Ange Postecoglou has quite the decision on his hands when it comes to selecting his full-backs for Tottenham's Europa League tie against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday evening. Pedro Porro and Djed Spence both started and impressed in Sunday's 3-1 win over Southampton, with Destiny Udogie taking his place on the Spurs bench.
The Italian, as well as Micky van de Ven, remained an unused substitute for the entirety of the match and Postecoglou admitted "it made sense to put them on ice" ahead of the European fixture considering the football they have missed this season. Udogie will be raring to go after not featuring at all at the weekend and he will have to wait and see if he does come straight into the XI for the match in N17.
It is quite a tricky decision for Postecoglou as Spence has proved over the past few months that he is undroppable, Porro demonstrated his quality against Saints and Udogie is an excellent full-back who will now be refreshed to take on the German side. One player who does look set to miss out in the first leg is Dejan Kulusevski.
The Swede hasn't played since February due to a foot issue and Postecoglou suggested last week that his attacking midfielder is still a couple of weeks away. He did hint that there is a chance he could be back in time for the crucial second leg in Frankfurt next Thursday, though.
On the latest episode of their Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham podcast, football.london's Spurs writers Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest discussed the upcoming selection decisions facing Postecoglou before Thursday's home tie against Eintracht Frankfurt. The win over Southampton and James Maddison's performance was also on the agenda, as was if Tottenham need to look at signing another creative player in the summer to add to the England international and Kulusevski.
On that subject, Kevin De Bruyne's Manchester City exit was mentioned and why Kulusevski could potentially be linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium this summer considering he is very much a Pep Guardiola player. The Spaniard has waxed lyrical about him during the past but all connected with Tottenham will be hoping that City look elsewhere and Kulusevski continues to remain in the capital.
You can listen to the latest episode of the podcast right here or watch on YouTube by clicking here.
Sinking Saints and preparing for Frankfurt - click here to listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham