Tottenham Hotspur make the difficult journey to Glasgow this Thursday as they put together to battle Rangers within the Europa League.
Spurs discover themselves on a barren run of 4 video games with out victory, dropping latest Premier League outings towards Bournemouth and Chelsea. These outcomes have left Ange Postecoglou’s facet within the backside half of the desk as strain begins to construct on the previous Celtic supervisor in north London.
One mitigating issue for latest disappointment is Tottenham’s defensive harm disaster. Spurs discover themselves brief within the centre of their backline and will should area a lesser-seen mixture for Thursday’s journey to Scotland.
Right here is how Spurs may line up towards Rangers.
GK: Fraser Forster – The skilled goalkeeper wasn’t helped by his error-prone defence on Sunday as he shipped 4. Issues are unlikely to be far more cohesive in entrance of him on Thursday.
RB: Pedro Porro – Porro was given a troublesome afternoon by Jadon Sancho on the weekend and will probably be relieved to keep away from gamers of the Englishman’s high quality on Thursday. Nonetheless, he could possibly be made to work onerous by the likes of Nedim Bajrami and the in-form Hamza Igamane.
CB: Radu Dragusin – It is honest to say the absence of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven in latest weeks has uncovered Dragusin’s deficiencies. With each of the conventional centre-back pairing struggling setbacks on their returns on the weekend, the Romanian should begin once more at Ibrox.
CB: Archie Grey – With Ben Davies additionally amongst Tottenham’s ever-growing harm listing, the versatile Grey could also be requested to step in. The younger summer season recruit has typically carried out properly when referred to as upon this time period.
LB: Djed Spence – Future Udogie may do with a relaxation following a busy spell within the beginning lineup and the seldom noticed Spence could possibly be handed a run out consequently. He has made simply 5 appearances this time period.
CM: James Maddison – Postecoglou has discovered it troublesome to facilitate each Maddison and the spectacular Dejan Kulusevski in the identical XI this season. Maddison began on the bench on the weekend, which means he ought to get the nod towards Rangers.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – The midfielder remains to be suspended in home fixtures however is offered within the Europa League. He would be the deepest member of Spurs’ midfield at Ibrox and has enormous duty when overlaying a weakened defence.
CM: Lucas Bergvall – The younger Swede has been virtually fully restricted to cameos from the bench this marketing campaign however has made the odd begin within the Europa League. The 18-year-old has proven glimpses of his high quality.
RW: Timo Werner – With Brennan Johnson withdrawn as a consequence of sickness on the weekend and Wilson Odobert among the many injured troops, Werner could possibly be tasked with beginning on the right-hand facet towards Rangers.
ST: Dominic Solanke – Will Lankshear has often acquired the nod forward of Solanke in Europe however Richarlison’s harm means there is no such thing as a senior substitute for the summer season signing. He scored a primary purpose in a month towards former employers Chelsea on the weekend.
LW: Son Heung-min – Son has an underwhelming report towards Chelsea for a ahead of his high quality and consistency however he did add to his tally towards the Blues in stoppage-time on Sunday. We’re but to see him totally hit his stride this season.