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  Tottenham vs Wolfsberger Post-Match Report Tottenham Hotspur beat Wolfsberger 4-0(8-1 aggregate) at home in the Europa League  Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Goal scorers: Alli(10'), Vinicius(50', 83'), Bale(73') Player Ratings: Starting XI: Hart:  6 Davies:  6.5 Dier:  6.5 Toby:  6 Doherty(came off 74'):  6.5 Winks:  5.5 Sissoko(came off 82'):  5.5 Lamela(came off 69'):  6.5 Bergwijn(came off 69'):  5.5 Alli(came on 81'):  9 Vinicius:  8 Substitutes: Bale(came on 69'): 7.5 Moura(came on 69'): 6 Lavinier(came on 74'): 6 Scarlett(came on 81'): 7 John(came on 82'): 6 Tottenham's MOTM: Gareth Bale Match Analysis: Defense:   Tottenham's defense had been on a bad run of form, but they managed to keep a clean sheet against Wolfsberger AC. They took care of their defensive duties without many errors. Doherty and Davies provided some attacking support as they tried to cross the ball into the box many times. They managed to do th...

  Tottenham vs West Ham Post-Match Report Tottenham Hotspur suffer a 2-1 loss against West Brom(A) in the Premier League Full Time at the London Stadium Goal scorers: Moura(64') Player Ratings: Starting XI: Lloris: 4.5 Reguilon(came off 77'): 5.5 Sanchez: 5.5 Dier:  3 Tanganga(came off 45'):  4.5 Hojberg: 5.5 Ndombele:  6 Lamela(came off 45'): 6 Son:  5 Moura: 7 Kane: 6 Substitutes: Doherty(came on 45'): 5 Bale(came on 45'): 7.5 Alli(came on 77'): 6 Tottenham's MOTM: Gareth Bale Match Analysis: Defense:   Tottenham's defense has been a constant liability this season and it showed against West Ham. Individual defensive errors were the source of Tottenham's conceded goals. Reguilon showed a lot of liveliness on the left side, but couldn't manage to pin-point a successful cross into the box. However, it was his first match since his 7-match injury. Eric Dier was caught ball watching for the first West Ham goal. He was very sluggish in the bac...

Tottenham vs Man City Post-Match Report Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 3-0 defeat to Man City at the Etihad Stadium Fulltime at the Etihad Stadium Player Ratings: Starting XI: Lloris: 2 Davies: 4.5 Sanchez: 6 Dier:  4.5 Tanganga:  5.5 Hojberg: 4 Ndombele(came off 64'):  5.5 Lamela(came off 72'): 5.5 Son:  4.5 Moura(came off 45'): 4.5 Kane: 5 Substitutes: Sissoko(came on 45'): 5 Alli(came on 64'): 4.5 Bale(came on 72'): 5.5 Tottenham's MOTM: N/A Match Analysis: Defense:   Individual defensive errors were the main cause of the defeat once again. Tottenham's defense have been on a poor run in defense in recent matches.  Davies struggled to catch up with the pace of Raheem Sterling on the left side. He allowed crosses to made and allowed several shots in the left side. Sanchez and Dier were poor in the 2nd half. They were out of position multiple times which allowed players like Ilkay Gundogan to shoot and score. Sanchez was completely out of position in the 3...

  Tottenham vs Everton Post-Match Report Tottenham Hotspur are knocked out of the FA Cup following the 5-4 defeat to Everton Fulltime at Goodison Park Goal scorers: Sanchez(3', 57'), Lamela (45+3'), Kane(83') Player Ratings: Starting XI: Lloris:  5 Davies:  5.5 Sanchez:  8 Toby:  5.5 Doherty(came off 99'):  6 Hojberg:  7 Ndombele(came off 90' ET):  7 Lamela(came off 98'):  7 Son:  7.5 Moura(came off 77'):  6 Bergwijn(came off 53'):  6 Substitutes: Kane(came on 53'):  7 Alli(came on 77'): 5.5 Winks(came on 90' ET):  4.5 Vinicius(came on 98'):  5.5 Sissoko(came on 99'): 6 Tottenham's MOTM: Davinson Sanchez Match Analysis: Defense:   Tottenham's poor defending was the main reason why Tottenham lost with the amount of goals that were conceded. Individual mistakes from the backline resulted in the goals. Sanchez was the best defender and arguably the best player on the pitch against Everton. He scored a brace and...

