Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino faces a forward selection dilemma on Sunday against Fulham, but has said he could use Dele Ali in a false nine role.
Harry Kane is set to be out for a month with ankle ligament damage and Heung-Min Son is currently at the Asian Cup.
However, Pochettino revealed he may have other plans for his attacking options and has taken inspiration from Lionel Messi.
“Yesterday I was watching Barcelona [against Levante] and the striker was Leo Messi,” said Pochettino.
“You can play many, many players. It’s not that you have to play one specific striker.
“Look, Chelsea played against us with [Eden] Hazard like a striker, when [Olivier] Giroud was on the bench and [Alvaro] Morata was out of the squad.
“We are so crazy, the managers that sometimes we decide to do something different, no?”
(Sky Sports)
