GWT: Premier League 1/21-1/22

[Halladay]

my mistake.

 

[Prntscrn]

I hate starting Can. It usually takes Lallana out of the midfield where he is exponentially better.

Yeah. Can/Gigi-Henderson-Lallana is our best option as of now. We lose so much mobility and and ball control without Lallana, specially in small areas and pressured situations. I think it's so importens to have atleas one midfielder who is calm and secure with the ball in tight spaces. We got a lesson in that in the Europa League final last year where Banega dominated

 

[Jussi]

A few minutes ago chances were 0-8 while the score was 1-0...

 

[Evilo]

Meanwhile Sakho can't leave on a loan...

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

What a performance from Tom Carroll.

 

[I Eat Crow]

The officiating in this Stoke-United 2nd half is, well, something special...

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Lineups for City vs. Spurs:

Spurs: Lloris, Walker, Dier, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Dele, Kane.

Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Davies, Carter-Vickers, Winks, Sissoko, Son.

Going with a 3-4-3 even without Vertonghen.

City: Bravo, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Kolarov. Clichy, Yaya, Silva, De Bruyne, Sane. Sterling, Aguero

Subs: Caballero, Kompany, Fernando, Nolito, Delph, Stones, G. Jesus

Seems like a 4-1-4-1 with Yaya holding.

 

[I Eat Crow]

History for rooney!!!

 

[Jussi]

ROONEY!!! Goal #250!

 

[Halladay]

nice goal

 

[Theon]

Incredible! Rooneh!

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Ok, Spurs......huge chance to put some room between you and the pack behind Chelsea.

 

[Halladay]

Think Spurs got lucky, looked like a penalty.

 

[Edo]

I always leave unimpressed with Spurs attack whenever I watch them play. It's insanely opportunistic without any sustained pressure. Their defense is great though.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

City have played spurs off he pitch but nothing to show for it. They might regret not getting at least a goal after all that.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

City have played spurs off he pitch but nothing to show for it. They might regret not getting at least a goal after all that.

I expect Spurs to come out with all guns blazing against this tired City side come second half.

 

[Deficient Mode]

City have played spurs off he pitch but nothing to show for it. They might regret not getting at least a goal after all that.

Yep. City-Chelsea match started the same way. Seems like they have the basics of Pep's football down but the players just make the wrong movements in the final third and end up with worse chances than they should. Tottenham briefly restored balance to the game when they switched from a back 5 to a back 4 but then City dominated the last few minutes of the half again. They need to maintain this intensity in pressing in the second half.

 

[Halladay]

nice pass, think Lloris messed up though.

 

[bluesfan94]

That one's on Lloris

 

[Shrimper]

Chelsea will have won the league by March at this rate.

 

[Blender]

Brutal by Lloris, great ball in by KdB to spring Sane though.

 

[bluesfan94]

Dele Alli is dumb.

 

[cgf]

lol wut, the f*** was that Lloris

 

[Halladay]

Hugo has been terrible.

 

[Blender]

Another brutal play by Lloris.