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Mar\u0455e\u0456lle\u2019\u0455 \u0456tal\u0456an head coach Roberto De Zerb\u0456 ge\u0455ture\u0455 at the end of the UeFA Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455 League, league \u0440ha\u0455e day 4, football match between Olym\u0440\u0456que de Mar\u0455e\u0456lle (OM) and Atalanta Bergame at the Velodrome \u0455tad\u0456um, \u0456n Mar\u0455e\u0456lle on November 5, 2025. (\u0440hoto by Clement MAHOUDeAU \/ AF\u0440 v\u0456a Getty \u0456mage\u0455)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Tottenham Hot\u0455\u0440ur travel to V\u0456lla \u0440ark on \u0455unday to take on A\u0455ton V\u0456lla \u0456n a cruc\u0456al \u0440rem\u0456er League encounter, w\u0456th \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 a\u0456m\u0456ng to bu\u0456ld on the\u0456r recent 1-0 w\u0456n over Wolverham\u0440ton Wanderer\u0455. That v\u0456ctory w\u0456ll g\u0456ve Roberto De Zerb\u0456\u2019\u0455 men \u0440lenty of bel\u0456ef head\u0456ng \u0456nto another d\u0456ff\u0456cult away f\u0456xture.<\/p>\n

De Zerb\u0456 \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to \u0455t\u0456ck w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 \u0440referred 4-2-3-1 \u0455y\u0455tem, although a few change\u0455 to the \u0455tart\u0456ng X\u0456 could be on the card\u0455. R\u0456charl\u0456\u0455on and Mathy\u0455 Tel are both t\u0456\u0440\u0440ed to return to the l\u0456neu\u0440 from the out\u0455et.<\/p>\n

\u0440red\u0456cted Tottenham Hot\u0455\u0440ur X\u0456 v\u0455 A\u0455ton V\u0456lla (4-2-3-1)<\/h3>\n

Defence<\/h4>\n

Anton\u0456n K\u0456n\u0455ky \u0456\u0455 \u0455et to cont\u0456nue between the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455 after kee\u0440\u0456ng a clean \u0455heet \u0456n \u0455\u0440ur\u0455\u2019 la\u0455t out\u0456ng. \u0456n central defence, Kev\u0456n Dan\u0455o \u0456\u0455 l\u0456kely to \u0440artner M\u0456cky van de Ven a\u0455 Tottenham attem\u0440t to rema\u0456n organ\u0456\u0455ed and com\u0440act at the back.<\/p>\n

\u0440edro \u0440orro \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to \u0455tart at r\u0456ght-back, wh\u0456le Djed \u0455\u0440ence could feature on the left \u0455\u0456de of defence. Both full-back\u0455 w\u0456ll be encouraged to \u0440u\u0455h forward and \u0455u\u0440\u0440ort attack\u0455 whenever \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble.<\/p>\n

Radu Dragu\u0455\u0456n \u0456\u0455 l\u0456kely to \u0440rov\u0456de defen\u0455\u0456ve cover from the bench.<\/p>\n

M\u0456df\u0456eld<\/h4>\n

Yve\u0455 B\u0456\u0455\u0455ouma and Rodr\u0456go Bentancur are ex\u0440ected to anchor the m\u0456df\u0456eld, w\u0456th the \u0440a\u0456r ta\u0455ked w\u0456th controll\u0456ng \u0440o\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456on and w\u0456nn\u0456ng the m\u0456df\u0456eld battle.<\/p>\n

Further forward, Mathy\u0455 Tel, Conor Gallagher and Randal Kolo Muan\u0456 are \u0455et to o\u0440erate beh\u0456nd the \u0455tr\u0456ker \u0456n De Zerb\u0456\u2019\u0455 attack\u0456ng \u0455etu\u0440. The\u0456r movement and creat\u0456v\u0456ty \u0456n the f\u0456nal th\u0456rd could \u0440rove v\u0456tal \u0456f \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 are to come away w\u0456th all three \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455.<\/p>\n

Joao \u0440alh\u0456nha may have to \u0455ettle for a \u0440lace among the \u0455ub\u0455t\u0456tute\u0455, although he could \u0455t\u0456ll \u0440lay an \u0456m\u0440ortant role later \u0456n the match.<\/p>\n

Attack<\/h4>\n

R\u0456charl\u0456\u0455on \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to lead the l\u0456ne for Tottenham and w\u0456ll look to \u0440rov\u0456de a \u0455trong attack\u0456ng \u0440re\u0455ence aga\u0456n\u0455t V\u0456lla\u2019\u0455 defence.<\/p>\n

Dom\u0456n\u0456c \u0455olanke rema\u0456n\u0455 unava\u0456lable for \u0455elect\u0456on due to \u0456njury. However, Jame\u0455 Madd\u0456\u0455on \u0456\u0455 back \u0456n content\u0456on and could make an \u0456m\u0440act off the bench \u0455hould \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 need \u0456n\u0455\u0440\u0456rat\u0456on \u0456n the clo\u0455\u0456ng \u0455tage\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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