It’s no coincidence that when you try and dominate the ball, switch to the 3-2 build up shape and play forward, Xavi Simons comes alive. Man of the Match displays in the Champions League are exactly what we bought him for, hopefully this can be the catalyst for more consistent performances from him in the league. In this video, Ben Bowman breaks down Tottenham’s resounding 4-0 victory vs Copenhagen in the Champions League discussing why the 3-2-5 in possession structure makes us so much better, why Udogie and Odobert’s relationship is key to this Spurs side and why Randal Kolo Muani should be getting consistent minutes over Richarlison.
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25 Comments
What apps do u use to do this tactical stuff
What apps do u use to do this tactical stuff
That was the spurs i fell in love with hopefully we take more risks moving forward
Crazy thing is ben, I do think we can beat united but honestly its a 50-50 game, that united attack could literally kill us with the way we build up terrible from the back and leave space, same as how we could beat them with running through their midfield. Depends which team turn up, their attack clear ours if its a open game🤷🏽♂️
I also really love this set up, especially at home, but the problem for me is that we don't really have the squad to consistently play this way……The likes of Danso, Spence, Palhinha, Tel and Kulu just don't really fit in this system if they're asked to come in and replicate roles.
That was an easy game. Xavi had it too easy, very weak opposition. His assist was only an assist cos the gk was a donkey. When xavi went off we played even better.
How much of the performance though was how bad Copenhagen was? Especially the keeper. And if it was a difference in how we built up, what was our strategy for Chelsea and why do you think Frank chose that strategy vs last night?
Let's not jump ahead. Next game we lose we'll all be screaming how sh*t things are again haha Lets stop reacting game to game
Ngl it because it Copenhagen but yes he improving
It wasn’t a huge tactical tweak.. back 3 in progression we have seen last 2”3 matches. biggest difference was Udogie and Odobert starting and weak opposition where they didn’t press us and give us space .
Nedum Onuoha walked so Van De Ven could run
Only difference is Frank adapting to the team, not the otherway around. It looked like Ange ball, against a week team.
The big difference is that Copenhagen played like a league 2 club with no pressure…. When Xavi Simons can have the ball for 5-10 second without anyone pressure him , then he is fantastic but as soon as he gets pressure he his rubbish…. He needs to learn how to 💬 what to do before he gets the ball and what he needs to deliver it. He is going to struggle on Saturday against Man United. Loose the ball ⚽ 5-10 times and give away really shity passes 😮
The variance in performance versus teams as bad as Copenhagen and even top 12 teams in the league is incredibly large.
If we get Chelsea, Bournemouth type performances against United and Arsenal then Spurs have a confidence problem and that lies squarely on Frank.
Tottenham looked much better because the opposistion we were not of a level to stop Tottenham's attacking , like Chelsea and Newcastle easily did.
Crap opposition giving him time and space to think was the reason for an improved performance, nothing else. We beat 10 men 2-0, that's the level of opposition we faced.
Personally love watching Bentancur link-up plays. He's not the best midfielder in terms of tackles or interceptions but I feel as though his ability to move attacks forward is underrated.
I feel like they were marking zonally and our issue is when teams man mark us…just because they stood off us so much… Our players always seemed to have space on the ball
We were given time and space let’s see on Saturday but Simon’s looked well pissed off after being substituted again udogie makes a huge difference down the left but starting the game in a more advanced set up helps.
Clueless frank favour of the month😂😂😂😂😂😂
Beat mighty Copenhagen 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Copenhagen is worse than English 2nd division 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We didn't play nobody in FC Copenhagen. Let's see how they fare this weekend hosting ManU…
Midfield was closer to simons which allowed him to play the ‘Damsgaard role’.
I think it's simple. 1. Don't play Paulinha and Bentancour together. 2. Don't play Spence and Simmons together