Eatmyownbrainwithaspork
John Gorman
Nice and loud today please people...I shall be very quiet as I'm sat right in the middle of the Mackams and I like my life...
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*** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland, Saturday 7th December KO 17:30***
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paxtonwolf
John White
Thats your starting X1 right there. Not that it would be my choice, but I think it is what AVB will go for
paxtonwolf
John White
No wonder we didnt sell out.....
Joking apart, I admire you guys that support from distance and have to get up in the middle of the night to catch the match live.
paxtonwolf
John White
I've done that 4 times in the past Everton(twice),City and United. I sympathise its no fun at all. Granted one of the times at Everton we won, so deep down I was over the moon, but I remember the time at OT, we had won tickets off the local radio station, so naturally they were in the United end. Couldnt believe how sh#t it felt looking over to the very vocal Spurs fans wishing we were in amongst them, plus we lost 1-0 (Giggs free-kick) to boot.
Hope deep down you get to enjoy the result today, even if you cant out loud
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paxtonwolf
John White
Wow,their fans are more confident of beating us than the City fans were the other week
Nigeyman
Chris Armstrong
yep they seem impressed with gus.....those overall comments seem to suggest compared to the posters on this thread they are alot more confident of getting a result.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Yeah, I haven't watched any of their games, but apparently even when not getting results their performances have been good.
Certainly not going to be an easy game, I hope we're up for the fight from the get go unlike for the Fulham match.
Nigeyman
Chris Armstrong
sounds really obvious but the first goal if there is one will be crucial........I cant see us clawing back a deficit like we did against fulham.....when I watched sunderland vs city I was very impressed with how they held on and there defensive organisation.
At the same time I cant help the feeling that somewhere in the near future everything will click for us and we will get the luck required as well........heres hoping.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
I think we need some pretty hefty rotation for this one...Fulham was an intense game that we had to really fight through to get the points. I don't think we'll be able to raise our game to the level required to beat a Sunderland team that seem to be playing well under Poyet without doing so. The other point on that is, they seemed to try to raise their game against Chelsea, so if they try it again they may not match us because we have the better squad.
Lloris
Walker
Dawson / Kaboul
Chiriches
Naughton
Capoue
Dembele / Sandro
Townsend
Holtby
Sigurdsson / Chadli
Soldado
I'm inclined to play Kaboul if fit ahead of Dawson, depending on how he has looked in training and whether he has the sharpness. Dawson's slip showed tiredness / a lack of concentration and I don't think we need that in the team today. Doesn't mean he's out for good, but I think Kaboul if fit deserves a chance.
Dembele if fit, Sandro if not. Just to keep the rotation up and make sure we are fresh in the middle of the park. Capoue instead of Paulinho. I really rate Paulinho and think he is getting a lot of harsh criticism on here, but today again for rotation's sake I think this is a good opportunity for Capoue to show what he is made of.
Towsend on the right, giving Lennon a rest. Holtby in the middle after his goal - not the game for Lamela for me. With Sigurdssson and Chadli, I think either will do a good job and it just depends on what exactly we want from that position. I'm inclined to go with Sigurdsson because he hasn't played much recently, but that in itself isn't enough to get into the team. We have too many players for the wide positions and we need to let one go in January. I just can't figure out who it would be.
Soldado in for Defoe. I have a feeling this could be the game for him.
Lloris
Walker
Dawson / Kaboul
Chiriches
Naughton
Capoue
Dembele / Sandro
Townsend
Holtby
Sigurdsson / Chadli
Soldado
I'm inclined to play Kaboul if fit ahead of Dawson, depending on how he has looked in training and whether he has the sharpness. Dawson's slip showed tiredness / a lack of concentration and I don't think we need that in the team today. Doesn't mean he's out for good, but I think Kaboul if fit deserves a chance.
Dembele if fit, Sandro if not. Just to keep the rotation up and make sure we are fresh in the middle of the park. Capoue instead of Paulinho. I really rate Paulinho and think he is getting a lot of harsh criticism on here, but today again for rotation's sake I think this is a good opportunity for Capoue to show what he is made of.
Towsend on the right, giving Lennon a rest. Holtby in the middle after his goal - not the game for Lamela for me. With Sigurdssson and Chadli, I think either will do a good job and it just depends on what exactly we want from that position. I'm inclined to go with Sigurdsson because he hasn't played much recently, but that in itself isn't enough to get into the team. We have too many players for the wide positions and we need to let one go in January. I just can't figure out who it would be.
Soldado in for Defoe. I have a feeling this could be the game for him.
rosenthal
Sebastien Bassong
Don't think it's that big need for players to be rotated, rather give most a rest against Anzhi in mid week.
Hope to see Chadli back in the team, think he makes us more solid, also Lennon and Soldado.
Lloris;
Walker, Dawson, Chiriches, Fryers;
Sandro, Dembele;
Lennon, Paulinho, Chadli;
Soldado.
Hope to see Chadli back in the team, think he makes us more solid, also Lennon and Soldado.
Lloris;
Walker, Dawson, Chiriches, Fryers;
Sandro, Dembele;
Lennon, Paulinho, Chadli;
Soldado.
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
I think I'd still rather Naughton over Fryers.
I still don't see Fryers as a left back, he had two games at centre half in pre-season against Monaco and Espanyol and I still think he looked better there then he ever has at left back for us in the Europa League. He just doesn't look comfortable on the ball at left back, doesn't ADD too much going forward and just looks nervous. We should be grooming him for centre back in my opinion, play him alongside a more experienced centre half in the Europa League to get him the more experience he needs.
