Tottenham-Nice is a friendly and is played on Wednesday at 8pm: news, stats, formations, predictions, live TV and streaming
First international test for Antonio Conte’s Tottenham, who after smashing four goals past Motherwell of Scotland in a friendly, are set to take on French side Nice. It’s been a bittersweet first half of the season for Spurs, who arrived breathless at the World Cup stoppage time.
Kane and co. have won just three of their last eight official matches. They had taken an emotional 4-3 win over Leeds, but in their previous two matches Tottenham had been beaten by Liverpool in the league (1-2) and Nottingham Forest in the League Cup (2-0) to be eliminated from the least important of domestic competitions.
Conte without several national teams
A mixed performance in the Champions League, where the Londoners only qualified as first in their group – they will face AC Milan in the round of 16 in February – on the final day, thanks to a success against Marseille.
Laborde
In line with expectations their path in the Premier League: Tottenham will start from a good fourth place, although Manchester United and Liverpool, who have three points less, still have a game to make up. Spurs will play their first official match against Brentford on Boxing Day, and the coach from Salento hopes to be able to count on the entire squad, considering that in the first months of the season he has had to cope with continuous injuries. It is difficult, however, to see the likes of Bentancur, Richarlison and Davies on the pitch against Nice, all of whom have returned injured from Qatar. There will obviously be no Romero, world champion with Argentina, nor Perisic and Lloris.
As for Lucien Favre’s team, last week they were beaten decisively by Atalanta (0-3), their second consecutive defeat after the one against Girona Catalans (1-2). The Swiss coach is concerned about the form of his side, unbeaten in their last seven official matches and ninth in Ligue 1.
The Prediction
A match that the respective coaches need to get their players’ minutes back in their legs. It will be a blunt Tottenham, lacking many starters, but the overall goals should be at least three.
The Tottenham v Nice likely line-up
- TOTTENHAM (3-5-2): Austin; Tanganga, Sanchez, Lenglet; Spence, Skipp, White, Bissouma, Doherty; Kulusevski, Gil.
- NICE (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Atal, Todibo, Dante, Bard; Boudaoui, Thuram, Rosario, Brahimi; Pepe, Laborde.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
