Tottenham Hotspur play host to Rochdale in the two clubs’ FA Cup fifth round replay at Wembley on Wednesday night following their 2-2 draw earlier at Spotland earlier this month, and Spurs fans have begged manager Mauricio Pochettino not to start striker Fernando Llorente, rated at £7.2m by Transfermarkt, up top.
The north London outfit signed the centre-forward, who celebrated his 33rd birthday earlier this week, from Swansea City during the summer following an impressive debut campaign in the Premier League, but he has struggled playing back-up to Harry Kane.
The Spaniard has scored just two goals in 26 appearances in all competitions for Pochettino’s men and he has none in four outings in the FA Cup this term, despite starting all of their fixtures against lower league opposition in AFC Wimbledon, Newport County and Rochdale.
Tottenham supporters have been quick to have their say on Llorente ahead of the clash in the capital on Wednesday, and while one said “Llorente can’t start another match”, another said “I can start and play better than Llorente”.
Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…
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