I still don't see Fryers as a left back, he had two games at centre half in pre-season against Monaco and Espanyol and I still think he looked better there then he ever has at left back for us in the Europa League. He just doesn't look comfortable on the ball at left back, doesn't ADD too much going forward and just looks nervous. We should be grooming him for centre back in my opinion, play him alongside a more experienced centre half in the Europa League to get him the more experience he needs.
Spurs7891
Jermaine Jenas
Can see this being a tough match. Sunderland have beaten ManCity and almost beaten Chelsea there recently. Also, with Poyet's Spurs connection, they will be up for this match. But we have a good record there in recent years. So, there is no reason why we cannot win now. Lennon inspired us there last season. Similiarly, hope someone will step up and lead us to another win here. We really need to win this match to improve our league standings. After getting that important win against Fulham, it will be disappointing if we cannot continue that here.
It is really disappointing that both Defoe and Soldado are not scoring any league goals now. When Soldado scored that well-taken goal against Villa, thought he would go on to score more like that. Instead he has not looked like scoring and has wasted many chances since then. Defoe has only started 2 league matches so far but still wasted a few good chances that came his way. It is amazing how Defoe has looked clinical in Cup matches but wastefull in league matches. wish Adebayor is fit to give us more options in attack. Disappointingly, Lamela too has not make use of the chances to score in the league. But you cannot blame Lamela as he needs more time to get used to the league. Just hope Soldado and Defoe will improve and score in this match, if they play.
Boom shaka laka a settled midfield by now. But only Sandro has looked consistent so far this season. Others like Dembele and Paulinho has been inconsistent so far. But I guess we have to start Dembele as he is more experienced than others. I won't mind if Paulinho is rested as he has been very poor in recent matches. After being our key player at the start of the season, he has really struggled in recent matches. I think Holtby and Lennon should start as both have done well in recent matches. After scoring that crucial goal against Fulham, hope Holtby will be hungry to score more. I would prefer to start Lamela over Townsend but not sure Lamela will start after playing against Fulham. Still not convinced of Townsend but hope he will do well if he starts.
I think this match will be won or lost in defence. Our defending has not been good in recent matches. We cannot seem to keep a clean sheet nowadays. With Vertonghen out injured, it is going to be even more difficult to stop Sunderland attacks. After scoring 3 goals against Chelsea, can see Sunderland fired up for this match. Hope Lloris can somehow lead the defence to stop them. Hope Dawon and Chiriches will avoid any silly mistakes. It is going to be a big match for Naughton if he starts. It will be great if we can keep a clean sheet in this match.
Hope we will turn up for this match with a positive mentality. We really should be beating teams like Sunderland to stay in the top 4 race. Hope we will get that much-needed win.
It is really disappointing that both Defoe and Soldado are not scoring any league goals now. When Soldado scored that well-taken goal against Villa, thought he would go on to score more like that. Instead he has not looked like scoring and has wasted many chances since then. Defoe has only started 2 league matches so far but still wasted a few good chances that came his way. It is amazing how Defoe has looked clinical in Cup matches but wastefull in league matches. wish Adebayor is fit to give us more options in attack. Disappointingly, Lamela too has not make use of the chances to score in the league. But you cannot blame Lamela as he needs more time to get used to the league. Just hope Soldado and Defoe will improve and score in this match, if they play.
Boom shaka laka a settled midfield by now. But only Sandro has looked consistent so far this season. Others like Dembele and Paulinho has been inconsistent so far. But I guess we have to start Dembele as he is more experienced than others. I won't mind if Paulinho is rested as he has been very poor in recent matches. After being our key player at the start of the season, he has really struggled in recent matches. I think Holtby and Lennon should start as both have done well in recent matches. After scoring that crucial goal against Fulham, hope Holtby will be hungry to score more. I would prefer to start Lamela over Townsend but not sure Lamela will start after playing against Fulham. Still not convinced of Townsend but hope he will do well if he starts.
I think this match will be won or lost in defence. Our defending has not been good in recent matches. We cannot seem to keep a clean sheet nowadays. With Vertonghen out injured, it is going to be even more difficult to stop Sunderland attacks. After scoring 3 goals against Chelsea, can see Sunderland fired up for this match. Hope Lloris can somehow lead the defence to stop them. Hope Dawon and Chiriches will avoid any silly mistakes. It is going to be a big match for Naughton if he starts. It will be great if we can keep a clean sheet in this match.
Hope we will turn up for this match with a positive mentality. We really should be beating teams like Sunderland to stay in the top 4 race. Hope we will get that much-needed win.
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
Good post.
It was a big win last year at the Stadium of Light. We went 1-0 down in the first half and we came out of the blocks flying in the second half with the own goal and then Lennons winner a few minutes later. I remember Sandro having an absolute blinder that game and that was a few weeks before the season ending injury. We were very strong in the second half of the game, defended particularly well. In fact Naughton played left back in that game and played well.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
I think Fryers most recent game in the Europa at left back showed he had improved from his earlier performances there in the season. But then again, even when he played against Villa, despite obviously needing to improve a lot, he showed some good decision making when he was in a dangerous position.
Then in his most recent game, I think he looked like he had improved a lot. Seemed to have a bit more pace, which probably came from the improved confidence to drive forward. And his crosses in were whipped dangerously. I think there is potential there, as from clearly looking like a youngster, he got to a point where he looked like he was contributing along with the rest of the team. Baby steps, but I quite like baby steps rather than a Dean Marney esque debut followed by a tremendous fall from grace.
That said, would definitely start Naughton today.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
You ask this every game, official team news is not released until 1 hour before k.o so thats 4.30pm
Rossi22
Pedro Mendes
3 games in 6 days though. I wouldn't be against Capoue and Dembele starting this one.