Back to Basics | Bale on Left, Modric in Middle | Opta Stats
Football should be a simple game. Play your best players in their best positions and you will be in with a chance. To that end, it is frustrating to see Harry Redknapp keep playing players out of position. After the first two games of the season, Tottenham went on a long unbeaten run playing some of the best football in the league. This was achieved by playing a system that worked, with Bale providing width on the left, Lennon on …
Modric Vs Mata | Professional Performance as Spurs go Back to Basics
After a disappointing draw at home to Stoke, It was important that Tottenham did not lose at Stamford Bridge Saturday lunchtime. Chelsea were in need of a win if they were to close the gap on Tottenham in the battle for Champions League football. How Redknapp set out his team was going to be highly important in determining how this game went. He has been criticised in recent weeks for playing players out of position – most notably switching Bale …
Can Spurs live without Modric?
As Chelsea move in for the Croatian, Spurs fans are starting to come around to the possibility they will be without the 25 year old. But can they live without last years Fans Player of the Year?
Tottenham stroked 19,000 passes in the entirety of the Premier League Season last term, Modric on his own hit 2,070 passes in 32 games, at a success rate of 84%. Therefore, 1 in every 10 passes came from Modric, showing how influential he …