They can be expected to offer us a tough game on Saturday with Robbie Keane and Darren Bent upfront, Luka Modric and Jermaine Jenas providing adequate strength in midfield, and Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate forming an impressive pair at the back. Gomes was erratic between the posts earlier in the season but he has been turning in top performances lately.
Aaron Lennon has also has improved considerably on the right wing - we have to contain him, nullify his pace and deny him space to make his runs. We also have to deal with the direct and physical approach of Bent and Keane and penetrate the solid Woodgate-King combination.
With all this in mind, and with more than one eye on the Arsenal match looming large on the horizon, I would pick the following 4-4-2 to take on Tottenham:
Foster
Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra
Park, Gibson, Carrick, Fabio
Berbatov, Tevez
Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Fletcher, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney, Macheda.
I'd preserve Rooney for Arsenal by bringing in Berbatov and Tevez who did not play against Portsmouth; the same could be done for Ronaldo with Park.
Fletcher and Anderson played their guts out in midweek, so Carrick could take one the central midfield roles. Darren Gibson was fantastic against
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