After successive wins over Sunderland and Gillingham, Mauricio Pochettino has some decisions to make ahead of Tottenham’s visit to Middlesbrough.
Hugo Lloris will start of course, but in defence Pochettino must decide whether Danny Rose is fit enough to step in alongside Kyle Walker, Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen. If not, Ben Davies will probably get the nod to deputise.
There are also injury worries in midfield, with both Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele having faced fitness tests. It makes sense to play Victor Wanyama rather than risk Dier and if Dembele is injured, either Dele Alli, Moussa Sissoko or Harry Winks could fill the gap.
Further forward the performance of Heung-Min Son against Sunderland should see him start again, alongside Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela, who both shone against Gillingham. With Harry Kane out injured, Vincent Janssen with start up front.
Here’s our Spurs team to face Middlesbrough. What’s yours?
Lloris
Walker, Toby,Wimmer, Davis
Wanyama, Sissoko,
Son, Alli, Lamela
Jansen
Save Dembele, Eriksen, Rose, Vertonghen, Dier, for CL Tuesday, which has to be a must win
Lloris
Walker, Toby, Wimmer, Vertongen
Wanyama, Sissoko
Lamela, Eriksen, Son
Jansen
Bring in Alli, Winks, and Onomah in the 2nd for relief
We have to get the 3 points before we focus all of our attention on Moscow
Lloris
Walker-Toby-Verts-Davis
Wanyama-Winks/Carroll
Sissokho-Alli-Son
Janssen
I think Dier and Dembele are in doubt for tomorrow. I would rest Eriksen and Lamela since they just played midweek.
Lloris
Walker Toby Wimmer Davies
Wanyama Sissoko
Lamela Alli Son
Janssen
Save Dier, Dembele, Erikssen for champions League
LLoris
Walker Toby Verts Davies
Wanyama Sissoko
Lamela Ali Son
Jansen
Save Dembele, Dier and Eriksen
Llori’s trippier Toby Wimmer Davies wanyama sissoko lamela alli son and Janssen
Spur team is ready to face any big challenge after all…. keep sharing more!!!
We have Man City after a long trip to Russia and back.
I think that priority should be given to the Man City game and that the players should be selected for Middlesborough and CSKA Moscow taking that into account.
Pochettino needs to make full use of Wimmer, Carter Vickers, Winks and Edwards, to give us a chance of gaining maximum points in all three games. When Spurs travel to Moscow, I would leave most of the players at home who will be playing against Man City.