alexkeble

First 11 looked fine on Saturday - perhaps a central defender would sure things up when it gets sticky. Spurs' new tiki-taka philosophy had a stunted start because of Newcastle's dominant midfield, in my opinion. Their passing was so confident that, with the heat, tired Spurs quickly and made their hard pressing game impossible to sustain. As they began to sit-off, Newcastle struck. Great stuff for them, but Spurs need to work out how and when they need to press. You can read a full tactical analysis of the game if you like, here:

Spurs' new tiki-taka philosophy had a stunted start because of our dominant midfield, in my opinion. Our passing was so confident that, with the heat, tired Spurs quickly and made their hard pressing game impossible to sustain. As they began to sit-off, Ba struck. Great stuff, and Spurs need to work out how and when they need to press. You can read a full tactical analysis of the game if you like, here: