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Next up Aston Villa

Even though I hate the international break it might have been a blessing in disguise.

Rose should be back for the Villa match as well as Capoue and Lennon.
Didn't hear about any new injuries, so we might just have a fully fit squad.

Well, there's still Kaboul...

Let's hope they all stay injury free tonight and come back motivated to put things right on Sunday after that terrible performance against West Ham.

Considering Paulinho traveled a lot I'd start Sandro next to Dembele in a tough away fixture.
After recent performances, Holtby deserves a start in my book. He works hard and never complains about being on the bench.

Here is how I think we should line-up:


----------------------------Lloris-----------------------------

Walker--------Dawson--------Vertonghen----------Rose

-----------------Sandro--------------Dembele----------------

----------------------------Holtby-------------------------------

Townsend----------------Soldado----------------Sigurdsson


Eriksen, Defoe and Lamela to come in to switch things up.

Thoughts?

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Chicken-have a look at Soldado's record. The bloke is a top player. Having seen him this season for Spurs he has linked up play well which has created goals (norwich and Chelsea). His penalties were crucial in winning us games. Say Defoe had been playing would you have any confidence in him stepping up?

In his one game against a pub team he scored twice, so no worse th.an Defoe there.

We paid big money for this guy and need to back him. How many 20 goal premier league seasons has Defoe had? No amount of goals v pub teams is going to change the fact he has never and will never be a top striker

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I do not care who plays, I just want 3 points.

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Ricky Villas Boas

I do not care who plays, I just want 3 points.





Agreed. But the team needs to start formulating now that players are coming back from injury, as to what AVB thinks his strongest XI are for starting in the prem.

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I keep repeating this but Lamela for me has to start against Villa. He has not been given a decent chance and the odd sub appearences are not going to showcase the guys superb talent. He needs to start in the league now. I would also definetly get Soldado back in because even though he has not scored for a while, he has been important in a few of our goals of recent with build up play.

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posted on 17/10/13

Everywhere you go

Chicken-have a look at Soldado's record.

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Historic records mean absolutely nothing. You can take a goal machine from another league (Shevchenko) and they be totally póop in the league that we play in.

For the record (sandy) i have not written off anybody. I am only defending a striker (Defoe) who has nothing to prove at this level. Defoe has scored against the top teams in the league, and the botton teams. He scores in Europe and scores at international level.

Soldado is still to prove he can score in our league - that is all i am saying. I like his hold up play etc etc but we didnt splash out £26m for a player who can hold the ball up and link play - we needed (and paid that money) for a goalscorer - and if he doesnt score goals (from open play because we cannot rely on 20+ pens a season) then he we are right to question who should start between him, Defoe and even Ade.

We cannot field players on reputation or what they did in a different league - and Defoe is more than capable of scoring goals.

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