Lineup we hope to see from Tottenham on Sunday v Newcastle

Tottenham Attacking Midfield

With five players behind him, three of which are actual defenders, Tottenham can commit five players to attack, which includes the three attacking midfielders and two strikers. While these three midfielders would not be completely free of any defensive responsibility, the more they can attack and push forward, possessing the ball, the less defensive they will have to play.

Giovani Lo Celso – Left-Outside Midfield

The Argentine playmaker should be fully fit following the international break, which is an actual break for Lo Celso. For Tottenham to make the top four they need Lo Celso to play well and left midfield is his best position. In this set-up, we would be asking him to attack in space, with limited defensive responsibilities. Getting the Argentine to provide service from the left is the kind of task he can do well.

Lucas Moura – Center-Attacking Midfield

Lucas Moura is most effective when he is in the middle of the pitch and given this line-up has two strikers, having a player with Moura’s energy behind Kane and company makes sense. In this role, Moura would be asked to attack via the dribble and provide support for the strikers. Without major playmaking responsibility as Kane and Lo Celso can do that, Moura can be free to attack the ball, which he does best.

Heung-Min Son – Right-Outside Midfielder

While Heung-Min Son is normally the person who plays out on the left. In this line-up playing with regular, versus inverted wings in the midfield attack makes more sense. Instead of asking the ‘wings’ to crash in, they need to stay wide and provide some service. Given there is no fullback overlapping, there is no one forcing players in, so there is less need to pinch. Further, Son is naturally right-footed and can provide the kind of service from that side Spurs have not seen since Kieran Trippier went to Spain.