Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur are looking to jump Rangers on the Europa League table when they face the Scottish giants in Glasgow.
This is how the two teams will be lining up this morning. Firstly, here’s the Spurs XI, and it looks like the young utility Archie Gray will be starting at centre-back, where three of Postecoglou’s four best options are currently sidelined with injury. That’s one of several changes made to the team that fell 4-3 to Chelsea last weekend:G’day.
This is a huge game for Spurs on a number of levels. They’ve won just one of their last seven matches in all competitions, a horrible run which has piled huge pressure on Postecoglou - some fans want him sacked, others reckon he’s hanging by a thread… a run of results like that is simply unsustainable for a club like this at this level, so things need to turn around, and ideally, it will happen here, this morning.
The other reason why this is an important game is because of the Europa League table. There are 36 teams on it and Spurs sit 10th as things stand. They need to be in the top eight to directly qualify for the knockout phase without the rigmarole of a play-off to get there. And with only two matches to come after this one, three points here are essential, and frankly expected for a Premier League side in Scotland.
And yes, that brings us back to Glasgow. This is Postecoglou’s first time back there since leaving Celtic a year and a half ago to join Tottenham. I’m sure the Rangers fans will give him a lovely warm welcome.
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