Very boring first half, with the exception of Sissoko and Winks there was no one taking the game to them, would like to have seen Sissoko more on the ball as they couldn't deal with him when he was on it.
Better tempo in 2nd half plus Poch teeeking the formation had the desired effect. So good we have some tactical variety, so much better than the plan B, bring on striker lump it to him approach.
Only player I thought was poor today was Dier, he slowed us down in the first half and turned over possession in some very poor areas in the 2nd. Janssens worst performance for us, specifically not charging arround with attitude which is what I have liked in previous games. That said I don't think Kane would have done much better given the service he was starved of, Kane has the benefit of playing off Erikssen and Alli, no such luck for him today.
Our fullbacks define our best team and the difference in level between Davies & Trippier is light years, so no real surprise we struggle when they are absent, combine that with no Erikssen & Alli, against a team that came for a draw (6 man defense) we actually were not too bad.
We controlled and dominated the game having rotated almost the entire team, against a championship side that sat deep. Our first team have struggled too this season against similar tactics! The other teams that have rotated have all fucked themselves and those that won didn't rotate as much as us.
Winks was my MOTM, very impressive. Warming to Sissoko still. Special mention to Vorm, he moves the ball so much better than Lloris.
Job done. Up the Spurs!