Ange Postecoglou tells TNT Sports that the kids are alright. “They’ve been with us from the start of pre-season so have been fully fledged members of our squad … Mikey has had a couple of opportunities off the bench … we’ve been really keen to get them some game time and think tonight is the ideal time for it … I’m confident they’ll be able to handle themselves … I’ve got no fear about putting them out there … they’ve earned their spot and I’m sure they’ll do well …the best way to keep momentum going is to use the whole squad … I’ve put out a team tonight that I think can do the business.”

Pre-match postbag. “The home side are starting with a Civic while the visitors have got an Austin among the substitutes. From the car angle, Ferencvaros are likely to get better mileage out of this match than Spurs.” Some top gear from Peter Oh there. For the benefit of non-petrolheads, the Civic is a globally popular sedan made by Honda, while the Austin … well, that’s best explained by this “montage of racy shots”.

A reminder of what happened this time last week, when things could have turned sour for Spurs, but didn’t. It’s been a good week for Dominic Solanke, all told.

That Tottenham starting XI is about as youthful, and therefore super-exciting, as it gets. Ange gives the nod to 18-year-old right-back Archie Gray, 18-year old playmaker Lucas Bergvall, 17-year-old winger Mikey Moore, and, making his debut, 19-year-old striker Will Lankshear. Audere est Facere, as they say around N17 way.

The teams

Preamble