Ange Postecoglou went with a new Tottenham midfield combination on Sunday evening as his side registered an impressive point at Man City following a 3-3 draw. Naming Dejan Kulusevski and Giovani Lo Celso in his midfield trio once again after their bright displays in the defeat against Aston Villa seven days earlier, both players had a big say on the game at the Etihad Stadium after scoring Spurs' second-half goals.
The duo were joined in the middle of the park by Yves Bissouma, who returned to the starting XI after his recent one-match ban. Not at his best after such a stop-start time of late following two separate suspensions, the 27-year-old unfortunately had a say in Man City's third of the evening after losing possession outside the box with three players around him.
Now set to face a quick turnaround with West Ham to come at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday evening, Postecoglou has some big calls to make before naming his ideal midfield to take on the Hammers. football.london takes a look at four key questions the head coach must answer.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was perhaps a tad unfortunate not to take his place in the Tottenham XI at Man City as many believed he would come into the side to give Postecoglou's midfield a bit more experience and leadership. Starting the game on the bench as Bryan Gil and Kulusevski continued in attack and midfield respectively, Hojbjerg was introduced at the break as the Spaniard made way.
Helping Spurs gain more control in midfield at times up against the might of City, the Dane came in for plenty of praise from his head coach after the game.
«I think it helped,» he said on Hojbjerg's introduction when speaking in his post-match press conference. «I thought Pierre was excellent in
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