Brentford made adjustments, taking away the space Spurs were running into and working to pressure Tottenham into mistakes to take advantage of a slow-footed defense. Spurs regressed to form in the second halfĪfter looking like a team who potentially had the plan and the pride to play for Mason in the future, they came out ready for the golf course in the second half. Tottenham showed some nice ingenuity on the set piece, with two players creating space and another running over the ball to move the wall before Kane struck the rolling ball to perfection. Unfortunately, the possession and dominant display only resulted in a one-goal lead. With more than half the possession, nine shots on target, and five shots on goal, the kind of aggressive attacking football reminds us of the glory days we all long for.Īll the possession did lead to a goal, which came from one of the rarest of sightings, a Kane free-kick. Whether it was the new players or the tweaked system, for 45 minutes, Tottenham put on the kind of display of football that we have longed to see. Maybe even more significant than the player swaps was the tactical shift to a back four and Kane dropping deep to facilitate possession. Davinson Sanchez, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, and Arnaut Danjum all came into the side. Injuries to Pierre Hojbjerg and Cristian Romero meant change was coming to the starting XI Lilywhites, but some adjustments from Ryan Mason made even more. The first half of the London derby against Brentford was all about Spurs. Over the last two months, there has not been a lot of positive for Tottenham Hotspur however, for 45 minutes on Saturday afternoon, all that seemed to disappear.

Free-flowing first 45-minutes for Tottenham

Things went according to plan for 45 minutes as Tottenham dominated the ball but not enough of the scoreboard before things went south in an abhorrent final 45 minutes that may cost Spurs Europe next year. It was supposed to be a day of celebration for Spurs, with the last game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium of the season, also Harry Kane’s 300th Premier League match. In a match that encapsulated the Tottenham Hotspur season, a positive but not productive enough first half gave way to a brutal second-half beating at the hands of Brentford in a 1-3 loss at home.

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