As the five major leagues in Europe recognized as the most fiercely competitive competition, the Competition for the Premier League has become more fierce this season, in addition to liverpool and Manchester City, which are recognized as the strongest, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea four giants have also strengthened the lineup, which also makes the Premier League's annual scramble for four more interesting, now the league schedule has passed the halfway point, the Blue Moon Army Manchester City is far ahead in the standings, has taken the initiative to win the championship in their own hands, In contrast, the competition for a place in the Champions League is confusing! From the current standings pattern, West Ham United, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham and Wolves all have the hope of reaching the top four, in the twenty-fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester United, who debuted first, drew with Burnley, who was the first to draw in the standings, giving the team behind them the opportunity to narrow the point gap, after hiring Conte to take charge of the seal, the overall performance has improved significantly, in this round of home to meet Saints Southampton in the middle of the table, if this battle can win, they will points to tie Manchester United in the case of two games less However, the weak defense of this campaign allowed Spurs to be reversed 3-2 by Southampton at home, which also made many fans ridicule the four big battles into four big battles!
Although Spurs are regarded by many fans as one of the six giants of the Premier League, their overall style is more inclined to defensive counterattacks, which is why they chose Conte in the middle of the season, this game at home to Southampton, Spurs still did not have the advantage in the field, but southampton, who played away, created as many as 22 shots with a possession rate of 53%, of which 8 shots were within the goal frame.
Despite the lack of statistics, Spurs' performance on the offensive end was not bad, in addition to Bednarek's oolong ball and Son Heung-min's goal, they also created a number of very threatening attacks, romero's header was cancelled in the 12th minute, Reguilon got an absolute one-knife opportunity in the 15th minute, but was brilliantly defused by the opposing goalkeeper, and in the last moment of the game's injury time, Berwin also scored a perfect goal, but the offside was cancelled again.
But for any team, to win the game, not only need to have a sharp attack, but also need to have a solid defense, mourinho, who was also good at defensive counterattack, did not succeed at Tottenham, a very important reason is that this team's defensive dominance is too poor, and in this game Conte also tasted the pain of madness.
Spurs' first goal conceded came from a series of mistakes in their own backline, giving Southampton the opportunity to attack consecutively, Broa seized the opportunity to help the team equalize, and in the 79th and 81st minutes, Prouss sent a cross from the same position on the right, and El Yunusi and Adams headed the goal, respectively, to successfully reverse Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 away from home.
In Conte's coaching philosophy, defense is the first priority of the team, but from the performance of Tottenham in this game, it can be seen that the high ball defense is one of their biggest weaknesses, which is also the next problem that Conte needs to solve urgently, if it is impossible to fundamentally make the back line more dominant, it is very difficult for Spurs to lock in a Champions League place later!