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Mourinho got to a cup final having beaten Stoke, Brentford and one penalty shootout over Chelsea, so he gets no real credit for that.
Yeah, which is truly terrifying.
Teams quickly figured out what to do when we come onto them.
Why haven't we found that rhythm though? We've been near enough full strength for a long time now. We've had a fuller squad than teams around us. Disruption to the XI just isn't an excuse at this point
But we have had those players back since. We only had one player from most people's preferred 11 unavailable last night.
They had one of the best players in the world, do you honestly think we’d be 5th with Kane in this current team ?
That was what i was trying to explain!
Sorry, must have misinterpreted
Just a simple no would of sufficed!
Have Spurs improved over this season?published at 15:00
Joe Bradshaw
15:00
BBC Sport journalist
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Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham are a better side now than when they lost 4-1 at home to Chelsea with nine men on a chaotic Monday night in November.
But are they?
That was Spurs’ first defeat of an outstanding opening to the season, winning eight and drawing two of their first 10 games and riding an extraordinary crest of positivity under their new boss.
Now, seven points off the top four with five games to go, it is not immediately apparent they have improved.
Indeed, given Spurs’ limited involvement in cup competitions including Europe, and rivals Aston Villa storming clear of them despite Europa Conference League commitments, it could be argued they have underperformed this season.
Two caveats before diving into the data.
The first. Pre-Chelsea numbers are based on a 10-game sample size, smaller than the 23 that have come in the period since.
Secondly, one would expect the data to be more positive for the first 10 games given their results.
That being said, the stats do offer some illuminating findings.
Image caption,
Numbers show average per game and courtesy of Opta
The average number of shots per game is down but that is perhaps not a surprise given the absence for significant periods of Son Heung-min and Richarlison. It has been hard for Postecoglou to name a settled frontline.
However, both the shooting accuracy (50.2% to 52.5%) and shot conversion rate are up, suggesting that Spurs have been more clinical in the intervening period.
Expected goals also remains essentially the same, indicating Spurs continue to create at the same level even if shots are down.
In fact, the problems have not been in attack – rather, the numbers show defensively Spurs have dropped off since 6 November.
They are conceding a similar number of shots each game (almost 13) but their expected goals against has been significantly higher. The save percentage from summer arrival Guglielmo Vicario has also dropped massively from keeping out nearly 82% of shots to just over half.
This implies the chances Spurs are conceding are of higher quality than previously. And if you cannot stop the opposition scoring, winning football matches becomes infinitely more difficult.
Last time Spurs faced Chelsea they were flying high and ticking all the boxes. The decline has not been as steep as their league position suggests, but they need to tighten up or Cole Palmer and company will have a feast.
They both had world class forwards especially mourinho who had prime sonny still.
For me it's simply the players are not following his orders but also are not able to use their own initiative without meticulous detail on what to do.
problem is hes doubled down on the spursy culture by giving son the role of captain! that culture needed to be completely cut out and binned! no survivors.
weve struggled for years to break down sides camped in. one constant fixture and a huge reason why is son. cant play in tight spaces and is constantly in that front line wasting possession and looking clueless when faced with situations that require players to play off the cuff.
