Hearts v Tottenham|Europa League| Playoff round 1st leg

Only saw it was on TV after watching the Bayern game on ITV4 yesterday and they advertised it then.

Bet half of you didn't know Bayern were on ITV4 yesterday either

kyro7 wrote:

easley91 wrote:

kyro7 wrote:

easley91 wrote:

kyro7 wrote:Should be on TV.

ITV4

Oh. Good.

I only checked yesterday and found it was on TV. I don't think they advertised it much, if at all tbh.

Yeah never heard anything about it being on TV, likely line up?

Nope, not at all. Luckily I know that Europa League matches are always on one of ITV4, Channel 5, ESPN (I think) and possibly this year Premier Sports.

Likely line-up probably (IMO): Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, BAE, Lennon, Livermore, Krancjar, Bale, VDV, Crouch/Pav

arsenalap11 wrote:Only saw it was on TV after watching the Bayern game on ITV4 yesterday and they advertised it then.

Bet half of you didn't know Bayern were on ITV4 yesterday either

Nope, I honestly only watch ITV when Tottenham/England/English team in Champs League or Europa League is on. Don't watch the channel for anything else, so don't see the ads for games.

easley91 wrote:Likely line-up probably (IMO): Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, BAE, Lennon, Livermore, Krancjar, Bale, VDV, Crouch/Pav

Don't know much about Livermore but if that's the team I'd expect you to win.

kyro7 wrote:

easley91 wrote:Likely line-up probably (IMO): Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, BAE, Lennon, Livermore, Krancjar, Bale, VDV, Crouch/Pav

Don't know much about Livermore but if that's the team I'd expect you to win.

Livermore has great potential but is hardly given the opportunity in the first team due to the likes of Modric, Sandro, Huddlestone, Palacios, Jenas (who are all out for this tie). He'll be given more chances this season I think, especially in the Europa League if we get in the group stage and possibly the Carling Cup and early rounds of the FA Cup. I remember seeing him score at Wembley against Barcelona, such a great moment for the lad.

Hopefully Hearts can pull off a shock win but i doubt it.

1) Want Kane to feature at some point, although he only played yesterday against FC Basel I think.

2) We're going to get smashed.

GK01 wrote:1) Want Kane to feature at some point, although he only played yesterday against FC Basel I think.

2) We're going to get smashed.

1) He won't feature, all our strikers are fit so no where to put him even on bench.

2) Why do you think that? We have a good squad, and this squad beat both Milans last year so realistcally there shouldn't be a problem tonight. We won't smash them but we won't get smashed.

easley91 wrote:

GK01 wrote:1) Want Kane to feature at some point, although he only played yesterday against FC Basel I think.

2) We're going to get smashed.

1) He won't feature, all our strikers are fit so no where to put him even on bench.

2) Why do you think that? We have a good squad, and this squad beat both Milans last year so realistcally there shouldn't be a problem tonight. We won't smash them but we won't get smashed.

1) If we play a 2 striker system, means we only have one striker on the bench, Kane should be drafted in (Oh shit that 16 year old striker could feature couldn't he?)

2) I haven't been very optimistic lately with us for some reason, even with how strong we are, I just keep focusing on our weaknesses for some reason

GK01 wrote:

easley91 wrote:

GK01 wrote:1) Want Kane to feature at some point, although he only played yesterday against FC Basel I think.

2) We're going to get smashed.

1) He won't feature, all our strikers are fit so no where to put him even on bench.

2) Why do you think that? We have a good squad, and this squad beat both Milans last year so realistcally there shouldn't be a problem tonight. We won't smash them but we won't get smashed.

1) If we play a 2 striker system, means we only have one striker on the bench, Kane should be drafted in (Oh shit that 16 year old striker could feature couldn't he?)

2) I haven't been very optimistic lately with us for some reason, even with how strong we are, I just keep focusing on our weaknesses for some reason

One striker on the bench will be fine, plus I think Harry (well I know I do and he should) wants this tie put to bed tonight as quickly as possible due to playing Monday next week away to United then Thursday against Hearts and Sunday against City. It's a tight week for our 1st full week of the new campaign.

easley91 wrote:

GK01 wrote:

easley91 wrote:

GK01 wrote:1) Want Kane to feature at some point, although he only played yesterday against FC Basel I think.

2) We're going to get smashed.

1) He won't feature, all our strikers are fit so no where to put him even on bench.

2) Why do you think that? We have a good squad, and this squad beat both Milans last year so realistcally there shouldn't be a problem tonight. We won't smash them but we won't get smashed.

1) If we play a 2 striker system, means we only have one striker on the bench, Kane should be drafted in (Oh shit that 16 year old striker could feature couldn't he?)

