TOT vs LAK Fantasy Preview:
A grumpy Mourinho will be eager to set things right after Spurs squandered away a 3-goal lead in the weekend to share the spoils of a thrilling encounter against West Ham. The Lilywhites did manage to dictate proceedings right since the word go. Son Heung-Min opened the floodgates for Spurs while Harry Kane blasted a brace to make it 3-0 within just 16 minutes of the start. Unfortunately, the entire defence of Spurs switched off in the dying embers of the game as Fabian Balbuena scored the first symbol of an unexpected resurgence. Davinson Sanchez piqued the interest of everyone by slamming an own goal. Manuel Lanzini speared an absolute pearler in the top-right corner of the net to end things on a square note.
LASK was eliminated from last year’s competition by a thumping performance from Manchester United as the English stalwarts pumped in 7 goals to seal the deal. Spurs recently blasted 6 goals against a numerically depleted Manchester United in their Premier League fixture. This will be encouraging for the brigade of Tottenham while will serve as an alarm for LASK. However, the Austrian outfit has exhibited a steely resurgence off late as they put 7 past Dunajska Streda and 3 past Wolfsberg to underline their brilliance. They also ousted Portuguese stalwarts, Sporting Lisbon by peppering them 4 goals in the encounter.
Given the leaky defence of Spurs, it will be a major vulnerability that LASK will be eager to punish. While Spurs have a strong attacking force that can be a thorn in the flesh of the Austrian paragons. These are going to be our fantasy
Match details:
Tottenham Hotspur vs LASK Linz
12:30 AM IST
TOT vs LAK: Head to head
This is for the first time that these two sides will cross swords with each other. It can evolve into an entire goalfest given two fragile defences and an ultra-attacking force that can destroy LASK in the flash of an eye.
TOT vs LAK: Probable Teams:
Tottenham Hotspur:
Joe Hart, Matt Doherty, Eric Dier, Toby Alderweireld, Ben Davies, Harry Winks, Giovani Lo Celso, Dele Alli, Lucas Moura, Carlos Vinicius, Gareth Bale
LASK Linz:
Tobias Lawal, Christian Ramsebner, Petar Filipovic, Philipp Weisinger, Reinhold Ranftl, James Holland, Peter Michori, Rene Renner, Andreas Gruber, Husein Balic, Marko Raguz
Picks to consider:
Gareth Bale is a scorching speedster who can rattle all the calculations of the opposition manager if he gets going. His Real Madrid days have been a glaring example to the world that what kind of destruction he can wreak upon his opponents.
Lucas Moura can also be an absolute game-changer, given the blistering speed and his knack for goals. He can destabilize any opposition on his heyday and can also fire in crucial strikes at any point in time.
Captaincy Choices:
1. Gareth Bale
2. Dele Alli
Match Prediction – Who will win today?
Tottenham Hotspur will definitely be the favourites to win this game considering their hefty attacking force. However, LASK will definitely give a fight as they are not willing to slip out of the tournament without making the right noises.
