I pesonally thought Poch got it wrong last night. I can understand playing near enough the same side that crushed Stoke 4-0 prior to the game but we now have a squad with better quality in reserve so why is Poch not utilising the squad? I really hope we are not going to be playing the same 1st 11 every game like we did last season which caused massive burn out for our players. I still think certain individuals are suffering ( Kane especially )and we have just bought a striker for 20 million so why is he on the bench? Nkoudou another player who was bought and so far hasn't even made a sub appearence.
We could of easily mixed and matched last night without having to drop to many players. Sissoko, Wimner, Janssen all could of started which would of given much needed rest for the likes of Kane, Eriksen and verts who have been playing pretty much every game since last season (bar injury). I can't see Kane being dropped for sunday which i personally think he should. He is a fantastic stiker but clearly he is struggling at the moment and it's about time we bring Janssen into the fold to see what he can do. Pointless paying 30 million for Sissoko if all we are going to do is bring him on for 15 minutes every game. I just think mixing the 1st 11 up a little each game keeps players fresh and on their toes. Not to mention makes players like Kane feel their position is under threat so will make them work a lot harder to regain form. Kane seem's like he's in a comfortable positon now where he pretty much knows he is a starter and i think that needs to change.
Utilising the squad more
posted on 15/9/16
Diamondlights, totally agree with your team for sunday mate
posted on 15/9/16
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 2 minutes ago
notso, i agree maybe do it against stoke. I think we should mix it against Sunderland sunday. I think we have more than enough with Sissoko, Janssen etc to beat sunderland. Kane needs a rest.
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Couldn't agree more. A few players haven't quite turned up yet - Kane and Ali are worrying me! Janssen deserves a start, and I would like to see what Sissoko can do.
Poch has said that Nkoudo isn't fit at the moment so I wouldn't hold your breath on seeing him just yet
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posted on 15/9/16
Not starting Dembele when available is a big fack up IMO
Also without Rose we are one lopsided team. Seriously need to get a reserve LB like him as Davies just doesn't work in our set up for me
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posted on 15/9/16
If you had to rest players then it had to be against Stoke, which in hindsight, would have been better as you found Stoke easy and lost to Monaco.
Why would you rest players in the CL, the biggest competition with the biggest pull for players? When we won it in 2005 we were also rans in England but then could pull in players like Reina, Torres and Alonso which I made us one of the best teams in the league.
posted on 15/9/16
The same side that started against Stoke (Wanyama in) should have been picked. We had control of the Stoke game when Wanyama went off and could then be free flowing. But the game was already won.
Last night they thought they had the game won before it even started which is why there was no sign of Wanyama or Dembele.
posted on 15/9/16
comment by NotSoMagicJuande (U1913)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 2 minutes ago
notso, i agree maybe do it against stoke. I think we should mix it against Sunderland sunday. I think we have more than enough with Sissoko, Janssen etc to beat sunderland. Kane needs a rest.
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Couldn't agree more. A few players haven't quite turned up yet - Kane and Ali are worrying me! Janssen deserves a start, and I would like to see what Sissoko can do.
Poch has said that Nkoudo isn't fit at the moment so I wouldn't hold your breath on seeing him just yet
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Nkoudo looks like an exact clone of Clinton, not fit when he come in, will not be seen all season. Then will be moved on at the end of the season. Seems like another pointless buy.
posted on 15/9/16
If Poch had made three or four changes and lost we would have all been on here furious that he changed a team that had just won 4-0.
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