The ‘big’ team news ahead of tomorrow’s end of season clash with Aston Villa is that Etienne Capoue is available again after a spell on the sidelines but the most likely destination for the Frenchman is the bench.
With Younes Kaboul suspended, Tim Sherwood may just be tempted to play Capoue in the centre of defence if he decides that Vlad Chiriches represents too much of a risk. Meanwhile, Erik Lamela, Jan Vertonghen, Kyle Walker, Nacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele and Andros Townsend are all ruled out.
There had been suggestions that Sherwood may bring in some youngsters for this match with Alex Pritchard one of the contenders. However, the current head coach will aim for the positive result that takes us into Europe and while we may see a young bench, the starting XI should be a little more predictable.
Soldado for Kane is a possible switch but otherwise it’s a fairly predictable line up for us. What’s your view?
Why on earth would you want to keep Adebayor, Paulinho and Lennon in the team?
Lloris
Walker. Vert. Kaboul. Rose
Dembele. Sandro. Paulinho
Lamela. Soldado. Eriksen
A good line up except for just a couple of points: Walker injured, Vertonghen injured, Kaboul suspended, Dembele injured, Lamela injured.
Other than that, you’re gold mate.
Walker,Vertongen,DEmbele & Lamela are injured. Kaboul is suspended. Dont you read the newspapers or reports???
I’m not an idiot….. Was putting that up as a line up if everyone was available….. I’m closer to spurs than reading the papers lol
what’s the point when the article is about the team to face Villa. Idiot.
How dare you call him an idiot you wankers.
Paulinho, Soldado and Sigurdsson in the team is a joke.
Is this article a wind up on Spurs fans?
Paulinho is the biggest donkey ever to play for Spurs.
4231
………………….lloris…………………
.naugton..Dawson..vlad….rose……
…………..sandro..capoue…………
Prichard…..ade………..eriksen
……………soldado…………..
Would love to see this team but this will be the team
442…
Lloris
Naughton
Dawson
Vlad
Rose
Lennon
Paulinho
Chadli
Eriksen
Ade
Kane.
Lloris
Walker. Vert. Kaboul. Rose
Dembele. Sandro. Paulinho
Lamela. Soldado. Eriksen
Paulinho should never play for Spurs again. He is a disgrace and a very poor footballer. He is championship level at best.
Rose and Paulinho have been by far the worst players at Spurs this season. I wouldn’t even call them footballers. In fact, I cannot think of any worse players in Spurs history.
Agree we should take the 20mill that Chelsea offer and run,
Paulinho has been playing in centre without a holding player next to him….. This restricts his actual game…. And doesn’t allow him to break into the opposition box, which is what his real game is about….. Without the enforcer behind him it doesn’t give him that freedom….. This is why he hasn’t fulfilled his potential in every game
Not true – there have been plenty of games where Paulinho has been in the attacking midfield position, with Sandro or Bentaleb as the holding midfield player. He was rubbish in those games as well.
Paulinho is incapable of shooting on target. Most of his shots get skied over the bar. It takes him about 25 miss hit shots, before he gets one on target. He is also incapable of making incisive attacking passes and offers no creativity.
He isn’t an attacking midfielder….. Heirs box to box….. There is a difference!!!!!! And bentaleb offers no protection!!! I think u will find that paulinho game is suited to 433 not 442!!! U people need to actually play football to understand it
Oh, yeah of course…his real game as a box to box midfielder is breaking into the box. Funny that his shot is one of the worst of any Brazillian in the history of football. And he’s too lazy to track back quick enough at the other end. You know nothing about football (and struggle to even read)…as confirmed by your team selection above.
Ur an idiot and probably an over weight retired twat….. I know football…. And the hardest part of the game is to take up positions where u are able to score….. Lampard scored 7 in his first two seasons at Chelsea, then he started getting double figures!! U have no clue….. Probably wank off bentaleb like Tim deadwood!!! Idiot
The way you write Nathan really turns me on, you are one sexy fucker. You fancy a bum bum.
All this Paulinho bashing is to be understood,but watch how good he will be in the Brazilian starting 11 in the upcoming World Cup.Goes to show how poor the management/coaching under both AVB and TS has been this season.I would like to see a youngster like Velkovic given a chance in the last game of the season.
I’d sub friers instead of rose
Paulinho is like when we bought Gilberto he is just a crap jermain jenas rose awful Chadli embarrassment saldado pony Chiriches average capoue not as good as Livermore or huddlestone erikson best of a bad bunch lamela????? Vertonghen can go no heart it ain’t as if he’s Ledley ADe world class some days rubbish the next 25 years season ticket holder it’s disappointing
Who will be hate today. Answer Paulinho. Lets keep moaning about Bentaleb for a rainy day when I feel down – not optimistic when it rains. Paulinho is just a Brazil international who is not good enough for the season ticket price. Still onwards and downwards in the support of our players.
Can’t really justify defending him after this season though can you? The wall against Wet Spam was disgusting.
Paulinho has gone missing for the majority of the time in games and has nothing much to offer when he does occasionally do something.
Mathew u are just as clueless as outgoing Sherwood. After the defenders is that a team. The pack are all push forward strikers and midfielders. Who is a natural shielded of defense. Common sense says Sandro or Capoune must hold and shield the defense. The same mistake the man made at West Ham.
Lloris
Fredricks Dawson chiriches fryers
Pritchard Sandro Capoue Rose
Eriksen
Saldado
May aswell give the young players a go would also like to see eriksen playing further forward behind saldado
Just play the youngsters ,give Lennon,Rose,naughton,Dawson,siggy their p 45s and then I might watch our last match and kick the **** out of sherwood and the guy who writes this blog both don’t have a clue
Loris, Naughton, Rose, Dawson, Chiriches, Lennon, Sandro, Dembele, Eriksson, Adebayor, Kane
I would give the U-21 team a go at this last game. Would like us to lose and Man U to win so they can slag off on Thursdays to some Uzbekistan-type location for their football thank you very much. We need as much help as we can get next season to get back to basics with a coach who has a sense for organization, tactics, man management, etc…and we don’t need the Europa League distractions to screw it up for us. So give the young players a run and let them have some fun. It’s not like the first team players have been trying anyway!
Such fickle fans. Its not been great but we are 6th. Few in and few out and get a proper experienced coach in a we will be fine. As for this Paulinho is the worst player ever rubbish – must be why he is in the Brazil national team
Finally someone who talks some sense!!!
The current Brazilian players are over rated, just because they are from Brazil. The only one who is really talented is Neymar.
When you think of their players in the past like: Pele, Garrincha, Zico, Eder, Romario etc. the current bunch look very average.
Paulinho is very average for a player in UK, let alone Brazil. He is athletic but doesn’t possess the skills, creativity, passing or shooting ability of the Brazilians of the past.
I have watched every Spurs game this season and Paulinho has done very little to warrant a place in the squad. He is more of a championship player.
Lloris
Naughton, Dawson, Chiriches, Rose,
Sandro, Capoue,
Paulinho,
Dembele, Adebayor, Eriksen,
Did someone say Paulinho is a box to box player that is someone who bosses the MF, someone capable of good defence and attack, someone with a great engine who can cover every blade of grass, and someone thinks this is Paulinho?
Lloris
Walker. Kaboul vertonghen rose
Lamela. Paulinho. Dembele eriksen
Soldado. Ade
My team if no one was injured