Antonio Conte has opted to utilise his three-at-the-back formation for his first game in charge of Tottenham Hotspur against Vitesse in the Europa Conference League.
The Italian and his coaching team - including former interim manager Ryan Mason - were all granted their work permits in time to oversee Thursday's game with the Dutch outfit.
Conte is already understood to be working his favoured 3-5-2 in training sessions, and the ex-Chelsea and Inter Milan boss has opted to start with five defenders for his inaugural match in charge.
Ben Davies starts as part of the three-man rearguard with Eric Dier and Cristian Romero, with Emerson Royal and Sergio Reguilon occupying the full-back areas for Spurs.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Oliver Skipp both hold their places in midfield, while Lucas Moura is also in the XI and is set to play just off of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.
Conte has named a strong XI with Spurs third in their Conference League group, having taken four points from their opening three European games.
Tottenham Hotspur starting lineup: Lloris; Dier, Romero, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Reguilon; Lucas; Kane, Son
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