North London Derby: How Ange Postecoglou’s ‘free-flowing, entertaining and attacking’ Spurs can threaten Arsenal | Football News

In an open letter addressed to Tottenham Hotspur fans after the end of the 2021 season, chairman Daniel Levy stressed that the club was looking to appoint a manager who could deliver “free, attacking and entertaining” football and said they had found what they were looking for in Ange Postecoglou.

The Australian has transformed Tottenham into one of the Premier League’s best pressing teams. Looking at the graph below, going from left to right, we can see that Tottenham have had more high turnovers than any other team so far this season, with their next opponents, Arsenal, sitting in the middle of the table.

Moving up the chart, we also see that only Manchester City typically wins the ball back higher up the field – a metric known as ‘starting distance’ – meaning Tottenham are currently winning the ball back around 46 metres from their own goal.

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Angers’ attacking nature and impact on the team can be seen in the graph below: Prior to his arrival, Tottenham were starting play just 40 metres from their own goal.

Since then, Tottenham have advanced nearly six metres. a lotThey have gone from being a team with depth to being the most advanced team apart from City.

They are reaping the rewards of their efforts. Last season, Tottenham was second in ball possession, second in forward passes and fourth in shots. Their defensive effort translates into a threat at the other end of the pitch.

It’s a new season but nothing new for Tottenham and they look set to continue with their wayward style of play.

Look at this. Who has received the most ball under pressure at the back this season? Let’s ignore De Bruyne. Who’s next on the list? Maddison, then Son and Polo at full-back!

Of course, there is a downside to all this: their trademark high pressing and focus on maintaining possession higher up the pitch leaves them vulnerable to counter-attacks.

As we can see from this graph, Manchester United committed more turnovers on counter attacks that reached the back line than any other team last season, and it’s clear that this was an issue for United last season.

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We also know that Newcastle struggle defensively and are one of the top five teams in this ranking.

The Spurs are sixth bottom of the table and, given their offensive dominance, is a high-risk approach worth it?

The alarm bells continue to ring there: Angers’ side conceded more than twice as many goals as Tottenham and Arsenal did last season.

Only six teams have conceded more expected goals than Tottenham, and then there’s the delicate issue of set-pieces, which have been known to frustrate Angers.

Spurs conceded 23 goals from dead balls last season, only Nottingham Forest (27) and Sheffield United (24) conceded more.

In stark contrast to Spurs, Arsenal have conceded the lowest number of goals in the league with 29. Even their expected goals conceded is the lowest in the league, suggesting there was no luck involved.

But the question is, will Declan Rice, who received a red card against Brighton & Hove Albion, miss being in front of the Arsenal defence?

Those numbers show he completes 97.1 percent of his passes under pressure, a higher percentage than any of his teammates.

Losing a calm and collected figure like Rice will affect any team, but can Tottenham exploit this newfound weakness at Arsenal?

Spurs typically allow their opponents just 6.3 passes before applying pressure and forcing a defensive action – two fewer than Arsenal, even when Rice is leading the attack.

Postecoglou is yet to taste victory in the derby, with his team picking up just one point in the same match last season.

But the football philosophy he has instilled in his players and the sheer amount of talent across all positions gives him the ability to take the three points against an under-strength Arsenal side this time around.