Tottenham vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[KRS]

Anybody else having issues logging into Now TV?

Working fine for me.

[thick_mike]

Both fullbacks are more defensive options...probably makes sense

[Hookeysmith]

Can only assume

Freddie Ill or injured
Marvellous same
He feels they are weak out wide so going for pace with Ghazi and Trez rather than Jota.

Cannot fathom Taylor as Targett has premiership experience and has held the position for the majority of pre season since joining

My optimism has just took a knock

[PeterWithe]

Full back selections are, um , courageous.

[PeterWithesShin]

Guilbert is disappointing but I assume it's a fitness thing so sod all can be done about that, Trez over Jota is hardly the end of the world and was a tossup anyway for me over who starts, Taylor in is a bit meh but you'd think we were fielding a side with Bacuna, Richardson et al judging by on here 

[Toronto Villa]

The only, ONLY thing i can think of is that Taylor has a better understanding at the moment with AEG and is a better supporting option on that side. And we might try and attack a bit down that side. But when they have the ball I will be fucking shitting it. If I am Spurs I would be focusing getting it out wide as often as possible. Fuck we saw Championship sides do it effectively, let alone the 2019 CL losing finalists.

[timeoutbigbar]

Both fullbacks are more defensive options...probably makes sense

I'd hate to see our other options at right back if Elmo is the defensively minded one.

[Damo70]

Let’s keep positive eh boys?
Deano has earned the right for us to have some trust in his choices and game plan.

Plus as fans we are going to have to keep our nerve and roll with a few punches this season so some people pushing the panic button before we kick off our first game does not bode well for when we lose a couple on the bounce. As Delia would say "Come on, lets be having yer". Faint heart never won anything.

[Olof's Beard]

Looks like a team set up to counter to me. He's picked the two more defensive minded full backs along with the quicker wide players rather than the guile of Jota. It's a surprise but let's see how it goes.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Dean is the man , he knows what he’s doing

Keep the faith

[PeterWithesShin]

Cannot fathom Taylor as Targett has premiership experience and has held the position for the majority of pre season since joining

When it comes to top flight experience Taylor has about 3 times as much.

[andyh]

I have no probs with Elmo playing....in all honesty does he really deserve to be be dropped? I don’t think so.
But Taylor ..WTF.?

[taylorsworkrate]

Both fullbacks are more defensive options...probably makes sense

Think both fullbacks are championship standard at best. Guilbert obviously injured, but to have Taylor in over Targett is unfathomable.

Think they will get ripped to pieces by Tottenhams wide players. If Pochettino has sense they will target those areas.

[Risso]

I had hoped never to see Neil Taylor play for us again.

[brontebilly]

The only, ONLY thing i can think of is that Taylor has a better understanding at the moment with AEG and is a better supporting option on that side. And we might try and attack a bit down that side. But when they have the ball I will be fucking shitting it. If I am Spurs I would be focusing getting it out wide as often as possible. Fuck we saw Championship sides do it effectively, let alone the 2019 CL losing finalists.

From my viewpoint at the playoff final, Taylor had little or no understanding with AEG. Most of which was down to Taylor's extremely limited technical ability. Cannot fathom that selection at all, poor decision from Smith.