{"id":575509,"date":"2020-12-23T06:46:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=575509"},"modified":"2020-12-23T06:46:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T11:46:18","slug":"cup-success-tottenham-hotspur-not-disregarded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/12\/23\/cup-success-tottenham-hotspur-not-disregarded\/","title":{"rendered":"Carabao Cup Success for Tottenham Hotspur Should Not Be Disregarded"},"content":{"rendered":"

After seven days in which they have fallen from league leaders to sixth place, Carabao Cup success for Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> should not be disregarded as the North London side visit Stoke City<\/a> aiming to reach the semi-final stage.<\/p>\n

Carabao Cup Success for Tottenham Hotspur Can End 12 Years of Hurt<\/h2>\n

Tottenham Face Tough Quarter-Final Trip to Stoke City<\/h3>\n

A week after Tottenham faced Liverpool<\/a> in a top of the Premier League<\/a> clash at Anfield, they travel to Stoke City in the Carabao Cup <\/a>quarter-finals which could be a competition where they end their 12 year wait for success.<\/p>\n

Jose Mourinho to Rotate Squad<\/h3>\n

Jose Mourinho has a number of injury concerns<\/a> with Giovani Lo Celso<\/a> unlikely to play after picking up a hamstring injury during the weekend defeat to Leicester City<\/a> in the Premier League<\/a>, Erik Lamela<\/a> is still not match fit and Japhet Tanganga<\/a> is nursing a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n

Carlos Vinicius<\/a> may start up front for Tottenham although he may not fancy facing a Stoke City side who will be more physical than the opposition he has faced in the Europa League<\/a> where he has mainly featured so far this season. Harry Kane <\/a>will likely start from the bench and Dele Alli<\/a> may just get one last chance to show that he can still be a part of Mourinho\u2019s plans before the January transfer window opens.<\/p>\n

Gareth Bale <\/a>has failed to play many minutes since his return from Real Madrid <\/a>and has not looked anywhere near the player that Spurs had hoped they were bringing back to the club but may well start in this match.<\/p>\n

Cup Success for Tottenham Hotspur is Long Overdue<\/h3>\n

Dropping eight points in the last three Premier League games has stalled Spurs’ good start to the season. A lack of silverware for the past 12 years cannot become 13. A cup success of any kind is long overdue and Jose Mourinho is unlikely to underestimate the opposition when Wembley is getting so close.<\/p>\n

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