Heung-min Son (left) and James Maddison were in great form during Tottenham's win at Turf Moor on Saturday. Photo: Reuters/Phil Noble
Tottenham Hotspur was infamously nicknamed «Harry Kane's team» by Pep Guardiola, which was not well received in north London. But there was some truth in this. The Spurs game went through Kane, he was their top scorer and leader.
The Ange Ball era is team-oriented, when the whole team presses and attacks, not concentrating on one talisman. Here's how they've evolved under Anze Postekoglou in the post-Kane era:
Son as a centre-forward
Spurs have focused on midfielders and all-round forwards in the summer transfer window rather than number nine as team coordinator. Postecoglu attack. This is partly due to Son Heung-min being able to play at center after years of assisting Kane from his wide starting position.
Son leads the Spurs' press, which is an important part of Postecoglou's tactics. He is very different from other number 9 players in the Premier League due to his dribbling skills. The South Korean striker will not be a successful player this season: his hat-trick against Burnley at the weekend was the result of running behind defenders.
«He wants to have the ball, he wants to dominate the game, he wants to play as high as possible and in his own half of the field, and our players are really interested in that and put a lot of effort into it so that everyone has fun.» it was evident on the field that everyone played with joy and happiness, which helps the team a lot,” said Son.
Crazy about it
With blond hair slicked back and the No. 10 position dictating the game, we're familiar with James Maddison's performances this season. This was the area of the field that Kane had been working on for the last few years when he changed his game to play a little deeper.
Maddison even took Kane's number 10 jersey, which had gone almost unnoticed from the start of the campaign -for the haste of Kane's departure to Bayern Munich.
It is generally accepted that Kane will be indispensable, but this is clear. that the Spurs would attack through Maddison under Postecoglu. He used passing range to put his team ahead at Turf Moor and then added threat in and around the box. He seems to do well in the crowd and gets fouled.
New Leaders
Kane wasn't the captain of the Spurs with Hugo Lloris wearing the armband, but he certainly was the club's leader. Without Lloris and Kane, there is another group of leaders under Postecoglu.
Son was promoted to captain, followed by vice-captain Maddison and Christian Romero. All three were on target at Turf Moor in a 5-2 win over Burnley. Postecoglou later said that the trio took their duties seriously on a daily basis at the Spurs' training base at Bulls Cross. «As good as they are individually, they have team spirit and that's important to me,» said Postecoglou.
Angles of attack
An important angle of attack comes from Pedro Porro at right-back. He drifts inside as full-backs do so more often and can pass for the opposing defense as well as traditional crosses. He made some defensive mistakes but is a real attacking threat for the Spurs.
Destiny Udogi has also had a successful campaign at left-back, having spent last season on loan at Udinese. Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissuma provide a solid platform in midfield to keep others moving forward.
Fresh blood
Brennan Johnson came from Nottingham Forest for £45m and will play in the top three. Postekoğlu saw an unbridled talent that he could develop.
«He's a real threat in the front third, he's different from what we already have, he's young and ambitious,» said the Spurs coach.< /p>
«It's no secret that he's a model for me. It's about both a person and a footballer and looking at him, he would fit in very well in this group, he's ambitious, hungry and wants to take his game to the next level. His technical and physical qualities should match him very well.
Goal distribution
There were seven different scorers in Spurs' four Premier League appearances. Son didn't score until the weekend and Romero is in top form, scoring twice this season after a draw in the last campaign.
Emerson Royal, Dejan Kulusevski, Sarr and own goals mean goals have been allocated instead of to rely on a single player, now Kane is gone.
«Harry is one of the best players in the world and one of the best players to work with and if you have Harry Kane on your team you have you have 20 to 30 goals in your pocket, but that's part of football,» Son said. «Everyone has to take on a lot of responsibility because you don't have Harry Kane on your team.»
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