Mauricio Pochettino and his Tottenham Hotspur charges are in Champions League action tomorrow.
Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas has given his verdict on the potential selection headache Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino could face ahead of Spurs’ upcoming Champions League clash (Sky Sports News).
Tottenham head to Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday hoping to pick up their second win in Group B, which came at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against the Serbian side on 22 October.
On that day, Spurs ran out 5-0 winners over Red Star, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min netting braces and Erik Lamela also getting on the scoresheet, but Nicholas expects the hosts to be a much different proposition on home turf as opposed to on the road.
In addition, the 57-year-old wondered whether Christian Eriksen would drop out in the event of Harry Kane being fit again following his absence due to illness last time out, and also speculated about what role Lucas Moura could play.
“Red Star Belgrade put themselves in the shop window when they play at home, but they freeze away from home,” Nicholas wrote on Sky Sports News. “Red Star will not be fooled by what they have to do, but they will have been embarrassed by what they went through in London.
“If Harry Kane is fit, does Christian Eriksen drop out? Dele Alli scoring against Everton forces the hand there, but where does Lucas Moura stand? Tottenham are only a point above Red Star. Bayern Munich will cruise through this group and it is about who finishes second. If they don’t go through, there will be major questions asked and a lot of players and staff will come under scrutiny.”
Spurs go into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw against the Toffees, while in the Champions League they currently have one win, one draw and one defeat.
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