Tottenham Hotspur is going to Bournemouth to try to return to winning ways. Defeats against Manchester and Newcastle United and only draw against Sporting are not results North London side likes. Returning to winning ways this week is a must!
There is no doubt we have better players than hosts, that we are favorites in this game, but that would mean nothing if our players decide not to play football! We fans ask them to run and pass in more intelligent way to stop camping in offside during crossing inside the box. We ask also for smarter decision making! Of course demand is serious play at least until game has been killed and we lead with 2 or 3 goal advantage. Is it to much to ask ?
Home side had bad start of season, lost 9:0 against Liverpool, changed coach and is playing better than before. However they lost last two games and we should really show our quality there.
Injury report is the same like last time. Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison Andrade are injured. Conte told one defender need to rest today. I think it is Romero who played through pain against Sporting. Antonio compared Bryan Gil to Bernardo Silva from City, but said he is still weak physicality for Premier League and that he is trying to put him in when he thinks it is good moment. That means we'll probably see Lucas again with Gil coming in in second half.
Imagine your team have Bernardo Silva in young age for year and fails to make him stronger physically for more than a year and is sending him on loan ?! What the ... ? Two players are down and he still can't play because of Lucas who was ZERO against Sporting. Gil is smarter player able to pass to dribble, who is burning from wish to play for his club Tottenham. He is running like robot up and down not stopping... He can do high press too... I think he deserve start in this game. If he can't start against relegation candidate why Paratici bought him at first place and traded him for Lamela plus serious money ?
One more thing. If I see Emerson Royal player who doesn't deserve to enter in club bus anymore in first squad instead of Doherty or Spence I will switch to the dark side again. I am feed up of stupid players. I want to see some smartness on the pitch, actions from open play, real time passes, chances etc... He had enough time and chances in this club and showed his true face against Sporting with that no look pass...
If Gil starts and Doherty/Spence or Lucas play on RWB and Gil forward I am optimistic. If I see Royal RWB and Lucas on RW then I am not that big optimist.
My prediction for this game in first scenario is comfortable winning with 0:3 and building winning atmosphere before very important game against Marseille on Tuesday. In scenario number two I see hardly 0:1 for us. We must win them! COYS!!!
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