Tottenham predicted XI: Conte makes changes, £93,000-a-week player starts

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Antonio Conte will take centre stage at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight. He takes charge of his new team for the first time as Spurs face Vitesse in the Europa Conference League.

Conte replaced Nuno Espirito Santo earlier this week. The Portuguese manager was sacked after just four months in charge of the Premier League club.

Now, the baton has been passed to Conte. He will aim to get Tottenham firing on all fronts, starting with breathing some life into the European campaign.

After losing in Holland a fortnight ago, Spurs desperately need a win. Ahead of tonight’s clash, we looked at how Conte could line his Tottenham team up during his maiden game in charge.

Predicted Tottenham team to play Vitesse:

In goal and back three

It does look like being a change in shape for Tottenham tonight. Conte likes a back three and he could make changes accordingly.

Cristian Romero is likely to play at the heart of the back three.

He could be flanked by Davinson Sanchez on the right and Ben Davies, who looks a good fit for the left-sided centre-back role.

The Wales international hasn’t played much under Espirito Santo but the £93,000-a-week player did start against Manchester United on Saturday.

Midfield and wing-backs

Conte does like utilising wing-backs and that should be evident when his Tottenham team lines up this evening.

Sergio Reguilon should start on the left, with Matt Doherty earning a chance to impress on the right.

In the middle of the park, it looks as though Conte will utilise two very different players.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg will provide the steel with Giovani Lo Celso offering some flair alongside him.

In attack

This could be an exciting time for Tottenham fans and perhaps Harry Kane starting alongside Son Heung-min will be the most exciting Conte decision of all.

The duo are deadly and link up superbly well with each other. If this clicks, Tottenham could really start to fly.

Lucas Moura looks likely to play just behind them.

Here is how Tottenham could line up this evening: