Fulham - early Preview

[sendorange]

http://www.spursodyssey.com/0304/prevfuh.html

http://www.spursodyssey.com/0304/prevpackfuh.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3172825.stm

I think Fulham are there for the taking. They've had a week since their last game to train and prepare specifically for us, which is a worry. But they've lost Marlet and Sean Davis is injured and unsettled. Add to that their Reyna move has fallen through.

I can definitely see us winning relatively comfortably, but the score will probably only be 1-0 as they'll be out to defend strongly after getting hammered by Everton in the first half of their last game.

I'd expect us to play mostly the same team as against Liverpool, but with Mabizela on the bench, perhaps Kanoute up front from the start in place of Zamora and maybe Anderton in midfield for Davies.

[Danners9]

Yep, shame :D

Let's have 'em.

Postiga to score infront of the home fans, he's looked class in a pint glass recently and it's a matter of time before one of the crashing drives or sneaky headers goes in. You know it will, and you know it will mean a lot to him. He seems a good lad, and deserves the goals. Fulham are going to be shaky and will crumble.

They have lost Marlet, Davis is injured, Reyna won't be going there. They are ours if we want it.

Play as we did vs Leeds in attack and vs Liverpool in defence and it'll be 3 or 4-0. No problem.

Fulham are a dieing force in the Premier League, they have massive financial problems and are struggling to get players in. Spurs are at least 3 or 4 steps ahead. Especially in fire power.

They are ours if we want it. Complacency is not a good thing, and Spurs won't be (and aren't in a position to) taking this lightly off the back of 2 good results.

[The Double]

If Helder is to score and win over the fans, then this is the game to do it.

[Danners9]

... and he's 6/4 to do it anytime during the game. I'll have some of that ;).

[The Double]

Throw a fiver on it, Dan.

[Danners9]

I stuck a pound on it. I don't like to bet on Spurs. ;)

[soccernutter]

He's been just wide in all three games. Would be great if this was the game he was on target.

[DigitalTron]

I picked him up (had a spot open after Keane went down) on my fantasy team over at premierleague.com, where I'm currently 5th out of 42 or so, so I'm showing faith in him. ;)

-Digital

[Danners9]

I have him too, in my yahoo and premierleague.com teams ;)

[glorygloryspurs]

lets not get too overconfident - remember the two Fulham debacles of last year? 1. blowing a 2-0 halftime lead (even Dean-o had scored!!) with shoddy defense and losing 3-2 2. not taking advantage of Fulham's keeper being sent off, Doherty with about a milion and a half offsides, Acimovic missing a wide open net from a yard out and Anderton negating the man advantage with a stupid red in a draw at WHL. With that in mind, I think this is a better Spurs squad and we won't have to rely on the plodding mule to play up front. 2-0 Spurs win (completely disregarding my earlier words)

[sendorange]

Last season we completely blew the games against Fulham, it was shocking. Thankfully I don't think we'll let it happen this time.

Here's the confirmed squad:

http://www.spurs.co.uk/article.asp?article=161154

Mbulelo Mabizela is included in a 20-man squad to face Fulham at the Lane on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Rob Burch gets the nod as Kasey Keller's goalkeeping understudy with Neil Sullivan set for a move to Chelsea.

Squad: Kasey Keller, Rob Burch, Stephen Carr, Mauricio Taricco, Goran Bunjevcevic, Ledley King, Anthony Gardner, Dean Richards, Chris Perry, Dean Marney, Gary Doherty, Jamie Redknapp, Rohan Ricketts, Simon Davies, Darren Anderton, Milenko Acimovic, Helder Postiga, Fredi Kanoute, Bobby Zamora, Mbulelo Mabizela.