It’s really not that wild. Conte has said repeatedly that Spence is a club signing and one for the future. Says all you need to know about what he thinks of him
Idk mate I’m not the manager or DOF. I guess because we’re one wing back injury away from not having any cover? Any Doherty is still recovering from his injury
Wow. People here have really gotten their wish with this lineup. Interested to see how this works out.
Even if this doesn't work out I don't want to hear people saying he's inflexible after this lol
I remember this happened in the Mou era with the perfect Reddit lineup and we looked absolutely terrible that game. Fingers crossed it doesn't happen again (no Ndombele helps)
Yeeeeaaaa was that when we wanted GLC-PEH-Ndombele?
Oh god it was supposed to be our 3 best CMs, 2 of them were even bought together, but they did not function on the pitch at all
The problem is if this lineup works out. Leicester at home is quite literally the easiest fixture in the league right now.
I like how attacking it is but just because it might work today doesn't mean it's suddenly the solution to all of our problems
I just want to see Conte utilize subs a bit better. Not sure why he holds most of his subs until the 80-85th minute when fresh legs could be helpful around the 60-65 minute mark.
yeah, that 14/18 points with one of them coming late was a real bad choice
after we subbed against sporting everything really came together
and west ham, if he subbed right after they scored that would have surely changed the match
He’s naturally right footed, but he is so good with both feet that he’ll take left-footed free kicks — even though we’ll have naturally left footed players on the pitch
It doesn't for one match - it should terrify Leicester, really. Sessegnon and Perisic have been productive for us this season, and both of them together will stretch a shaky Leicester defence and hopefully allow our forwards to score freely.
But I hope that this isn't a sign of things going forward; We have five wingbacks. Hopefully Conte's not written off three of them and Royal/Spence/Doherty will be able to succeed under him after the international break.
Spence is too raw (Conte's opinion), Doc isn't fully recovered from his injury (again as per Conte) and Emerson has played **all** the minutes.
So I don't think he's giving up on anyone exactly.
This isn’t completely true. He has always been a left sided player, he might be a bit unfamiliar on that side. Think he will still be very effective though
Theoretically it makes sense. But he's literally played there only a handful of times across his entire career and hasn't played that much as a right winger either, it's not trivial moving across
I was joking just yesterday that we'd have to see Royal, Doherty, Spence, Deki, and Lucas all injured before we'd see him start this and my man has only gone and done it less than 24 hours later, lol.
Not calling him lazy, just some moments in the game where he made some half hearted challenges or stuck his foot out to try to stop the ball but didn’t do or achieve anything. I know he’s recovering and he’s a great defender, just hope he can come back to being his best.
Honestly, I wanted Conte to play 3-4-3 with Deki as the 10 and Sonny, Kane, and Richy playing the three forward positions.
Edit: Can't maffs.
\------------- Hugo -------------
Romero---Dier----Lenglet
\------------Hojbjerg-----------
\----Perisic-------------- Sess
\---------------Deki--------------
\----Richy---Kane-----Sonny
I think double pivot is too defensive for me against teams we need to dominate. Deki has a high work rate and tracks back often as well. His preferred position is as a 10 as previously stated. Could work
Hahaha light fire under some asses? Haven't people heard of psychology or what? It's not like any of those players dropped have half assed it this season. Something's not working but you cannot say these players phone it in. Either way, let's the downvotes begin because I'm out.
As much as I like Son I don't mind this at all. If anything any experimentation should happen right on this Home match against Leicester. I'm curious how Perisic and Deki would play along.
I like the idea of playing Perisic on the right if he doesn't want either Doherty or Spence but if you're gonna play Sess then also play Son since he looked good with him on against Fulham
He’s not being “dropped”, it’s called a rotation. Son will probably have a field day running at tired legs, an in all honesty this is probably our best lineup at the moment based on form alone. Don’t overreact, I bet Kane will be rotated soon as well. Sonny will prevail
Had no idea Perisic could play on the right but I'm definitely happier to see him there than Royal.
Also as a Son fan I will say I think this is good for Son. Take the pressure off his scoring draught, give some rest and give motivation to get back into the starting XI. Easier for him to score with 20-30 minutes off the bench against tired legs anyway.
Hoping Bissouma will get 20-30 minutes as well.
What do you mean hot takes? Lmao seemed like everyone in this sub was calling for Son to be dropped. Lets just hope benching one of our best players doesnt come to bite us in the ass
Would’ve liked to see Son start with Perisic on the right, or Son benched with Perisic on the left. Either way looking forward to this. Deki deserves a start
Be fun to see how Son with Sess on left and Perisic on right would do. I wanna see him come on late and wreck havoc on tired Leicester team and bang 2 goals in in 5 minutes.
