Tottenham Hotspur are on a high after winning their first game in their new stadium last Wednesday.
BBC Sport pundit Don Hutchison has admitted that he will be ‘stunned’ if Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino decides to play three at the back against Manchester City on Tuesday night.
Spurs will host the high-flying Premier League champions in the first leg of their Champions League tie at the London club’s new stadium.
During their win over Dortmund in the last round, Pochettino played three defenders in the backline which worked a treat because they ran out comfortable winners.
Speaking to Radio 5 Live Sport (08/04/2019 at 7:40 pm), Hutchison explained why Pochettino shouldn’t go with a back three against City.
“I would be stunned if he does play three at the back actually,” Hutchison told BBC Radio 5 Live. “When you are analysing the opposition, If Leroy Sane plays down the left-hand side for City and Raheem Sterling on the right, and Aguero through the middle, I wouldn’t imagine the left-sided centre-half and the right-sided centre-half in a three for Spurs would want to chase Sane into the channel, nor so Sterling.”
For Spurs to progress to the semi-finals, they will need to be at their utmost best during both legs against what is an in-form and very strong City squad.
Striker Harry Kane will be the player supporters will be looking to during both legs, but the North London club do have a variety of attacking options that can produce the goods.
Versatile attacker Heung-Min Son has been an underrated figure once again this season, while Christian Eriksen can pull the strings from the middle of the park and Dele Alli likes a goal from midfield.
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