So I assume by this our youth squad get to replicate our European fixtures? If so what a great idea and valuable experience for them.

 

[Thin Lilywhite Duke]

Please don't be an omen...

 

[Seven Sisters]

Please don't shit the bed tonight boys

I think the chances of a soiled mattress are fairly high in certain quarters.