Another week, one other Tottenham crisis.
And this time the crisis is a reasonably good summation of this sequence.
Tottenham Hotspur have been on cloud 9 only one week once more having overwhelmed Manchester City 1-0, after which all of it got here crashing down.
Here’s how:
What’s the crisis?
This time the crisis is totally shedding to Leicester City in the Premier League 4-1, dispelling any good feeling round Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
During that horrid defeat, Spurs’ greatest midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur additionally suffered a season-ending harm too…
That’s on high of their captain and first-choice goalkeeper Hugo Lloris additionally struggling a severe harm earlier in the week…
When it rains it actually does pour in north London.
On this version of Talking Transfers, half of the 90min podcast community, Scott Saunders, Graeme Bailey & Toby Cudworth talk about the Premier League’s managerial merry-go-round with the newest on the conditions at Leeds United and Southampton. Also on the agenda, Man Utd contract talks, Mason Mount’s future, Andrey Santos & extra!
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Why are they in crisis?
So how did Tottenham handle to lose 4-1 to Leicester City (a staff who’ve been woeful this season)?
Four phrases: their defence is dreadful.
Antonio Conte has relied closely on defenders like Eric Dier and Ben Davies over-performing when the going’s been good, however after they revert to sort (being barely below-average Premier League defenders) issues are inclined to go very mistaken. Very, very mistaken.
Add into that the indisputable fact that the two in midfield actually solely works when Rodrigo Bentancur is match and firing – each of which he will not be for the relaxation of the season – and the indisputable fact that Lloris is injured, and it is simple to see why Spurs shipped so many objectives at King Power Stadium.
What can they do to rectify it?
There’s a number of issues that may be executed:
1) Ask somebody to politely give Bentancur their anterior cruciate ligament for the sake of the Tottenham.
2) Play three central midfielders to guard the incompetent defenders.
3) An extended-term repair is to purchase a brand new world class centre-back. Cristian Romero is nice, however he wants somebody that may play alongside him. Maybe Alessandro Bastoni?