Andros Townsend is ruled out of Sunday’s game against Southampton and joins Jan Vertonghen on the injury list ahead of a tough visit to St Mary’s. The real concerns remain in defence but with Michael Dawson returning from suspension and Vlad Chiriches with a chance of making the starting XI, the only real worry is the thought of Kyle Naughton covering at left back.
“Michael will come back from suspension and the only positive for the players is that with Andros missing, someone else will get a chance to stand up and show what they can do,” said Tim Sherwood on Friday.
But who will get that chance? Andros has been on the bench for the last few league games but if Tim was planning to use him on the wing, Erik Lamela might just get a rare start.
But the real question is in formation: Sherwood attacked West Ham in a 4-4-2 but will he choose to play it safer away from home against a side who are challenging for a top six slot? We think that the interim boss might go on the defensive as he puts forward his credentials for the full time vacancy.
Here’s our best guess but what’s your view?
ROSE? And must play addy somehow
Someone must have seen something in Lamela . Don’t believe Levy would part with 30m that easy.
best lineup we have apart from vertonghen is missing. We probs would have been cruising if he would of stuck with this team for more than one game.
coys.
Lloris
Walker Dawson Chiriches Rose
Capoue Dembele
Lennon Eriksen Lamela
Soldado
Subs: Friedel, Fryers, Naughton, Holtby, Sigurddson, Adebayor, Defoe
No Dembele please. Give Holtby a chance there. And Chadli for Lennon – Lennon never scores. We should stick with this attacking midfield. And obviously replace Dawson when Verts is back.
if lamella had been given the same faith as townsend, he surely would have produced more than him, especially since townsend have only produced 1 goal and no assist, and caused several dangerous break aways with poor passing or blocked shots
Agree. This was one of AVB’s signs of pigheadedness.
Rose, not Naughton. Could also play Holtby instead of Eriksen. Otherwise good suggestion. Ade can be brought on for a winger in the 2nd half.
Replace Dembele with eriksen and play Adebayor off soldado
Oh and Rose ahead of Naughton, surely that is obvious
Go attacking
Lloris
Walker Dawson Chiriches Rose
Lennon Eriksen Dembele Lamela
Soldado Adebayor
Spot on – thats by far our best first eleven:
Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Chliriches, Rose, Lennon, Eriksen, Dembele, Lamela, Adebayor, Soldado.
I like that too, ade will hold the ball up nicely for soldado. swap dembele and dawson for verts and paulinho when everyone is available and that would be my best 11.
I reckon this will be his line up:
Lloris
Walker Daws Chiriches Rose
Capoue Dembele
Lennon Holtby Chadli
Ade
but i’d prefer to see Erikson and Lamela in place of Holtby and Chadli. Ade is the only option for lone striker! This is a huge game for Capoue if he gets the nod; the lads confidence must be in tatters after the last 2 games at CB
Walk daws vlad rose . Demb capo lennon lamela ade soldado
Id like to see eriksen get a good run in the team and lamela will come good im sure of it. The centre mids must be sandro or capoue and another. Playing dembele and paulinho or dembele and eriksen is suicide, asking for another humping. We need a tackler and someone who will go with runs. That’s why we so vulnerable when teams on the break. Playing Dawson on a high line is also madness, he turns like the QE2 but will do for now. Team when fit is
lloris
walker chiriches vertonghen rose
Lennon sandro/capoue paulinho lamela/townsend
eriksen
. soldado
Team didn’t come out right as far as shape is concerned but you get my drift. 4-4-1-1
Would like to see how Ade and Soldado together but cant see it away against a high possession side like Saints. Siggy has become the forgotten man but id get him back in the hole, for his goal scoring potential alone. Chadli is aweful and surely better to give Lamela a chance. Whoever wrote the article surely forgot that Rose is back as Naughton has been woeful. For mine, AVBs downfall was brought on by the injury to Rose and not having a similar replacement, so much had his plans been made around Walker and Rose bombing the flanks.
Lloris
Walker Dawson Chiriches Rose
Lennon Capoue Siggurdson Dembele Lamela
Soldado
Ade on for Soldado 2nd half or 442 if go behind.
Loris
walker dawson chiech rose
lennon sandro holtby dembele
ade
soldardo
best team so far
maby erikson 4 ade
Why does lennon get in every lineup he is useless does not know how to kick a ball correctly wont score if he plays from now to doomsday.
Agree fully. Better Chadli than him. At least Chadli is Belgian / Netherlands? national, scores also. All Lennon does is run – same as Walker.
