Kamp vs Tottenham @Tottenham H Stadium mandag 11.mai kl 21

[Asbjørn]

Da er det fire dager til neste kamp. Mot et Tottenham som har to seire på rappen plutselig - men det har vært mot håpløse Wolves og et Villa som bare tenkte Europacup. Så det blir interessant å se om de virkelig har blitt bedre eller om det bare var motstanden som var svak.

Men denne kampen avslutter runden og det er mye som skjer i løpet av helgen. Først, et Man City som er litt hektet av i tittelkampen skal lørdag opp mot Brentford. Ikke noen enkel kamp. Får inderlig håpe de inkasserer en seier likevel. Hvis de ikke gjør det lurer eg på hvilken innstilling Arsenal har til kampen mot West Ham på søndag. Vinner City må de jo kjøre på og få seg en seier. Men hvis ikke, hva da??? Får West Ham en walk over slik Tottenham fikk mot Villa?

Som kjent er vi matematisk klar for en ny sesong i PL om WHU ikke vinner mot Arsenal - oppe i det hele har eg vanskelig å se for meg at de tar poeng der...

Uansett, Leeds skal kunne avgjøre dette selv. Fristelsen i å beholde 14.plassen, til og med avansere til 12. eller 13. plass ligger der. Men eg ser OPTA tipper at Nottingham (formlag nr 1) går forbi oss og plasserer oss som nr 16 på sluttabellen.

Antar det er presser i morgen da det ikke pleier å være det i helgene. Regner uansett med at Gudmundsson fortsatt er ute - Gruev er vel allerede bekreftet ute for sesongen.

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De Zerbi on whether James Maddison could get minutes against Leeds: "I am thinking about James Maddison because I am watching a top, top player. Maybe he is not ready yet to play, not as a physical condition but for the rhythm or intensity of the game. (contd)

Roberto De Zerbi with more injury news: "About Solanke, he is improving very quickly. I don't know if for this game....
Any fresh injuries: "No. I'm happy because we are working well with all the players. Another important week for us."

Roberto De Zerbi on Guglielmo Vicario: "No Vicario is not ready yet. I don't know what will be the plan. He's suffering because he would like to help the team and his team-mates. But he's not available yet."
@AlasdairGold

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De Zerbi on whether James Maddison could get minutes against Leeds: "I am thinking about James Maddison because I am watching a top, top player. Maybe he is not ready yet to play, not as a physical condition but for the rhythm or intensity of the game. (contd)

Roberto De Zerbi with more injury news: "About Solanke, he is improving very quickly. I don't know if for this game....
Any fresh injuries: "No. I'm happy because we are working well with all the players. Another important week for us."

Roberto De Zerbi on Guglielmo Vicario: "No Vicario is not ready yet. I don't know what will be the plan. He's suffering because he would like to help the team and his team-mates. But he's not available yet."
@AlasdairGold

Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi on if he is confident about securing a first home win against Leeds United...

"First of all, we go to play against one of the best teams in this moment. In the last five or six games, they won against Man Utd, drew at Bournemouth playing well, and won at home two times, and for that we have big respect.
"We can't think in different ways. We have to keep this mentality. We must remain humble. Nothing has changed. We have to prepare for an important game, but in the same way we are playing.
"We didn't play so well in Wolves, but in the first 30 mins we played ok. Against Brighton we played 90 minutes very well. We have to stay focused on this type of performance, attitude and spirit."

#COYS #THFC

Roberto De Zerbi to 'change something' against Leeds...

"I would like to change depending on different games. The principles in football are very important. The mental part is crucial, but also the strategy can be very important.
"We will change something in the occupation of the spaces, but I would not like to give too many ideas or instructions, especially in this moment, because I don't want the players to lose energy thinking about the plan.
"I want the players to play with freedom and confidence, while following the plan because football is 11 players together, not like golf or tennis.
"[We need to do] the simple things, the clear things, because I think they are enough."

#COYS #THFC
https://x.com/ChrisCowlin/status/2052396760492843347?s=20

[Josch]

Leeds må gjøre motsatt av Aston Villa her: Vise moral og prøve å vinne mot Spurs. Hvis Spurs får enda en lett match mot en uinteressert motstander er det katastrofe.

Hadde vært fint med fire strake seire på slutten av sesongen, akkurat som I 2021. Jeg tror vi kan klatre noen plasser da.

[Bromancer]

Blir vi stående og prøver å trille ball i bakre rekker mot T.hams høye press blir det vanskelig.

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Farke har blitt syk... 
Håper det ikke er noe som pågår i troppen 

Ca 15:50 tar assistent Eddie Riemer imot pressen.

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...vi vil stille noe svekket ja:
Gudmundsson
Gabi will be out for this week. Will assess him on a daily basis.Another one with Noah - picked up a calf strain. Will miss the next two games. Hope he will be available for final day. Got it after FA Cup game but in Burnley in pulled the right one.Pascal did not train today with a hip [problem], he got a hit.

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Hehe, Riemer om samarbeidet med Farke:
Riemer on his role with Farke
Would label myself a good guy, I wouldn't label the manager a bad guy but if he needs to, he can sure as hell be a bad guy. We've worked for a long time so I think I'm a traditional assistant. I do set-pieces as well. We've also got an assistant Chris. We always have discussions and sometimes heated debates. He always wants to hear opinions then makes up his own mind.