Mauricio Pochettino has made two changes to the Tottenham side that drew 1-1 with Leicester City at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
Spurs play Bayer Leverkusen in what some are calling a must-win Champions League group game at Wembley, and Pochettino has put his faith in Mousa Sissoko to strengthen the midfield. The Frenchman replaces Vincent Janssen in the starting eleven.
Ben Davies replaces Danny Rose at left back in the only other change from the Leicester match.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to all the team news.
#THFC team: Lloris (C); Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Davies; Wanyama, Dembele; Sissoko, Eriksen, Dele; Son. #COYS pic.twitter.com/hPEu5my5dp
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 2, 2016
Subs: Vorm, Carter-Vickers, Rose, Winks, Onomah, Nkoudou, Janssen. #COYS
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 2, 2016
Sissoko? Noooooo. I mean I hope he scores a goal now but nooooo
— Arkansas Spurs (@arkansasspurs) November 2, 2016
Our front four weren't effective v Leicester, so Poch evidently changing things up a little. Sissoko doesn't fill me with confidence though.
— Spurs In The Blood (@SpursInTheBlood) November 2, 2016
#thfc Davies didn't have a great game against Monaco here last time. He'll need to be better defensively & offer something going forward too
— Ben Pearce (@BenPearceSpurs) November 2, 2016
We have players that can play wide hug the chalk lines on a large pitch and we do not do it. Need width.Let's see how this plays out? COYS!!
— Anthony Cornwall (@AnthonyCornwal1) November 2, 2016
#thfc Big Wembley pitch may suit Sissoko actually but it would also have suited Rose.
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) November 2, 2016
Rose naturally being saved for the NLD, huge game for Davies didn't have a great game against Monaco last time out @ Wembley. #COYS#THFC
— Ricky Sacks (@RickSpur) November 2, 2016
Sissoko owes us a huge performance tonight.
— Lilywhite Rose (@lilywhite_rose) November 2, 2016
Further to my previous post this team choice looks like an attempt to sit deeper and therefore open up the midfield and attacking third. If so our back four will not be pressing a high line to the extent that they normally do….
SISSOCO NOT WORTH 30 PENCE
I will say it again Sossoko not worth 30ml