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Newcastle v Spurs - Pre-match thread (18/08/12 at 5.30pm) Live on ESPN


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R.Taylor Williamson Perch Ferguson

Obertan  Gosling  Abeid    Marveaux

                    Vuckic

                          Shola

 

Pretty much a second string team. Still decent though.

 

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How quick is Vertonghen? As Spurs are going to be playing with a high line so we'll need to try and exploit the space behind their defence.

 

He's basically a poor mans Hummels.... good in the air, strong man marker, excellent distrubution, good positioning but he is a bit slow.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if AVB's insane high line could catch him out.

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Training pics look promising with Cabaye, Tiote and Ben Arfa joining in. Didnt see Ba though.

 

Does indeed  :thup: Everybody looked like they were putting a shift in too, so that's positive news.

Plus it said in the article that VA is in the mix for Spurs  :frantic:

We might actually put out a near as damn it first 11 :smug:

 

 

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How quick is Vertonghen? As Spurs are going to be playing with a high line so we'll need to try and exploit the space behind their defence.

 

Read some reviews from Spurs fans that he has been pretty shaky in pre-season. Lets hope he makes a gaff on Saturday.

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Playing the Bibs game ....

 

                            Krul

Simpson      Saylor          Coloccini    Santon

                  Anita            Tiote

                          Cabaye

  ???                    Cisse                Jonas

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Pards is definitely from the Fergie school of pre-match mind-games.

 

All of these 'doubtful' players will start, or at the very least be on the bench.

 

                        Krul

 

Simpson  Taylor      Colo    Santon

 

            Tiote                Anita

                      Cabaye

HBA                                          Ba/Marv

 

                      Cisse

 

Potential for Jonas to swap in for HBA or DS.

 

That is a cracking team, want you to be right, but can't see Anita being thrown in so soon. Also Ba has been playing more central in pre season.

 

Although I prefer yours, for Spurs i can see more of a:

 

                      Krul

 

Simpson  Taylor      Colo    Santon/Jonas

 

            Tiote                Cabaye

                       

HBA                  Ba                        Jonas/Marv                       

 

                      Cisse

 

I can see us dominating them in middle and still getting chances (especially if HBA is fit), in which case we should win.

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Last time we played Spuds first game was when we'd just been promoted with KK. Lost 0-1 (ars*hole Sherringham) but that season was fantastic, finishing 3rd or 4th can't recall.

 

My first defeat, O'Brien nearly broke the crossbar in the last minute I seem to remember too.

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If the pictures on flickr are anything to go by simpaon, Saylor and williamson in defence with someone else, anita cabs and tiote in midfield and cisse up front.

 

Shola, ben arfa in different numberless bibs probably on the bench.

 

Colo's not back in the country yet, hence why Williamson was in bibs.

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