Overview
Coach Angel Postecoglou brought a lot of positive and new things to Tottenham in the first period. However, over time, Spurs still could not escape the instability.
The "Roosters" always have good matches, but then a series of bad matches. In the last 5 matches in the Premier League, Tottenham have defeated leading teams such as Man City and Aston Villa, but at the same time they have also been defeated by lower-ranked clubs such as Crystal Palace and Ipswich. In the most recent match, Tottenham were held to a draw by 10-man Fulham at home.
Tottenham's problem is that they lack dynamism in attack. Despite having a lot of possession, Spurs are quite bad at organizing attacks. Against strong teams, willing to play an open game, Tottenham can take advantage of the space behind the opponent's defense. However, against weaker teams, they often have trouble because the opponent actively defends deep, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.
The same could happen in the next match when Tottenham visit Bournemouth. Coach Andoni Iraola's team is ranked in the bottom half, winning only 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 in the last 5 matches in the Premier League.
However, Bournemouth cannot be underestimated. They are a team that plays a relatively impressive counter-attack. The proof is that Bournemouth has scored 20 goals this season, a better achievement than many teams above them such as Newcastle, Man United or Aston Villa (before round 14).
Tottenham have won three of the last four Premier League meetings between the two sides. They have also won their last two visits to the Vitality Stadium.
Human resources situation
Bournemouth will be boosted by the return of Antoine Semenyo from suspension, while Lewis Cook could also return to the squad.
Former Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke is expected to return to the Tottenham squad after missing the Fulham game. Dejan Kulusevski is also expected to be brought back into the starting line-up.
However, the visitors will be without Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur.
Expected lineup:
Bournemouth: Kepa, Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez, Cook, Christie, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.
Tottenham: Forster, Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Johnson, Kulusevski, Maddison, Son Heung-min.
The match between Bournemouth and Tottenham takes place at 3:15 am on December 6 (Vietnam time).
