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Spurs draw on Frank’s return to Brentford. Video, 00:05:40Spurs draw on Frank’s return to Brentford
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With such an array of attacking talent at their disposal, it’s not as obvious how Semenyo would fit into Pep Guardiola’s plans.
Given Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Omar Marmoush and Savinho, among others, can all operate in the areas of the pitch Semenyo can, there doesn’t appear an immediate necessity for City to press forward with their interest in the right-winger.
But if a good player is available,
Frank’s approach has been condemned as negative by his detractors – one more suited to Brentford than Spurs. That criticism was cranked up in November after the home defeat by Chelsea and the 4-1 loss at Arsenal in the north London derby, but the signs were positive here.
He has been hit over the head with poor expected goals (xG) statistics. So he can point to the fact that against
Simons scores first Premier League goal as Spurs beat Brentford. Video, 00:06:47Simons scores first Premier League goal as Spurs beat Brentford
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Newcastle, though, will rue the manner of that second Tottenham equaliser.
On a night when Spurs had not exactly peppered the Newcastle goal, the hosts kindly gifted their visitors their second shot on target in the dying minutes.
Aaron Ramsdale, who is filling in for injured goalkeeper Nick Pope, elected to punch substitute Mathys Tel’s corner but it did not clear the box and the ball looped up invitingly inside
Match of the Day pundits Joe Hart and Danny Murphy analyse Guglielmo Vicario’s mistake for Tottenham that allowed Fulham’s Harry Wilson to produce “a piece of art” and increase the pressure on Spurs manager Thomas Frank.
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Set-pieces are central to Frank’s side as they were for old club Brentford. This season Spurs have scored six times from set-pieces, the fifth most in the league.
Their 3-0 win against Everton is perhaps the best example of their quality and reliance on them.
Frank’s men ended the game with a lower xG than their opponents and 1.04 of their 1.72 xG came from set-pieces, with Spurs scoring twice
Frank switched to a back three against the leaders, but the move failed to pay off as Arsenal cut through Spurs time and time again in the first half and deservedly led 2-0 at the break thanks to goals from Leandro Trossard and Eze.
The Dane changed the system at the break, but former Crystal Palace man Eze scored the third 35 seconds into the second half before completing the
‘Clean sheets matter’ – why Arsenal v Spurs might be tighter than usual
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I don’t believe Tottenham’s current identity is set in stone because we saw how Brentford evolved under him over a number of seasons and he is only just getting started here.
When they first came into the Premier League, Brentford had a very direct style and were also quite obvious or predictable in what they did.
If you watched them last season, though, it was a totally different approach. They
