Tottenham drop early Brennan Johnson team news hint for Frankfurt amid Ange Postecoglou dilemma

manager is facing at least one huge selection decision for tonight's Europa League quarter-final first leg at home to Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Lilywhites have endured a disappointing season, to say the least, but they do find themselves in the last-eight of a European competition. Ahead of the clash,

Brennan Johnson was one to benefit from the starting XI changes as he scored a brace, with Mathys Tel netting a late penalty to score his first goal for the club since joining on loan from Bayern Munich.

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Wilson Odobert started the last European game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and also scored twice which gives Postecoglou a huge call to make on the right of his front three.

, the Australian head coach said: "With Brennan, part of the strategy heading into this was we had quite a few players who were returning back from longer-term injuries including Wilson, Destiny, Micky van de Ven, Romero.

"I could keep going on. We had to use games where we needed those guys to play because, otherwise, if I'd kept playing Brennan we would be at a point now where Wilson, Destiny... These guys would've had no game-time and we may need them.

"It wasn't about just leaving Brennan out because he wasn't performing. Part of the strategy was we needed to get Wilson some game-time. So I'm pleased that both of them have got some game-time.

"Most of our guys now, and we were able to give Micky and Destiny rest on the weekend, are in a position where they are not fatigued because they haven't been overplayed - but they've played enough and that has been really important for us. So we are in a good position from that point of view."

Given he played the full 90 against the Saints, it seems likely that Johnson will be on the bench, but Tottenham have hinted that may not be the case.

Ahead of the game, Johnson was included on Spurs' pre-match promotional graphic posted to X (was Twitter) alongside Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Son Heung-min, Van de Ven. Those four players are almost guaranteed to start and, with Johnson also there, it suggests he will have a prominent role against German opposition.

with Udogie expected to start after being rested on Sunday afternoon.

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