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Tottenham Hotspur Attacking transitions (what do they do in the first 10 seconds of wining the ball):

* Team look to win the ball as high up the field as possible so they can play direct into depth for a 1 on 1 if possible.

* If they win the ball deeper, quick change in attitude where Dempsey and Defoe will come deep the receive the ball to feet from the central defenders the lay off for central midfielders to find Bale (coming inside) running into depth.

* The other option when the ball is won deep is to go for early long balls into depth for Defoe or Bale.

* If the initial ball isn’t on, they will not force it, instead they will look to patiently retain possession and circulate the ball, with Parker and Dembele used as the references to organise the team to either sit deep or high.

[quote]Stat: Walker has 178 final third entries this season, far more than any other Tottenham player, which shows his early runs forward and high position on the pitch.[/quote]

Defensive transitions (what do they do in the first 10 seconds of losing the ball):

* Aggressive full press applied straight away, with the central midfielders and fullbacks very high in a 2x4x4 high block. If they don’t win it back, the will then drop into more of a tight 4x4x2 shape in a medium block.

* The players will still press if the ball is in their zone when a trigger is set, such as a poor touch or if they are not facing play.

* When the first player presses this will trigger the rest of the team to move back up to a wide 2x4x4 high block.

* When they are high pressing in a 2x4x4, there is obviously a lot of space behind the fullbacks [especially Walker] that can be exploited with wither quick diagonals or a lay off from the striker and inside movements into depth from the winger.

[quote]Stat: Parker won possession every 4.64 minuets in the game vs QPR, joint highest of the weekend.[/quote]

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