Tottenham defender Ben Davies will be sidelined for "an extended period" after suffering ankle ligament damage. He's simply not been able to execute his plan for a number of weeks due to the injuries that have been accumulated.Kane is out for an extended period, Son Heung-min has missed matches through suspension, and Tanguy Ndombele has been an infrequent presence because of his minor problems behind the scenes.Moussa Sissoko's own injury has also robbed Spurs of a player who has been used to help support their right-backs in recent seasons by drifting out wide from midfield to cover gaps and help stop opposition wingers.Had Mourinho not been denied the players he needs to implement his ideas then it is likely that the worries over his start to life in north London would not have been so prominent.And with Tanganga proving himself and the likes of Steven Bergwijn coming in and Ndombele and Erik Lamela slowly returning to action, Mourinho's style is starting to get off the ground.Complaints over his style of play are to be expected. Homepage. "Jan Vertonghen has been utilised in a similar role, but he is 32 and considerably less mobile than Davies, whil Japhet Tanganga has been a revelation and asked to play in the system too.Rather than arriving at a club to put in place a distinct style of play as Klopp has done at Liverpool, or Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Mourinho's decisions over what he will do with a team is effectively decided by the qualities of the players at his disposal.While he has always sought to hurt teams on the counter-attack, the way that Porto, Chelsea, Inter, Real Madrid and Manchester United all played for him cannot be so easily tied together in the same way that Guardiola or Klopp's ideas can be distilled down into a set of principles.After being appointed by Daniel Levy at Spurs, he will have taken an audit of his squad before determining how best to highlight the strengths Tottenham possess while ensuring that any weaknesses are masked.His solution was to adopt a 4-2-3-1 formation with Davies operating as a left-back on paper, only to come inside and effectively turn the back four into a three-man defence when in possession.In the win over West Ham, that allowed right-back Serge Aurier to advance up the field into the opposition's half to effectively become another attacker in the final third.Centre-backs Toby Alderweireld and Davinson Sanchez shifted across to cover for the Ivorian's absence, with Davies tagging on to the duo from the left, as shown below. That ploy allowed Spurs to attack with five players in Aurier, Lucas Moura, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min and Defensively, the system thrived because of the coverage that was present in the centre of the field and how that impacted the management of counter-attacks by the Irons.Davies may not be a player with outstanding quality to the extent that he decides matches single-handedly but it's reasonable to suggest that he is somewhat of a specialist with regards to the role Mourinho had earmarked him to play.It's not particularly common for a player to be capable as a full-back while also being comfortable as a wide centre-back in a back three.Playing for the Welsh national team, the defender has often been used one the left of a back three.Mourinho's claim that the injury to Davies early in his reign hampered his ability to realise a more sophisticated plan for Spurs may be viewed as an excuse by those unconvinced by his appointment but it's not unjustified.And the vision that Mourinho brought to Spurs in November is probably still a viable strategy. That's the way I thought I was going to develop the team. The Portuguese has always had his detractors, even at the peak of his success.It is one thing to be unimpressed by his work and another to dismiss his efforts in the context of an injury crisis that has left him short across the pitch, but especially in the position that was to be the sort of tactical trick that other managers are celebrated for bringing to a team.Your phone number won't be shared with any other members of the group. Leicester eye Preston North End's Ben Davies as a back-up option if other deal collapses -… Lancs Live 10:17 19-Aug-20 Ajax, Fulham both interested in taking Sessegnon on loan Cartilage Free Captain (Weblog) 14:44 7-Aug-20
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