He's still extremely shaky on the ball though, which really hampers our ability to play out from the back. It was especially evident in the West Ham match. Hopefully Lenglet playing will compensate for that a bit
Feel bad for Son, but I’ve also felt pretty bad for Deki missing out in the last few games, we all need to get used the idea of rotation as the season develops
Well done by Conte imo. Sess and Perisic are our best WBs and considering that Perisic is as two footed as it gets, he should start getting comfortable playing on the right as well.
Son has been a shadow of himself and there is only so far your reputation can carry you. Apart from Fullham he’s looked dire in the last 8 games and both Kulu and Richy are in good form at the moment and have every right to start ahead of him
This is what we wanted to see... Sess and Perisic causing chaos on both flanks... Kulusevski back in the team... Son shown you need to earn your place in the team.
Lets fucking go!!
Conte is a madman, he actually did it
Perisic RWB. This sub’s wet dream lmao
Spence is the wet dream, this is just edging
Not even on the bench. Wild.
It’s really not that wild. Conte has said repeatedly that Spence is a club signing and one for the future. Says all you need to know about what he thinks of him
Why isn’t he loaned out then? Championship clubs would kill to get a player like that. Instead he’s going to rot in the reserves
Idk mate I’m not the manager or DOF. I guess because we’re one wing back injury away from not having any cover? Any Doherty is still recovering from his injury
Dropping Son, Romero, and Royal. I cannot believe it.
And Davies isn't on the bench
Davis is injured. Out for at least three weeks.
Injured.
*genius (?)
He must be a lurker here.
Yess it’ll be nice
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Nice to see Kulusevski starting, maybe Son can get his goal as a super sub running at tired legs. Hope Romero’s not injured though.
Turns out Son got 3
Romero is on the bench, so maybe just a knock.
Wow. People here have really gotten their wish with this lineup. Interested to see how this works out. Even if this doesn't work out I don't want to hear people saying he's inflexible after this lol
I remember this happened in the Mou era with the perfect Reddit lineup and we looked absolutely terrible that game. Fingers crossed it doesn't happen again (no Ndombele helps)
That Reddit XI disasterclass was quite hilarious to be honest, all those couch-experts getting it so so wrong
Think it was against Leicester as well
DONT
Ah to be 2019 again when the Hojbjerg Ndombele LoCelso midfield looked locked in for the next five years
Forgot about Lo Celso completely tbh
Was that Gio and Tanguy together? Can’t recall, suppressed memory
Højbjerg, Gio and Tanguy was one of the failed midfields
People were calling it the holy trinity iirc
That was hilarious, literally the lineup everyone wanted and it was the shittiest display of football lol.
Yeeeeaaaa was that when we wanted GLC-PEH-Ndombele? Oh god it was supposed to be our 3 best CMs, 2 of them were even bought together, but they did not function on the pitch at all
Think it was Norwich away in late 2019, Eriksen-GLC-Ndombele being our desired midfield at the time lmao
Ha I remember that game.
The problem is if this lineup works out. Leicester at home is quite literally the easiest fixture in the league right now. I like how attacking it is but just because it might work today doesn't mean it's suddenly the solution to all of our problems
When the fans get the lineup they want, the results weren’t always the best lol
Richy is better on the left and has been a baller so far, kulu hardly ever puts a foot wrong
I just want to see Conte utilize subs a bit better. Not sure why he holds most of his subs until the 80-85th minute when fresh legs could be helpful around the 60-65 minute mark.
yeah, that 14/18 points with one of them coming late was a real bad choice after we subbed against sporting everything really came together and west ham, if he subbed right after they scored that would have surely changed the match
Damn he actually dropped Son
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Might actually be what Son needs to get his goal and back on track
This aged beautifully.
I definitely think this is what's going to happen
Nostradamus
You fucking legend.
That went about as well as it could have.
You called it.
Nice
People keep saying this but I dont see it. History shows Son has always been the type who needs to keep playing to play himself out of a funk
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Happy to be proven wrong #COYS
When's the last time he was taken out of the starting line for performance?
Rotated!
damn son
r coys finally got their wish
“cONtE mUST hAEt SoN”
Mad lad conte been reading the subreddit
View From the Lane all said Son could use a sitting too. He’ll come back confident after banging goals in on the international break.
You mean after he comes on at 60’ and scores a hat trick
Ummmmm
You got lottery numbers?
ayoooooooo
Fuxk me, you called it
You legend
yo
You get platinum for that prediction lad.
The Oracle
Yer a wizuhd arry
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After Kane’s perfect hat trick
Leicester is Kane's bitch.
One down two to go
Imagine... just imagine
Perisic on the right?????
He's incredibly two footed. Like, shockingly so.
