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Cake day: October 8th, 2023

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  • Assuming Tomi is out for tomorrow (I’d start him on the bench either way), here’s my team for Luton tomorrow. This aims to strike the balance between making sure we get three points in a potential banana skin away game but also trying to keep players fresh for the next three PL games which look incredibly tricky

    Raya

    White - Saliba - Kiwior - Zinchenko

    Odegaard - Rice - Havertz

    Saka - Jesus - Trossard

    Subs: Ramsdale, Cedric, Gabriel, Walters, Elneny, Jorginho, Martinelli, Nketiah, Nelson






  • Saliba is the most improved player in the squad this year and that’s scary because he was very, very good last season. He’s world class now.

    Kai Havertz finally showing that ability to make the left 8 role his own. Before he opened the scoring tonight he already missed a good chance, he made a key pass before the Saka goal and also excellent ball retention. MOTM for me tonight.

    Tomiyasu was magnificent. Only played half the game but managed two sublime assists and really should have had a third (Havertz headed inches wide from his cross)

    Gabriel Jesus for me continues to show why we should only buy a #9 if a proper world class option like Osimhen is available. The idea of swapping this guy for an Ivan Toney is laughable.

    We are going to be spoiled for choice in defence when Timber comes back. We’ve got four top quality full backs, Saliba and Gabriel in the middle of course and then a really useful utility man in Kiwior.

    Martinelli looks back after not great form recently.

    Only slight regret is not getting a look at Nwaneri or MLS. Hopefully they start in Eindhoven.







  • A thought I just had. From a squad management perspective, is the smart move to play Vieira on Wednesday night?

    The reason I say this is Odegaard is just back from injury and both Havertz and Trossard have a lot of minutes in their legs recently including international football. We don’t have the possibility of playing Vieira at all in the next two league matches and we only have this game and two more league games in quick succession before the crucial trip to Villa Park on 9th December.

    I don’t think we want to be going to Villa with Odegaard/Havertz/Trossard feeling fatigued, so maybe Wednesday is the opportunity to give Vieira the minutes and give some of the other guys a rest.