Mauricio Pochettino is expected to bring in a selection of Tottenham youth players when they visit Colchester in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
Spurs head to the League Two outfit on Tuesday in the midst of a gruelling run of seven games in 21 days.
As a result Pochettino could hand an opportunity to some younger players, with the likes of Troy Parrott, Oliver Skipp and Japhet Tanganga in the frame.
"All the competitions we take seriously. For different reasons we need games," Pochettino said.
"The young players need games to improve and try to show their quality and maybe fight for a place in the starting XI in the Champions League or Premier League.
"We are going to have a mix, we will assess the squad because we are going to have a very tough period and we need to manage the squad. We are going to be there trying to win the game."
Spurs fans are particularly excited to see Parrott get his first-team chance after he impressed during the club's pre-season tour to Asia.
Big things are expected of the 17-year-old, who has scored picturebook goals for the club's Under-23s side, as well as the Republic of Ireland Under-21s.
Asked whether he will be involved, Pochettino replied: "Maybe, of course, he was at Leicester, but he wasn't in 18 players. We will see."
Predicted lineups
Tottenham XI: Gazzaniga, Walker-Peters, Foyth, Tanganga, Davies, Wanyama, Dier, Skipp, Eriksen, Parrott, Lucas Moura
