Scum away. Saturday 12.30pm. BT shite.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What happened against Tottenham at the Emirates?

[HCZ]

When we are playing at home we have more chance to dictate the pace of the game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

For a side like Tottenham aren't the opportunities to attack with pace (which I don't think they have anywhere near to the level of last season incidentally) going to be more fruitful away?

On the line-up of who played midweek and whether that means they play on Saturday, It's a difficult one because they do have Juventus away on Tuesday.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Man City was the last top six side we played away from home in the league, like spurs they like to press you on the ball and then come at you with pace.

Now Monreal might well have been our most consistent performer against the average wank that makes up most of the premier league, but when he’s been exposed for his lack of pace by strong attacking teams again and again and again in the five years he’s been here. I don’t really understand what it takes for someone to think, maybe we don’t want slow and immobile there for such games.

Ignoring the fact that the average wank, is everything outside of 5 teams in the top 6 (making up most of the bleeding games) maybe the solution is to bring the consistency and compentency of those around him so he doesn't get exposed....

Or maybe we should bin Holding, Chambers for their lack of pace....perhaps Kos too as his waning ankles won't make him any quicker.

[HCZ]

Ignoring the fact that the average wank, is everything outside of 5 teams in the top 6 (making up most of the bleeding games) maybe the solution is to bring the consistency and compentency of those around him so he doesn't get exposed....

Or maybe we should bin Holding, Chambers for their lack of pace....perhaps Kos too as his waning ankles won't make him any quicker.

Maybe the solution is not to play a guy who is average at best

I don’t know where chambers or holding come into this. I think Chambers is not especially good and Holding is slow (but not suggesting playing either). I’ve laid out in black and white what I think the back four should be who plays in front of it etc.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Average at best is a daft assessment but each to their own officer Sherbert.

[Niall_Quinn]

When we are playing at home we have more chance to dictate the pace of the game

I don't get the home/ away thing. Teams that do well at home and get fucked when away have a weak, girly mentality as far as I'm concerned. If it was me, I'd be more up for it on enemy territory than at home. Still a football pitch, still a ball, still a set of goals. Only real difference I can see, provided our darling professionals can at least tune out the hostile crowd (a bare minimum requisite at this level surely), is the ref who can be a homer. But apart from that, what's the difference. Or what's the difference that could be excused in relation to a professional sportsman?

[Marc Overmars]

Monreal is one of the first names on the team sheet.

[HCZ]

I don't get the home/ away thing. Teams that do well at home and get fucked when away have a weak, girly mentality as far as I'm concerned. If it was me, I'd be more up for it on enemy territory than at home. Still a football pitch, still a ball, still a set of goals. Only real difference I can see, provided our darling professionals can at least tune out the hostile crowd (a bare minimum requisite at this level surely), is the ref who can be a homer. But apart from that, what's the difference. Or what's the difference that could be excused in relation to a professional sportsman?

And yet despite that almost every season teams whether they finish top or bottom of the table have a better home record than away record.

[HCZ]

Monreal is one of the first names on the team sheet.

And that’s probably the biggest inditement of this team you could possibly have

It’s clear to me people going on about how good he is have very short memories