Considering what has been in the news over the last 48 hours it is easy to forget that Tottenham face a crucial game this evening against Bulgarian outfit Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Europa League.
For 90 minutes at least we have to forget about the return of the prodigal son Gareth Bale and focus our minds on this game because a loss would be an absolute disaster and this game is far from a walkover.
This is a one-off game, there is no second leg and a result will be determined today. This really is a game that Spurs cannot afford to lose and it is imperative that Jose Mourinho picks the right team, tactics and strategy.
It is also important for the players picked to play because there are not that many that are guaranteed a starting spot every week, especially with so many new signings coming in and let’s be honest, they owe the fans a proper performance this evening.
This is the side that Mourinho has gone with.