Ange Postecoglou has plenty of decisions to make as Tottenham look to keep their season alive with their Europa League trip to AZ Alkmaar.
Spurs will travel to the Netherlands on Wednesday to train at the AFAS Stadion before taking on the Dutch side on Thursday night in the first leg of the round of 16. While AZ have played twice since Tottenham lost narrowly at home to Manchester City on Wednesday night, with a penalty shoot-out cup win and a defeat on Sunday at Heerenveen, Postecoglou's side have had eight days to prepare for this European fixture.
With that in mind, here are four selection decisions the Australian will have to make for Thursday night's match in Alkmaar.
Which full-backs?
Postecoglou handed Djed Spence a rest against Manchester City and his absence was felt. The 24-year-old has been a rare shining light through the recent tough months and now that he's registered in the Europa League squad he simply has to start out in Alkmaar.
The question is then which side he plays on. Will it be in place of Pedro Porro, who has played more minutes than anyone this season but is one of Spurs' chief creators? Alternatively, Destiny Udogie has only recently returned to action after a lengthy spell out but does provide balance to the backline with his left foot.
Spence has to play. He's arguably Tottenham's most in-form player and Postecoglou will have to decide who drops out for him because there's little logic in leaving him out right now in the club's most important game of the week.
The Romero or Van de Ven question?
Postecoglou has previously said that his expectation was that Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Dominic Solanke should all be back in training around this match.
Whether that ends up being the case for all three remains to be seen, but if either of the centre-backs are fit then Postecoglou will need to make a choice. Does he use one from the start in Alkmaar, particularly with Spurs struggling for fit centre-backs or does he save them for the weekend match against Bournemouth?
The decision previously to put them both in against Chelsea ended disastrously with both players lost to injury again so the Tottenham boss will be wary of anything similar happening to the two defenders who have missed so many games this season.
He might be tempted to use one for a pre-set amount of time, to be replaced by the other one later in the game. With four games in 11 days, he is going to have to build up their fitness otherwise Kevin Danso and Archie Gray are going to have to play every game.
What midfield trio?
The one area where Postecoglou's biggest challenge in finding his best combination comes is in the midfield. The Australian almost has a full complement of options to choose from in the centre of the pitch and there are some very different midfielders in there to pick from.
Lucas Bergvall has impressed and belied his age in recent months while Rodrigo Bentancur has been the number six of choice. James Maddison is the creative heart of the midfield while Pape Matar Sarr brings the energy and legs. Yves Bissouma has somewhat become the forgotten man but will be looking to prove his worth during this run of fixtures so close together and Dejan Kulusevski has also been an option in a deeper role in the past.
Many are still waiting to see Archie Gray get his chance in the midfield, having had to fill in at centre-back for much of the campaign.
Who plays up front?
All eyes will be on whether Solanke is fit enough to play some part in the Netherlands ahead of the visit of his former side Bournemouth to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
Mathys Tel has been plugging away in a tough central role despite still trying to adjust to the pace and physicality of the English game and the Premier League, although European football could be a more comfortable environment at this stage for the 19-year-old. The other option is to use Son Heung-min through the middle again and employ the teenager on one of the flanks.
However, there is now plenty of competition for the roles on the wings with Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert back fit and firing as well as Mikey Moore and Timo Werner providing depth. Dane Scarlett also enjoyed success on his last outing in the Europa League with a goal and an assist against Elfsborg.
Spurs could do with a goal or two in this fixture before bringing the tie back to north London.
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