Please 442 is not the answer! Against the better teams we would get destroyed in midfield!! We need a consistent formation and team out!! Maybe I would stil stick with 4141 go with more attacking shape!!
……………….lloris…………………
..walker…daws…chiriches…rose
……………..capoue……………..
..lamela…holtby…eriksen…siggy!
………………ade/soldado!
Fully agree with your selection with the exception of Siggy. Put Chadli instead. Chadli is an international, scores also.
When Vertongen returns, drop Dawson for heaven’s sake. I would also give Fredericks a go at RB. Apparently Ryan did a fantastic job when given the chance. Walker is too risky, gives away dangerous free kicks, loses his player in penalty area, etc.
Yea Fredrick’s did play well but maybe not yet, we need to get the 1st 11 working together and consistently! Siggy is underrated maybe, he does score goals and also takes a mean set piece!
But don’t you think Chadli does have more credentials?
Yea I do rate chadli tbh, either would do a job just feel that siggy has the edge for me just my opinion tho! Do you think chadli could do a better job?
This is exactly what I want to see! Maybe Chadli though bc Eriksen means we don’t need Siggy for corners and Chadli is good in the air and at crossing.
Lloris
Walker, Dawson, Chiriches, Rose
Capoue, Dembele
Lamela, Holtby, Eriksen
Adebayor
Oh and as soon as verts is fit he is captain and takes daws who is becoming a bit of a joke! Nice guy and lives the club but so do I and you would t out me in the team would you lol
please not dawson
Dembele has 2 play on the left wen townsend out
erikson cnt ina 2 man mid an holtbys our only passer
2 many armchair managers cme like people aint never played b4 jus wotched
People forget how well siggy started the season. Would like to see him central and cant see eriksen starting tomorrow
Lloris
Walker Dawson Chiriches Rose
Lennon Holtby Eriksen Lamela
Adebayor Saldado
I would very much go with your selection John. However, I would like to see Lamela in the middle. I quite remember his brilliant performance in the EL fixture (I believe against Anzi) where he was MOTM. During that game he drifted a lot into the middle where he was most effective. Anyway, at least give the guy a go for a few games.
It should clearly be:
H. Gomes
A. Smith B. Khumalo E. Fryers K. Naughton
R. Fredericks E. Capoue M. Dembele E. Lamela
C. Eriksen
N. Chadli
Gomes gives us a strong sense of security in the box whilst Smith once recalled back from loan will not make silly errors and be such a “Hot & Cold” player like K. Walker ie. good and bad. N. Chadli clearly isn’t suited to the flanks, he is a centre forward and will give us a completely different option to R. Soldado, J. Defoe and E. Adebayor. If Sherwood wants to make a stir and a statement, this is the way to do it and get confidence from demanding Spurs fans. Oh and B. Khumalo will sure up a whimsy defence with some classic South African strength.
Love dawsons attitude but he is to slow. We have already lost 12 points on his mistakes this season.
Loris, rose, walker, chirihces, fryers
Lennon lamela dembele eriksen sandro if fit and soldado
Ade bossed the midfield against west ham include him in the starting line up, dembele has a holding midfield , we playing him out of position
Loris
Walker , kaboul(daws has no pace and he broken on the counter) , vlad, rose or fryers
Capoue
Lennon, lamela on either flank we spoilt for choice in behind the strikers holtby has shown he can pick a pass and so as erickson, we play both soldado and ade up front
Its gona rain goals
Saint at home is not gonna be ez
K – Keep
I – it
S – simple
S – Spurs
Coys
Dembele on da lef he can help rose an he can beat his 2 strong 4 full back
We need 2 x strikers playing , back to defoe and ade then give soldado a chance when he gets some confidence.
lamala needs some playing time too , why spend 30 million for a seat on the bench … AVB gone lets get hoddle in and play football again …
……………………………………lloris………………………………………
walker…………….dawson…………….chiriches…………….rose
lamela……holtby….dembele…….eriksen…..sigurdsson
………………………………soldado………………………………………
subs,friedel,naughton,capoue,sandro,adebayor,defoe,chadli
dembele must play behind the strikers and no graham naughton please dawson in but only until vert is back ade and soldado up front.
Get hoddle in asap
Tim Sherwood: ‘I’d love to
see #Arsenal do well, I grew up an Arsenal
fan as a kid, My dad still goes to the
Emirates every week.’
you and your dad sound like a right pair of james hunts now fuck back to south london you slags
Dailymail :
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Yeah Lallana.
lloris
walker dawson chriches rose
lamela dembele eriksen siggy
adeybayor soladao
i was right