Tottenham face Watford in the Carabao Cup tonight and the fans will be eagerly waiting to see what lineup Mauricio Pochettino will be putting out to see whether or not he’s taking the competition seriously. One piece of team news, though, is that Paulo Gazzaniga will probably be starting seeing as Michel Vorm and Hugo Lloris are still out injured.
TEAM NEWS:
Hugo Lloris (thigh) – has now progressed to field work.@Vorm_Official (knee) – swelling has improved and continues rehabilitation.#COYS pic.twitter.com/MmZdk1qZfr
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 25, 2018
Gazzaniga started the Lilywhites recent Premier League match away at Brighton and his performance was key as he helped the club to return to winning ways after losing their previous three matches against Watford, Liverpool and Inter Milan. Coincidentally, as soon as Gazzaniga came in for Vorm the club got three points and the fans are adamant that they’re happy with Gazzaniga for now.
It goes without saying that the fans will be desperate to get Hugo Lloris back between the sticks when he’s available but for now he’s not and in his absence, they’re happy as long as it’s not Vorm starting. The Dutchman fails to inspire confidence in those around him and the sooner he’s back on the bench behind Lloris the better. Both Watford and Tottenham are likely to ring the changes tonight but it will be Gazzaniga who should keep his place from Saturday.
You can read The Lilywhites’ verdict on their goalkeeping injury update here:
GAZZA CONFIRMED
— Stuart Andrews (@SAndrews95_Thfc) 25 September 2018
— Regan (@RamsayBoyd) 25 September 2018
https://twitter.com/RyanMasxn8_/status/1044555994854912000
Gazz..
keep vorm in rehabilation till next season.. Thank you
— Megacy’s very own (@SthembisoShand8) 25 September 2018
Gazzaniga is better than that old chap Vorm.
— Yashas Parihar (@PariharYashas) September 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/MrAliAlbasri/status/1044557557401092096
No rush guys take it easy.
— Marcooni (@Marcooni) September 25, 2018
The Lilywhites are delighted that it will be Gazzaniga in the net tonight and will be confident of getting through to the fourth round with revenge against Watford.
