Totenham still uses bad defence, but amazing offense strategy. it's obvious won't work against Aston Villa. The result from the first half shall be enough becoming a wake up call for ange to concern with their defence.
The only solution for totenham is to change the strategy. They must bring on maddison, the only winger who can dribble. They can still win the game, but they need to make huge change in their attitude after the break.
The match is now leveled as Aston Villa has also scored a goal and the match is level at 1-1. As i am writing this, Dominic Solanke scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur and now they are 2-1 winning and we are in the 74th minute of play. It was a good goal when you consider how tightly Aston Villa were defending this. Now with 15 minutes left in the regular time, Villa will be more aggressive, and it will create more chances for both the teams.
It's 4-1 now. Shambolic performance from Villa in the second half. Their mentality was fully destroyed after Tottenham's first goal. They're worsening as their RB gets exploited by Tottenham.
Their players made too many mistakes. They made too many touches, dribbled slowly, and did not pass the ball right away. Also, starting four midfielders made their build-up so slow. It's obvious their strategy 4-4-2 is not working in modern football.
Frankly, I was quite surprised with Tottenham's performance in the second half. They still couldn't dominate the match like what happened in the first half, but what was different was that they did a better build up, and most crucially, that was balanced with good effectiveness too, so they could turn things around. While Aston Villa looked even worse in the second half because they really couldn't take advantage of the opportunities they got and not even a single one was a shot on goal. It's a shame Aston Villa missed a great opportunity to stand in third place.