This Wednesday, Tottenham will play against Villarreal at home in the first game of the Champions League stage. "Biaowan" predicts the team's starting lineup in this game.
Tottenham returns to the top European tournament and will face La Liga team Villarreal in North London, hoping to continue its good form of an easy victory over West Ham last weekend. Head coach Frank will make at least one adjustment. Terr was a striker against West Ham, but he was not included in the Champions League group stage roster.
Therefore, Richarlison is expected to return to the starting lineup, but Frank also has the chance to make Muani debut. He did not play against West Ham United, and Frank had previously said he needed to improve his fitness, but he might get a chance against Villarreal.
Frank said in a pre-match press conference: "Muani is ready, how many minutes can he play? They can always play more time than we thought. If he needs to play 90 minutes, he can do it, but can he play at the intensity and level we want? He is ready and will be in the game tomorrow, which is the most important."
Solank continues to be out with an ankle injury, and has missed most of the preseason and most recent games against Bournemouth and West Ham. Frank faces multiple choices in laying out troops. Udoji is expected to have his first start of the season, and Bentankur may also make a comeback.
Xavi Simmons played as the left winger against West Ham, and his performance was acceptable but not completely impressive. Frank may consider letting him play the 10th position instead, but that means one of Berrival or Saar will lose the position, and both have performed well in the near future.
Forecast to Tottenham starter (4-2-3-1): Vicario, Polo, Romero, Van derwen, Udorgi, Palinia, Bentancur, Kudus, Xavi Simmons, Johnson, Richarlison