Tottenham (A) 20/8 Build-Up & Match Thread

[WsWolf]

I'd keep podence and swap Hwang for guedes.

I don't think Nunes will start, moutinho might start depending on his fitness as he missed most of pre-season.

Semedo might start but could see him coming on as sub again.

Even if we don't get our strongest first XI due to fitness, the changes we're able to make now are decent ones.

Not for me, he's been poor so far this season and in a game where we are likely to be under pressure at times and need outlets, Podence is completely ineffective when he is receiving the ball nearer our goal.

Sa
Jonny Collins Kilman Ait Nouri
Donk Neves Nunes
MGW Guedes Neto

Is what I'd go for, dominate the midfield and target the space in behind their Wide CBs.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Nunes in alongside Neves and Guedes for Podence. I’d rather see Hwang play up front than have Podence start.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Nunes has to start. Leave Podence on the bench and play Guedes in 433. I’m fine with it being Donck if Moutinho is not fit (wants more legs), but he should be fit as he only missed a week and has been training all week.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Nunes in alongside Neves and Guedes for Podence. I’d rather see Hwang play up front than have Podence start.

I'm not sure I'd rather have a 'striker' who has scored 1 goal in 23 games.

Podence might do *something*, Hwang will do nothing.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Whilst it's really bloody exciting to have a player that should improve us dramatically. We still haven't solved the goals issue, i hope i'm wrong, but i still don't expect to see a huge improvement until that's addressed.

 

[WsWolf]

Whilst it's really bloody exciting to have a player that should improve us dramatically. We still haven't solved the goals issue, i hope i'm wrong, but i still don't expect to see a huge improvement until that's addressed.

I do. As I said a few days ago, we don't miss various sitters per game. If anything we produce too few shooting chances from good positions. Nunes should help raise the tempo and make us much less predictable.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

We'll become less predictable for sure, but until we become more clinical, we won't see a huge uplift in goals scored long term.

And we did miss sitters against Fulham (for example). Neto, Podence and MGW should all score comfortably.

 

[The Bear]

Attack! Attack! Attack!


.......................... Sa

Semedo - Collins - Kilman - RAN

........ Nunes - Neves - Moutinho

......... MGW - Guedes - Neto


Subs:
Sarkic
Boly
Gomes
Jonny
Donk
Cundle
Traore
Podence
Hwang

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

I'm not sure I'd rather have a 'striker' who has scored 1 goal in 23 games.

Podence might do *something*, Hwang will do nothing.

That’s fair. I’m just not a fan of Podence.

 

[WsWolf]

We'll become less predictable for sure, but until we become more clinical, we won't see a huge uplift in goals scored long term.

And we did miss sitters against Fulham (for example). Neto, Podence and MGW should all score comfortably.

I can forgive Neto a little, he's not expecting the keeper to drop the ball to him after collecting it so he's took a bad touch.

However we didn't create that, we've created 2 chances ourselves that should have been finished in 180 mins of football. We need to be creating 2/3 times that in reality.

 

[Carsy]

Whilst it's really bloody exciting to have a player that should improve us dramatically. We still haven't solved the goals issue, i hope i'm wrong, but i still don't expect to see a huge improvement until that's addressed.

It could potentially have a huge effect. Agreed we are pretty toothless currently, but we don’t create a glut of chances. If nunes helps us create more, then you’d expect to see the end number increase. We are currently expecting our players to put away every good chance because we create so few of them.

 

[Del Woppio]

Sa
Semedo Collins Kilman Jonny
Neves Nunes Moutinho/Donk
Neto MGW Guedes

 

[Carsy]

Sa

Jonny(if semedo fit then fine) Collins kilman AIT (or Jonny or semedo plays
Neves nunes
Guedes MGW Neto
Hwang

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I'm not sure about 433, i think 4231 would suit the personnel better. But i'm looking forward to being proven wrong.

 

[GLASGOWOLF]

Sa
Semedo Collins Kilman Jonny
Neves Nunes Moutinho/Donk
Neto MGW Guedes

i want to see MGW centrally, i also want to see Neves and Nunes as a 2. just not sure Spurs is the game to do it

 

[PuntsWolf]

Depends who you think our best 11 players are. Out of the front 6, Neves, Nunes, Neto and Guedes are probably the shoe ins and then Raul the only option up front. So it’s whether you think Moutinho is going to be better than Podence/MGW and offer the balance you want. I’d say yes 100/100. But in the games you want to go with the extra attacker play MGW instead of Moutinho.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I'm not sure about 433, i think 4231 would suit the personnel better. But i'm looking forward to being proven wrong.

Not now, with MGW going we don't have anyone to play properly as a #10 (not that Lage was using him there anyway).

 

[WsWolf]

Gibbs white going semi confirms to me that we are likely going to play 433.

 

[Nando]

I think if that is the case, we may look for another central midfielder who can play box to box. That would explain the links to Almeida this morning too.

Leaves Raul, NEW, Neto, Guedes, Podence, Hwang & Adama for the front three. I don't want to see Podence playing as a #10, he's too lightweight for it.

 

[Tony Towner]

I don't want to see Podence playing

Fify.
The biggest shame in MGW going is it means we'll continue to see more of him