I think I'd like Alli to start.
Lloris
Walker Toby Vertonghen Rose
Alli Bentaleb
Chadli Dembele Eriksen
Kane
Don't think Njie will start, but he might make an appearance from the bench.
Aside from a bullshit 20 minutes, our defence has looked a lot more solid than last season, so I would only change Davies to Rose for attacking threat and width.
You'd drop Mason (MOM v Stoke) for Bentaleb who has been awful through pre season, v Man Utd and when he came on v Stoke?
Regardless of form, he offers a bit more solidity. Fair enough Mason is playing well but you have to set up according to who you are playing as well.
Plus the only way Bentaleb is going to start playing well is by playing himself into form.
I don't think on current form he offers any solidity at all - in fact, quite the opposite. I also don't see why he should be offered the opportunity to play himself into form when other players wouldn't. He needs to take opportunities when he's on the pitch and he hasn't done that in recent games. He needs to earn his chance, not be pandered to. Mason, in contrast has played well and worked hard and certainly deserves to keep his place IMO.
I don't think on current form he offers any solidity at all - in fact, quite the opposite. I also don't see why he should be offered the opportunity to play himself into form when other players wouldn't. He needs to take opportunities when he's on the pitch and he hasn't done that in recent games. He needs to earn his chance, not be pandered to. Mason, in contrast has played well and worked hard and certainly deserves to keep his place IMO.
I'd like (if fit):
Lloris
Trippier Alderweireld Vertonghen Rose
Mason Veljkovic Bentaleb
Dembele Kane Pritchard
But adhering to Poch's 4231:
Lloris
Trippier Alderweireld Vertonghen Rose
Mason Bentaleb
Dembele Pritchard Eriksen
Kane