13 Dec 2012 20:08:20
Starting XI to play Swansea on Sunday:-
Llrois
Walker Dawson Caulker Vert
Lennon Dembele Sandro Bale
Dempsey
Defoe
Depending on how fit BAE is I could be temped to play BAE at LB and move Vert to CB in place of Dawson. I've gone with Dempsey because he seems to be finding his feet recently.
Subs - Friedel, Naughton, BAE/Dawson, Parker, Ade, Siggy, Livermore
Think this team would have to much for swansea.
Hopefully 3 points on Sun.
COYS
THFC4EVER
If Ekottos fit I'd play him for 60/70 mins and then push verts out wide for the rest of the game.
Parker should get a good 30 mins too.
Lloris,
walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Ekotto
Lennon, Dembele, Sandro, Bale
sigurdsson
Adebayor.
Siggy has to play against his old club!
Jermain
To be honest I think Dempsey has been finding his feet because we've been playing him from the wing, where there is less responsibility (and pressure) to link up play with the rest of the team. If Bale, BAE and Parker are fit then I'd go with this:
Lloris
Walker Dawson/Caulker Vertonghen BAE
Lennon Dembele Sandro/Parker Bale
Adebayor Defoe
SUBS: Friedel, Naughton, Caulker/Dawson, Parker/Sandro, Huddlestone, Sigurdsson, Dempsey
Ideally I would like to see Dembele being pushed further forward to sit behind Defoe in place of Adebayor, but to do that we would need a more creative CM (ie. Moutinho or Cabaye). With the way the team is performing at the moment I don't think we need to break the bank for any other signings, although Llorente would be nice if we can get him for ~£7million.
Adam
I can't wait for this game, I'll b like a child on Xmas morning when laudrop comes to the lane, one of my all-time footballing heroes an absolute genious, the complete footballer & one of the greatest of all-time.
Nothing against AVB( although still not sure about him) but I would of been jumping through hoops if we had appointed laudrop in summer. Anyway it should b a tough game that we have to win & we can if we target there left-back not convinced by him at all, chico is a bit of a headcase as well.
Espur