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Tottenham v Wycombe: 5 Spurs with something to prove

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Ben Davies of Tottenham Hotspur (L) , Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur (C) and Harry Winks of Tottenham Hotspur (R) shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane on January 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Ben Davies of Tottenham Hotspur (L) , Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur (C) and Harry Winks of Tottenham Hotspur (R) shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane on January 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 08: Tottenham Hotspur’s Cameron Carter-Vickers in action during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at White Hart Lane on January 8, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer – CameraSport via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 08: Tottenham Hotspur’s Cameron Carter-Vickers in action during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at White Hart Lane on January 8, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer – CameraSport via Getty Images) /

4. Cameron Carter-Vickers

Heading into the season, Carter-Vickers had more momentum as a prospect than the aforementioned Winks. Fortunately for Spurs, they haven’t needed him to play very much.

That reality is changing due to recent injuries to Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld. It’s quite possible that Carter-Vickers will need to start next week against Sunderland. A solid outing against Wycombe in the FA Cup would be a nice building block to that eventuality.

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Unlike Winks, the challenge for Carter-Vickers isn’t standing out. He just needs to put in a string of solid, quiet performances in place of Alderweireld. The less his play is talked about the better it means that Tottenham are playing.

Carter-Vickers simply needs match time whenever he can get it. Playing against Wycombe will give him a chance to put on a solid 90 minute performance in front of Pochettino.

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