Jermaine Jenas previews Man City vs. Tottenham.
Former Tottenham player and current BBC analyst Jermaine Jenas has expressed his worries about Spurs’ impending matchup with Manchester City, stating that the squad must change its strategy to prevent a potentially devastating loss.
Jenas voiced concerns about Tottenham’s capacity to meet Manchester City’s difficult challenge after considering the team’s previous performances.
The former Spurs player emphasised that sticking with the current course could lead to a significant loss against City, suggesting the need for tactical changes. We have lost three straight games (against Wolves, Aston Villa, and Chelsea) coming into that match, so we will undoubtedly need to adjust how we play the current league leaders.
Here’s what Jenas had to say about Spurs versus City in an interview with the BBC:
Postecoglou has been utilizing a high line at the back. Does he continue to do so in order to counteract Haaland’s quickness and the threats that Jeremy Doku poses to you wide? It’s most likely not going to go well.
“They seem to need to adjust because, based on what I’ve witnessed from Spurs in the last few games, they could face a significant loss to City if they don’t.”
Will the high-line be detrimental to City?
Jenas stresses the necessity to reevaluate the high defensive line concept and argues for a tactical adjustment. His major fear is still the possible fallout from continuing with the existing strategy, particularly when playing a side of Manchester City’s caliber.
It makes perfect sense for us not to play a high line because our current center-back choices don’t offer much pace either, but we’re not Ange Postecoglou, right?
In order to avoid the potential pitfalls mentioned by the former Spurs great, it may be imperative to modify the defensive system to counteract City’s strengths.
Fans of Tottenham will undoubtedly be interested to see if Postecoglou considers these insights, possibly changing the team’s defensive strategy to better handle Manchester City’s threat.
Thanks to Jenas’ analysis, the tactical subtleties of the next game will undoubtedly have more relevance, and the story building before the match against the defending Premier League winners is captivating.
