03/10/2024 09:40 a.m. Updated on 03/10/2024 12:48 p.m.
A tactical adjustment, a flurry and four goals as a result. This is how the victory of Cristian Romero’s Tottenham (Giovani Lo Celso did not add minutes) against Emiliano Martínez’s Aston Villa 2-0 this Sunday is defined. Because it looked like a very even match and it was, but in the first half. Afterwards, it was total dominance and beating by the Spurs.
Just look at the statistics of the game: in the first half there was only one shot on goal. And it was from Tottenham. Because parity reigned in the first 45 minutes. A very aggressive game by both teams but with few clear finishes. The thing is that the defenses stood out, especially the Spurs’ defense against Ollie Watkins, the Villains’ scorer, and Leon Bailley, the team’s skilled dribbler.
And there we must give credit to Cuti, who had an intense duel with Watkins. The same thing happened with Destiny Udogie and Bailey. And a lot of credit also goes to Ange Postecoglou, who knew how to stop a team that did not allow the Jamaican to wreak havoc on the right wing. In fact, The Villains forward lost most of the 1vs1 duels he had. On more than one occasion they doubled him and he couldn’t show off like he usually does.
Cuti Romero on Watkins. (Photo: AP)Bailey, Aston Villa’s star, had a bad game. (Photo: AP)
But there was no offensive response from Tottenham either, because James Maddison, part of the mastermind of the attacks, was also neutralized by Aston Villa. But Postecoglou found a way around it in the second half and that’s when everything broke: The coach decided to close down Dejan Kulusevski a little more, who was open on the right wing, to create problems for the Villains’ mark on Maddison. And so the Spurs’ number 10 was left with more freedom. There, the flurry of goals fell…
A great start from the back by Tottenham led to a very good goal from Maddison in the 49th minute. And the second arrived just a moment later: Ezri Konsa’s error in the start and Brennan Johnson’s punishment.
In a matter of three minutes Tottenham managed to go up 2-0. And there was no return. To make matters worse, at 63′, Aston Villa were left with one less after a kick by John McGinn, who saw a direct red card. And although the Spurs slowed down and the Villains were affected by the blow, there was time for the third and fourth goals from Heung-Min Son (90′) and Timo Werner (90’+4).
Heavy defeat for the Draw team, although it is also worth saying that the goalkeeper was not directly responsible for any of the four goals. As for the result, This was the second biggest win of the season for Aston Villa, after a 5-1 defeat by Newcastle at the beginning of the season.
Thus, Aston Villa was fourth in the table with 55 points, while Tottenham is chasing fifth with 53 points and with one game less.
El Dibu and a weight loss. (Photo: Reuters)
Video: the summary of the match
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