Playing for 90
Fansided

Tottenham v Roma: 5 Spurs stars with the most at stake

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Vincent Janssen of Totteham Hotspur celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal with his Tottenham Hotspur team mates during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and AFC Bournemouth at White Hart Lane on April 15, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Vincent Janssen of Totteham Hotspur celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal with his Tottenham Hotspur team mates during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and AFC Bournemouth at White Hart Lane on April 15, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 6
Next
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 02: Georges-Kevin Nkoudou of Tottenham Hotspur and Javier Hernandez of Bayer Leverkusen in action during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Wembley Stadium on November 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 02: Georges-Kevin Nkoudou of Tottenham Hotspur and Javier Hernandez of Bayer Leverkusen in action during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Wembley Stadium on November 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

4. Georges-Kevin N’Koudou

Many Tottenham fans have written the French winger off entirely, but I’m not completely without hope. His first half performance against PSG showed real glimpses of quality.

His challenge against Roma will be to put together a consistent performance for Pochettino. He’ll need to maintain his effort level and performance for a protracted period of time to really catch his manager’s eye.

More from Tottenham Hotspur

The other thing N’Koudou needs to do is actually create something tangible on offense. He doesn’t necessarily need to find the back of the net himself, but he needs to at least create a meaningful scoring opportunity for his squad. In a perfect world, he’ll do that by using his pace to attack Roma’s defense.

If N’Koudou wants to force his way into Pochettino’s plans, he’ll have to play well this preseason. Time is ticking on the pacy winger’s career with Spurs. A good showing versus Roma could be very important for his Premier League future.

Home/Tottenham Hotspur