De Zerbi hints at his Tottenham team selection for Carabao Cup clash vs Liverpool

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Roberto De Zerbi has thrown a big hint about what we can expect when Tottenham Hotspur travel to Anfield on Tuesday for a Carabao Cup clash.The pressure continues to rise on De Zerbi, with Tottenham setting a new club record by failing to score in any of their first four league games of the campaign.What is even more concerning is that against Everton, the Lilywhites failed to even fashion good chances, even though they were extremely dominant in the first 30 minutes.Spurs fans are getting increasingly concerned about where the goals are going to come from, and things do not get any easier for the North Londoners, with a trip to Anfield up next.Credit: @thatfootballphotog / InstagramRoberto De Zerbi hints he will ring the changes for Tottenham’s clash against LiverpoolSpurs temporarily shift their attention away from the Premier League and to the Carabao Cup, as they make a trip to Liverpool for the third round.It is as hard a draw as the Lilywhites could have had at this stage of the competition, and De Zerbi has hinted that even though it is an important game for his side, he will make big changes, given the physical exertions of his players on Saturday.When asked how far away Tottenham are from being at their best physically, the Italian told Football.London: “I don’t know. Now we play on Tuesday in Liverpool, and we play with all other players, but it will be a very important match for us. We can improve playing in the games, we can improve during the week. I think Rodrigo Bentancur, he came late after the World Cup, and he’s crucial for us. And I didn’t want to change him today, but I thought maybe he finished his energy in that moment of the game.“Sandro Tonali, for example, played better in the second half. Robertson, JP van Hecke, they stayed directly for the first period of the pre-season. Micky van De Ven suffered an injury in Australia. Domi Solanke, the same. Maddison, the same. Savio and Marmoush, they came 10 days ago. Mateus Fernandes suffered an injury in Australia. He lost 15 days, and it’s not so quick.”Why an away clash against Liverpool may be exactly what Spurs needThere was a lot of talk ahead of the Everton clash about Tottenham’s lack of goals this season, and there was clearly a big expectation on the side to put two or three past the Toffees.It appeared that the players lost some confidence when the goal did not come despite their complete domination in the first 30 minutes.A trip to Anfield may be exactly what Tottenham need at the moment, as Liverpool will commit bodies forward at home and leave space in behind to be exploited.Andoni Iraola’s men are big favourites to win, which may free up the Spurs players to express themselves, particularly in the final third.READ MORE: Five things we learned from Tottenham’s 0-0 draw against Everton as De Zerbi goes goalless againThe post De Zerbi hints at his Tottenham team selection for Carabao Cup clash vs Liverpool appeared first on Spurs Web.