Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

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Sunday 22nd February 4.30pm
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium​

Kulusevski, Maddison, Bentancur, Kudus, Davies, Richarlison, Bergvall, Porro, Danso, Udogie and Odobert are all long-term injured.
Romero serves the 2nd match of his 4 game ban, but Solanke has overcome a throat issue and should play.

Lineups for each side's last league game:

Spurs: Vicario; Gray, Dragusin, van de Ven, Spence; Gallagher, Bissouma, Sarr; Odobert, Solanke, Simons.
Subs: Kinsky, Rowswell, Byfield, Souza, Palhinha, Olusesi, Tel, Williams-Barnett, Kolo Muani.
League form: LLDDLL.

Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Saka, Martinelli; Gyokeres.
Subs: Kepa, White, Mosquera, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Eze, Trossard, Jesus.
League form: DLWWDD.

Ref: Peter Bankes. VAR: Darren England.

TV: Sky Sports.

How would you like to line up for this one and how do you think we actually will line up?
 
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we better see an improvement or we'll be slaughtered.

Aggressive and in their faces from 1st minute til the final whistle is the bare minimum I expect... sick of us rolling over for them (and every other london team ) since 2022.
 
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I hope you beat them.
It might surprise you, but I’d sooner City win the league than Arsenal (although I’d prefer Villa).
The North West is the power base of English football; we really don’t want the top London club winning the league (or the CL) and all that goes with that - the insufferable media reaction being the worst of it.
And they are so tedious to watch.
 
Never a free hit in a NLD but everyone’s going in with no expectation and if city win tomorrow, huge pressure on Arsenal.

Our fate won’t be decided if we lose this game, the subsequent home games will. Frank and Ange both had terrible records in our derby games with Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham and we haven’t even turned up or shown any fight against Chelsea and Arsenal in recent years. Time for that to change.

I do feel a bit more positive though than I did after the Newcastle game with arsenals drop off and a new manager.
 
As others have said this game won’t decide our fate. Games against Palace, Forest, Brighton, and other struggling teams, many of them at home, are what will keep us up if we win them.

But this sets the tone for Tudor’s time in charge of us. It needs to be full blooded and intense on the pitch, because I hope it will be off it. It needs to be the opposite of the limp performance in the return fixture under Frank, and it needs to be from the off and sustained for 90mins, not when we’re a couple of goals down at half time.

Get out there, get into them, and show the players still get the club and the fans.
 
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Expecting a defeat, just hoping to see a reaction in terms of attitude and commitment at this stage. Difficult to imagine that 4 or 5 days training will show any embedded 'style', but Tudor should be able introduce some confidence at the very least. It will be fragile though, so if we concede early then it could get messy.

Team-wise, my hopes that certain players get sidelined isn't likely to happen this weekend, so I expect all the usual (fit) suspects to keep their starting places. Unfortunately the sheer number of injured/unavailable means that we won't get any real insight into who the new coach rates on first impressions.

Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst! COYS!!
 
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Roo said:
You’d hope the new manager bounce would put us in good stead for a result tomorrow. Especially with arsenal feeling the pressure…..



…Dr Tottenham will see you now.
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Unfortunately they are still a better team than us and will be desperate to win. If we can score first then nerves might creep in. We are still missing most of our better players
 
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SpursDisciple said:
Unfortunately they are still a better team than us and will be desperate to win. If we can score first then nerves might creep in. We are still missing most of our better players
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Treat them at set pieces like they've treated every other team for the past couple of years and see how they cope with it

Recently, they really showed they can dish it out but can't take it
 
Richarlison is back apparently. We've missed his work rate, if not his actual ability.

Porro back for next weekend.

Vicario
Gray Dragusin VDV Spence
Gallagher Palhinha
Tel Simons Richarlison
Solanke
 
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