The Capital One Cup thread 2013/14

[Starvinho]

They should just play on, it ain't that bad. It was crazy for a few seconds but it eased off straight away.

[Baddar]

Hail stops play. Hopefully not for long. I wanted an early night.

[Starvinho]

They'll be back on in 2 minutes, the hail has stopped completely now.

[Sam]

Loved Welbeck running and slowing further and further down due to the sheer amount of wind against him!

[Colly]

Now I know I said I'd advocate refs giving very little against Ashley Young, but I didn't go as far as telling defenders to do blatantly obvious fouls then point at him as if he's done something wrong.

[Baddar]

Not the best half, or conditions. Cautiously optimistic about the 2nd though.

[Jimmy]

I really can't work Spurs out at the minute, AVB was punished for not integrating signings, and also for refusing to play two strikers. But Eriksen & Lamela really don't fit into that system, it's kinda baffling what the hierarchy want. Soldado's back on the bench, so we've reverted to Defoe & Ade, who have never really set the world alight. I'm sure it could work, I didn't see the 1st half, there's just a whole lot that doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

[Colly]

Is it not just because its a cup game? I agree, I'd have Soldado on to try to get him back into scoring, but presumably he's being rested for the league?

[Jimmy]

Honestly, I'm not sure. Feels like a game for Sherwood to make his mark, and there's not notably anyone else being rested. Eriksen's coming back from injury, Holtby may be being rested, but it's hard to tell. We've put Lloris in goal instead of Friedel, who usually plays cup games. So yeah, not sure.

[Colly]

Danny Rose is back (again), that's all I care about.

[stokeriño]

I really can't work Spurs out at the minute, AVB was punished for not integrating signings, and also for refusing to play two strikers.

No, he was punished for the results. Refusing to play two strikers and so forth is just what the general public think he ought to have been doing to achieve that.

[Jimmy]

Allegedly the board were very big on two strikers. It's not to do solely with results because, the thrashings aside, the points tally is still good, as in progression in the cups. It's definitely to do with the money spent, because there's increased expectation obviously. Just seems like a very uncertain set-up right now and I have no idea what we're building towards anymore. But I guess that's gonna happen without a confirmed manager.

[Colly]

If the board were big on two strikers shouldn't they have signed him one? Defoe and Soldado aren't really suited to playing together, and Adebayor is Adebayor.

[Starvinho]

Hernandez on for Anderson. We need a spark from somewhere, we've been pretty shit so far.

[Jimmy]

with all that said, ADEBAYOR!

Defoe to Ade and we're one 1 up!

[Baddar]

Yeah, it hasn't been great. Welbeck, Young, Valencia all poor.

[Colly]

I never said he was rubbish!

[Jimmy]

No, no, my complaining about 4-4-2 etc and it turns out our two strikers combine for a goal. Nothing to do with you.

[Baddar]

Wow.

[Starvinho]

Ashley Young! Where have you been?