Yeah I can agree with that, I'm far more concerned about getting the front 4 functioning properly...
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OMT ××××× TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS VS Villa ×××××××
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Yeah I can agree with that, I'm far more concerned about getting the front 4 functioning properly...
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I think there may have been fitness issues. Stambouli hasn't featured that much and especially in the last month.
I like the look of Stambouli, he will be a good signing. But not sure Capoue deserves to be dropped and I don't think he will be for an away game....
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milo
Jack L. Jones
I agree. I hadn't thought about it being an away game, I think that you are right that might make big changes less likely
I'm really keen for Stambouli to settle as quickly as possible. He just comes across as the right type of character that's needed in this spurs side.
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
Agreed. As composed as Capoue can look, under pressure from pacy players looking to counter-attack and press us in our half he seems to offer very little protection to our already often fragile back four. Stambouli seems to be quicker and more explosive in the tackle. I think a game away from home against a team in a worse state than us might actually be a far less pressurised debut than say a home game against Swansea or Hull.
THFC6061
Paul Robinson
I'd like to think Spurs can maintain their excellent form against Aston Villa, but I'm not exactly filled with confidence at the moment...
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Match Records 1896-2015
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Match Records 1896-2015
Destroy All Gooners
Stuart Nethercott
Villa can't score for **** so obviously 3-1 to them then with Benteke putting his "injury nightmare behind him". This place then going into meltdown because we bought Soldado and not Benteke
King of Norway
Gudni Bergsson
He does have a great record against Villa, though. He has scored more PL goals against them than against any other team. And he also has 4 goals in 4 starts for Spurs against Villa.
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The fact is that Villa can be a very effective counter attacking team, though I think they are sorely missing delph, its churlish to think the likes of Agbonlahor & co cant hurt us....and I fear all those times I have bigged up the Benteke machine will come back to haunt me!
One thing of note is that Villa seem content to surrender possession of the ball in most games, we need to scratch around and look under the sofa and get all our creativity on the field for this one.
And Hutton will show us how macaronic we were to ever mug him off
Just got ruled out for two weeks with injury.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
-----------------Lloris
Naughton--Fazio--Verts--Rose
-------Stambouli--Mason
--Lamela----Eriksen---Kane
-------------Soldado
W4-1
Naughton--Fazio--Verts--Rose
-------Stambouli--Mason
--Lamela----Eriksen---Kane
-------------Soldado
W4-1
DubaiSpur
Ian Walker
------------------------LLoris-------------------------
Naughton-------Dier-------------Verts----------Rose
---------------Capoue------------Mason------------
Lamela-----------------Eriksen-----------------Chadli
-------------------------Soldado----------------------
Subs: Vorm, Kaboul, Davies, Stambouli, Dembele, Townsend, Kane
A 3-0 affair, we finally get our clinking, clanking gears running and put the hurting on Villa. Post-match, we hire Keane as our new director of 'Ardness.
It is imperative that the three behind the striker are left unchanged, but barring that, Soldado deserves a start, and Kane should start if Soldado doesn't impress this weekend.
Naughton-------Dier-------------Verts----------Rose
---------------Capoue------------Mason------------
Lamela-----------------Eriksen-----------------Chadli
-------------------------Soldado----------------------
Subs: Vorm, Kaboul, Davies, Stambouli, Dembele, Townsend, Kane
A 3-0 affair, we finally get our clinking, clanking gears running and put the hurting on Villa. Post-match, we hire Keane as our new director of 'Ardness.
It is imperative that the three behind the striker are left unchanged, but barring that, Soldado deserves a start, and Kane should start if Soldado doesn't impress this weekend.
I dont think there will be as many changes as people want to see - Maybe Soldado will get a start, maybe Stambouli will be given a run out, maybe Fazio will be brought in to try and provide a more solid base at the heart of our defence. But I can't see Poch making all of the above alterations to our starting XI in one game....
Well if he doesn't and we lose, he's going to get a whole lot of **** ...
Ade/Dier/Capoue haven't been working in general
Naughton has to start, without him our balance/width is ****ed up
Huge argument could be made for Kane/Soldado with effort/movement/threat
Lamela is an interesting one, fluctuates between good/poor games, Lennon? or have each of them have a 45-60 minute run?
Seedy Ron
Nick Barmby
Think you'll get Naughton provided his injury is still OK from Wednesday, but I can't see him dropping Kaboul or Ade.