Tottenham Hotspur The downward spiral became much worse Sunday afternoon.
Angie Postecoglou The team responded to their 1-0 defeat away to Bournemouth this week with a 4-3 defeat at home to Chelsea.
The North London side found themselves 2-0 up early in the first half, but some appalling defending in the second half 45 saw the Blues complete a memorable comeback.
Unfortunately, there's no time to rest and recover for the Lilywhites as they have a very tough away game against Rangers tonight, but given the intensity of the fixtures, Postecoglou has to make some changes, such as relegation Dominic Solanke For a young man compared to previously Harry Kane.
Why should Solanki be dropped?
Well, the first thing to be clear is that this isn't necessarily down to Solanke's level, although he wasn't exactly prolific Since his £65m move Over to north London, the former Cherries player was impressive, scoring against the Blues over the weekend.
Instead, Postecoglou should look to rest the club's No.9 due to his importance.
As things stand, the Englishman's credit Of seven goals he is second best In the whole squad, he is only behind Brennan Johnson, so the club must ensure he is off the ground and maintain his fitness and firing to hopefully push the club to a better level as the season progresses.
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Tottenham's top scorers |
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|---|---|---|---|
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# |
player |
Objectives |
Appearances |
|
1 |
Johnson |
10 |
22 |
|
2 |
Solanki |
7 |
19 |
|
3 |
Madison |
5 |
20 |
|
= |
son |
5 |
16 |
|
4 |
Kolusevsky |
3 |
22 |
|
= |
He walked |
3 |
22 |
|
5 |
additional |
2 |
22 |
|
= |
Bissouma |
2 |
19 |
It was his absence from the match against Fulham that clearly defined his importance to the team, as while Son Heung-min can still be a useful player, he simply cannot fulfill the number nine role in Postecoglou's system, as he lacks ability. To carry the ball and involve others in the play from the central areas.
So, with Solanke hopefully rested tonight and Son simply not an option, who should the manager turn to?
The player who will replace Solanke
The player who deserves a chance to lead the line tonight is academy product Will Lancashire, who has already won some glowing comparisons with the legendary Kane.
The person who made the comparisons was Tottenham writer Alasdair Gould, who was full of praise for the youngster after a particularly impressive performance in Premier League 2 in which he scored a hat-trick last season.
to talk On his podcastdescribed the striker as having “a little bit of (Harry) Kane's physicality about him,” before going on to talk about his “beautiful touch” and the partnership he has with Jimmy Donnelly, which reminded him “a little bit.” Ken and his son.
However, comparisons with the England and Tottenham star aside, the teenage phenomenon is also an incredibly promising goalscorer in his own right, with a proven track record. 31 goals and five assists In only 41 matches with the club’s various youth teams.
Furthermore, while he was foolishly sent off in his previous start against Galatasaray, he also scored his first first-team goal and seemed relatively unfazed by the incredibly hostile atmosphere, which bodes well for how he handles it at Ibrox.
Ultimately, although he is not ready to replace Solanke on a permanent basis, Lancashire has the raw ability and physical stature to be a great replacement, and as his role in the team increases in the coming years, he could develop into a real contender. For the former Bournemouth man.
