For me, our best chance at the back is to have the forward press at 100% - I wish it wasn’t the case but the last couple of times I’ve seen Lo Celso he has looked totally uninterested. Whoever comes in needs to be all over them and not let them pick passes through our defence.
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Fuck that
You have to start PEH - either in MF or at the back. I think he’ll be ok there, suits his strengths and masks his weaknesses
I think we look a little light in attack there....
I'd play at LEAST 6 MORE players... (unless this is the team that FINISHES the game, after our half-dozen glut of red cards!!!!!?)
Whilst I doubt Ange will ever go ultra defensive.... I think we might see more caution over the next few games... If only to protect the untried back line...
I can certainly Imagine PEH starting as cover in the midfield, maybe alongside Bissouma & Sarr... especially if Maddison is unavailable...
I think Saturday will be a bit of a patchwork team to be honest...
We might see summit more attack minded against Villa, but then at Man City, we're gonna have to shut up shop and hope for the best...
Monday REALLY fucked us!
...and the worst thing is, it was totally avoidable!
I think that if the players, whoever gets selected, play with the effort and 'never-say-die'; attitude, the supporters will stay behind them and Ange, until we get everybody back.
Vic
Porro/Dier/Phillips/Davies
Biss
Sarr/Madds
Deki/Son/Johnson
Forster
Lo Celso
Skipp
Gil
Veliz
Royal
Donley
PEH
Bents
Think Madds will start but go off after 60. International break coming up so will rest after. Phillips I would like to start as despite experience works better in a high line with his pace. Diers experience will help alongside him IMO.
2-1 spurs
Porro/Dier/Phillips/Davies
Biss
Sarr/Madds
Deki/Son/Johnson
Forster
Lo Celso
Skipp
Gil
Veliz
Royal
Donley
PEH
Bents
Think Madds will start but go off after 60. International break coming up so will rest after. Phillips I would like to start as despite experience works better in a high line with his pace. Diers experience will help alongside him IMO.
2-1 spurs
It will be a patchwork team but putting PEH in MF doesn’t help us defensively - invites pressure. Really hope he plays at the back TBH and rather than sitting off, we play to our strengths and relieve pressure by playing forward
No way Royal and PEH start on the bench IMO. Davies is a terrible LB, if he starts I hope it’s LCB.
PEH at the heart of defence should be a last resort, as it was the other night. Much rather see 2 actual defenders play, Royal at LB and Davies/Dorrington as squad cover (if the former is even fit).
Call it blind optimism but I'm pretty confident Dier and Phillips will do the job for us. They'll be familiar with how we play from training - they just won't do it as well.
Hwang has been in good form so will be a threat. 3-1 Spurs
Need a bit of change of plan .O'Neil was on sky the other week Monday night football when we did Fulham and did his homework on us . Definitely need to mix it up a bit in style of how we play with the players we have out
Johnson on the left and Kulu on the right is exciting AF. I want a whole game of that.
What part of Ange’s interview did you not understand? We won’t be cautious in any way. He goes to win every game. He won’t shut up shop against anyone.
Why?? We have been beaten once because we had 9 men. Why change something that is working ridiculously well? I don’t understand that thinking
The vibe Ange has given is that we will play a certain way under him. Whatever it happening and whoever is playing.
And all clubs do their homework. Just because he was in a sky studio one night so that will make no difference whatsoever.
Personally 100% expect more of the same from this team with everyone knowing the job they have to do and the patterns of play we have been working on since July.
Every manager we’ve came up against has done their homework on us but it hasn’t worked for any of them.
Interestingly, since he's been on MNF he hasn't won a single game. Losing to Sheff Utd in the process.
Forget about Lo Celso he is not good enough to be involved in a starting XI. The realistic options to replace Maddison are Bentancur, Kulusevski and Hojbjerg. At least they can physically compete.
Yeah can't trust him
lol they've been proper fucked over by decisions in that time. And all season but specifically the last two matches.
Yeah Johnson needs 90 mins he was an unlucky victim of the carnage on Monday