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Tottenham Hotspur, which boasts the best pace of the 21st century, is expected to struggle in November. Analysts say that the recent game has been losing steam.
"Opta," a global sports statistics company, said in a column using the data they collected on the 1st that Tottenham Hotspur, which is currently the sole leader in the Premier League, is gradually slowing down.
Tottenham is currently leading the Premier League 8 wins, 2 draws and 26 points. It is unbeaten with second-place North London rival Arsenal 24 points. It's the best early pace ever since the 1960/61 season.
Tottenham are at their peak, winning all but the opening round against Brentford and the 2-2 draw in the sixth round of the North London derby against Arsenal.
Concerns were full immediately after the appointment of coach Anji Postecoglou, but worries turned into cheers at the start of the league. On top of that, new captain Son Heung-min is leading the best atmosphere by taking the center of the squad.
While Son Heung-min is already looking at double-digit scores with eight league goals, James Medicine and Dejan Kulusevski's performances are also a big help to the offense. Along with Christian Romero, the defense stands out with recruit goalkeeper Gugliemo Vicario and center back Mickey van der Penn.
Opta diagnosed, however, that Tottenham's game content is gradually changing negatively through the match against Crystal Palace on the 28th of last month. Opta pointed out, "Friday night's game October 27 local time was not what Tottenham knew under Postecoglou."
Opta showed Romero's passmap, which has scored the most passes in a single game 141 since 2003/04 season, when he started counting Premier League records against Crystal Palace.
It's an all-time record, but when you look at the pass, most of Romero's pass options go to the sideline. Due to Palace's deep defensive line, it was difficult to directly deliver the forward pass toward the back space of the defensive line or to the upper midfielders.
On this day, Tottenham had a hard time penetrating the home team's thick defense. Despite its high possession rate 75.7%, Tottenham attempted the lowest 10 shots in league games this season, with only one shot on goal by Son Heung-min. One of the two goals was an own goal by the opponent's defense. The expected score xG was also 1.12, the lowest in league games this season.
Tottenham also won 2-0 away from Fulham on the 24th, before Crystal Palace, but showed a similar pattern to the match against Palace. Struggled with Fulham's low defensive line. Then, in the second half, he revealed for the first time this season the anxiety of giving the opponent the lead in the game.
Coach Postecoglou also expressed his dissatisfaction in an interview after the match against Fulham, criticizing it as "our worst 45 minutes."
Tottenham now have an important schedule. Although there is room for a certain interval due to the early elimination of the League Cup, the future schedule will be Chelsea 11th, Wolverhampton 12th, Aston Villa 5th, Manchester City 3rd, West Ham 9th and Newcastle 6th. 토토사이트
The key to Tottenham's team condition has emerged in a series of schedules with upper-middle teams before Boxing Day December 26, focusing on the away match against Manchester City, the winner of last season.