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I will not let you lead me astray!
Well the first part of my birthday is a write off. From 00:00 hours to 14:45 I will be all :avbshock: :dawsonwtf: 
Thanks fixture computer. 
However I have a free slot from 14:45 onwards just waiting to be filled by willing emotions. Preferably I am seeking :balelol: , :vert: or :baelol:, but will accept
, :hudd:, or 
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:defoe:, :avbfacepalm: and:mong: need not apply. Thanks.
Thanks fixture computer. However I have a free slot from 14:45 onwards just waiting to be filled by willing emotions. Preferably I am seeking :balelol: , :vert: or :baelol:, but will accept
, :hudd:, or .:defoe:, :avbfacepalm: and:mong: need not apply. Thanks.
The "Call It What You Fucking Want" Formation
..........................................Lloris
Walker...............Vertonghen................Caulker................Naughton
Lennon................Dembele.........................Sandro................Bale
..................................................Ade
.................................................Defoe
Ammended thanks to YiddoBuckler
Dont know why I bother as we all know it will be:
First Half
...........................................Brad
Walker.......................Gallas...Caulker...............Vertonghen
Lennon
.............................Sandro..............Hudd...............................................................................Bale
............................................Dempsey
.....................................................................................Ade
Second half
...........................................Brad
Walker...............Gallas................Dawson................Caulker....................Vertonghen
Dempsey...............................Hudd
.......................................................Sandro
...........................................Siggy
...........................................................................................................................................Bale
..........................................Lloris
Walker...............Vertonghen................Caulker................Naughton
Lennon................Dembele.........................Sandro................Bale
..................................................Ade
.................................................Defoe
Ammended thanks to YiddoBuckler
Dont know why I bother as we all know it will be:
First Half
...........................................Brad
Walker.......................Gallas...Caulker...............Vertonghen
Lennon
.............................Sandro..............Hudd...............................................................................Bale
............................................Dempsey
.....................................................................................Ade
Second half
...........................................Brad
Walker...............Gallas................Dawson................Caulker....................Vertonghen
Dempsey...............................Hudd
.......................................................Sandro
...........................................Siggy
...........................................................................................................................................Bale
I'd swap Defoe and Adebayor round from your preferred team, but otherwise agree that's what it should be unless BAE is back of course.
Yeah me too actually....that was what I meant to do!
Did Sandro meet up with Brazil this week? Brazil play Colombia Thursday morning (00:30am) our time. I expect he will arrive back in London sometime Friday
Yep, Cazorla is playing in Panama at a similar time as well.
I'm not going to get into the formation debate as I have very odd formation preferences. But I will honestly be happy with a draw in this match, we aren't playing well, and we have had a string of bad results in the league. I don't want us to have lost 4 in a row. Woolwich are pretty shit at the moment, so a win IS possible, but it could easily go either way.
As for selection, I would drop Dempsey like a hot stone, and also sick Hugo in goal, I'm really sick of Friedels long balls.
As for selection, I would drop Dempsey like a hot stone, and also sick Hugo in goal, I'm really sick of Friedels long balls.
Like us, Woolwich struggle to keep clean sheets, so I expect lots of goals (wouldn't be a NLD otherwise, would it?). Dembele walks into the team if available, and I really hope AVB has had enough of Dempseys complete lack of ideas and tempo. Playing two strikers against the Arteta/Cazorla/Wilshere midfield might be too risky, so I would continue with a lone Ade up front. I would still like to see Falque get a start, but would be happy to see Gylfi back in the starting eleven also. Anything to get rid of Dempsey. My team:
Lloris
Walker - Caulker - Vertonghen - Naughton
Sandro - Dembele
Lennon - Falque - Bale
Adebayor
I'd be amazed if Falque or Carroll started a first team game for Spurs this side of 2013.
I think this might actually be our best bet. 4-3-3 replacing Huddlestone with Siggy if things are going pear shaped.
Yh flat midf could work but i would play siggy instead of hudd as hes work rate is much better
WWE stylee
Think Avb said it was a good chance of his date of return after they found out surgery wasn't needed.
IF YA SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL...
If Dembélé is fit, he have to play. He's our talisman this year dammit!
Lloris
Walker Vertonghen Caulker "Anyone But Gallas"
Walker Vertonghen Caulker "Anyone But Gallas"
Dembélé Sandro Huddlestone
Lennon Bale
Adebayor
I see Walker on all fours, getting it good.
Other than that, I wouldnt complain with that line up.
This is going to be one of those unbelievable matches where it ends 4-4 or 7-6 or something silly like that.
Only concerned about Walcott and Giroud for them tbh, if we can keep them quiet then we should at least get a draw. Arteta was awful against Fulham, Cazorla ineffective and they still look shakey as fuck at the back. Also their keeper is Fabianski 2.0 - Huddlestone will destroy him with a shot from distance.
Give Bale and Lennon space to run at them and they've had it. I'd love to see us bang out a 4-4-2 against them but realistically it'll be a 4-2-3-1 (we learned last season at the Emerites not to play a 4-4-2...) hopefully similar to the lineup against UTD earlier in the season. I'd take ADe over Defoe though, certainly to start. If something goes wrong then take out Dempsey/Sig and revert to a 4-4-2 late on.
None of this sit back and defend the lead bollocks. We're an attacking team, we need to behave like that.
I think this game will suit Lloris more than Brad but we shall see. Cazorla is shooting from anywhere near the edge of the box and Lloris is a much better shot stopper. Not to take anything away from Brad though...
Only concerned about Walcott and Giroud for them tbh, if we can keep them quiet then we should at least get a draw. Arteta was awful against Fulham, Cazorla ineffective and they still look shakey as fuck at the back. Also their keeper is Fabianski 2.0 - Huddlestone will destroy him with a shot from distance.
Give Bale and Lennon space to run at them and they've had it. I'd love to see us bang out a 4-4-2 against them but realistically it'll be a 4-2-3-1 (we learned last season at the Emerites not to play a 4-4-2...) hopefully similar to the lineup against UTD earlier in the season. I'd take ADe over Defoe though, certainly to start. If something goes wrong then take out Dempsey/Sig and revert to a 4-4-2 late on.
None of this sit back and defend the lead bollocks. We're an attacking team, we need to behave like that.
I think this game will suit Lloris more than Brad but we shall see. Cazorla is shooting from anywhere near the edge of the box and Lloris is a much better shot stopper. Not to take anything away from Brad though...
Lloris
Walker - Dawson (c) - Caulker - Vertonghen
Sandro-Dembele
Lennon - Sig - Bale
- Adebayor -
This is all based on if Walker and Dembele are fit of course. Personally I'd prefer Dawson over Gallas for this as he's great in the air and can out muscle Giroud.