3 Take Aways from Tottenham vs West Brom Tottenham Hotspur was beaten at home by Liverpool in a 1-3 loss in the Premier League. 1. The Importance of Harry Kane Harry Kane was deemed to be unavailable to play against West Brom due to his injury. However, Harry Kane was on the starting lineup! Tottenham looked like a well-structured team when Kane was playing in the match. Compared to previous matches, Spurs looked better offensively with Kane. Harry Kane against West Brom 2. Fringe Players Making Statements Many players such as Lucas Moura and Erik Lamela haven't been able to start for Tottenham for quite a while. However, it was these two players who greatly influenced the match. Moura's pace and Lamela's technical ability allowed Tottenham to have a lot of attacking chances. Lucas and Lamela against LASK 3. Great Tactics by Jose Mourinho Mourinho's side played attacking football which led to the result. Jose has been recently criticized for his style of play, but he go...

  Tottenham vs West Brom Post-Match Report Tottenham Hotspur beat West Brom 2-0 at home in the Premier League Harry Kane's goal Goal scorers: Kane(54'), Son(58') Player Ratings: Starting XI: Lloris: 6.5 Davies: 7 Sanchez: 6.5 Toby:  7 Aurier(came off 68'): 7.5 Hojberg: 7.5 Ndombele: 7 Lamela(came off 73'): 7.5 Son(came off 90+2'): 7.5 Moura: 8 Kane: 7.5 Substitutes: Doherty(came on 68'): 5 Bergwijn(came on 73'): 5 Dane Scarlett(came on 90+2'): N/A Tottenham's MOTM: Lucas Moura Match Analysis: Defense:   Tottenham got their first clean sheet in 13 games. The defense line was solid against West Brom and they made no mistakes in the active play of the match. Davies linked up well with the attacking players. He made many runs going forward and contributed defensively. He whipped in a few crosses, but no one was in the box to meet it. Sanchez had an okay match. He was caught ball watching a goal, but it was luckily called for offside. Toby was sol...

Tottenham vs Brighton Post-Match Report Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 loss to Brighton in the Premier League Jose Mourinho Player Ratings: Starting XI: Lloris: 5.5 Sanchez(came off 45'): 5 Toby:  6.5 Rodon: 5 Davies: 4 Sissoko: 6 Hojberg:  6.5 Ndombele(cane off 74'): 6 Bergwijn: 4.5 Son: 4 Bale(came off 61'): 4 Substitutes: Vinicius(came on 45') :  6 Lamela(came on 74'): 4.5 Moura(came on 61'): 5 Tottenham's MOTM: Toby Aldeweireld Match Analysis: Defense:   Defending has always been a problem at Tottenham Hotspur. However, at the start of the 2020/2021 Premier League season, Tottenham had one of the best defensive record in the league. Everything started falling apart after the draw against Crystal Palace in the Premier league. The defense against Brighton was unstable and had many gaps despite playing the more "trustworthy" center-back pairing. Positioning mistakes from Davies and Rodon allowed Leandro Trossard to score a goal inside the box in...

 Tottenham Hotspur was beaten at home by Liverpool in a 1-3 loss in the Premier League. 1. Reliance On Harry Kane Tottenham had several attacking chances in the first half which included Son's goal which was later deemed as offside. There was a certain flow in the attackers in the first half which led to a lot of good chances to score. However, when Kane picked up an injury and was substituted off at half-time, the attackers were non-existent. Son and Bergwijn made good runs, but there was no central player feeding them the chances. The second half really highlighted the importance of Harry Kane to this Tottenham team. Harry Kane's Injury 2. Poor Lineup Decisions Jose Mourinho is known as a very experienced manager who has won many trophies at other clubs. However, he has been making some poor decisions for the substitutions. Spurs fans have been complaining on social media about Jose's choices for substitutions. Spurs fans expected Carlos Vinicius to come on right after th...