Your team for Spurs

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

I’d go 5-3-2 try to frustrate them and hit them on the counter. Or even 5-4-1, a point would be good if we can get it. We are too depleted to take the game to them.

Is Mee out for the season now?

We could do with him in for this game.

[AlargeClaret]

Pope
Roberts Collins Long Taylor
Lennon Brownhill Cork McNeil
WW MC

Jay bench option

[matucana]

Should Chelsea beat Leeds on Wednesday and Arsenal beat Spurs on Thursday that will be the top four and fifth places sorted out. May get much less intense game on Sunday.

[Colburn_Claret]

Pope
Lowton Collins Thomas Taylor
Roberts Brownhill Cork McNeil
Weghorst Cornet

[superdimitri]

I think we should play 4141 wide with Cork or Stevens as a Half Back or Anchor Man and Weghorst up top with inside forwards/wingers wide supporting him.

Or even a 4231.

Don't think 5 at the back will work for our team, it's only good for shutting up shop at the end.

[JohnMac]

Pope
Lowton Collins Long/Tarks Pieters
McNeil Cork Brownhill Stephens Cornet
Weghorst

[Mala591]

Pope
Lowton Collins Thomas Taylor
Roberts Brownhill Cork McNeil
Weghorst Cornet

You’re right Colburn, Lowton is too good to be on the bench and Roberts is a real attacking threat. A bit of a risk playing Roberts at right wing back from the kick off but he’ll add much needed energy to midfield and imo (and Colburn’s) it’s a risk worth taking.

[expoultryboy]

4-5-1 with McNeil having a free role .
Pope
Lowton Collins Tarks (hopefully) Taylor
Roberts Brownhill McNeil Cork Pieters
Weghorst

Spurs don't really play with out and out wingers , they play mostly through the middle . So maybe play 4-2-3-1 with Brownhill and Cork dropping deaper .

[EarbyClaret]

Aside from the obvious CB issue the return of Pieters and Cornet gives us the option to change the shape, protect the defence and hopefully frustrate Spurs

I'd definitely bring Lowton back and consider pushing Roberts further forward

Pieters would seem the obvious choice at LCB whatever the formation - but I can never remember him playing there and when Mee has been injured previously SD has chosen to play Tarkowski on his weaker side to accommodate Long and more recently Collins

Pieters could also play DCM behind Cork and Brownhill or left midfield - which would be a far better option than Lennon

Hoping the available players will enforce a shift away from 4-4-2

[HOPE AND GLORY]

Pope
Roberts Collins Long Pieters
Taylor
Lennon Cork Brownhill McNeil
Cornet

[Murger]

Pope
Roberts Collins Long Pieters
Taylor
Lennon Cork Brownhill McNeil
Cornet

What's this fascination with playing players out of position? We have a defensive midfielder in Stephens. Why would you put a left back there?

[Conroy92]

Kane and Son v Collins and Long

No one else I'm afraid

[Conroy92]

What's this fascination with playing players out of position? We have a defensive midfielder in Stephens. Why would you put a left back there?

Based on the fact Stephens has hardly played, when he has he's been poor, Dyche didn't play him while we've been struggling in the middle (although you could say the same for cork) and also the fact that Jackson hasn't involved him while only having two centre midfielders available in Cork and BrownhiIl, I'd go to as far to say that he's obviously not pulling any trees up in training. He's been a poor signing and I wouldn't want to hang my hat on him saving us.
I'd also argue he's absolutely nothing to play for obviously leaving on a free. I don't even think he's got a chance of winning a new deal. Would rather see Gomez Mancini or Helm than him!

[THEWELLERNUT70]

I'm lead to believe we are going with a back 5 with wingbacks tomorrow and either Lowton or Pieters operating as a CB

[Hedontplayforyou]

I'm lead to believe we are going with a back 5 with wingbacks tomorrow and either Lowton or Pieters operating as a CB

Go on then I’ll bite, why are you led to believe this?

[bumba]

Pope
Long Collins Pieters

Roberts Taylor

Stephens
Brownhill McNeil

Weghorst Cornet


532 for me and try keep tight

[Claretmisterg]

If this is the case then I think it’s reasonable to aim for a clean sheet.

[warksclaret]

Pope

Lowton Long Collins Taylor
Pieters
Roberts Brownhill Cork McNeil
Weghorst

I am assuming Cornet, Tarks, Mee,Rodriguez, Cornet are injured, but Cork is fit

[boatshed bill]

I'm lead to believe we are going with a back 5 with wingbacks tomorrow and either Lowton or Pieters operating as a CB

Pope,
Roberts, Lowton, Collins, Pieters, Taylor
Brownhill, Cork, McNeil,
Weghorst Barnes.

Perhaps?

[NewClaret]

Pope,
Roberts, Lowton, Collins, Pieters, Taylor
Brownhill, Cork, McNeil,
Weghorst Barnes.

Perhaps?

Like this.

But Weghorst Cornet please.

[boatshed bill]

Like this.

But Weghorst Cornet please.

