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Tottenham took on Sydney in their third match of pre-season with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win after a 1-1 draw and here are our Spurs player ratings.

Roberto De Zerbi named a starting team with youth at the back and in midfield with more experienced attackers to take on their Sydney hosts at the Allianz Stadium.

Richarlison, Mathys Tel, Conor Gallagher and Ben Davies all came into the side along with Lucas Bergvall but Mateus Fernandes is having his training and game time managed while James Maddison, Destiny Udogie, Dominic Solanke, Micky van de Ven, Kevin Danso and Jan Paul van Hecke also missed out.

Mathys Tel opened the scoring for Spurs with a pinpoint free-kick 29 minutes in, curling the ball into the top right corner of the net.

Sydney equalised 10 minutes into the second half as Spurs substitute Kota Takai made an interception which turned into a perfect pass for Takahiro Sekine, who ran through and scored.

Luca Williams-Barnett, Sandro Tonali, Andy Robertson and Dane Scarlett all scored their spot kicks in the shoot-out to ensure Spurs won on the night.

Here are our Spurs player ratings from the game:

Martin Dubravka

Made a good early full length save from Youlley's effort but was almost beaten by a Macallister strike from his own half before the same play dinked an effort over him that rolled wide. Couldn't stop Sekine from equalising but did save in the shoot-out. 7

Rio Kyerematen

The midfielder at left-back had a couple of nervy moments in defence early on but looked good going forward with a couple of shots. Switched to the right after the hour mark and looked even better on that side. 6

Ben Davies

Brought his experience to the young backline and didn't do much wrong before departing at half-time. 7

Malachi Hardy

Let in Macallister for a late chance in the half but otherwise did well. Played 80 minutes in another promising display. 7

Tye Hall

Another midfielder at full-back. Tried to get forward as much as possible and almost set up Kyerematen for a chance. Came off after an hour. 6

Archie Gray

Captaining the side again despite the older players' return. Looked composed and played a great first-time pass to Hall later in the half. Got an hour under his belt. 7

Lucas Bergvall

His first minutes of pre-season amid the speculation around his future. Solid without being spectacular and another who came off at half-time. 6

Manor Solomon

Always dangerous. Made a good run before setting up Gallagher early on and picked out the same player to hit the post as the half wore on. Had a big pack of ice on his thigh after coming off. 7

Conor Gallagher

Wasteful. Fluffed a shot in space in the box from Solomon's low ball, with his effort looking to be heading wide before hitting a defender. Couldn't can't take advantage of a keeper's kick hitting his back as he curled the loose ball wide under pressure. Hit the right-hand post soon after from Solomon's pass. In the second half he embarked on a couple of promising runs but failed to use the ball at the end of them. Needs to be better. 5

Mathys Tel

Looked to get at the full-back whenever he had the ball and opened the scoring with a cracking free-kick just before the hour mark. Came off at the break. 7

Richarlison

Barely touched the ball until a clever backheel to Gallagher on the halfway line towards the end of the half. Didn't get any better before coming off at the hour mark as Spurs struggled to get him the ball. 4

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Sandro Tonali

Industrious and had an effort from the edge of the box that the keeper saved. Hit an excellent penalty in the shoot-out. 7

Kota Takai

Unfortunate to play the perfect pass to Sekine with his interception falling for his compatriot. Otherwise did well enough. 6

Luca Williams-Barnett

Looked bright from the off after coming on for the second half, leaving his marker for dead most of the time and hitting the crossbar early on. Set up Tonali for an effort in the 66th minute and then Robertson later on before having a couple of chances himself. Probably Spurs' best player on the night and scored a ridiculously impudent and slow panenka penalty. 8

Andy Robertson

First minutes as a Spurs player and took the armband. Set up Yang twice with dangerous crosses and had an effort saved himself. Showed what he will bring going forward that Udogie doesn't while not being tested at the other end. Scored a fine spot kick in the shoot-out. 8

Mason Melia

Had a couple of frustrating moments when the ball just wouldn't fall for him or Scarlett took it off him in another. 5

Dane Scarlett

Came on in a role just behind Melia, while occasionally alongside him. Took the ball off him at one point and wasted it but did score the winning penalty with a low effort. 6

Yang Min-hyeok

Had a chance to score twice from Robertson's crosses but sent one wide and the other over. Wasteful but busy. 5

Jamie Donley

Did well after coming on alongside Tonali, helping him control the midfield. Saw his penalty in the shoot-out saved well. 6

Tyler Tingey

Came on for Kyerematen for the final 10 minutes. N/A

Harry Byrne

Tottenham's second match of their pre-season tour Down Under sees them 1-0 up against Sydney FC after 45 minutes and here are our first half Spurs player ratings.

