Newcastle vs Spurs build-up thread

Let's lay down a bit more chat about this as the match day looms.

Few questions:

1). Assuming everyone is fit, who would your starting 11 be? Choose your one and only final set of 11 only.

2). What sort of tactics and sub choices would you choose?

3). What is your score prediction?

Include any other thoughts about the game too.

 

Krul
Simpson Taylor Colo Santon
Obertan Cabaye Tiote Jonas
Ba Best​

Just what we've been playing, but Santon in for Raylor. It's been two weeks, there's no momentum and he's trained with Colo and Jonas (LCB and LM), also fully fit now. Teams that pre empt failure stay unbeaten longer than teams who keep the same team, stubbornly waiting for failure.

Ben Arfa for one of the strikers and Marveaux for one of the wingers after 55-65 minutes.

And I dont do score predictions as they always come back to haunt me if I'm confident about a game.

 

1). Assuming everyone is fit, who would your starting 11 be? Choose your one and only final set of 11 only.
Krul

Simpson - Taylor - Coloccini - Taylor

Obertan - Tiote - Cabaye - Jonas

Ben Arfa

Ba

2). What sort of tactics and sub choices would you choose?
If we need a goal, bring Obertan off and bring Best on. If we are winning and Spurs are dominating us - take Obertan off and bring Guthrie on

3). What is your score prediction?
1-1

Include any other thoughts about the game too.
Think will be a good, attacking game and both sides will try to get 3 points. Both defences are good though so won't be a flood of goals

 

------------Krul-------------

Simps-----Colo---Taylor---Raylor

Ober------Cabaye*---Tiote---Jonas

-----------Ba*-----------Best-----

* Put Guthrie their if Cabaye is injured
* Put Ben Arfa their if Ba is injured and put him in the so called 'HOLE'

Put Marveaux and give him 20-30 minutes not ****ing 2 minutes.

Give Santon the so called 'run out' for Raylor or Simpson for who ever is playing ****ter.

ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK, NO RETREAT. 1-1

 

Starting 11 should just be the same apart from Santon in for Raylor IMO.

Hard to say what subs I would make because of the fact there are many diffeeent permeutations, but I would like to see Ben Arfa at some point.

Prediction: 1-2 Bale, Best, Adebayor

Hopefully I'll be proved wrong though!

 

_______________Krul_______________
Simpson___Saylor___Coloccini___Santon
_________Cabaye____Tiote__________
Obertan______Ben_Arfa______Gutierrez
_______________Ba________________

You think Bale is quick wait until you see Obertan.

ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK

Newcastle United 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Cabaye
Ben Arfa
Saylor

 

Very confident! haha

I forgot about Santon for Taylor lol. Thats what I would do too

 

----------------Krul------------
Simpson-Saylor-Colo-Santon
---------Cabaye-Tiote--------
Marv---------HBA------Jonas
-------------Ba/Best----------


Need 5 in midfield against a top team like Tottenham. HBA and Marv should be fit by now surely? Gosling/Guthrie and then Obertan on for them in the 2nd half if they need it.

Prediction 1-2

 

1). Assuming everyone is fit, who would your starting 11 be? Choose your one and only final set of 11 only.

Krul
Simpson Taylor Colo Santon
Jonas Cabaye Tiote Marveaux
Ben Arfa
Ba

This won't happen, but because Raylor is no longer left back, we can afford to shift Jonas to Right midfield now. That would accomodate Marveaux. (Although Pards will probs play Obertan)


2). What sort of tactics and sub choices would you choose?

See above. Bring Obertan on for some pace, or if we are under the cosh get HBA to link more to midfield.

3). What is your score prediction?

1-1

 

I think it's time we change it around a bit, Obertan is fast, but he's lacking a final ball most of the time.

I'd try this -

------------Ba-------------

Jonas------HBA-----Marveaux

-----Tiote-----Cabaye------

Santon--Colo-Taylor--Simpson

-----------Krul--------------



2). What sort of tactics and sub choices would you choose?

Bring Obertan and Best on later in the game, if we're battering them and looking for the win. If we're defending a draw just take off Ba and replace him with Best.

We need to attack but not let ourselves get exposed.

3). What is your score prediction?

I could see it being a 1-2 loss to be honest, but i said that last year when we had a weaker team and almost won. I'm going to be optimistic and go for a 1-1 draw.

 

Where's Sanchino? We need a hint of negativity around here

 

Krul
Simpson Taylor Colo Santon
Cabaye Tiote
Jonas HBA Marveaux
Ba​

I would bring Obertan and Best on for whoever is the weak link and I reckon we will win 3-2 with goals from Ba, HBA and Marveaux.

 

Isnt Cabaye injured like?

 

Santon has to play on sunday, i know its harsh dropping raylor but bale will torture him, we need santon in against him....

i think we should pack the midfield out with ba up top alone

 

i completely agree with tash

 

1). Assuming everyone is fit, who would your starting 11 be? Choose your one and only final set of 11 only.
Krul
Simpson Saylor colo Santon

Obertan cabaye Tiote jonas

Ben Arfa

Ba


2). What sort of tactics and sub choices would you choose?
Marveaux for one of the wingers
Best for Ba if hes playing ****

3). What is your score prediction?
Score draw

 

Ambulance required for Mr Le Beatski.

 

I think most peoples starting eleven would be the same, the problem is that most of the time pardews is different...i think if Ba and Cabaye are fit he will play the same team as wolves and Shola will come on for Best / Ba in the latter stages....

Krul
Simpson Saylor colo Santon

Marveaux cabaye Tiote jonas

Ben Arfa

Ba

Thats why i would like to see as i fort obertan was shocking last game and might be better as a impact sub in this game.

Am going 2-2....

 

apparently Adebayor's 50/50 to play at the weekend. However, I'm sure he'll be totally fine to play, unfortunately.

 

I hope he doesn't even tho he is in my dream team lol!