Couple of weeks to wait on this so will hope everyone comes back from the internationals ok.

Would expect big sam to park the bus and hope to counter us will quick players and hit us on set plays, so not expecting us to be able to use our pace as well against them. A good game for Jorginho and Kovacic imo with Kante used in europe. Our front 3 should be looking at individual ability to create and adding height to us.

Am guessing TT will want Silva to have a game before Porto then rest him the following week. 

With all that said maybe we will see:

 

Mendy

 

Zouma

Silva

Rudiger

 

CHO

Jorginho

Kovacic

Alonso

 

Ziyech 

Tammy (or perhaps Giroud)

Havertz

Big Sam is currently prepping his bus as we speak. It’s gonna be huge. 

On 22/03/2021 at 13:28, JM7 said:

Big Sam is currently prepping his bus as we speak. It’s gonna be huge. 

Is he modding it n all?

Another lunch hour kick off. Damn I hate it, didnt the last 2 draws we conceded all happens to be 1230 kick off? Don't need a football manager to figure out how both sides will approach the game, get the 2 goals and  passing them to death.

We really need to get the three points here as the following week Palace away in the what will inevitably be a heavily rotated side (due to the first leg Wednesday second leg Tuesday turnover in the Porto tie) has banana skin written all over it.

Edited March 25, 20215 yr by Argo

Hopefully Jorginho can play.

2 hours ago, TheGermanOne said:

Hopefully Jorginho can play.

Even if he cannot I doubt we see Kante used. Unless we stuff or get stuffed by Porto in the first leg i expect both this match and Palace to have players used to save legs for the CL.

48 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Even if he cannot I doubt we see Kante used. Unless we stuff or get stuffed by Porto in the first leg i expect both this match and Palace to have players used to save legs for the CL.

We don't need to save players for CL in this one. It's a Saturday lunchtime to Wednesday turnover which allows more than enough recovery time (although that said I wouldn't start Kante as this one is a match for the Jorgi/Kova axis).

The following week vs Palace is where we will need to rotate accordingly as that's a Saturday match sandwiched inbetween a Wednesday-Tuesday CL schedule.

3 hours ago, Argo said:

We don't need to save players for CL in this one. It's a Saturday lunchtime to Wednesday turnover which allows more than enough recovery time (although that said I wouldn't start Kante as this one is a match for the Jorgi/Kova axis).

The following week vs Palace is where we will need to rotate accordingly as that's a Saturday match sandwiched inbetween a Wednesday-Tuesday CL schedule.

Have to take in to account the travel and millage any international games have put on our players too.

Can't be anything but 3 points.

Just heard that Kante is injured. I just want to say f**k you very much DESCHAMPS 

3 international matches over 7 days. Does not matter we have a gap from here till wednesday, I now expect a lot of rotation here and for palace with players not involved or not much involved for their nationals to start here, and for TT to protect Jorginho and Kovacic for porto with Kante injured.

 

Mendy (did not got away)

 

Azpi (not selected for Spain)

Silva (south american games no go this time)

Zouma (france reserve)

 

CHO (not selected)

Gilmour (rest Jorginho)

Mount (rest kovacic)

Alonso (not selected)

 

Anjorin (rest Ziyech)

Abraham (not selected)

Pulisic (rest Havertz)

@axman2526 Bear in mind that Hudson-Odoi is part of the England U21 squad and played 90 minutes against Switzerland yesterday. The U21s are also playing three games in a week as part of the Euro 2021 group stages.

50 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

@axman2526 Bear in mind that Hudson-Odoi is part of the England U21 squad and played 90 minutes against Switzerland yesterday. The U21s are also playing three games in a week as part of the Euro 2021 group stages.

Fair point @PloKoon13, guess will see who out of him and James plays most.

Nothing less than 3 points will do.

and then Palace away is never easy

This has got 3-0 written all over it.

Vital to get three points in this game with Leicester facing City  and Liverpool facing arsenal 

depends on the squad situation after these international games

 

but 

Mendy 

azbi zouma rudiger

Cho kovacic gilmour alonso 

mount havertz 

werner 

 

Should be winning this comfortably. Hope we're not too rusty after a 13 day break.

On 22/03/2021 at 13:28, JM7 said:

Big Sam is currently prepping his bus as we speak. It’s gonna be huge. 

It won’t be a bus, it will be that tanker stuck up the Suez canal

Worst case Kante and Jorginho both injured

havertz has played twice for Germany and mount for England but I don’t think either was much taxed

now CHO injured as well

1 hour ago, mojo said:

now CHO injured as well

Really?! Oh, that's just marvellous.

45 minutes ago, Valerie said:

Really?! Oh, that's just marvellous.

you now that *oh it's just a minor injury*, like Kante last year  ?

hope it realy is

 

9 hours ago, mojo said:

you now that *oh it's just a minor injury*, like Kante last year  ?

hope it realy is

 

Yes for the last 10 mins from  the bench I expect, though could be interesting if Southgate plays him as a WB.