We still don’t know who exactly is fit to play this afternoon at Tottenham, but we’ll assume Papiss Cisse, Mike Williamson, Cheick Tiote and Sammy Ameobi are all fit for the important game at White Hart Lane.
Papiss Cisse – assume he can play today
The news earlier in the week was that Mike Williamson, Cheick Tiote, Paul Dummett and Sammy Ameobi would all be fit for the game today, and Papiss Cisse was a surprise injury with his slight knee injury, but we’ll assume he will play this afternoon.
This looks like a strong side for the Magpies in a 4-2-3-1 formation:
Krul
Janmaat Williamson Coloccini (c) Dummett
Colback Tiote
Obertan Sissoko Gouffran
Cisse
Subs: Elliot Taylor (S) Taylor (R) Anita Cabella Perez Riviere
We’ve put Ryan Taylor on the bench, and there’s no room for youngsters Massadio Haidara, Mehdi Abeid, Adam Armstrong or Sammy Ameobi, assuming everybody is fit.
What team would you start in London today?
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15 comments so far
Jeff from Benwell
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:14 AM
Comment #1scout – how long? – 8 hours?
Brutooon
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:16 AM
Comment #2Why williamson?????
when he didnt play, we WON !!!!!!!!!
soundoid
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:19 AM
Comment #3What team would you start in London today?
Chelsea?
Shaker Shakrah
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:25 AM
Comment #4S.Taylor ahead of Williamson
Cabella ahead of Sissoko
for me . . .
Jeff from Benwell
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:25 AM
Comment #5I think Cisse is still only fit enough for the last 20 minutes so Rivere starts and Saylor put in a canny shift last week so he should keep his place
S-G
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:36 AM
Comment #6Depending on fitness smy should replace gouf and saylor should keep his place instead of willo
Would like to see cabella back in the team but away tobspurs may not be these best time to throw him back in
scout
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:45 AM
Comment #7Krul
janmaat colo taylor dummy
Obertan mr t colback cabella
The river PEREZ
Bench sissoko id be suprised if he noticed.
lesh
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:46 AM
Comment #8What makes me think that even with the world’s best players we’d lose?
scout
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:46 AM
Comment #9JEFF
Probably mate
scout
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:48 AM
Comment #10If Gouffran starts today im gonna lump on spurs. HOW DOES THE MAN GET A START
jarnytoon
Oct 26, 2014 at 8:19 AM
Comment #11It’s got to be:
Krul
Janmaat saylor collo haidara
Cabella Colback tiote obertan
Riviere cisse
1 up top is sh*te – need to play 2.
Wouldn’t mind Perez starting instead if riviere tbh
lesh
Oct 26, 2014 at 8:35 AM
Comment #12Jeff from Benwell
For all the criticism of Pardew playing with one striker, you suggest playing Rivier to start – then, then Cisse?
C’mon man, we need two up front unless Pardew decides to play a containing game for a change (!).
It may be prudent just to hit Spurs from the start; they won’t be expecting it.
However, changing styles calls for imagination – where’s Allardyce when he’s needed!
BigPapaCisse
Oct 26, 2014 at 8:49 AM
Comment #13Definately not. Gouffran has been absolute garbage, he hasn’t given us a good game since Cabaye left. Dummet for me doesn’t offer much. I would replace him with Haidara.
Sammy Ameobi for Gouffran.
Perez for Cisse and Cabella for Sissoko
—————Krul————–
Jaanmat–Colo-Willo–Haidara
Obertan–Tiote–Colback–Ameobi
————–Cabella————
——————Perez———–
This allows people to be played in their positions.
Then you have wingers who actually attack and get in behind the defense.
The next Mike Williamson
Oct 26, 2014 at 8:51 AM
Comment #14This formation is all about having the right number 10 and to a lesser extent two fast wingers. We have Sissoko who is nothing like a no.10. Gouffran who is not a winger & Squidward who is barely a 100m runner and needs half a pitch of free space to look like a footballer.
We need to play 4-3-3 until DeJong returns, or play Cabella behind striker. Armstrong needs to start getting games before he gives up and stops improving like Campbell did.
Crawfordladd17
Oct 26, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Comment #15Play 4-3-3
Krul
Janmaat Colo S.Taylor Haidara
Colback Sissoko Tiote(if fit)
Obertan Cisse(if fit) Sammy(if fit)
If Tiote, Cisse, Sammy aren’t then Anita, Cabella and Perez should start instead