The highlight of the English Premier League this weekend will see a
clash between Tottenham and Manchester United, two teams looking to get
back to winning ways after recent disappointing results.
Tottenham Hotspur team
is only ninth in the Premiership’s table; so low a position is for a
team with such high potential and even higher expectations as Tottenham,
is definitely a let-down. The Spurs do experience a crisis – they did
not win any of the three last games; what’s more, they conceded seven
goals in only last two(!) matches, six of which they lost against
Manchester City – and they did not score any, which is even worse. The
leading Arsenal is now eight points ahead of them. Villas-Boas’ future
is hanging by a thread now. If he loses the game with United, he can
probably prepare himself for leaving the White Hart Lane. The Europe
League’s win against Tromso (2:0) did not improve his situation. His
team plays poor, the defense players make mistakes, the strikers cannot
find their way to the goal and the manager himself cannot find a right
place for newly-arrived players like Lamela and Soldado. In the upcoming
game against the other side from Manchester, Tottenham must show really
good football if they do not want to thoroughly beaten by
recently-solid Manchester United, who won during the week with Bayer
(5:0) in the Champions League.
- Probable lineups Tottenham (4-1-2-3): Lloris; Walker, Dawson, Chiriches, Vertonghen; Sandro; Dembélé, Paulinho; Lennon, Soldado, Lamela.
Manchester United
after a disappointing start of the season climb up in the Premier
League’s table. Currently, after twelve games, they are sixth being
seven points behind leading Arsenal. When it comes to Premiership, the
Red Devils did not lose any of the last five matches – winning three of
them and drawing the other two. Last week they let Cardiff take them
points with a 2:2 draw against the Welsh, which means that Moyes’
players still lack concentration and are prone to a slight chaos on the
pitch. However, generally speaking United are playing better and better
with each game, what they proved in the last Champions League’s game
against Bayer (5:0 victory). In that match the fans had a chance to
admire the old, solid, tight and almost faultless Manchester. If United
show the same at White Hart Lane, Tottenham will have to resign
themselves to losing the game.
- Probable lineups Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Smalling, Vidic, Evans, Evra; Jones, Giggsi; Valencia, Kagawa, Young; Rooney.
Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester United
Premier League, 13. round
Date: Sunday, 1 December 2013 - 1:00 pm CET - 12:00 UK (BST)
Premier League, 13. round
Date: Sunday, 1 December 2013 - 1:00 pm CET - 12:00 UK (BST)
Stadium: White Hart Lane, London, United Kingdom
