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The road to wembley begins with a home round tie with Barnsley at wemb..........
I`ll get my coat.
Fuck it.......
TEAM NEWS: @ErikLamela (hip),Danny Rose (knee) and @VictorWanyama (knee) all remain unavailable due to injury. #COYS
Where does this competition rank in your list of priorities for this season?
I think every single competition is important for us for different reasons. When you have the possibility to play four competitions, it's important to play every single game. For us it's a priority too. Tomorrow we want to win and we are going to play to win. We want to go as far as possible in this competition.
Will players who haven't had as much playing time play?
Yes, for different reasons I will rotate the team. But in the end it's Tottenham that is going to play, like in different competitions. Maybe to give the possibility to play for a player that doesn't play too much I think it's a good possibility to see them and try to give the possibility to maybe fight to be in the starting XI more regularly.
Will Fernando Llorente play?
Maybe he is going to play tomorrow or maybe he's going to play in the starting XI. It was a difficult pre-season for him as he broke his arm and he needs to play to be fit.
Is it a gamble to rotate at Wembley in what will be like a cup final at Wembley for Barnsley?
No, win or lose, tomorrow it's about playing as Tottenham. You will see tomorrow we will put in the players that can play in the Champions League, Premier League or players that will play in the FA Cup.
When you have a squad, you need to provide all the players with the possibility to play. If not when? We are always talking about the squad, to sign players, and have more alternatives. If not we are so contradictory because we all, the fans and media say we need to sign more players and have a bigger squad to try to play in four competitions. Now if the manager will rotate and give a player the possibility to play who doesn't play so much, why? It's a gamble? Come on.
Tomorrow, first of all, we want to win. But it's is a good possibility for some players to play. Because we believe in everyone. For you have the Premier League, Champions League, to select one player or another. I think it's a good chance for players to play against Barnsley. Maybe I will surprise with my team selection.
Are you under pressure this year to win an FA Cup or League Cup?
The project here at Tottenham is to try to win the Premier League or the Champions League. For me, that is the two big trophies. OK, I would love to win the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup for our fans.
But Tottenham must build a project with the possibility to fight for Champions League or Premier League. Sorry, first of all the Premier League and then the Champions League. If we are going to try to win Carabao Cup or FA Cup, and forget the Premier League or Champions, it's a big mistake.
I think, what it means for a big team to win trophies, is to win the Premier League or Champions League. There are a lot of examples: in my second season at Southampton, Wigan won FA Cup. Where is Wigan today, with all my respect? League One. Look -- that is the most important example. Of course, I would like to win trophies but first of all we'll fight for the Premier League or the Champions League.
Will you have academy players involved again like last year?
Maybe, maybe, yes, maybe. Maybe players like Tashan [Oakley-Boothe] will have the possibility to play because he will be involved in the squad tomorrow.
Marcus Edwards has been in great form in the academy, will he be involved?
No, Marcus no, will not be involved tomorrow in the first team."
What happened with him, you talked him up so highly last year?
Last season was difficult for him. Remember he was injured and then he had an operation and I think it was a tough season for him. He dropped a little bit but it’s normal after nearly one season that he didn’t play. Now he’s building his confidence again. We’re so happy because he played very well against Manchester United and then in the Youth Cup he was very good.
But I think we need to wait a little bit for him to build more his physical condition and his confidence. He’s better playing in the Under-23s or the Youth Cup than staying with us, maybe on the bench. I think it’s a situation we have under control and we are looking after him to try to again have the facility to be involved with the first team. But it’s step by step.
Will Winks and Nkoudou start tomorrow?
GK will be involved in the 18 players for tomorrow. It’s now been five days that he’s with the group training. Maybe he will have the facility to play a little bit. Harry Winks is much better. He’s better every day and maybe he has the facility to play in the starting XI.
The road to wembley begins with a home round tie with Barnsley at wemb..........
I`ll get my coat.
Fuck it.......
TEAM NEWS: @ErikLamela (hip),Danny Rose (knee) and @VictorWanyama (knee) all remain unavailable due to injury. #COYS
Where does this competition rank in your list of priorities for this season?
I think every single competition is important for us for different reasons. When you have the possibility to play four competitions, it's important to play every single game. For us it's a priority too. Tomorrow we want to win and we are going to play to win. We want to go as far as possible in this competition.
Will players who haven't had as much playing time play?
Yes, for different reasons I will rotate the team. But in the end it's Tottenham that is going to play, like in different competitions. Maybe to give the possibility to play for a player that doesn't play too much I think it's a good possibility to see them and try to give the possibility to maybe fight to be in the starting XI more regularly.
Will Fernando Llorente play?
Maybe he is going to play tomorrow or maybe he's going to play in the starting XI. It was a difficult pre-season for him as he broke his arm and he needs to play to be fit.
Is it a gamble to rotate at Wembley in what will be like a cup final at Wembley for Barnsley?
No, win or lose, tomorrow it's about playing as Tottenham. You will see tomorrow we will put in the players that can play in the Champions League, Premier League or players that will play in the FA Cup.
When you have a squad, you need to provide all the players with the possibility to play. If not when? We are always talking about the squad, to sign players, and have more alternatives. If not we are so contradictory because we all, the fans and media say we need to sign more players and have a bigger squad to try to play in four competitions. Now if the manager will rotate and give a player the possibility to play who doesn't play so much, why? It's a gamble? Come on.
Tomorrow, first of all, we want to win. But it's is a good possibility for some players to play. Because we believe in everyone. For you have the Premier League, Champions League, to select one player or another. I think it's a good chance for players to play against Barnsley. Maybe I will surprise with my team selection.
Are you under pressure this year to win an FA Cup or League Cup?
The project here at Tottenham is to try to win the Premier League or the Champions League. For me, that is the two big trophies. OK, I would love to win the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup for our fans.
But Tottenham must build a project with the possibility to fight for Champions League or Premier League. Sorry, first of all the Premier League and then the Champions League. If we are going to try to win Carabao Cup or FA Cup, and forget the Premier League or Champions, it's a big mistake.
I think, what it means for a big team to win trophies, is to win the Premier League or Champions League. There are a lot of examples: in my second season at Southampton, Wigan won FA Cup. Where is Wigan today, with all my respect? League One. Look -- that is the most important example. Of course, I would like to win trophies but first of all we'll fight for the Premier League or the Champions League.
Will you have academy players involved again like last year?
Maybe, maybe, yes, maybe. Maybe players like Tashan [Oakley-Boothe] will have the possibility to play because he will be involved in the squad tomorrow.
Marcus Edwards has been in great form in the academy, will he be involved?
No, Marcus no, will not be involved tomorrow in the first team."
What happened with him, you talked him up so highly last year?
Last season was difficult for him. Remember he was injured and then he had an operation and I think it was a tough season for him. He dropped a little bit but it’s normal after nearly one season that he didn’t play. Now he’s building his confidence again. We’re so happy because he played very well against Manchester United and then in the Youth Cup he was very good.
But I think we need to wait a little bit for him to build more his physical condition and his confidence. He’s better playing in the Under-23s or the Youth Cup than staying with us, maybe on the bench. I think it’s a situation we have under control and we are looking after him to try to again have the facility to be involved with the first team. But it’s step by step.
Will Winks and Nkoudou start tomorrow?
GK will be involved in the 18 players for tomorrow. It’s now been five days that he’s with the group training. Maybe he will have the facility to play a little bit. Harry Winks is much better. He’s better every day and maybe he has the facility to play in the starting XI.