Roberto De Zerbi named a starting team with youth at the back and in midfield with more experienced attackers to take on their Sydney hosts at the Allianz Stadium.

football.london reported this week that the Spurs players are having their training and game load monitored and managed based on a variety of factors such as fatigue, little niggles, illness and jet lag.

Richarlison, Mathys Tel, Conor Gallagher and Ben Davies all came into the side along with Lucas Bergvall but Mateus Fernandes was among those not in the squad for the game along with James Maddison, Destiny Udogie, Dominic Solanke, Micky van de Ven, Kevin Danso and Jan Paul van Hecke.

Mathys Tel opened the scoring with a pinpoint free-kick 29 minutes in, curling the ball into the top right corner of the net.

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Here are our first half Spurs player ratings:

Martin Dubravka

Made a good full length save from Youlley's effort but was almost beaten by a Macallister strike from his own half before the same play dinked an effort over him that rolled wide. 6

Rio Kyerematen

The midfielder at left-back had a couple of nervy moments in defence but looked good going forward with a couple of shots. 5

Ben Davies

Brought his experience to the young backline and didn't do much wrong. 6

Malachi Hardy

Let in Macallister for a late chance in the half after otherwise doing well. 6

Tye Hall

Another midfielder at full-back. Tried to get forward as much as possible and almost set up Kyerematen for a chance. 5

Archie Gray

Captaining the side again despite the older players' return. Looked composed and played a great first-time pass to Hall later in the half. 7

Lucas Bergvall

His first minutes of pre-season amid the speculation around his future. Solid without being spectacular. 6

Manor Solomon

Always dangerous. Made a good run before setting up Gallagher early on and picked out the same player to hit the post as the half wore on. 7

Conor Gallagher

Wasteful. Fluffed a shot in space in the box from Solomon's low ball, with his effort looking to be heading wide before hitting a defender. Couldn't can't take advantage of a keeper's kick hitting his back as he curled the loose ball wide under pressure. Hit the right-hand post soon after from Solomon's pass. 5

Mathys Tel

Looked to get at the full-back whenever he had the ball and opened the scoring with a cracking free-kick just before the hour mark. 7

Richarlison

Here's the Tottenham Hotspur team that Roberto De Zerbi has chosen to face Sydney FC in their pre-season friendly in Australia

Roberto De Zerbi has blended his Tottenham Hotspur team with youth and experience to take on Sydney FC on Wednesday in Australia.

football.london reported this week that De Zerbi has been pushing the Spurs players hard in training, especially those who returned earlier to pre-season, and the players' time in sessions and matches is being monitored and managed based on a variety of factors such as fatigue, little niggles, illness or even jet lag.

That means that after naming a young starting XI for the 2-0 win against Auckland in New Zealand, De Zerbi has added a sprinkling of senior stars this time for the game against Sydney in their Allianz Stadium.

Richarlison, Mathys Tel, Conor Gallagher and Ben Davies all come into the side. Mateus Fernandes is among those not in the squad for the game as De Zerbi continues to monitor the fatigue of his players after tough pre-season training sessions, with football.london reporting that the Portuguese does not have an injury despite social media fears. James Maddison, Destiny Udogie, Dominic Solanke, Micky van de Ven, Kevin Danso and Jan Paul van Hecke also remain out as they are carefully managed.

Sandro Tonali is back on the bench after missing the game in Auckland with a small issue and Andy Robertson is also on the bench after returning from the World Cup.

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Archie Gray captains Spurs again despite the older players returning, including Davies. Lucas Bergvall gets his first minutes of pre-season after asking to leave the club this summer before his World Cup exploits with De Zerbi saying he was going to speak to the Swede about his future amid links to Newcastle and Nottingham Forest.

Here's the Tottenham team De Zerbi has selected:

Here is the Tottenham Hotspur team that we reckon Roberto De Zerbi will select to take on Sydney FC on the club's pre-season tour

Roberto De Zerbi is likely to bring some of his senior stars back into his Tottenham team to face Sydney FC in Australia on Wednesday.

