Ange Postecoglou says he will not rotate heavily for Tottenham’s trip to fifth-tier Tamworth in the FA Cup third round. Spurs have endured a torrid time of it with injuries this season, and the manager may see the trip to the non-league side as the ideal opportunity where possible to rest key players who have otherwise been stretched across a busy winter period.
Asked if he expects to rotate, Postecoglou said: “Not too much as we don’t have too many, so we’re still kind of limited on numbers.”. The likes of striker Dominic Solanke and midfielder Dejan Kulusevski could be rested, as could club captain Heung-min Son. Highly rated youngsters Mikey Moore and Will Lankshear will be pushing for minutes.
Archie Gray, 18, could also be afforded a chance to rest his legs, with centre-back Alfie Dorrington pushing for his first senior start for Spurs. Left-back Sergio Reguilon could leave the club this month but might be handed an opportunity to impress at the Lamb Ground.
“Alfie is training with the squad,” Postecoglou confirmed. “He probably needs some game time, so I’ll probably look to line up some [game time] for him. “Having Mikey [Moore] back helps in that forward area, for sure. In terms of centre-halves and right-back, we're still pretty limited in terms of what we can do there in terms of rotation.”.