I'm guessing Cornet isn't match-fit.

[FCBurnley]

Pope
Long Collins Pieters
Roberts Taylor
Brownhill Cork McNeil
Wout Barnes

Let’s Go

[SouthLondonexile]

I just hope we play five at the back.
I also hope Spurs are over confident and we get at least a point.
I can’t put out a team as I have no idea who is fully fit.

[Scott Arfield's Swag]

Pope

Roberts
Collins
Long
Pieters
Taylor

Brownhill
Cork/Stephens

McNeil
Weghorst
Cornet

[leelad]

Think that 4-5-1 is the way to go. Pack midfield, frustrate them. Make it as ugly as possible. Stop the service into Kane & Son.
I'd gladly take a point now given that we have lost by an aggregate of 9 goals to nil in our last two games there.

So my line up would be.
Pope
Roberts, Collins, Long, Taylor
McNeil, Brownhill, Stephens, Pieters, Cornet
Wout

[FCBurnley]

We win tomorrow and Leeds lose and we are safe with 2 game’s spare. Gotta think positive

[Vino blanco]

Pope
Lowton Collins Tarks/Long Taylor
Roberts Brownhill Cork
McNeil Weghorst Cornet

Roberts job in right midfield would be to pick up Son whenever they have the ball.

[Grimsdale]

Last time we didn't get a tubbing at Spurs was in 2018 when we went five at the back and lost to a last minute Christian Eriksen goal after frustrating them for much of the game, so I wouldn't be surprised to see us do something similar this time.

Incidentally our team that day was:
Hart
Bardsley Tarks Long Mee Taylor
Lennon Westwood Cork Brady
Barnes

[ClaretTony]

For those of you who think Tarkowski might be playing, I would definitely not be building your hopes up.

[andyh]

Pope
RB: Pieters
LB Lowton
CB : (2 of) Tarks/Collins/Long
RW: McNiel (switching wings/cutting in to make 3rd forward)
LW: Cornet (switching wings/cutting in to make 3rd forward)
DCM: Stephens
CM: Cork
ACM: Brownhill
CF: WW

Subs including: RB/RM Roberts, Jay Rod (ACM/CF) Taylor (LB/LW)

Inverted fullbacks to go with inverted wingers are you Pep in disguise.

[ashtonlongsider]

Don't generally get draw on guessing the team but given the likelihood of key absentees I'd be inclined to go with Pieters at left back and moving CT further forward. Not ideal but it will give us a certain balance.

Pope
Roberts Collins Long (Tarks but I doubt it) Pieters
Lennon McNeil Stephens (Cork if fit) Brownhill Taylor
Weghorst

[Murger]

I don't think it will matter what team we put out. A tubbing is on the cards.

[Dy1geo]

The aim to me would be to frustrate Spurs for as long as we can and nick something at the end. Going down at the slighted knock really slowing the game down.

Team

Pope

Lowton Collins Tarks (Long) Pieters

Roberts Stephen Brownhill Cork Taylor

Barnes

[BleedingClaret]

Pope
Roberts Collins Long Pieters
Lennon Brownhill Cork McNeil
WW. Cornet

[tarkys_ears]

I don't think it will matter what team we put out. A tubbing is on the cards.

That's the spirit!

[Murger]

That's the spirit!

I hope I'm wrong, but we concede a stupid amount of chances (even early on in games) which Son and Kane will bury.

[Denno97]

Pope
Roberts Collins Pieters Taylor
McNeil Cork Brownhill Cornet
Barnes WW
Their 3 centre backs aren’t the most physical especially with Romero injured so I’d be going direct and asking Barnes to win cheap free kicks at every opportunity

[elwaclaret]

Inverted fullbacks to go with inverted wingers are you Pep in disguise.

Haha, the full backs were in error, can only put that down to a touch of sun stroke. Pieters and Lawton at Left Back and Right back respectively… But wingers free to work it out for themselves- switching to keep their full backs facing different challenges.

[bobinho]

For those of you who think Tarkowski might be playing, I would definitely not be building your hopes up.

I have no clue as to how bad his injury is, but I know he won’t feature again this season-if at all ever again. Shame as he’s a really good player, but he’s waited for his move and he won’t risk that not coming off at this late stage.

Got our work cut out today. Hoping for an “after the Lord Mayors parade” type performance from Spurs after they did arsenal over.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Weghorst dropped?

[ClaretTony]

Weghorst dropped?

Yes

[THEWELLERNUT70]

* cough cough.

[Murger]

That bench is horrific.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Yes

I thought he might have been. Been poor for a while

[Murger]

No Pieters?

[DCWat]

Glad Cork is in but hope there isn’t the slightest risk in him playing. We need him fit for the next two!

[ksrclaret]

As harsh as it sounds, I’m glad to see the back of Weghorst for this game, and probably the subsequent games actually.

[Murger]

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[Nonayforever]

Barnes to mug em.
One last hoorah.
Come on you clarets.

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Go on then I’ll bite, why are you led to believe this?