1) Nabil Bentaleb
After his recent success in making the African Cup Of Nations team of the tournament, the Algerian has been a key player to success. Not only does his high energy performances ensure that the midfield wins possession back as quickly as possible but his attacking vision is second to none!
Although his function is as a defensive midfielder, we’ve seen how important Nabil is in Pochettino’s philosophy. It is crucial that he dominates the midfield along side Mason (if both are chosen tomorrow) because their performances are evident of how crucial they are when they play well.
