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I think Sturridge maybe back for this one, Haven't heard anything about his injury but that maybe a good sign.

I would like to see something like..

Riena

Johnson Carra Agger Enrique

Gerrard Lucas Coutinho

Downing Strurridge Suarez.

I was tempted to go with Coutinho, Suarez and Sturridge all upfront but think Bale and Lennon would give us a huge range of problems.

Hopefully Suarez being on the Left would push Lennon back and nullify his attacking threat, Then Downing and Johnson double teaming on Bale would work better than having Coutinho used to track Bale...

Henderson could feature for his pressing in the midfield but I would rather we had an attacking balance in the middle of the park through using Coutinho in the #10 role than using either Hendo or Lucas in a position they are not specialised in.

What's your thoughts? No game is straight forward in terms of setting your team up but this one is very tricky given Bale's form and Spurs' pace and fluidity.

I can only see one of Downing or Coutinho starting and Allen or Henderson sitting in the middle alongside Gerrard and Lucas but beyond that I'd agree with the rest

same team as v swansea...suarez in the pocket...looked awesome ,be interesting to see in a real match.

have to demolish spurs cause a cagey game they will win

------------------Reina------------------
Johnson----Agger-------Carra-----Enrique
---------Lucas----------Gerrard----------
Downing---------Suarez-----------Coutinho
---------------Sturridge-----------------

Coutinho looked good tracking back in the last game, and with Enrique helping out going forward it should be a good battle between Enrique/Coutinho vs Lennon/Walker.

Have Downing and Johnson play a more cautious game to handle Bale, with Agger played at RCB as he's faster than Carragher and will deal better if Bale gets inside Johnson.

If Bale drifts more central then Lucas can take him and stick on him. With Gerrard providing cover for him

That leaves Suarez and Sturridge to use their pace and skill to unlock their defense with the help of Coutinho and Enrique down the left flank

Reina

Skrtel-Carragher-Agger

Johnson-Gerrard-Lucas-Enrique

Coutinho

Sturridge-Suarez

Yeah given that Bale is their main threat and is on fire, I like the look of that selection and lineup. If Bale can be restricted to little or nothing we have to have a good shot at them. However if we allow him time and space their attack will give us much trouble. I also like your attack setup there and if we can good service to them we should give their defense something to worry about in turn. Think it'll be classic this one.

Agree if we go 433, but, I am not comfortable with Carra with 4 at the back with the speed of Bale and Lennon. Would rather play 5 at the back with Skrtl included, 3 in the middle, Lucas, SG and either Allen or Hendo as you, with Suarez and Sturridge in front.

......................Pep
Wisdom...carra...agger ....glen
Downing...sg......Lucas ...Jose
......,,,,,,,,,Suarez
......................Sturridge

As long as we defend with 2 banks of 4, just outside our box, this will limit the space for bale, Lennon to run in to, so they can not hurt us.
With my team we can hurt spurs on the break with pace on both flanks and with Suarez in a free role and Sturridge pace

We will win 3 1

Not sure I like the idea of playing Wisdom who hasn't had game time in a while, in a position where he'll likely face Bale

We need pace in our team and wisdom is quick

Problem is avb can play bale anywhere in midfield or just off the striker.

So I chose to play wisdom right back in case bale plays left wing, with downing in front of wisdom