You can see below that Tottenham push both full-backs forwards when attacking, leaving two holding midfielders around the halfway line as cover. Everything is a puzzle so, in these two matches Dele stayed out, probably Tuesday he will play and others will stay out.”, Spurs have said that they expect Alli to stay but asked if he wants to keep him, Mourinho responded: “I want a balanced squad. The Brazilian managed to dribble past the full-back every time he attempted to, an impressive total of 11 runs. Nicol: 5-2 flattered Tottenham against Southampton (1:21), Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only). When looking at Tottenham’s defensive setup, we can see they make sure to keep both Winks and Hojbjerg behind the ball. Their defenders are set up in a way that each of them has a man to mark, apart from Dier who is free to block shots or crosses. Outnumbering the Everton defence ensures a pass will always be on and help create a goalscoring opportunity. Spurs’ midfield gets the game going and the ball is set back to Winks, who punts it forwards.

PSG are in talks with his agents and considering him [as per @JBurtTelegraph]. When the ball was either on the left or right side of the pitch, their full-back would press along with the respective winger, who would also trackback and shut down the Spurs player (this can be seen looking at Richarlison and Rodríguez’s positioning). He also finished the game with significant ball-winning stats for a player in his position, winning 23 out of the 26 duels he encountered in. This is backed up as well in an exclusive by Jason Burt in The Telegraph (£), referenced in Fabrizio’s tweet, which states that PSG has now opened talks with Spurs with an eye to signing Dele before the close of the transfer window, either on loan or on a permanent basis. Carlo Ancelotti’s men switched to more of a 4-4-1-1, as James Rodriguez didn’t track back too much, and was used as an outlet with Calvert-Lewin ahead of him. Carlo Ancelotti was clearly trying to fix that, and although this is a risky option (a small flick can lead to a goal), it worked on this occasion. Now to the reporting. The Premier League‘s opening weekend continued on Sunday afternoon with an Everton side, boasting a brand-new midfield, taking all three points against a disorganised looking Tottenham Hotspur.José Mourinho would have been happy to start with what arguably could be his strongest XI, only missing the likes of Japhet Tanganga and Giovani Lo Celso due to injury. You can see this when looking at both players shot attempts (Richarlison 7, Rodríguez 3), pass attempts (Richarlison 33/40, Rodríguez 47/56), and long balls (Richarlison 1, Rodríguez 11). Other clubs also in the race. The Premier League‘s opening weekend continued on Sunday afternoon with an Everton side, boasting a brand-new midfield, taking all three points against a disorganised looking Tottenham Hotspur. This allowed Everton to settle in possession, regroup if they had lost their shape and then work spaces to start an attacking move. To have on the bench Toby [Alderweireld] and Serge [Aurier], and Moussa [Sissoko] and Gio [Lo Celso], [Erik] Lamela and [Steven] Bergwijn, I cannot have on the bench four wingers or three wingers and a number ten and then no defenders. As this analysis has shown, a mixture of creating more opportunities, the ability to retain the ball while moving forwards, and standout individual performances from players like Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison and Rodríguez provided the difference between the two sides. This allowed them to outnumber Spurs on the wings and could therefore work the ball up the pitch easier. Two sources are reporting that Spurs are trying to move Dele on, with PSG showing interest. Tottenham did everything right, but the universe (read: VAR) had other plans in mind. It’s possible that Dele himself wants a change of scenery and is ready to go, just as it’s also possible that as Tanguy Ndombele seems to have worked his way back into Jose’s good graces that he’s transferred his ire to a new player. "We have been working for five season together now. More Details.

In midfield, Allan made sure that Kane wasn’t allowed to find space between the lines, while Doucouré and Gomes tracked Alli’s drifting movements to either side of the pitch.