Tottenham will be looking to leave their Premier League malaise behind and take a massive step towards qualifying for the UEFA Europa League knockout rounds when they travel to Hoffenheim on Thursday.
Sunday’s defeat 3-2 in Everton left the Angel Postcoglou team in 15º on the first flight in England.
Their form in Europe has also fallen. Spurs have picked up two issues from the last nine propositions, having won each of their first 3 games in the league stage. This crisis leaves them right outdoors as the most sensible difference in purpose, and only groups automatically progress to the circular of 16 and avoid the playoff circular.
This is the constraint on Hoffenheim’s ambitions. A complicated season in the country and means that Christian Ilzer’s team’s team stimulates the 15th position in the Bundesliga and there is 26th in the Europa League table, which requires problems to make their way into the sections of the series eliminators.
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Adam Hlozek and Andrej Kramaric were on the weekend of the objectives, while a 3-1 victory well opposite to Holstein Kiel moved Hoffenheim of the last three.
Midfielder Anton Stach is back from a thigh problem, former Liverpool defender Ozan Kabak leads a list of absentees that also features Florian Grillitsch, Grischa Promel, Ihlas Bebou and Marius Bulter.
Starting lineage Hoffenheim (4-5-1, left): Baumann (GK) – Gendrey, Arthur Chaves, Akpoguma, Prass – Geiger, Stach – Kaderabek, Kramaric, Hlozek – Moerstedt
Hoffenheim Sub: Philipp, Hranac, Gendrey, Micheler, Kalambayi, Chaves, Behrens, Mokwa, Erlein, Duric
Injured: kabak, grillitsch, promel, drinku, bulter. suspendages: none
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The return of Ben Davies since the weekend caused Postecopou’s poor move to a three-man backup at Everton. Expect the experienced Wales defender to appear in a more traditional 4 backup opposite Hoffenheim, and it looks like the Spurs official will do so. Start at Centre-Back along Radu Dragusin while Archie Gray starts on the left side.
Brandon Austin made his starting moment for older people in order because Antonin Kinsky is registered in the Europa League and the absence without stopping Guglielmo Vicario and Fraser Forster.
Yves Bissouma, Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke have been sent to Everton and lack here, but Richarlison largely leads a strong attack unit.
Tottenham Lineage of Dors (4-3-3, on the left): Austin (GK) – Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Gray – Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison – Kulusevski, Richarlison, son
Tottenham Sub: Forster, Whiteman, Hardy, Cassanova, Ajayi, Olussi, Moore, Lankshear
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