They're back!

[JM Fan]

I'd been thinking that for ages! Up until about a month ago, our style was almost identical. Slow passive approach play, poor final balls and lots of shots from outside the box. The only reason Spurs started so well is all the penalties and the £100mil of talent that seemed to be pulling them over the line. Now the real world has hit them and they haven't handled it very well. The fact that they got thrashed by ManC and Pool just a few weeks after us highlights the similarity.

However, our enforced formation changes through injury has caused us to differ our approach and it's actually worked much better. I hope CH sees that and continues with 2 up top more often, especially now RvW is back.

We can but dream!!!! I'd certainly like to see that as an option against teams around us, not sure if I'd use that formation against ManUre!!

 

[surgeryman]

Sadly not, he's an AVB wannabee, they are parrallel to ourselves in style.

Totally agree, but they have more quality players, hence get out of jail more often than what we do.

 

[GozoCanary]

I'd been thinking that for ages! Up until about a month ago, our style was almost identical. Slow passive approach play, poor final balls and lots of shots from outside the box. The only reason Spurs started so well is all the penalties and the £100mil of talent that seemed to be pulling them over the line. Now the real world has hit them and they haven't handled it very well. The fact that they got thrashed by ManC and Pool just a few weeks after us highlights the similarity.

However, our enforced formation changes through injury has caused us to differ our approach and it's actually worked much better. I hope CH sees that and continues with 2 up top more often, especially now RvW is back.

I hope so, too, but his past record does not exactly suggest that flexibility and openness to change are two of his strong points.

I'm editing this because I'm not necessarily advocating two up front. I just wanted to say that I feel pretty sure that CH will revert to his favourite formation and style of play as soon as all the players are fit.

 

[Bath-Canary]

I doubt that Snods will be able to start after only returning to training this week, Bath, but it could happen. On the bench is more likely,IMO, with your scenario in the last 20-30 minutes. Your Elmander/RvW scenario does look likely and it certainly gives a special edge to this encounter. About time we have things going our way! OTBC!

Could be apparently both have been training all week with no ill effects, I think Hughton would really want to see 2 winger on the pitch and Snoddy's delivery from free kicks and corners has been missed too at the end of the interview Hughton said both were in contention to start, doubt both will but its good to hear. At some point in the future I hope to see:

Ruddy

Whitaker, Bassong, Turner, Olsson

Snodgrass, Howson, Fer, Redmond

RVW, Hooper

With lots of changing of sides from Snoddy and Redmond, and Fer and Howson told to swap who goes forward and who hangs back and I feel both are really good playing box-to-box

 

[RiverEndRick]

I think that's what all of us are hoping to see, Bath. Hooper has said that he thinks it'd work with him playing with RvW.

 

[Russ Martin 2]

Why does Elmander never get the credit he deserves? I would rather have him than RVW starting.

 

[Northamptonncfc]

This is excellent news it's good to have the options, Tettey is due back in January?

I'm looking forward to the January transfer window, even though I have feeling we'll be disappointed.

 

[JM Fan]

This is excellent news it's good to have the options, Tettey is due back in January?

I'm looking forward to the January transfer window, even though I have feeling we'll be disappointed.

Sorry, I'm sure I posted on another thread, that Pilks is due back in Jan, Tettey early Feb and Benno towards the end of Feb.