Tottenham Hotspur might be cursing the arrival of the October worldwide break following a powerful run of 5 straight victories in all competitions.
Spurs have put a tough interval at the beginning of the marketing campaign behind them in fashion, exhibiting the heights they’ll attain throughout final weekend’s 3-0 demolition of ten-man Manchester United at Outdated Trafford.
Sunday’s journey to Brighton & Hove Albion might be Tottenham’s ultimate match earlier than the upcoming worldwide interval and they’re going to need to log off with victory on the south coast. They are going to be with out skipper Heung-min Son however their latest shows have proven they’ll handle with out the relentless South Korean.
Right here is how Tottenham might line up towards Brighton.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – Brighton might be no pushovers this weekend and have proven their attacking potential underneath Fabian Hurzeler. Vicario might be busy on the south coast and must be conscious on set items with Lewis Dunk hanging round.
RB: Pedro Porro – The Spaniard hasn’t supplied fairly the identical menace within the ultimate third for Spurs this season however Brighton’s excessive line might supply him encouragement to go ahead on the overlap.
CB: Cristian Romero – Romero performed the complete 90 in Thursday’s 2-1 win over Ferencvaros in Hungary and might be anticipated to do the identical on the Amex Stadium. Silencing the in-form Danny Welbeck might be his key activity.
CB: Micky van de Ven – We already knew that Van de Ven was fast however his lung-busting run and help towards Man Utd was paying homage to prime Thierry Henry. Now that is a marauding centre-back.
LB: Future Udogie – The Italian was withdrawn at half-time at Outdated Trafford with a minor damage however Ange Postecoglou has reassured supporters that he must be accessible on Sunday. The left-back could also be compelled to battle the speedy Yankuba Minteh.
CM: Dejan Kulusevski – Kulusevski has thrived since transferring into central midfield and dazzled at Outdated Trafford final weekend. A aim capped a powerful show and he might be key to pulling the strings on the Amex.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – Working as a solo defensive midfielder in Spurs’ midfield is a tough job and Bentancur is unlikely to be supplied an excessive amount of help from his fellow midfielders this weekend. It is an space Brighton will look to reveal.
CM: James Maddison – Integral to Tottenham’s spectacular begin to final season, Maddison is lastly getting again to his finest at the beginning of the brand new marketing campaign. He nonetheless has gears to seek out, although.
RW: Brennan Johnson – 5 objectives in successive video games is a exceptional report by anybody’s requirements and Johnson is within the type of his life bombing up and down Tottenham’s proper flank. He was one other standout performer in final weekend’s win over Man Utd.
ST: Dominic Solanle – After an injury-hit opening month of his Tottenham profession, objectives have been straightforward to return by for Solanke in latest weeks. He suits Spurs’ system completely and has taken little time to regulate to new environment.
LW: Timo Werner – God loves a trier however Werner’s persistence within the face of adversity is astonishing. Regardless of lacking umpteen clear-cut probabilities each week, he continues to exhibit relentless vitality ranges each single recreation.
