Revealed: 12:16 EDT, 20 July 2024 | Up to date: 12:37 EDT, 20 July 2024
Tottenham received 2-0 at Queens Park Rangers in an all-London pre-season pleasant on Saturday.
Yves Bissouma, who has by no means scored a aggressive aim for Spurs, broke the impasse with a nice run and end late within the first half.
Sixteen-year-old Mikey Moore arrange Dane Scarlett to safe a strong win after a number of substitutions at half-time.
Spurs earned a nice win after dominating possession, with 66 per cent, in opposition to the crew that completed 18th within the Championship final season.
Mail Sport’s ROBERT SUMMERSCALES was watching the sport and famous 5 issues we realized from Saturday’s motion at Loftus Freeway.
Tottenham supervisor Ange Postecoglou watched his aspect win 2-0 away to QPR on Saturday afternoon.
Yves Bissouma CAN end
Defensive midfielder Bissouma has by no means scored in 56 aggressive video games for Spurs however scored his aim on Saturday like an skilled No 10.
The previous Brighton ace, who scored six objectives in 124 appearances for the Seagulls, dribbled previous an opponent earlier than producing a intelligent one-two move to Dejan Kulusevski.
Bissouma ghosted into the penalty space as he had completed 1,000 occasions earlier than, earlier than producing three extra exact touches that allowed him to maintain a defender at bay, dribble previous the goalkeeper and end from a decent angle.
Absolutely he’ll get off to a flying begin to Tottenham’s 2024-25 marketing campaign?
Yves Bissouma (proper) put Spurs 1-0 up within the forty first minute at Loftus Freeway in west London.
Spurs might have a brand new quantity 2
Goalkeeper Brandon Austin impressed for the second time in 4 days.
He stored a clear sheet within the first half (as he did in Wednesday’s 5-1 win over Hearts) and produced an outstanding fingertip save to thwart Rayan Kolli.
Austin additionally regarded very comfy with the ball at his toes, one thing that won’t have gone unnoticed by coach Ange Postecoglou.
Twenty-five-year-old Austin has but to make a senior look for Spurs, regardless of being with the membership since 2015.
However do not be shocked if he makes his debut within the 2024-25 season, probably within the Europa League, whereas he might even overtake 36-year-old Fraser Forster as Tottenham’s No. 2 goalkeeper.
James Maddison faces competitors for chief creator position
James Maddison performed an additional 45 minutes on Saturday, however the former Leicester man was not Tottenham’s most artistic participant.
That title belonged to Kulusevski, who created Bissouma’s aim and may need had two extra assists had Timo Werner and Mikey Moore not squandered one-on-one alternatives.
Brennan Johnson, who had registered 10 assists within the Premier League final season, was additionally let down by his team-mate’s ending.
Johnson, who prolonged the sport within the first half by staying on the fitting touchline, arrange Son Heung-min with two depraved crosses, however the South Korean was unable to capitalise on his items.
James Maddison pictured applauding the visiting Tottenham followers after regular time on Saturday
Djed Spence can shine as an inverted right-back
Pedro Porro was a robust contender for Tottenham’s Participant of the Yr award final season after impressing as an attacking pressure from an inverted full-back place.
When the Spaniard was not enjoying, Brazilian Emerson Royal was a mediocre substitute.
Nonetheless, Djed Spence seems to have the attributes and confidence to be a really succesful understudy to Porro, offered the previous Middlesbrough man stays at Spurs.
Spence, after scoring and helping in opposition to Hearts on Wednesday, often regarded to show defence into assault at Loftus Freeway.
The 23-year-old, who has had mortgage spells at Rennes, Leeds United and Genoa since becoming a member of Spurs in 2022, additionally did properly defensively.
Djed Spence impressed at right-back through the second half at Loftus Freeway
MATCH DATA
El QPR (4-3-3): Nardi, Dunne (Tuck 70), Clark-Salter (Fox 69), Put together dinner (Larkeche 69), Paal (Morrison 69), Andersen (Lloyd 70), Colback (Talla 70), Dixon-Bonner (Bennie 70), Smyth (Cannon 70), Frey (Dykes 66), Kolli (Santos 45)
Tottenham (4-3-3): Austin (Gunter 45), Porro (Spence 45), Skipp (Royal 45), Gray (Phillips 45), Donley (Abbott 45), Bissouma (Devine 45), Bergvall (Kulusevski 26, Veliz 66), Sarr (Maddison 45), Son (Lankshear 45, Hall 66, Scarlett 85), Werner (Solomon 45), Johnson (Moore 45)
Objectives: Bissouma 41, Scarlett 87
Ange Postecoglou has NOT modified
Ange Postecoglou’s uncompromising, attacking soccer was a breath of recent air in the beginning of final season.
However after Tottenham’s type dipped, it was extensively steered the affable Australian can be greatest served by engaged on a Plan B.
However in gentle of Saturday’s proof, the opportunity of that occuring appears extra inconceivable than ever.
Postecoglou caught to his 4-3-3 system with inverted full-backs, regardless of not having his three beginning central defenders.
Younger striker Jamie Donley began at left-back in a daring beginning formation and Spurs pressed excessive up the pitch all through the match, in addition to taking loads of constructive dangers in possession.
