Tottenham v West Ham: Projected Spurs starting XI

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: Slaven Bilic manager of West Ham United and Mauricio Pochettino Manager of Tottenham Hotspur prior to the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at Boleyn Ground on March 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: Slaven Bilic manager of West Ham United and Mauricio Pochettino Manager of Tottenham Hotspur prior to the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at Boleyn Ground on March 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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ENFIELD, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 17: Harry Kane of Tottenham talks to manager Mauricio Pochettino during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on November 17, 2016 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
ENFIELD, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 17: Harry Kane of Tottenham talks to manager Mauricio Pochettino during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on November 17, 2016 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)

Striker and Keeper

Tottenham fans shouldn’t be at all concerned with Harry Kane being sent home from the England squad. In all honesty, I was happy to see the Spurs talisman get back to White Hart Lane ahead of schedule.

Given the fact that Kane was a full participant in training yesterday, it seems obvious he’s in line to start against West Ham. If Pochettino felt comfortable enough to deploy him in the North London Derby, I can’t see him hesitating this week. The only real question is whether or not Kane gets another striker to play alongside him Saturday.

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Per usual, there’s zero drama about who will start in goal for Tottenham. Hugo Lloris will get the nod. You can also feel free to ignore all of the dramatic rhetoric about his contract status with the club.

It’s all bollocks. Lloris has stuck with Spurs through thick and thin. Do you really think he’s going to leave just when things start trending upwards? Lloris is entirely too smart to make that mistake. At any rate, he’ll be in goal for Pochettino on Saturday.