Spurs: Conte must unleash Bentancur vs OM

Tottenham Hotspur face Olympique de Marseille on the Orange Vélodrome this night, with Antonio Conte’s facet figuring out {that a} level will see them secure passage to the Champions League knockout spherical.

And, regardless of finally sealing a 3-2 victory over AFC Bournemouth final day trip, the 53-year-old Italian will undoubtedly be hoping for his facet to get off to a a lot faster begin in France this night, with Spurs having fallen two objectives behind to the newly-promoted Cherries earlier than springing a second-half comeback.

With the intention to have the very best chance of reaching this, Conte merely should get his beginning XI spot on in opposition to final season’s Ligue 1 runners-up tonight, with Rodrigo Bentancur showing one thing of a shoo-in to regain his place in central midfield after beginning Saturday’s win on the bench.

Certainly, regardless of spending simply 32 minutes on the pitch, the £43m-rated expertise was arguably Tottenham’s most essential participant, finishing 30 of his 33 tried passes, discovering his man with three of his 4 tried lengthy balls and making one key cross, in addition to successful three of his 4 duels – successful charge of 75% and finishing each of his tried dribbles.

Nonetheless, the £75k-per-week playmaker’s most notable contribution on the Vitality Stadium was undoubtedly his last-minute winner, with the Uruguay worldwide cooly lifting the ball over a helpless Mark Travers deep into damage time to seal all three factors for the guests.

These metrics noticed the 25-year-old earn an especially spectacular SofaScore match ranking of 7.7 – the joint second-best ranking of any Spurs participant on the day – whereas Ryan Sessegnon additionally praised Bentancur’s impression after the match, with the wing-back stating:

“He’s clearly an excellent midfield participant, very composed. You noticed it with the end, he may have simply been rash and put it over the bar however he confirmed composure to information it into the online. It was an important second.”

Moreover, with the previous Juventus centrocampista averaging a reasonably outstanding SofaScore match ranking of 7.14 over his 5 Champions League fixtures this season – rating him as Tottenham’s fourth-best participant within the competitors – it’s clear to see that the Uruguayan is an especially essential a part of the Spurs squad.

As such, Conte merely should unleash the participant who Tom Robson dubbed a “Rolls-Royce” in his beginning XI this night, as it’s evident that Bentancur has the entire instruments to bully the French facet’s midfield, which may effectively embody former Arsenal man Matteo Guendouzi.