{"id":1476,"date":"2019-10-15T10:15:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T10:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spursforlife.com\/?p=1476"},"modified":"2019-10-15T10:15:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T10:15:33","slug":"can-tottenham-hotspur-bounce-back-to-make-the-premier-league-top-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spursforlife.com\/can-tottenham-hotspur-bounce-back-to-make-the-premier-league-top-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Tottenham Hotspur bounce back to make the Premier League top-four?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tottenham\nHotspur have crumbled into free-fall mode a mere few months into the new\nPremier League season, finding themselves well behind the top-six. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mauricio\nPochettino\u2019s side have won only once in their three encounters, losing to\nBrighton Hove & Albion and Newcastle United in matches where they were the\nfavourites to win with BetEasy<\/a> and\nother bookmakers . Things look grim with senior players not looking committed\nenough and too many holes in their side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugo\nLloris\u2019 horrific injury against Brighton only summed up their frail situation\nright now. They\u2019ll be without their captain for quite a few months after Spurs\nrevealed he won\u2019t play any part in 2019 anymore.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After\nhaving conceded 10 goals in their last two competitive games, losing their\nsaviour in between the posts is like adding insult to injury. Their slow-legged\ndefence has become weary, as neither Toby Alderweireld nor Jan Vertonghen are\ncomfortable dealing with proactive figures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ninability to replace Kieran Trippier is showing, as Serge Aurier is too\nunpredictable to be trusted. Kyle Walker-Pieters is too young to be burdened\nwith pressure, while Davinson Sanchez is no natural full-back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nattack, Christian Eriksen\u2019s cutting a grim figure after being denied a summer move away<\/a>. Tanguy N\u2019Dombele\u2019s already showing his influence with his\ndriven personality, yet even he cannot contain the problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pochettino\nmust change things up to get them flying again. After having ditched the\nhigh-pressing style for a less-exhausting one, he\u2019s burdened his midfielders to\ndo all the running in regaining possession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\nend up running out of steam, allowing oppositions to counter-attack with ease.\nThe Argentine must bring back that lacking hunger in his players, allowing them\nto roar forward and pursue oppositions into submission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover,\nhe must scrap the out-of-form waste in for the players who can influence\nresults. Playing Dele Alli instead of Eriksen makes little sense, as does\npersisting with Aurier. Walker-Peters might be young, but he\u2019s still strong\ngoing forward and pretty decent defensively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of\ncourse, Harry Kane is always there to save their blushes whenever things start\nheating up. The England captain now looks a more complete striker by helping\ncreate and build up chances as well as scoring them, as his strikes should see\ngames through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heung\nMin-Son is another dynamite when he gets going, as is the underused Lucas\nMoura, who deserves more chances than the underwhelming Erik Lamela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s\ntime for Pochettino to go back to square one to save Spurs\u2019 season. As his\nrivals get stronger, they need to show why getting to the Champions League\nfinal was no fluke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nArgentine\u2019s high-voltage style made Spurs a nightmare for opponents, but that\nfire has now worn out. Unless they are rekindled into operating as a similar\nwell-oiled machine with a high-intensity, fast-paced attacking style, they\nmight as well kiss a top-four spot goodbye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However,\nif they do start playing like last season, Spurs should make a top-four spot\nthanks to the impactful personnel they possess. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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