Your team vs Spurs

[Mala591]

Assuming Westwood is still injured:

Pope
Bardsley Tarks Mee Taylor
Hendrick Drinkwater Cork McNeil
Barnes Wood

[claretspice]

If Barnes is fit, I'd probably go 4-4-2.

If Barnes is not fit, then there's two options I'd like to see us use. Either way, I'd expect Hendrick to drop back alongside Cork with Drinkwater on the bench.

The first is for Jay to come in for Barnes in a 4-4-2, but with the possibility of Jay and McNeill swapping periodically to allow us to slot into a 4-3-3 with McNeil ahead of the other two midfielders.

The other option is for Brady and Lennon to play wide of a midfield 3 with McNeil ahead of the other two midfielders. I like McNeil in that role - indeed the one really good bit of possession play we managed on Tuesday night was when McNeil drifted across and then floated a wonderful raking ball in that nearly found Cork making a third man run at the far post. He's a wonderful crosser of the ball, but he's got a range of passing too and he also keeps the ball and retains possession, even with his back to goal.

[Down_Rover]

I would like Brady to take part in the game.

Other than McNeil he is are only available creative player

[Tricky Trevor]

3 man attack for Spurs so:
Pope
Bardsley..Tarks..Mee..Gibson..Taylor(if fit or Pieters)
....Westwood.. Cork..Drinkwater
.....Wood................Barnes(if fit or McNeil)

They attack from all angles and our back 4 need a hand. If we pinch one great. If we lose one fetch JRod on for one of the CHs. We don’t need wingers, all selected can put a ball up for Wood & Barnes.

[FactualFrank]

Assuming Westwood is still injured:

Pope
Bardsley Tarks Mee Taylor
Hendrick Drinkwater Cork McNeil
Barnes Wood

This. For us to have any chance we need Taylor, Barnes and Wood all starting.

[SalisburyClaret]

Pope
Lowton Tarks Mee Taylor
Brady Hendrick Cork McNeil
Barnes Wood

[Colburn_Claret]

Robbie Brady was one of the few bright lights against Palace, I can only imagine it was to stop him getting a new injury, so soon back, that prevented him starting against Citeh.
There are a few options, but whoever we play, we HAVE to get into their faces and play positive. If we start out slow out of the blocks, again, I'm turning the telly off and going shopping. It would be another car crash.

[Jakubs Tash]

Taylor won't play....

Pope
Lowton Tarkowski Mee Gibson
Hendrick Drinkwater Cork McNeil
Wood Rodriguez

No point risking the players who are carrying injuries. Newcastle and Bournemouth games are much bigger.

[Lord_Bob]

Tricky Trevor
3 man attack for Spurs so:
Pope
Bardsley..Tarks..Mee..Gibson..Taylor(if fit or Pieters)
....Westwood.. Cork..Drinkwater
.....Wood................Barnes(if fit or McNeil)

Like the idea, but I would go (assuming Taylor, Westwood and Barnes are injured):

Pope

Lowton Tarks Mee Gibson Brady

Hendrick Cork McNeil

Wood Rodriguez

[ClaretLoup]

My feeling is that if we play 4-4 -2 tomorrow we will get licked. Its too predictable. We will probably get licked anyway so why not try something slightly different.

In the second half at Villa we looked good in a 4-3-3 so why not start like this? I think that we need to start matching up against these sides like City a bit better than we did on Tuesday and a lot of them play that system. Also, Rodrigues looks lost in a 4- 4 -2 whereas he looked on it at Villa. Standing about up front chasing centre-halves isn't really getting the best out of him. Olus this way we could get our best player, McNeil involved a bit more perhaps.
Pope
Lowton Tarky Mee Taylor/Pieters

Jeff Cork McNeil

Jayrod Wood Barnes/Brady

[Quickenthetempo]

Brady needs to start, we have a lot of players out of form.

We can't afford to keep any players playing well, on the bench.

[Steve1956]

My feeling is that if we play 4-4 -2 tomorrow we will get licked. Its too predictable. We will probably get licked anyway so why not try something slightly different.

In the second half at Villa we looked good in a 4-3-3 so why not start like this? I think that we need to start matching up against these sides like City a bit better than we did on Tuesday and a lot of them play that system. Also, Rodrigues looks lost in a 4- 4 -2 whereas he looked on it at Villa. Standing about up front chasing centre-halves isn't really getting the best out of him. Olus this way we could get our best player, McNeil involved a bit more perhaps.
Pope
Lowton Tarky Mee Taylor/Pieters

Jeff Cork McNeil

Jayrod Wood Barnes/Brady

Did you refer to Hendrick, as Jeff because you predictive text keeps changing it to Hendricks,and then you get a load posters boning you n here saying its Hendrick

[ClaretLoup]

Jeff is easier to spell than Hendrik.

[Spike]

Pope
Lawton Tarks Mee Taylor
McNeil Cork Westwood [ or Hendrick] Brady
Wood Barnes [ or Jayrod]

[Spike]

Lawton WTF sorry team!

[Firthy]

Pope
Lowton Tarks Mee Taylor
Lennon Cork Drinkwater McNeil
Hendrick
Wood