For Ange Postecoglou, picking a team for tonight’s Carabao Cup third-round tie at Coventry is a balancing act he can ill-afford to misjudge.
The Tottenham head coach is conscious of the need to rest players with a run of seven games in 21 days and give opportunities to his squad, but supporters will be unforgiving if Spurs squander the easiest route to silverware by playing a much-changed team for the second year running.
