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5 Tottenham stars who need the Europa League

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: The Tottenham Hotspur team line up before the UEFA Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and PFC CSKA Moskva at Wembley Stadium on December 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: The Tottenham Hotspur team line up before the UEFA Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and PFC CSKA Moskva at Wembley Stadium on December 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) /
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ENFIELD, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 29: Georges-Kevin N’Koudou of Tottenham during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at the Tottenham Hotspur training centre on September 29, 2016 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
ENFIELD, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 29: Georges-Kevin N’Koudou of Tottenham during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at the Tottenham Hotspur training centre on September 29, 2016 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images) /

2. Georges-Kevin N’Koudou

For the life of me, I can’t understand why the French winger can’t get a start in a meaningful match. He is the only player at Pochettino’s disposal who can provide the club real width in the final third.

Is he perfect? No. Then again, neither is Son Heung-Min. Nonetheless, the Korean continues to find himself in the starting XI while N’Koudou struggles to find minutes off the bench. The Europa League will give N’Koudou a real chance to play big time minutes against quality competition.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him excel under the lights at Wembley. The larger pitch could really allow him to utilize his pace. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that he could earn some Premier League starts with strong Europa League performances.

Repeat after me Spurs fans. Georges-Kevin N’Koudou is not Clinton N’Jie. He’s shown much more quality in his brief time at Tottenham. He needs more match time to gain his manager’s trust.

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