Stoke & Wigan Preview

 Stoke V Spurs

Well I was partially right about Tuesday result.  I predicted a draw and penalty's but sometimes my heart rules my head, I believe that the youngsters got some good game time and some more experience under their belts.  I think we can safely say that Pav and Gomes will be lucky to be around come February.  I am slightly disappointed because Gomes has showed signs of brilliance, and I sometimes wonder if he just needs to see a motivation coach and his mind trained to believe in himself.  Well with regards to Pav, he has had his chances and it seems that his heart is no longer at the club, cash in while we can and buy Adebayor.

Wigan V Tottenham

A difficult one to call, ever since our little and large showing in the 9-1 win against Wigan, we haven't had a great time against Wigan.  Spurs didn't score a goal against Wigan last season, that is something to aim for this season.  We can put back on that little a large show this weekend, with Adebayor and Defoe scoring 5 in 2 games, surely only more goals can come this weekend.  I expect additional creativity from VDV this weekend with Kranjcar out injured and hopefully King will be fit to play, King seems to be the lucky charm at present.  Defoe has a great record against Wigan, scoring 10 goals and I am fully aware that 5 came in one game, expect another this weekend.

Wigan have not had the best of starts, you would expect a few more points having had to play the 3 new boys in the league in the first 3 games of the season.  A draw with Norwich and Swansea and then a win against QPR, convincingly beaten by Man City like most teams, except Fulham and then defeats against Palace and Everton.  They are not going to be a team full of confidence and will probably be a bit cagey at the start of the Spurs game.  This is where Tottenham will need to exploit early on in the game, as the game goes on with the scores still level, confidence and results last season will only make Wigan more confident.  Rodallega will be a huge loss for Wigan in the coming weeks.

Team Prediction:

Friedal, Walker, Kaboul, King, Ekotto, VDV, Modric, Parker, Bale, Defoe & Adebayor.


Predicted Result:

2-1 Spurs - Last minute winner me thinks.

COYS

Answers to the questions from the Liverpool blog:

Who was credited with scoring goals for each side in the 2-1 victory last season? Skrtel

Where did Redknapp join Liverpool from? Bournemouth

True or false, John Barnes wore a Spurs shirt in a certain charity match? True

Who scored from the penalty spot against Liverpool in the 2-0 win? Modric

What year did Spurs and Liverpool last meet in the Charity Shield? 1982

Which player played for Spurs and Liverpool in the early 90's and was capped 3 times by England? Paul Stewart