Comments on: Fulham - Spurs Preview: What ‘Arry’s Backroom Staff Is Missing

By: Ted

Ted — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:51:27 +0000

Bad luck with the injuries of course but with luck maybe we can hang in there now and can field our first choice next month when the big games come thick and fast.
btw I am quite relieved that JJ is *not* available for this game - Murphy took him to the cleaners in the boxing day game at the cottage.

By: Maxi

Maxi — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:29:52 +0000

Gomes, charlie, daws, the bass in ur face and bale. krank wilson gudjohnsen and luka. crouch an pav. bring it on, coys

By: Maxi

Maxi — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:24:09 +0000

Well said partner!

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:16:25 +0000

Gareth Bale is a full-back, who has payeed so brilliantly recently as a full-back, linking up excitingly with Modric on the left-wing. If ‘Arry decides to play Bale on the wing I won’t actually have a problem with it, but why are so many Spurs fans determined to see this partnership broken up and these two fantastic players played out of position? There are alternatives - have you considered them. For instance, BAE can play in the right full-back slot and Corluka move forward to central midfield where he reportedly played with some disticntion for Citeh. The only way I can see Moric playing in central midfield without that centre being overrun is as part of a 4-5-1, and Bale may not be anywhere near as effectiveas you imagine he would be on the wing, without someone playing ahead of him to drag the opposition around.
BAE can also play in midfield, and then there is Gudjohnsen - that might be the simlpest option of all.
A midfield of:
Krankjar Gudjohnsen Wilson Modric

looks pretty decent to me, with less disruption and less chance of being overrun.
With Bale in an advanced position, and only two centre-halves, one injury is pretty much gonna put a very big spanner in the works. Corluka can play in cental defence, but if BAE is committed to the right, there will no cover what so ever.
Perhaps you should consider these things, rather than pursuing a personal dream of seeing Bale play on the wing “cos he is good going forward”.

COYS

By: spud

spud — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:30:52 +0000

Agree our midfield does look rather spiffing but Big Wilson is one card away from suspension.

I think we are all aware it’s not going to take him long to get his next yellow but I can’t think of when the best time would be.

If he gets it early we early we could be missing him for the likes of Citeh and Stoke when his hurly burly is most needed. If he manages to prevent the enivitable for a little longer he would be out for a couple of games in April but we may have one of our injured midfielders back.

It’s quite the conundrum.