I think it’s great to see one of English football’s great names back in the top flight, although with some 19 transfers recently brought in it has left me sensing echoes of Roy Keane’s time at Sunderland.
The proof will be in the pudding, as they say, so we will have to wait in order to see if the newly promoted side will flourish …or otherwise.
Nottingham Forest will be satisfied with their current tenth-placed position and boss Steve Cooper will be looking not to falter against the bigger sides.
Spurs will be missing Cristian Romero and Oliver Skipp, who are both tipped to return to training next week. In respect of the absence of Romero, Antonio Conte told the press.
“Cuti’s recovery is going very well. I think at the start of next week [he will] start to have the training session with the rest of the team, but for this game, [he is] not available.”
Minus the Argentinian, famously sourced by Daniel Levy’s Director of Football, Tottenham’s backline is a distinctly weakened prospect, as Davinson Sanchez demonstrated against Wolves, dangerously losing possession on far too many occasions.