Tottenham Hotspur travel to Coventry City in the Carabao Cup third round as they hope to end their 15-year wait for silverware.
Ange Postecoglou will be desperate to avoid a repeat of last season when his Spurs side were knocked out by Fulham in the second round.
A heavily rotated Tottenham team was beaten at Craven Cottage on penalties as we saw his first falter as boss of the North London club.
Hopefully, the 59-year-old has learned his lesson and will avoid making too many changes as he takes his side to the Midlands to face Championship opposition.
Ange Postecoglou wants to give Pape Matar Sarr and Wilson Odobert minutes vs Coventry
Postecoglou has revealed that he wants to give Pape Matar Sarr and Wilson Odobert plenty of game time against Coventry.
Both players were left on the bench against Arsenal and there is an expectation that long term, the duo will become regulars. But to do so, they will need game time and the EFL Cup third round presents the perfect opportunity for that.
Ahead of the cup match, Postecoglou said in his press conference: “So guys like those three you mentioned [Mikey Moore, Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray], Wilson [Odobert] who hasn’t played much so far, Pape [Matar Sarr] and a lot of these guys, we’re keen to get them playing because we’re going to need them.”
How Tottenham could line-up vs Coventry
Radu Dragusin is set to feature alongside Micky van de Ven in defence, meanwhile, Djed Spence and Ben Davies will come in as full-backs. The game will also present Fraser Forster with a chance to make his first appearance in over a year.
All change is expected in midfield with Sarr, Bergvall and Gray forming a young trio in the middle. Dominic Solanke is likely to keep his place in attack with Odobert and Timo Werner playing on the wings.
Possible Tottenham line-up vs Coventry: Forster; Spence, Dragusin, Van de Ven, Davies; Sarr, Gray, Bergvall; Odobert, Werner, Solanke.
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