100%. He's completely fresh and causes defences all sorts of problems. His movement and late runs are what make him one of the best players around.
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To be honest, with Swansea as weak as they are we could probably cope with just the one CDM (Dier) and have both Eriksen and Dele in attacking midfield.
Lloris
Aurier - Alderweireld - Sanchez - Vertonghen - Davies
Dier
Eriksen - Dele - Son
Kane
Aurier - Alderweireld - Sanchez - Vertonghen - Davies
Dier
Eriksen - Dele - Son
Kane
4-0
kane x2, alli and dier
kane x2, alli and dier
Whoever we play should be too much for Swansea. I'm okay with Trippier coming back in as I don't feel the need to push Serge Aurier to start 2 games in 1 week without a proper preseason with us. Put Sissoko back in next to Dier to reward him for his acceptable performance last weekend, and protect Dembele. Dele in for Son from the start. Not a knock on Son, great player, but might as well play the fresh, equally dangerous player.
By the time the game hits the 60th minute, there is a good chance we will be firmly in control and can bring on Llorente for 30 minutes for Kane, Winks for Eriksen to save his legs and shut up shop, and then Son for Dele in the final quarter to stretch his legs.
But I'm happy with just about anything at this point as long as we aren't shoehorning players into unnatural positions just to give them game time.
By the time the game hits the 60th minute, there is a good chance we will be firmly in control and can bring on Llorente for 30 minutes for Kane, Winks for Eriksen to save his legs and shut up shop, and then Son for Dele in the final quarter to stretch his legs.
But I'm happy with just about anything at this point as long as we aren't shoehorning players into unnatural positions just to give them game time.
I don't think it's really worthwhile playing him in that AM group behind Kane. He's just about demonstrated that he's not got the cleverness and skill to play that role. I think he provides more to the team when he breaks from deep to join the attack. For me, he's an alternative to Dier/Dembele/Wanyama in CM.
I spent several months at her majesty's pleasure for doing the very same thing
BT Sports didn't offer to televise that , the bastards
COCK THE SWANS AT WEMBLEY - eminently superior thread title. Sometimes I wonder if anyone is even trying.
If Swansea park the bus that's the line up I'd go with.
The same team as Wednesday with Dele in for Dembele n'est ce pas?
Confident about this one. COYS
Swansea lost at home against NewUtd last game-they sit above Everton, its all a bit odd?
Fernando has to get some decent football time against his old side.
Hard to predict although a we mustn't expect anything less than 3 points-we are that good. However, We beat Milan (A) then lost to Blackpool (A), just saying. Football is a funny old game.
Fernando has to get some decent football time against his old side.
Hard to predict although a we mustn't expect anything less than 3 points-we are that good. However, We beat Milan (A) then lost to Blackpool (A), just saying. Football is a funny old game.
To truly put the chat of this Wembley hoodoo to bed, we must beat Swansea tomorrow. This will give the players confidence as well going forward.
We probably won't need 2 holding midfielders against them, but we can't afford to let them go 1-0 up because they'll shut up shop. We need the early goal to make them come out so we can exploit the gaps left.
If we do play only one CDM then I'd maybe drop Eriksen beside Dier and have Son and Dele off Kane. Aurier has to start, his energy, directness and willing to take on his man will cause Swansea a lot of problems. They've lost their creativity with Siggy going so just need to contain their forward line and we should have too much.
We probably won't need 2 holding midfielders against them, but we can't afford to let them go 1-0 up because they'll shut up shop. We need the early goal to make them come out so we can exploit the gaps left.
If we do play only one CDM then I'd maybe drop Eriksen beside Dier and have Son and Dele off Kane. Aurier has to start, his energy, directness and willing to take on his man will cause Swansea a lot of problems. They've lost their creativity with Siggy going so just need to contain their forward line and we should have too much.
The lineup will be:
Lloris
Alderweireld - Sanchez - Vertonghen
Trippier - Sissoko - Dier - Davies
Eriksen - Alli
Kane
Lloris
Alderweireld - Sanchez - Vertonghen
Trippier - Sissoko - Dier - Davies
Eriksen - Alli
Kane