now is in the cups. The team is clearly to inconsistent in the Prem, should be doing so much better, but they have neither the fight or the mentality in away games to see out results, or for that matter, like yesterday, even compete. The home form is fine, the away form is horrendous, so looking at probably 6/7/8 this season.
With that in mind I have always thought the cups, giving a few favourable home draws, has to be the way forward this season. Has to be the priority over the Prem now. Need to go as full strength as possible midweek, although two players need dropping, Maddison and Romero. They are clearly not performing right now at their best, and Spurs cannot afford to have players decorating the games. They cannot become undroppable, especially when the results have been so up and down.
Team for City
Vicario
Porro
Draguson
Micky
Udogie
Sarr
Bissouma
Kulu
Son (if fit)
Johnson
Solanke
Cannot afford to go anything but the best available team, Romero and Maddison apart, if they have any hope of getting a result. I am not of the opinion, like some, that the League Cup should just be binned off with the squad players. A trophy is a must if Spurs are to get that monkey off their back, so winning a league cup would be as good as winning the CL right now for Spurs. Any cup game has to be given priority over the Prem from hereonin. I would sooner rest players against Villa than say against Galatasaray the following week. Of course staying in the cups will depend on getting home draws in the domestic cups. Any away match right now is a potential bannana skin, and I don`t see Spurs winning more than three or four on the road this season in the Prem, just have not got players that want to get up for a fight. Too many players that are fine when everything is in their favour, as soon as they have to get involved in one on ones, they just keep well clear. Shocking attitude really from a weak set of players.
On the playing side Vicario has to be the worse goalie in the country for distribution. Does he ever distribute to a Spurs player? Apart from when him and Romero are messing about close to goal with nowhere to go. Needs to 100 per cent improve his kicking. The midfield also is giving absolutely zero decent balls to Solanke to get on to. He is having to track back and try to win the ball, a bit like Kane had to do. Need absolutely a lot more from the midfield. Defence is what it is. Not very good, so best thing is keep the ball as far away from it as possible. Can never understand why they still try to play out from the back. They are just technically not very good.
Anyway, dust ourselves down, we go again on Wednesday. It is at least at home, which should be a help, provided the manager doesn`t go full on rotation again. I am still with Ange, for this season at least, but if it doesn`t improve, then I doubt he will be here next season.
COYS
So the only way forward I suspect
posted on 28/10/24
comment by GJ #COYS (U23170)
posted 11 minutes ago
I'd it time to bring in a 2nd manager? We can keep Ange when we need goals and we can use Conte or Jose when we need to defend
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Problem is we need goals in every game, and we need to defend in every game. Two manager on the touchline would be amusing.
posted on 28/10/24
comment by Bats Uncensored (U18355)
posted 58 minutes ago
You should prioritise Europa. Unfortunately in the new layout I think you have a very good chance of winning it.
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squeezed wins in two games and carrierbag missed chances for fun in the other
do worry the first decent side we face
posted on 28/10/24
City in the cup mid-week, Villa at the weekend and then City again in the league soon after that. Could be a costly period for Ange. If we continue to drop more points in the league and leave ourselves mid-table by the end of the year, is Levy going to have the patience to let Ange see out cup competitions in the vague hope we might win one? It's not been in his nature before.
posted on 28/10/24
Ange will rotate for the City match… as will Pep…
Players will not play midweek & weekend anymore, because of the risk of fatigue & injury…
I expect this team, for City :
Forster
Spence(if fit)
Dragusin
Davies
Gray
Bentancur
Sarr
Odobert Bergvall Werner ( Moore)
Richarlison
City’s team will be heavily rotated …
Bissouma & Sarr have to start together against Villa
None of this Maddison & Deki together nonsense
posted on 28/10/24
comment by Conn & Duncan..Scottish Legends (U15636)
posted 2 hours ago
Ange will rotate for the City match… as will Pep…
Players will not play midweek & weekend anymore, because of the risk of fatigue & injury…
I expect this team, for City :
Forster
Spence(if fit)
Dragusin
Davies
Gray
Bentancur
Sarr
Odobert Bergvall Werner ( Moore)
Richarlison
City’s team will be heavily rotated …
Bissouma & Sarr have to start together against Villa
None of this Maddison & Deki together nonsense
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Spurs won't be going any further with that team then. Why get knocked out of the only cup Spurs have any chance of winning, because they are saving the players for a competition they had zero chance of winning.
posted on 28/10/24
Vicario
Gray Dragusin VDV Spence
Sarr Bentancur
Johnson Kulusevski Odobert
Solanke
Son's fitness and not being able to play every game as probably still our best player is a problem. came back vs West ham played well but has missed the last two afterwards.
posted on 28/10/24
Romero is fit, isn't he?
I'll be this manager is smart enough to pick him over Dragusin.
posted on 28/10/24
comment by GJ #COYS (U23170)
posted 10 hours, 34 minutes ago
I'd it time to bring in a 2nd manager? We can keep Ange when we need goals and we can use Conte or Jose when we need to defend
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And a third manager to decide when to do what
posted on 28/10/24
Actually we should dump this effing cup and focus on Europa. Justt look at the schedule.
posted on 28/10/24
comment by Phenom (U20037)
posted 7 hours, 54 minutes ago
Vicario
Gray Dragusin VDV Spence
Sarr Bentancur
Johnson Kulusevski Odobert
Solanke
Son's fitness and not being able to play every game as probably still our best player is a problem. came back vs West ham played well but has missed the last two afterwards.
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i take it you're not serious about winning this effing cup?
So go whole hog and choose the reserves?