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We asked our Tottenham reporters Alasdair Gold and Ryan Taylor to name the team they would like to see face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday
Roberto De Zerbi will take charge of his third Tottenham game on Saturday and it must bring his first win at the helm as they travel to Wolves in the Premier League.
Molineux has not been a happy hunting ground for Spurs over recent years. They have not won a league game there since a 1-0 victory back in August 2021 and the last time the north London club overcame Wolves in any location came the following year. With Tottenham in 18th place and two points from safety with just five matches to go, they must bring that poor run to an end this weekend.
We asked our Spurs reporters Alasdair Gold and Ryan Taylor to select the team that they would like to see De Zerbi pick to face Wanderers on Saturday afternoon. Here's what they came up with.
Alasdair Gold - Tottenham correspondent
Destiny Udogie looks to be out of this game if the information coming from in and round the club is correct and that means De Zerbi will have to choose between Djed Spence and 19-year-old Souza for the spot.
The Brazilian got plenty of experience last season in a relegation fight with Santos but has not played a minute of football in more than a month and was not included in the first two matchday squads under the new boss.
I'd stick with most of the team that performed well against Brighton for large periods on Saturday, including the experienced midfield pairing of Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma, together for the first time since the Europa League final in Bilbao 11 months ago.
The only change I might make is bringing in Mathys Tel in place of Randal Kolo Muani. De Zerbi will probably prefer the latter as he is more natural on the right but Tel just has that little bit more hunger and trickery which Tottenham need at Molineux.
Gold's team: Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Bissouma; Tel, Gallagher, Xavi; Solanke.
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Ryan Taylor - Sports reporter
Destiny Udogie's fitness issue is a real shame as he caught the eye against Brighton. It's refreshing having a left-footed left-back darting up the flank who can put crosses into the box.Djed Spence replaces him for me, only because Souza has not seen minutes lately. I'd keep Pedro Porro at right-back despite fan calls for him to play further forward with Kevin Danso and Micky van de Ven completing the defence.The only other change I would make from the Brighton line-up would be to bring in Mathys Tel over Randal Kolo Muani. Kolo Muani is not a winger and has not looked threatening. While I'll acknowledge that Tel is not a right-winger either, he knows how to beat a man and can get to the byline to create.Xavi Simons will stay out wide left but he can drift inside and Conor Gallagher's pressing remains key behind Dominic Solanke. I'd also keep Antonin Kinsky in goal even if Guglielmo Vicario is back as Kinsky has played well in the past two matches.Taylor's team: Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Bissouma; Tel, Gallagher, Xavi; Solanke.
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