***OMT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v Aston Villa***

[billyiddo]

Reasonable team, wrong formation. We should continue with three at the back IMO. If Dier drops deeper, this allows Tripps and Davies more licence to get forward down the flanks and open Villa up.

If you cast your mind back to last season a common theme of Dier in CM was him dropping back to form a back three which allowed the full backs to get forward - same deal here

 

[StephenH]

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[AuroRaman]

Have we won the FA Cup yet?


Sitting on my porcelain throne using Fapatalk

 

[Seedy Ron]

Have we won the FA Cup yet?


Sitting on my porcelain throne using Fapatalk

Yes, but not for a while.

 

[Rorschach]

Have we won the FA Cup yet?


Sitting on my porcelain throne using Fapatalk

On numerous occasions.


edit: beaten to the punch

 

[Denmark Spur]

https://twitter.com/x/status/818110065928536065

 

[Denmark Spur]

https://twitter.com/x/status/818110152012427265

 

[Denmark Spur]

https://twitter.com/x/status/818110085222301696

 

[AdamB]

Team that most of us largely predicted though I owuldnt have gone wiht 3 at the back as the risk is that you have 5 players (back 3 and two CMs) not threatening their box, which would be too defensive for this game

 

[Yiddo]

Vorm

Tripps CCV Wimmer Davies

Dier Winks

Sissoko Onomah Son

Jaansen

If that team cannot beat Villa at home then there is something wrong.​

Not far off, 1 player?

 

[paxtonwolf]

Kane and Eriksen get a complete rest then

 

[AdamB]

Kane and Eriksen get a complete rest then

Yep, thats what I was thinking - plus Walker, Rose and Dembele

 

[Bullet]

Davies left wing back... will be interesting to see how he gets on, as his natural game is less "winger" than Rose's.

Goal threat from Janssen, Sissoko and Son... only Son can score... hmmmm!

 

[Jordinho]

Starting lineup more or less okay, but far too strong a bench.

 

[LutonSpurs]

Poch using the new system. I think this should be interesting.

 

[billyiddo]

Davies left wing back... will be interesting to see how he gets on, as his natural game is less "winger" than Rose's.

Goal threat from Janssen, Sissoko and Son... only Son can score... hmmmm!

Davies is actually quite good going forward but less aggressive in his attacking play than Rose

 

[Robspur12]

I will never understand treating this tournament with contempt like Bournemouth did yesterday. I agree to some extent with @the dza that we should tailor the team to the opposition so against sides like Villa by all means play more squad players but against better team I want to see more of the first team and a real attempt to win it. My first memory of spurs was winning the 81 cup so this tournament will always mean
a lot. I would love a day out at Wembley.

 

[mudshark]

Any adorably cute photos of animals yet ?

After the great win over Chelsea, we should not get complacent. Hope we will turn up with the right mentality against Villa and win this match to progress to the next round.

Rrriiinnnggg!

Repetition.

And hesitation.

 

[AdamB]

Davies left wing back... will be interesting to see how he gets on, as his natural game is less "winger" than Rose's.

Goal threat from Janssen, Sissoko and Son... only Son can score... hmmmm!

re Davies - agreed. Its helpful him playing that role though given that Rose will be suspended at some point and therefore we'll see whether he can play that way

 

[Bullet]

Starting lineup more or less okay, but far too strong a bench.

Villa team looks strong, I've seen most of those lads in the Prem and they will be WELL up for it. Especially Hutton, he will scythe through someone today.