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24 January: Chelsea - Spurs
Carabao Cup semifinals
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Spurs with a full strength team except for the GK position?
Strong team for Spurs. Hopefully a high intensity game and they get tired.
And Danny Rose.
Spurs should be winning easily with this Chelsea lineup.
This trophy is important for Poch.
This trophy is important for Poch.
No Morata at all. Is he definitely off then?
Strong team from Spurs.
Apart from maybe Luiz, Kovacic and Pedro, that's Chelsea's strongest line-up no?
Apart from maybe Luiz, Kovacic and Pedro, that's Chelsea's strongest line-up no?
The CHOsen one starts for Chelsea.
Is starting Hudson-Odoi purely an attempt to keep him?
That's a full strength lineup from Chelsea, barring David Luiz and Kovacic.
Why are people acting like the Chelsea line up isn’t strong as well?
He played really well at the weekend and Pedro & Giroud are not fully fit and Morata is garbage.
No idea
Interested to see how Hudson-Odoi gets on now that he’s starting. Seasoned professionals usually suffer in performance in the midst of a transfer wrangle, let alone inexperienced teenagers. A lot of pressure on his young shoulders tonight.
Hazard as a false 9, not sure about it.
Very hard to call this one, both teams strong. 1-1 or 2-1 to Spurs
Very hard to call this one, both teams strong. 1-1 or 2-1 to Spurs
There's nothing special about Chelsea except Hazard tbf. Very beatable side.
He can feck off to Munich if he does not score at least two tonight.
Hopefully, Kane, Dele, Eriksen, Trippier and Alderweireld don't get injuries....
I find it a bit weird that the official lineup comes with a sponsored link to betting odds.
Cause we play Spurs on Sunday I'd have thought why
Great to see CHO start. Good we're going false 9, hopefully work as against City. Hope Christensen has a good game big opportunity for him. Luiz rested for the league I guess.
Morata hamstring, really? Off to Séville me thinks.
Morata hamstring, really? Off to Séville me thinks.
Icon of the English football starts. 
Desperate attempt to keep him?Icon of the English football starts.
Chelsea resting key players? Jheeze, what a shock
Luiz is the only one being rested.
Both almost full strength lineups, will be fun to watch.
You don't have an off button do you
ShadesOfPotato talking bollocks as usual? Jheeze, what a shock
Chelsea aren't resting anyone proper, that's just how their squad is now
Basically Hazard + 10 players since Kante is out of position and so not as effective.
Basically Hazard + 10 players since Kante is out of position and so not as effective.
Can see Spurs taking a decent sized lead going into the second leg
Sarri Ball means Jorginho is protecting that back 4 against the likes of Alli and Son. What can go wrong?I think we're going to sit deeper than usual. Sarri Ball cancelled tonight. Similar to against City where we only had 38 percent possession.
VAR?
That had to do with City actually being the team that dominates possession. This Spurs team ain't all that in possession and will most likely surrender it. Sarri had no choice, because trying to outplay City in the midfield is suicide.
Think Spurs are winning this.
Shoulder to shoulder
As long as Gazza keeps his head and the attackers hit the target, I think so.
Been a bright open game so far