Europa League to determine first choice striker now
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Tomorrow nights UEFA Europa League tie is an important game that will answer an important question.
White Hart Lane hosts Asteras Tripolis, a Greek football club from the town of Tripoli in Arcadia who top the group with 4 points after 2 games.
The second XI that Tottenham have been playing in this competition have failed to shine as an attacking force, they have struggled to score and have managed 1 goal in 2 games and been outplayed by Beşiktaş.
But there is more to this game than a UEFA Europa League result. Emmanuel Adebayor had to international games for Togo during the international break against Uganda. He played the last of those on Wednesday and therefore arrived back late, too late to be ready to take part in the Manchester City game.
Roberto Soldado stepped in for a rare Premier League game and was equally as good, if not better, than vice-captain Adebayor. Tottenham play Newcastle United on Sunday at 1.30 GMT and Mauricio Pochettino will want to keep the striker playing in that game fresh for it. Thus whoever plays tomorrow will not be starting against Newcastle.
There is still the Paulinho dilemma, where do you play him, he seems to fail wherever you put him with his half hearted disinterested displays. Where you play him dictates where you play Harry Kane. If Paulinho or even Dembele plays the attacking central midfielder role then Harry Kane starts up front.
The other option once again is to play Harry Kane in the central attacking role behind either Roberto Soldado or Emmanuel Adebayor with Paulinho either on the right of the three or on the bench. Should Pochettino choose that option then whoever plays is the number two striker and whoever doesn't is the number one.
Team selection will be an interesting one.
White Hart Lane hosts Asteras Tripolis, a Greek football club from the town of Tripoli in Arcadia who top the group with 4 points after 2 games.
Group C
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The second XI that Tottenham have been playing in this competition have failed to shine as an attacking force, they have struggled to score and have managed 1 goal in 2 games and been outplayed by Beşiktaş.
Asteras Tripoli managed a creditable away draw at Beşiktaş so are not a side that can be underestimated. They have netted 3 times so far and their leading scorer is 29-year-old Argentinian striker Facundo Parra.
 Facundo Parra |  Asteras Tripoli | 2 Goals | 80 Minutes Played |
| Fixtures & Results | Asteras Tripoli | Beşiktaş | Partizan | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asteras Tripoli | — | 27 Nov | 2–0 | 6 Nov |
| Beşiktaş | 1–1 | — | 6 Nov | 11 Dec |
| Partizan | 11 Dec | 23 Oct | — | 0–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 23 Oct | 1–1 | 27 Nov | — |
But there is more to this game than a UEFA Europa League result. Emmanuel Adebayor had to international games for Togo during the international break against Uganda. He played the last of those on Wednesday and therefore arrived back late, too late to be ready to take part in the Manchester City game.
Roberto Soldado stepped in for a rare Premier League game and was equally as good, if not better, than vice-captain Adebayor. Tottenham play Newcastle United on Sunday at 1.30 GMT and Mauricio Pochettino will want to keep the striker playing in that game fresh for it. Thus whoever plays tomorrow will not be starting against Newcastle.
There is still the Paulinho dilemma, where do you play him, he seems to fail wherever you put him with his half hearted disinterested displays. Where you play him dictates where you play Harry Kane. If Paulinho or even Dembele plays the attacking central midfielder role then Harry Kane starts up front.
The other option once again is to play Harry Kane in the central attacking role behind either Roberto Soldado or Emmanuel Adebayor with Paulinho either on the right of the three or on the bench. Should Pochettino choose that option then whoever plays is the number two striker and whoever doesn't is the number one.
Team selection will be an interesting one.
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