Georges-Kevin N’Koudou has struggled at Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs will take on Cardiff at the Wembley Stadium in London in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Tottenham manager Pochettino has suggested that N’Koudou could be part of the substitutes’ bench.
The Argentine boss has also explained why the 23-year-old winger has struggled for playing time so far this season.
The Frenchman – who earns £35,000 per week as salary, according to Spotrac.com – has yet to feature in the Premier League or in the Champions League this campaign.
Pochettino told Football.London about N’Koudou: “It’s not easy. He’s in the squad of 20 players for tomorrow, yes. I need to decide if he will be on the bench or not.”
The Spurs boss added about N’Koudou’s lack of playing time: “Look, it’s not easy when you have 25 players. Nearly all the players play. I think we are the team that gave more possibility to play to the whole squad.
“Maybe for him it’s a struggle to take the opportunity for different reasons, maybe perhaps because I prefer to play with another player and not that he’s good or not good. But it’s because I decide to play with different players than him.”
Tottenham Hotspur struggles
N’Koudou has struggled at Tottenham ever since his move from French club Marseille in the summer of 2016 for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be worth £10.9 million.
The 23-year-old winger had a loan spell at Burnley last season, but the Frenchman failed to make a massive impact at Turf Moor under Clarets manager Sean Dyche.
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