Got to admit, after Thursday night, I'm not looking forward to this.

I don't doubt Eddie or the players and if any manager is capable of getting his team to perform under these circumstances, it's him, I genuinely believe that...but...the way Spurs play is going to cause us big problems. Our lads were dead on their feet against Everton and aren't going to get any respite today because of Spurs' press.

On the plus side, we'll actually have a first-teamer on the bench because Longstaff is back in contention.

Above all, and I include myself in this, we'll need to keep a bit of persoective if it all goes tits up because context, in terms of injuries affecting every aspect of our game, is key. Sorry to start with such a negative vibe on a match thread but if Everton looked a game too far, I don't know what that makes this. Hopefully I'll look back on this post and mentally kick myself. Or maybe I'll actually physically do it. (ironically, I'll only be around for the first half so won't be around to do it until I get back in-hate the half 4 Sunday kick offs)