Tottenham make the quick journey to the house of their capital rivals Arsenal within the Premier League on Saturday.
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea facet was overwhelmed 3-0 on his first go to to the Emirates in 2016. That loss prompted Conte to change to a 3-4-3 at half-time, a system which Chelsea employed all through the remainder of the marketing campaign to win the league and one which he has used since arriving at Tottenham.
Here is the XI Conte might deploy this weekend to keep away from one other loss.
GK: Hugo Lloris – Tottenham’s skipper sat out the worldwide break with a thigh damage his membership have been reluctant to elucidate intimately. Nevertheless, if he can pull on his gloves, Conte will certainly begin his captain.
CB: Cristian Romero – After the grinding cogs of paperwork lastly allowed Romero to affix up with Argentina in September, the defender recorded his tenth consecutive worldwide clear sheet.
CB: Eric Dier – In six profession visits to the Emirates Stadium, Dier is but to style victory (D3 L3).
CB: Clement Lenglet – In the summertime of 2021, Lenglet rejected a transfer to Spurs due to the game-time he was getting at Barcelona. As soon as that dropped off a cliff final season, the Frenchman admitted the choice to simply accept the mortgage transfer was ‘very clear’.
RWB: Emerson Royal – After arriving on the membership, Emerson had the anonymity to take the Tube into central London to ‘see the sights’ of ‘top-of-the-line cities on the planet’. For causes good and unhealthy, the Brazilian has spent an excessive amount of time within the highlight to take pleasure in a quiet experience on the northern line.
CM: Pierre Hojbjerg – He might now possess a status as a defensive enforcer, however Hojbjerg, the son of a French mom, grew up idolising Zinedine Zidane and started his profession as a quantity ten.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – Aged simply 18, Bentancur performed in his first superclasico with Boca Juniors in opposition to River Plate. Seven years on, Bentancur definitely has the expertise of a febrile derby.
LWB: Ivan Perisic – The Croatian worldwide hasn’t confronted Arsenal since lining up for Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund within the 2011/12 Champions League group phases. Perisic scored in opposition to the Gunners in Germany.
RW: Richarlison – The Brazilian has been extra chaotic than medical within the Premier League to this point however took his tally to seven objectives in his final six worldwide appearances throughout the membership hiatus.
ST: Harry Kane – Throughout the 123 years this rivalry has run, no participant has scored as many objectives on this fixture as Kane (13).
LW: Son Heung-min – A swell of feelings demobilised Son after he broke his scoring drought in opposition to Leicester in Tottenham’s final Premier League outing. Presumably, he’ll present some extra mobility if he will get the prospect to have a good time this weekend.
