Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham will need to overturn a one-goal deficit against Gent on Thursday (8.05pm kick-off) if they are to progress in the Europa League.

Spurs were second-best in Belgium a week ago and deservedly lost 1-0 to the Belgian outfit, but they are only one-goal down, and know that they are more than capable of getting the goals required to reach the last 16.

After back-to-back defeats in all competitions, Pochettino’s men got back to winning ways with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Fulham on Sunday in the fifth round of the FA Cup, and they will now face League One outfit Millwall in the quarter-finals, who knocked Premier League champions Leicester out in the last 16.

Nonetheless, the Europa League is the main focus for this week and, given that it offers a place in the Champions League for next season, it would be advantageous for Spurs to go for it, as their top four position in the Premier League is far from certain.

It’s also been nine years since Spurs last won a major trophy, yet with a league game against Stoke coming up on Sunday, Pochettino is likely to make a few changes to his side at Wembley tomorrow.

Thus, here are THREE players who deserve a chance in the Europa League against Gent…

Kieran Trippier

Kyle Walker was given the nod in the first leg in Belgium last week, but Kieran Trippier’s display against Fulham on Sunday will certainly give Pochettino something to think about.

The former Burnley full-back was outstanding throughout against the Cottagers, with his quick-thinking the beginning of their first goal at Craven Cottage, while his overall display down the right caused several problems for the Fulham backline.

Trippier is an excellent crosser of the ball but also defends solidly, and with Spurs in need of a goal but also needing to prevent an away goal, the 26-year-old could be the man to start at right-back on Thursday.

Georges-Kevin N’Koudou

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French Under-21 international Georges-Kevin N’Koudou moved to White Hart Lane last summer from Marseille, but hasn’t quite been able to force himself into the first team picture at Tottenham.

The 22-year-old is extremely highly-rated having netted ten goals in 41 appearances for the French side last term, but he has managed just two starts for Spurs this time round, both of which have come in the domestic cup competitions.

However, N’Koudou did come on for the final 19 minutes against Gent last week and performed solidly and, alongside the fact that he didn’t appear against Fulham on Sunday, that may be an indication that Pochettino is readying him for the visit of the Belgian side on Thursday.

Josh Onomah

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You sense that this is exactly the type of game that young midfielder Josh Onomah is the Tottenham squad for.

The 19-year-old hasn’t started a Premier League game for the club this term despite regularly appearing on the bench, while he has made just seven other appearances in their domestic and European cup competitions thus far.

However, Onomah did net against Gillingham back in September and then performed well against Liverpool in Spurs’ League Cup run, and did indeed come on as a substitute against Fulham on Sunday to further reinforce his importance to Pochettino’s squad.

Thus, he may well get a chance against Gent on Thursday night.