2) I haven't been very optimistic lately with us for some reason, even with how strong we are, I just keep focusing on our weaknesses for some reason

One striker on the bench will be fine, plus I think Harry (well I know I do and he should) wants this tie put to bed tonight as quickly as possible due to playing Monday next week away to United then Thursday against Hearts and Sunday against City. It's a tight week for our 1st full week of the new campaign.

Fair enough, well here's for win, so I can go to school with no sleep but still happy.

GK01 wrote:

easley91 wrote:

GK01 wrote:

easley91 wrote:

GK01 wrote:1) Want Kane to feature at some point, although he only played yesterday against FC Basel I think.

2) We're going to get smashed.

1) He won't feature, all our strikers are fit so no where to put him even on bench.

2) Why do you think that? We have a good squad, and this squad beat both Milans last year so realistcally there shouldn't be a problem tonight. We won't smash them but we won't get smashed.

1) If we play a 2 striker system, means we only have one striker on the bench, Kane should be drafted in (Oh shit that 16 year old striker could feature couldn't he?)

2) I haven't been very optimistic lately with us for some reason, even with how strong we are, I just keep focusing on our weaknesses for some reason

One striker on the bench will be fine, plus I think Harry (well I know I do and he should) wants this tie put to bed tonight as quickly as possible due to playing Monday next week away to United then Thursday against Hearts and Sunday against City. It's a tight week for our 1st full week of the new campaign.

Fair enough, well here's for win, so I can go to school with no sleep but still happy.

Here's hoping for a big positive win so you'll be buzzing too much to sleep.

easley91 wrote:
Likely line-up probably (IMO): Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, BAE, Lennon, Livermore, Krancjar, Bale, VDV, Crouch/Pav

Walker is better than him imo, will he get games this season?

Gegilworld93 wrote:

easley91 wrote:
Likely line-up probably (IMO): Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, BAE, Lennon, Livermore, Krancjar, Bale, VDV, Crouch/Pav

Walker is better than him imo, will he get games this season?

I wasn't sure which one to put tbh. It's a tough call on which one he'll pick. Thing is with Walker he goes forward with Lennon and could leave us fragile at the back whilst Corluka will stay there behind Lennon.

2-1 win to Tottenham I reckon

2-1 to Hearts.

We're playing really good possession football under Sergio but just can't seem to find the net

Hopefully Sutton's double at the weekend signals the start of a good run of form for him and we can get a couple

Reckon we will line up:

If Webster hasn't fully shaken of his injury Jonsson will play CB with Black as DM

Good news! we're having fish & chips so I'm not going out which means I can watch the game!

Thank god for that.

Hopefully Hearts will win this one. I don't like them as a club, but I'd be happy to see them getting one over on an English club.

Tottenham's twitter:

SpursOfficial Tottenham Hotspur
Team news on the way - can tell you that Heurelho Gomes starts in goal, Jake Livermore also in, Rafa, JD up front.

Tottenham starting XI - Gomes; Walker, Dawson, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Livermore, Kranjcar, Bale; Van der Vaart; Defoe.

easley91 wrote:Tottenham starting XI - Cud; Walker, Dawson, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Livermore, Kranjcar, Bale; Van der Vaart; Defoe.

Only change I would have made.

easley91 wrote:Tottenham starting XI - Gomes; Walker, Dawson, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Livermore, Kranjcar, Bale; Van der Vaart; Defoe.

Seems they're not taking the game as lightly as many expected them to. I didn't expect to see people like Bale and Van Der Vaart featuring.

Hope Rafa gets a hatrick

BigAndy9 wrote:Hope Rafa gets a hatrick

He plays like a Bench

Oh yeah Easley could Crouch being absent without explanation mean he's off to Stoke? (Two keepers and he might not want to be cup-tied)

cheesy wrote:

easley91 wrote:Tottenham starting XI - Gomes; Walker, Dawson, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Livermore, Kranjcar, Bale; Van der Vaart; Defoe.

Seems they're not taking the game as lightly as many expected them to. I didn't expect to see people like Bale and Van Der Vaart featuring.

I think we wouldn't have done had we not had United on Monday, Hearts again on Thursday then City on the following Sunday. Get a result here, rest players for the City game and change it up for Hearts next week. I think that's what he's going to do anyway, I know I would on FM.

GK01 wrote:Oh yeah Easley could Crouch being absent without explanation mean he's off to Stoke? (Two keepers and he might not want to be cup-tied)

Possibly, I haven't actually seen the bench so don't know who's on it other than Townsend and Crouch isn't.

EDIT: Cudicini, Friedel, Bassong, Corluka, Huddlestone, Townsend, Pavlyuchenko

I would've taken one keeper off and put on a youngster (Kane, or one of the two we got this summer).

Wise Old Red wrote:

BigAndy9 wrote:Hope Rafa gets a hatrick

He plays like a Bench

You're a bench

BigAndy9 wrote:

Wise Old Red wrote:

BigAndy9 wrote:Hope Rafa gets a hatrick

He plays like a Bench

You're a bench

You're a bench