Leicester boss Ranieri: Gray ideal signing for us
We go there to win. If Tottenham are better, well done to them.
“I say to my physio I do not want to lose him for a long time”. A team is all the group.
If we can avoid a replay in the cup, we then have two games in January where we should be aiming to pick up maximum points – at home against Sunderland and then away at Crystal Palace. We will do the same. His absence puts pressure on Riyad Mahrez who, along with Leonardo Ulloa or Shinji Okazaki, is likely to lead the line on Sunday.
Tottenham fell at this hurdle to the same opponents past year and will be desperate to avoid a similar scenario this time around. Mauricio Pochettino first noted that there are no new injuries in the squad, but the expected names will not be available against Leicester this weekend.
Considering Leicester City have treated every single game this campaign like a final, they should fare well in the FA Cup. “The good thing is Harry wants to stay with us”. Beyond that it’s an open question as to whether we’ll see players like Michel Vorm, Nabil Bentaleb, Kevin Wimmer, or Nacer Chadli against the Foxes on Sunday.
‘It’s good to realise how hard the Premier League is’. Either team could win the cup but do they go for silverware or concentrate on Champions League qualification and their Premier League meeting on Wednesday?
With the top four and maybe even a title challenge in Tottenham’s hands, the FA Cup may become less important to both Spurs and Leicester.
Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino: “It’s not a distraction, the FA Cup is the oldest competition in the world”.
“We have a strong squad but we have come off a very busy period of Christmas”.
‘It’s important, they have some good players, the players deserve the credit, the manager has done an unbelievable job.
Heung min-Son could be preferred to Erik Lamela but, equally, an out of sorts Christian Eriksen, is a candidate to be rested as Pochettino could reshuffle his front line.