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Kaboul.

Lloris
Naughton Dier Kaboul Rose
Stambouli Dembele
Lennon Lamela Chadli
Soldado

Vorm Verts Davies Bentaleb Townsend Eriksen Kane

I'd play:

Lloris

Walker Fazio Vertonghen Davies

Stambouli Dembele

Lennon Eriksen Chadli

Kane

If anything you cannot play walker at all... Just completed 90 mins for the first time in 8 months two days ago + 70 mins last Thursday!

I'm open to Naughton coming in instead of Walker, but I'd rather like to keep the defence relatively the same.

Yea maybe in a month or so but right now need to take it easy with walker!

True I suppose Hengy, got to ease him in gently. Last thing we want is for him to get injured again.

I'm not sure about changing the whole of the back four though from Sunday. That would worry me.

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Other than Lloris I'd probably make 2 or 3 changes:

Naughton for Walker, Lennon for Lamela and someone for Mason.

Aren't Newcastle playing there fourth choice/ youth GK that's like 17?

Hengy

Any defence with Rose, Naughton and Kaboul will get ripped to shreds. Poch has to play his strongest defence.

Spurtle2

I'm not sure about changing the whole of the back four though from Sunday. That would worry me.



That would be suicide. Looks like Poch now knows his best back four, so I doubt he will be tinkering with that at all. Same defence as the weekend in all probability.

If Bentaleb is away for AFCON I would burn him out this xmas period. Sc®ew Algeria.

Need to be realistic and realise that we have lots of games coming up and the whole squad needs to be utilised

comment by Hengy (U9129)
posted 29 minutes ago
Aren't Newcastle playing there fourth choice/ youth GK that's like 17?
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Play Townsend then, one of his shots may go in.

One or two changes to the back 4 at the most, injury permitting.

Now we know our best back 4 it's important to build confidence and familiarity in them all by playing regularly together.

The squad players will get chances through sub appearances and lesser games.

What lesser games?

Wow Southampton went out to Sheffield United

This is a far bigger game then this weekend

Full strength. Get at it.

Southampton haven't won since Paul Mitchell left.

Massive coincidence but it makes me feel good.

comment by Flashy flibble (U10324)
posted 44 seconds ago
This is a far bigger game then this weekend

Full strength. Get at it.
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comment by Flashy flibble (U10324)
posted 44 seconds ago
This is a far bigger game then this weekend

Full strength. Get at it.
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I'm not sure with that.. Think the weekend is a must win especially as we have Chelsea & United coming up soon

I would not consider resting anybody I would be flat out for a win