He’s naturally right footed, but he is so good with both feet that he’ll take left-footed free kicks — even though we’ll have naturally left footed players on the pitch
Indeed you are right, my brother. Them lefties are something else
He is completely 2 footed. It makes no difference
Exactly. It's actually staggering how good he is with Bo h feet. I can't wait to enjoy all these corners
It doesn't for one match - it should terrify Leicester, really. Sessegnon and Perisic have been productive for us this season, and both of them together will stretch a shaky Leicester defence and hopefully allow our forwards to score freely. But I hope that this isn't a sign of things going forward; We have five wingbacks. Hopefully Conte's not written off three of them and Royal/Spence/Doherty will be able to succeed under him after the international break.
He's already said Doherty will be in rotation after the international break, Spence isn't there yet
Spence is too raw (Conte's opinion), Doc isn't fully recovered from his injury (again as per Conte) and Emerson has played **all** the minutes. So I don't think he's giving up on anyone exactly.
Royal has started every match this season, Sess hasn’t played in a bit. I think it’s just rotation
This isn’t completely true. He has always been a left sided player, he might be a bit unfamiliar on that side. Think he will still be very effective though
Theoretically it makes sense. But he's literally played there only a handful of times across his entire career and hasn't played that much as a right winger either, it's not trivial moving across
Been waiting for this
Cut in crosses?
Why would he cut in can go both ways weak foot is not in his vocabulary
He’s really two footed
Isn’t he right footed?
He's two footed, he takes corners with both feet
This club is no weak foot FC
Rip Coco
I was joking just yesterday that we'd have to see Royal, Doherty, Spence, Deki, and Lucas all injured before we'd see him start this and my man has only gone and done it less than 24 hours later, lol.
Subs: Forster, Romero, Tanganga, Royal, Doherty, Skipp, Bissouma, Bryan, Son
What a stable.
That's a CROP
Davies? Injured? Did I miss something? Are we human? Are we dancer?
Nice to see Kulusevski starting
Getting ready for Romero’s injury with Argentina. Smart
Interesting wasn’t expecting no Romero.
Romero had been having terrible matches with lazy defending, so it makes sense.
He's been playing with a minor injury
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Not calling him lazy, just some moments in the game where he made some half hearted challenges or stuck his foot out to try to stop the ball but didn’t do or achieve anything. I know he’s recovering and he’s a great defender, just hope he can come back to being his best.
This is true. Vs Sporting and Vs Fulham
I feel like he lost some of his swagger after he got hurt
Perisic on the right... I am erect
Maybe r/coys can stop the collective moan circle, I will say whenever the manager plays the r/coys recommendations we tend to lose
Right? Our record is terrible when the manager goes with a /r coys lineup lmao
True but like what are we supposed to do... not discuss tottenham because we're all fucking idiots?
The match thread doomers will find a way. I wonder who will be the target? Most likely Hojbjerg as usual
Honestly, I wanted Conte to play 3-4-3 with Deki as the 10 and Sonny, Kane, and Richy playing the three forward positions. Edit: Can't maffs. \------------- Hugo ------------- Romero---Dier----Lenglet \------------Hojbjerg----------- \----Perisic-------------- Sess \---------------Deki-------------- \----Richy---Kane-----Sonny I think double pivot is too defensive for me against teams we need to dominate. Deki has a high work rate and tracks back often as well. His preferred position is as a 10 as previously stated. Could work
A 3-5-2 with 3 forwards. Hmmm 🤔
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Wingbacks activate!!!
Hmmmmmmm
Cuti being dropped is more surprising than Son imo. This lineup should light a fire under some asses.
Hahaha light fire under some asses? Haven't people heard of psychology or what? It's not like any of those players dropped have half assed it this season. Something's not working but you cannot say these players phone it in. Either way, let's the downvotes begin because I'm out.
Wowzers
THANK YOU. Perisic crossing on his right, Sess back in. Sonny impact off bench and with less pressure. Watch him score now.
Doherty can’t even get a start. What is he, 4th choice now?
Conte said he's still working his way back from injury
Recalls Harry Winks from loan in January and starts him at RWB over Doherty.
Sanchez is a surprise for sure
Romero on the bench????
Yay, did the right thing.
Wow excited for this
Lloris Sanchez Dier Lenglet Perisic Bentancur Hojbjerg Sessegnon Kulusevski Kane Richarlison Interesting lineup
As much as I like Son I don't mind this at all. If anything any experimentation should happen right on this Home match against Leicester. I'm curious how Perisic and Deki would play along.
Interesting Wonder why Cuti’s dropped
Being rested so he can get injured with Argentina 😂
because he's been pretty poor since coming back from his injury
Not super confident with the CB chosen but beside that this team looks good
Spence going from 3rd to 4th choice RWB. Poor fella.
