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    As for city, I’m sure they will target Gray, a midfielder who can play as a right back, and Van de Ven, a center back who can play as a left back. Otherwise, they will look to Foden’s elusiveness, speed and power-shooting to embarrass Dragusin and Romero, and of course they will try to limit Spurs’ ability to attack by monopolizing the ball – the classic Guardiola strategy.

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    Where’s the game? I’m sure Spurs will want to outdo City in midfield. Silky Ilkay is a beautiful footballer, but he is not physical, and with similar attacking partners alongside him there will likely be space behind them to exploit. Otherwise, I expect their wingers to play against Solanke and attack the box, as neither Ake nor Lewis are exactly natural full-backs.

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    Guardiola, meanwhile, selects both Nico O’Reilly and James McAtee – I’m looking forward to seeing both – and Phil Foden will, I think, play as a false nine.

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    We’re on our way to the Amex; Tim de Lisle follows that and the rest of the 7.45s below:

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    Postecoglou has opted for physicality in midfield – even Kulusevski, his striker, is an absolute brute. I’m sure we’ll see Maddison at some point, but I understand why he’s not involved from the start. At the back I’m intrigued to see how Archie Gray does, and I wonder if Romero, Dragusin and Van de Ven are the strongest trio in the league, while up front I think the space City leaves behind to create one reason Timo Werner is in the XI.

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    I will write them down, then we will wonder what they could mean.

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    As for city, they leave out Ederson, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Bernardo and Haaland, while bringing in Ortega, Stones, Aké and Gundogan, plus rookies O’Reilly and McAtee.

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    Postecoglou makes five changes to the team that lost at Palace. Porro, Udogie, Bissouma, Maddison and Moore fall at the top of the bench, while Gray, Dragusin, Sarr, Bentacur and Werner come in. I’m a bit surprised by that – I expected fewer changes – but Spurs are quite strong in depth these days. , so they still have enough quality in the side.

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    Teams!

    Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3): Vicario; Gray, Romero, Dragusin, Van de Ven; Sarr, Bentancur, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Werner. subtitles: Forster, Porro, Davies, Udogie, Bissouma, Bergvall, Maddison, Moore, Richarlison.

    Manchester City (4-3-3): Ortega; Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake; Gundogan, O’Reilly, Nunes; Savinho, Foden, McAtee. subtitles: Ederson, Dias, Kovacic, Haaland, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Wright, Simpson-Pusey, Alfa-Ruprecht.

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    It feels ridiculous to say that, but this is an absolutely massive game for Tottenham Hotspur football club. This cup was the last they won, in 2008, and their desperation to break their spell without it will only have increased after Ange Postecoglou insisted everyone recognize his success in winning trophies in the second season with South Melbourne, Brisbane Roar, Yokohama F. Marinos and Celtic. As Roy Hodgson once said: ‘If people bothered to study it, my record would put me in the same category as (Alex) Ferguson enjoys today, but people don’t talk about what I have outside England done… I have an excellent track record in Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Denmark.”

    It’s fair to say that Postecoglou’s shine has dulled over the past year. Laconic nonsense and home truths can only get you so far if your Spurs are spurious and becoming spurriers. The capitulation at Brighton was exactly what you shouldn’t see in a year’s time, and the weekend defeat to previously winless Crystal Palace could just as easily have happened under Christian Gross and Jacques Santini.

    And yet there have been signs. Guillermo Vicario, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie were excellent signings, moving Dejan Kulusevski to midfield was a masterstroke and it will soon be impossible to leave out Mikey Moore. When Spurs play well it’s a tough night for everyone and fun to watch – a crucial aspect for a club that expresses style without substance.

    But ultimately, fun and style won’t keep Postecoglou working; winning games like this does, and that’s easier said than done. It is true that Pep Guardiola will be without Rodri, Kevin de Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Jérémy Doku, Jack Grealish and Oscar Bobb, but he nevertheless has plenty of quality at his disposal, and the four League Cups he has won under his leadership , tell us how tough his teams are. even if they are not at full strength, even if they seem to draw Rochdale home in every round. Either way, as Eric Clapton almost sang, they could be vulnerable tonight, and even if they aren’t, Spurs will go after them as if they are.

    Kick-off: 8.15pm GMT

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