Tottenham travel to Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend for what could be their toughest test of the season so far, and Mauricio Pochettino has a number of decisions to make regarding his team selection.
Many Spurs fans are expecting – and wanting to see – Pochettino stick with the line-up that beat Red Star 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday night, but it would perhaps be naive to go with such an attacking system against a team as good as Liverpool.
With that in mind, we think Pochettino will revert to a back three that often resembles a back five. Ben Davies could keep his place at left-back as a result of Danny Rose’s below par performances of late, while Toby Alderweireld will come in to be the third centre-back.
Manchester United had a lot of luck defensively with a similar formation against Liverpool last weekend, so Pochettino may be keen to replicate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tactics.
That means Harry Winks will have to settle for a place on the bench unless he is preferred to Moussa Sissoko or Tanguy Ndombele in central midfield. Further forward, Erik Lamela will provide support for Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son, with Dele Alli dropping out.
Here’s our predicted XI to face Liverpool – what’s yours? Let us know in the comments section below.
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It’s a tough decision to make ,Alli need to start the team need to be more attacking the predicted team is to defensive !!
Gazza, foyth, sanzhes, alder, rose. siss, n, dombele, winks. Moura, Kane, son.
It’s a tough decision to make ,Alli need to start the team need to be more attacking the predicted team is to defensive !!