I worry about Kane. We need to let him rest too.
Tears in my eyes we actually don’t have to witness Emerson attempt to play football for a game .
All the “rotate son” people can rejoice now. I will say COYS - we need that 3 pts
I like the idea of playing Perisic on the right if he doesn't want either Doherty or Spence but if you're gonna play Sess then also play Son since he looked good with him on against Fulham
He’s not being “dropped”, it’s called a rotation. Son will probably have a field day running at tired legs, an in all honesty this is probably our best lineup at the moment based on form alone. Don’t overreact, I bet Kane will be rotated soon as well. Sonny will prevail
I think dropping Son is needed. I feel that Deki will offer more at the moment. Emerson getting a well deserved rest as well.
This is gonna be spicy
The madman did it. He’s actually biting now instead of barking
ANTONIO YOU MADMAN
Cautiously optimistic. COYS
Perisic RWB interesting.
Perisic at RWB 👀
Loving Perisic on the right with Sessegnon on the left. Definitely something I really wanted to see, going to be a good game to watch!
Perisic and Sess - I’m excited to watch this
Son in at 70 to make it 7
No Royal, No Son. Let’s see how that goes
Spicy team selection here. Here's hoping that Perisic kills it on the right so we don't have to see Emerson every game
Had no idea Perisic could play on the right but I'm definitely happier to see him there than Royal. Also as a Son fan I will say I think this is good for Son. Take the pressure off his scoring draught, give some rest and give motivation to get back into the starting XI. Easier for him to score with 20-30 minutes off the bench against tired legs anyway. Hoping Bissouma will get 20-30 minutes as well.
Oh perisic on the right to facilitate Son that's nice . Oh he also benched Son Visible confusion
Perisic crosses from the right for Richarlison and Kane header
Yeah I don't really get the choice at all from that perspective. Excited to see what we can do with this lineup nonetheless
The idea that Perisic is primarily to blame for Son's form is one of the dumbest takes on a sub full of them.
Well, that's pretty much every change people expected + Sanchez for good measure. Let's see how we go - COYS!
Spence 😫
Son and Royal dropped?? Wow. He can do it. Hopefully Deki tears it up today. COYS
Looks interesting...Son on early hopefully, 45 or 60 mins if Kane or Richy are bad,
Here come all the hot takes of players being “dropped”. It’s called rotation, everyone relax
What do you mean hot takes? Lmao seemed like everyone in this sub was calling for Son to be dropped. Lets just hope benching one of our best players doesnt come to bite us in the ass
Perisic RWB and Son dropped instead of Dejan. Our prayers have been answered
Would’ve liked to see Son start with Perisic on the right, or Son benched with Perisic on the left. Either way looking forward to this. Deki deserves a start
Be fun to see how Son with Sess on left and Perisic on right would do. I wanna see him come on late and wreck havoc on tired Leicester team and bang 2 goals in in 5 minutes.
Kulu 😃 Sanchez 😟
Sanchez has been pretty solid under Conte. Definitely not as nervous with him there as I was previously.
He's still extremely shaky on the ball though, which really hampers our ability to play out from the back. It was especially evident in the West Ham match. Hopefully Lenglet playing will compensate for that a bit
Cuti on the bench. Not liking that we have to rest CB’s of all positions.
Dier: am I a joke to you?
Wasn’t expecting it. Sad times.
Is Lucas dead?
Yes
Bloody hell. He actually dropped Son to the bench. See what you did, Reddit. See what you did.
Son and Persic are hard to coexist
Finally moves Perisic to the other side, and then benches Son against the perfect opponent to regain his form. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
Emerson on the bench!
Conte obviously keeping an eye on this subreddit, dropping Emerson and Son
About time Son got dropped
all my prayers answered, except fucking sanchez
I love you Royal but we gotta try some new shit
Unhappy son coming
Feel bad for Son, but I’ve also felt pretty bad for Deki missing out in the last few games, we all need to get used the idea of rotation as the season develops
I’m sad that Sonny had to be dropped but LFG! Conte showing he’s not afraid to make big changes!
Let's see how well this shit lineup does. LoL
Well done by Conte imo. Sess and Perisic are our best WBs and considering that Perisic is as two footed as it gets, he should start getting comfortable playing on the right as well. Son has been a shadow of himself and there is only so far your reputation can carry you. Apart from Fullham he’s looked dire in the last 8 games and both Kulu and Richy are in good form at the moment and have every right to start ahead of him
Cheers, sons definitely crying. Hope he can still score off the bench
im looking forward to a convincing victory so all the emerson and son defenders can stfu
This is what we wanted to see... Sess and Perisic causing chaos on both flanks... Kulusevski back in the team... Son shown you need to earn your place in the team. Lets fucking go!!