Is Mauricio Pochettino to blame for Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur’s poor end to the season in the Premier League? Spurs currently have the 2nd worst form in the Premier League with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen misfiring.
As of the 11th January, Spurs were in the Carabao Cup Semi Final, the 4th round of the FA Cup, the last 16 of the Champions League and were just 6 points off the top spot in the league. Fast forward to April and Spurs have crashed out of both the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup and they’ve got a Champions League Quarter Final clash with Manchester City. But most disappointing of all is they’re now 18 points off the top and instead of challenging for the title, they’re now a doubt for the top four. In all competitions Spurs have won just one of their last six games and that was a 1-0 win in the Champions League against a Borussia Dortmund side who were trying to overturn a three goal deficit. Their bad patch has coincided with a tough run of games, playing three top 6 sides in their last four games, losing all three against Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.
Spurs have had rotten luck with injuries, and Pochettino’s favourite front four from last season, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane have started just six Premier League games together this season, where as last season they started 20 games which saw them cruise into 3rd place. But it’s not just upfront where they’ve struggled. Injuries to Eric Dier and Victor Wanyama has forced Pochettino to play Moussa Sissoko in defensive midfield in a bit of a shuttler role and whilst he’s done ok, the lack of a destroyer has seen Spurs concede just two goals fewer than they conceded in the entirety of last season. On top of that, the recent injury to Harry Winks means they had to field a midfield two of Sissoko and Eriksen against Liverpool’s high work midfield three. But as unfortunate as injuries are, if Spurs had actually added reinforcements in summer or January, their squad would have been able to cope with the injuries. The frustrating part is that rivals Liverpool and Arsenal both reinforced their midfield with astute signings, Fabinho for £40 million and Lucas Torreira for £27 million pounds respectively.
Pochettino has got a battle on for the top 4 and Champions League qualification for next season with Unai Emery’s Arsenal, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Man Utd and Sarri’s Chelsea. Can Spurs make the top 4?
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