Good morning.
That charming bunch from Fulham are on their way over from Second Hand Fridge then and I can’t believe were in Gameweek 17 and I’ve yet to wheel out that hackneyed old phrase, ‘This game is pivotal’.
A reflection upon just how well things have been going, I guess.
The sinister spectre of injuries looms though and we are still waiting to see if the boy Bale will be fit. The Mirror says he will be, the Daily Mail says he won’t.
Azza Blud’s injury has been revealed as small tear that might be right in a matter of just two or three weeks. But the reality as we all know is that it’ll take that plus numerous ‘getting back to full match fitness’ appearances. So see you sometime in February old man.
Let’s hope that Arry includes Sandro whatever happens. His second half against Sunderland was superb. As I said in the ratings for that one, the trio of him, Pathe News Boy and Modric really is the business.
If Bale is banjaxed, I’d roll with Brad, A&E, Kaboul, King, Walker, Sandro, Modric, PNB, Kranjcar vdV and Adebayor.
Eye-catchers on the betting front for me have to be Modric as anytime goalscorer at 5/2 …and for those with an iron constitution Chelsea HT, Spurs FT is a whopping 22/1 both courtesy of Boylesports.
Oh and news in from a usually reliable source that David Beckham will be at The Lane tomorrow. Presumably as a spectator.
what the PNB?
Friedel
Walker King Gallas AEk
Giovanni Parker Bale
Modric
VDV Ade
Subs: Pienaar and Krank @ 80 mins to toy with them…
frightningly narrow but not a lot we can do about that-
would need sandro and parker to get forward and create – moddle and vdv need a big game and ade is due one
FRIEDEL
KING/ GALLAS/ KABOUL (3 x cb)
WALKER/ BALE or AKOTTO (2 x wb)
SANDRO/ PARKER (2 x hm)
MODRIC (1 pm)
ADEBEYOR/ VAN DER VAART (2 x fwds)
5-3-2 – with paciest wing backs in premiership if not the world!, 3 mf to outdo chelseas both in the tackle and creatively), 3 cb’s who are class! and have ability and exp to move over if full backs are advanced, with the holding midfielders dropping back. perfect. In form strikers and at home aswell, if we play this way I can see us winning ! coys!
This is the way to play! look at all the chances we made against stoke when we reverted to it!
You get my vote,if they try the high back line we could hammer them
I don’t have a problem with this… or a 4-3-3, with Sandro & Parker behind Modric… and VDV behind Ade & Defoe/Pav…
The main thing is to match them in the middle of the park, where they usually play a 3…
Isn’t that 4-2-1-1-2?
Whatever happened to wing halves and inside forwards…
And Spangles,yum yum
And white dog shit….
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When all around us snipe and rubbish our rise up the table like the Arsole stopper Sickcospursarehigherzesny. We need to show the alleged racist and women stealer we are the real deal. Captain Webb needs to stay strong when all around are losing there heads and help us win a game Chelski will do anything too win even up there work rate Drugba and Co