Team for spuds

[Chelsea Pensioner]

Reckon Audi might be feeling the pressure this game after such lack lustre efforts last few weeks. hanging onto top 4 by a thread now, so this is one we really do need to win. That said, I don't believe Spurs could be as hopeless again as their last couple against us,.
We need to sort out Alonso and Dave, either they get up and get crosses in, or play someone else. If Lukaku plays, that's the only thing we can do.
We need to be more attacking minded this time, not just sit and counter attack.
Hope Kane has another quiet one, but thing he'll be a real problem.
Front 3 need a serious shake up please Audi.
Rudi, Dave and Silva at the back, Kante and Kova, probably Jorginho, the rest is a toss up. Mount would be on his last chance in "normal " times, he's been poor too, but I guess maybe less poor than others !!
Will be up at 3.30am to watch this one, fortunately a heat wave here means 20C nights, so no problems.

 

[Chelsea Pensioner]

Audi did get this one spot on. Dave part of back 4, Alonso on the bench, CHO where he is best suited, and Ziyech a wanderer.
Ziyech had an excellent game, was all over the field and a danger all game. Scored a sublime goal and hit the target with venom a couple more times, but well saved by Lloris. CHO looked in great form, ran the lines, passed brilliantly and really played a top role in the win. Mount also looked interested and by games end started to hit his straps. The usually suspects were excellent, Rudi, Silva Dave. Malang Sarr has become a really good player in a really short time, can't believe we are thinking of moving him on. Lukaku put in an effort , but looks short of confidence, or short of what's required.
Shouldn't get too excited as Spurs were again pretty ordinary, but a win was needed and a win we delivered.

PS Am I alone in thinking Garth Crooks is a plonker? His " team of the week" is my "best laugh of the week".

 

[Gareth1808]

Can always rely on Spurs for 3 points even in a poor run of form. I haven’t seen us play many worse sides this season but somehow they’re still so high in the league...

The 4231 suits our attacking players more which is probably why it was Ziyech best game, Hudson Odoi was better wide left too although took a while to get going. Sarr seems to get better every game too, he looked a bit uncomfortable when he first came into the team but you’d never know he’s only played a handful of games looking at him now.

Defensively we suit a back 3/5 so with all the expiring contracts in the summer it might be worth trying to find a couple of centre backs who are comfortable in a back 4. Change of system might get the best out of Havertz, Werner, Ziyech and Pulisic who have been mostly average so far.

 

[Chelsea Pensioner]

Can always rely on Spurs for 3 points even in a poor run of form. I haven’t seen us play many worse sides this season but somehow they’re still so high in the league...

The 4231 suits our attacking players more which is probably why it was Ziyech best game, Hudson Odoi was better wide left too although took a while to get going. Sarr seems to get better every game too, he looked a bit uncomfortable when he first came into the team but you’d never know he’s only played a handful of games looking at him now.

Defensively we suit a back 3/5 so with all the expiring contracts in the summer it might be worth trying to find a couple of centre backs who are comfortable in a back 4. Change of system might get the best out of Havertz, Werner, Ziyech and Pulisic who have been mostly average so far.

It's a tricky one for Audi, the back 3 have won us plenty of games, but as you say ,have not shown Havertz Ziyech,Pulisic or Werner at their best. Of those ,I think Pulisic is one I'd be happy to move on, just too feeble for the PL. Anyway, that's why Audi gets the big bucks. With Dave, Rudi and Christensen looking like goners seasons end, who knows what we might seen next?