How Tottenham Hotspur will get back on track before Chelsea
By Aaron Coe
Step 2: Spurs must lay brave on the front foot
As expressed in another article the most disappointing part of the Spurs performance from Saturday was the lack of any real intention to win the match. The team lined up scared and played that way.
Crystal Palace is far from a juggernaut yet Tottenham overly respected them and allowed the Eagles to take hold of the match, far before the red-card.
Far too often last season Tottenham sat back and let the other team control the match and that is exactly what we saw on Saturday a team that was not trying to be in control. There was little to no press, little defensive organization, and definitely no real plan of attack.
Tottenham needs to stop trying to counter-attack a counter-attacking team and needs to play like they believe they are the better team and can win the game. Part of that is the formation that sets the team up for failure, part of that is the players, who were simply the wrong lot for the match but a big part of that is the game plan and what the players are being asked to do.
If Santo does not get back to playing attacking football he is going to lose the fans and likely his job incredibly quickly. We saw this show last year and we did not want to renew, so Santo needs to get offensive in a hurry.