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Mauricio Pochettino now finds himself at that busy point in the season when difficult decisions pop up all the time.

Who to rest?

Failing at the group stage wouldn’t feel good at all when all the top coaches will be jousting next year in the knockout rounds.



At this level and at this stage of the season, that’s what makes managers’ decisions so interesting and also so difficult.

We’re getting to the stage when those who didn’t get much rest after the World Cup could easily hit the wall without sensitive handling.

He wants his best defender fresh for the Champions League.

In travelling to Leicester on Saturday night, how much of his powder does he keep dry in readiness for Tuesday’s crucial Champions League trip to Barcelona where only a win would appear to suffice?