Tottenham face further ridicule without CBs as unlikely Champions League chasers clash

We can’t wait to see who Ange Postecoglou plays at centre-back against Wolves and whether he’ll even bother as unlikely Champions League contenders clash on a big Sunday.

Match to watch: Fulham vs Bournemouth
It’s really crazy that either of these two teams could get a place in the Champions League qualification (Assuming fifth place is enough, as is currently the case) come Sunday at 5 p.m. with one win over the other, just as it’s crazy that neither of these two teams makes it The pleasant surprise of the season. More on that later.

Fulham will be optimistic on their backs Brilliant last minute victory over their hair-raising local rivals on Boxing Day, while Bournemouth will be hoping a clash against another European hopeful will produce a bit more energy and quality than they showed in their dour 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.

Neither team is blessed with a wealth of individual talent. Fulham can are fighting to hold on to Antonee Robinsonwho has emerged as arguably the best left-back in the Premier League this season, although that is probably the case one or two big clubs willing to pry Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth’s handsbut in both cases the success of these teams lies more in the fact that their excellent managers consistently manage to make the whole far greater than the sum of its parts.

Team to watch: Tottenham
Just when we thought there was no way to make Tottenham’s games more visible, Radu Dragusin limped off against Nottingham Forest, meaning Ange Postecoglou will have to find a non-centre-back to partner Archie Gray at the heart of a Tottenham defence, which is unstable even at the best of times.

They currently have four defeats in five Premier League games and you could certainly argue that they haven’t beaten a real team since the 4-1 win over Aston Villa at the start of November when they beat Manchester City Fades in insignificance. The timing of Wolves’ resurgence couldn’t be more convenient for those who want to inflict more suffering on Postecoglou and his side.

We can’t wait to see who he plays at center back and if it has become a position now So It’s who we are, mate, that Postecoglou doesn’t even bother finding a makeshift partner for Gray and takes the “we score more points than you” mantra to a new level by helping defend a corner leaving six players in the middle and foregoing lines (high or not) in total.

Manager to watch: Nuno Espirito Santo
In a season where… Several clubs vie for prank supremacyMuch like Chelsea, Nottingham Forest’s journey from basketball player to serious club was surprisingly quick, but in retrospect it shouldn’t be all that surprising.

To be clear: finishing in the top four is absolute madness considering they were in a relegation battle until the final day of last season. But Nuno Espirito Santo is an experienced, down-to-earth and serious coach whose fingerprints affect not only the team and tactics, but also their sensible transfer window after a series of seemingly stupid ones, much like the team they are now only one point ahead of have a backlog the Premier League table.

But like Chelsea, the effect of the purchase So With a lot of players in a short space of time, Nuno had to sort a lot of wheat from the chaff before deciding not to continue with the scattergun approach in the summer, but instead buy high-profile figures like Elliot Anderson and Nikola Milenkovic to create a solid to create a first eleven with just enough quality in the forwards to win games with the odd goal, which has been the case in all but three of their 10 wins this season.

Player to watch: Niclas Fullkrug
We’re definitely here for someone who celebrates an assist like they’ve just scored the winning goal in the World Cup final, like Fullkrug did when he kicked the ball into the goal for Jarrod Bowen against Southampton, and frankly, if it There is someone who doesn’t want that. A real center forward who lacks anything but the best, we don’t want to be friends with that person.

It’s been a frustrating first season at West Ham for Fullkrug due to a hamstring problem, but he’s started the last two games and we’re still hoping that the guy who starred for Borussia Dortmund last season makes the Champions League. League final reached before he plays an important role for Germany at the 2024 European Championship The guy who lifts the Hammers striker curse.

However, he could do with a big moment to get going and Sunday’s visit of Liverpool gives him that opportunity.

EFL game to watch: Grimsby Town v Port Vale
Walsall are running away with League Two but it’s great fun underneath them. Four points separate Port Vale in second and Salford City in ninth, with Grimsby one of four teams on 34 points between them.

The Valiants could really do with a win after going six games without a win, while the hosts will be hoping to jump a few into the automatic promotion places with a victory over Harrogate Town on Boxing Day.