Are these the reasons behind a much-improved Tottenham Hotspur?

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4 – Pressing and youthful exuberance

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Selling those aforementioned players and giving youngsters a shot was a calculated part of a tactical shift on behalf of the Argentine manager. While Spurs were one of the highest pressing teams under Andre Villas-Boas, they lacked the bodies and physicality to execute that system. That is no longer the case with Spurs fielding the youngest team in the Premier League with an average age of just 24. Joshua Olsson and stats guru Michael Caley have done two separate excellent breakdowns of “the Pochettino Press” which I’ll summarize as follows: with the installation of Harry Kane; taking the place of slouches like Soldado and Adebayor, Spurs have a forward who has the stamina to disrupt defences in possession. In midfield, guys like Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele can press at a frenetic rate and carry on all day.

A direct consequence of this is that the North London outfit earn a great array of easy chances to score after turning defence into attack in an instant. The slight downside perhaps is that Tottenham have become the second least disciplined team in the Barclay’s Premier League with 44 yellow cards to their name. Arsenal on the other hand have only 20. Spurs are also first in fouls per game with 12.7, up one from last season. It has not cost them so far, but ideally it would be better to achieve their defensive objectives without committing silly fouls.