Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall

Yeah the fourth sub was news to me as well, good idea to be fair. See so many drop down with cramp in those extra time periods.

 

They need time to put the balls on the radiator to fix the all-Manc final they're hoping for...

 

having beaten 4 premier league sides it would be nice to get a BIG scalp..... Arsenal at wembley

 

1. Don't think you can take tomahawks into Wembley.

2. Since Emmanuel Petit is no longer a Goon player, the hairdos
of their current squad IMHO won't offer that "big" a scalp to get.

 

Pubs are only allowed to open from 12pm on Sunday so if anyone's planning to come down for an early pint or two you're better off going to an offy in Edmonton/ Bruce Grove/ Seven Sisters and getting a couple cans there before making a move to a boozer near the ground.

 

I'd go something like...

Lloris; Dier, Wimmer, Verts; Trippier, Wanyama, Winks, Davies; Eriksen, Son; Janssen
Subs: Vorm, Toby, Dembele, Alli, Kane, GKN, Edwards

Here's the thing about not even having Sissoko on the bench: isn't it a better option to have a player eager to make an impression on the bench, which can be said for both Edwards and GKN, rather than someone who looks like they can't be arsed whenever they make an appearance?

 

So what if no subs have been made after 90 mins? Can all four be used at the same time? A team swapping their whole midfield would be an interesting game changer

 

Mauricio Pochettino says left-back Danny Rose, who suffered knee ligament damage at Sunderland on 31 January, is expected to return next month, while midfielder Erik Lamela, who has not played since October, is "stepping up his rehabilitation."

No news there then.

 

My guess for Toni Jiminez "Spanish music" in the dressing room :

 

Why not an all North London final? And are Manchester United going to topple Chelsea?

 

Got a stinking cold but on my way to the lane...sorry if I infect any of you!

Hoping Spurs cheer me up rather than the goons


Coooooommmmmmmeee
Ooooooonnnnnnnnnn Yooooooooouuuuuuuuu Spuuuuuuurrrrrrrssssssss

 

An all North London final is the exact thing The FA don't want for their annual showpiece: Man Utd aren't in it, Liverpool aren't in it, the team at the top of the Premier League aren't in it, and they can't crow about Guardiola winning his first piece of silverware in the English game.

 

Tottenham XI: Vorm, Trippier, Alderweireld, Dier, Vertonghen, Davies, Wanyama, Winks, Son, Dele, Kane

 

Unnecessary changes, for me.

 

Seems that RB is being managed so that there is less danger of Walker
suffering in the season run-in the same injury fate as Rose.

The question will be if the match is won early what/when the subs will be.

 

Like P says...there's no need for these changes...if we go through then it will be the first XI, so why not make sure we get there by using them. I get about game time....but that's not a good enough reason at these crossroads of our season.

 

The one thing that worries me is the options should we need to close out the match for the last ten minutes. Dembele coming off the bench would certainly help do that, but I don't have any confidence in Sissoko fulfilling that role given his remarkable ability to pass to anyone in the stadium except for a Spurs player (and that includes those sat on the bench) while Onomah is missing the ability to change the game coming off the bench in a way that GKN's speed does or Edwards' ability to take on defenders.

 

And no GKN again!!!
Must still be shagging Poch's missus!!

 

I'm genuinely not sure if he's injured or not: he went off against Wycombe with a knee injury, and afterwards he tweeted a pic of his leg in a brace (which he promptly deleted), but while we had regular injury updates for the likes of Rose, Lamela, Verts and Toby we've never had one for him, to the point PhysioRoom doesn't have him listed

Or maybe he's being punished for having an unofficial Spurs birthday cake...