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Did Pochettino make the right personnel selections for Tottenham?

By Gary Pearson

MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 01: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur looks dejected following the UEFA Champions League Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on June 01, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 01: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur looks dejected following the UEFA Champions League Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on June 01, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 27: Harry Winks of Tottenham Hotspur shoots during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on February 27, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 27: Harry Winks of Tottenham Hotspur shoots during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on February 27, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

Validation for selecting Harry Winks

Another Harry coming off a long-term injury, and yet another Harry that was rightly selected to start.

Winks and Moussa Sissoko, before Winks’ latest injury setback, formed a formidable midfield partnership. The pair, with Sissoko’s power and brute force and Winks’ agility and ball-moving ability, complement each other poetically.

While the pair were by no means utterly dominant, they did lead Tottenham to 65 percent overall possession. Dominating possession rarely translates into assured victory, but it is an indicator of control, which, after the interval, Tottenham had. Those disproportionate possession numbers, of course, are also due to Liverpool shutting up shop, holding on for dear life to their slim 1-0 advantage.

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