The Italian selected a young starting XI for Sunday's 2-0 win against Auckland FC in New Zealand, opting to rest all of his first team players aside from Archie Gray. The Spurs boss cited the club's 30-hour flight from the other side of the globe and the increased risk of injuries to his tired stars.

However, with the players now better acclimatised five days into their summer tour and with numerous training sessions under their belt, De Zerbi could start at least those senior stars who came off the bench on Sunday. That could mean any of Richarlison, Mathys Tel, Conor Gallagher and Ben Davies coming into the side at the Allianz Stadium.

Mateus Fernandes is not expected to start the game in Sydney as De Zerbi continues to monitor the fatigue of his players after tough pre-season training sessions, with football.london reporting that the Portuguese does not have an injury despite social media fears.

Sandro Tonali missed out on the game in Auckland with a small issue and De Zerbi said the £100million signing should be back in action against Sydney. Tonali had played 45 minutes in the game against MK Dons last Wednesday but James Maddison and Destiny Udogie have missed out on both fixtures so far with minor problems according to the Tottenham head coach.

Dominic Solanke, Antonin Kinsky and Martin Dubravka also played against MK Dons but did not feature against Auckland so may come back into contention either from the start or in the second half.

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De Zerbi will have to decide when is the right time to introduce the returning World Cup players - Micky van de Ven, Jan Paul van Hecke, Andy Robertson Kevin Danso and Lucas Bergvall - and it could be that they get minutes from the bench.

With Pedro Porro and Djed Spence now resting after their World Cup exploits, Gray could be used as a right-back for this midweek encounter.

Spurs face Premier League rivals Chelsea on Saturday at the Accor Stadium and with just two recovery days between the matches, De Zerbi will have to manage minutes carefully and blend in plenty of his young players. It could be that some of his senior stars, if not all of them, play a half in each.

Here's the Tottenham team we reckon De Zerbi might select to face Sydney:

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Djed Spence faces an uncertain future at Tottenham Hotspur this summer as Roberto De Zerbi plans major changes after a dismal couple of Premier League seasons

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly demanding at least £10million more for Djed Spence after his performances for England at the World Cup this summer. It is claimed that Spence is open to a move away from the north London club.

The 25-year-old, who featured regularly for Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions in North America, earned admirers for his displays during this summer’s tournament. Overall, the defender had a mixed World Cup as England crashed out in the semi-finals to Argentina before finishing third with a win over France in FIFA's 'bronze medal' match.

Spence earned praise for his substitute appearances against Croatia, Mexico and Norway while drawing criticism for unconvincing performances against Ghana and DR Congo. The full-back was chastised by Tuchel from the sidelines on several occasions, but took this criticism in his stride.

Nevertheless, he faces an uncertain future at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer. Serie A champions Inter Milan are among the sides interested and Italian football journalist and transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio has provided the latest on Spence's situation to Wettfreunde.net.

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He said: "It's a strange situation because before the World Cup, I don't know if Tottenham wanted to sell Djed Spence, but they were open to hearing about eventual and potential offers, and the price was like €25m, plus €5m, so €30m.

"During and after the World Cup, there was one club that asked for him, and it was Inter Milan, and Inter Milan fought to get him for that price, but after the start of the contacts with Tottenham and the people involved in the deal, the price was really high.

"I think it's more than €40m and even De Zerbi is not sure if he wants to let Spence go because he's never said Spence has to leave.

"So I think that Spence can leave, but it will not be for the price that was there at the beginning of the World Cup. Inter Milan is one of the teams that wants him, but they have to arrive with an offer near €40m or more, and I don't think that Inter Milan wants to spend all that money for a player in that position."

Inter's links with Spence follow the departure of Denzel Dumfries to Real Madrid. The experienced Dutchman had spent five years at the San Siro and made over 200 appearances for the Nerazzurri.

And reports claim Spence would be open to leaving Spurs and may relish the opportunity to establish himself as the Italian champions' first-choice right-back.

The former Nottingham Forest man made 44 appearances for Spurs last term as they came dangerously close to relegation from the Premier League.

Roberto De Zerbi's side escaped the drop on the final day of the season amid a torrid campaign. Tottenham’s hierarchy have already made it clear this summer that the club has no intention of repeating the disastrous previous two campaigns, which ended with consecutive 17th-place finishes.

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