Tottenham Hotspur will probably be cursing the arrival of the October worldwide break following a formidable run of 5 straight victories in all competitions.
Spurs have put a troublesome interval initially of the marketing campaign behind them in model, exhibiting the heights they will attain throughout final weekend’s 3-0 demolition of ten-man Manchester United at Outdated Trafford.
Sunday’s journey to Brighton & Hove Albion will probably be Tottenham’s closing match earlier than the upcoming worldwide interval and they’ll need to log off with victory on the south coast. They are going to be with out skipper Heung-min Son however their current shows have proven they will handle with out the relentless South Korean.
Right here is how Tottenham may line up in opposition to Brighton.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – Brighton will probably be no pushovers this weekend and have proven their attacking potential beneath Fabian Hurzeler. Vicario will probably be busy on the south coast and should be conscious on set items with Lewis Dunk hanging round.
RB: Pedro Porro – The Spaniard hasn’t supplied fairly the identical risk within the closing third for Spurs this season however Brighton’s excessive line might provide him encouragement to go ahead on the overlap.
CB: Cristian Romero – Romero performed the total 90 in Thursday’s 2-1 win over Ferencvaros in Hungary and will probably be anticipated to do the identical on the Amex Stadium. Silencing the in-form Danny Welbeck will probably 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 in opposition to Man Utd was harking back 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LB: Future Udogie – The Italian was withdrawn at half-time at Outdated Trafford with a minor harm however Ange Postecoglou has reassured supporters that he must be out there on Sunday. The left-back could also be pressured 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CM: Dejan Kulusevski – Kulusevski has thrived since transferring into central midfield and dazzled at Outdated Trafford final weekend.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 purpose capped a formidable show and he will probably be key to pulling the strings on the Amex.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – Working as a solo defensive midfielder in Spurs’ midfield is a troublesome 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 greatest initially of the brand new marketing campaign. He nonetheless has gears to search out, although.
RW: Brennan Johnson – 5 objectives in successive video games is a exceptional file 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 current 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 possibilities each week, he continues to exhibit relentless vitality ranges each single recreation.
