Tottenham vs Everton direct on 13/9 Premier League 2020

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José Mourinho started leading Tottenham from the middle of the 2019/20 season. Last season, they were only sixth in the Premier League, the lowest position since 2014. Of course, this achievement was somewhat disappointing for Spurs, but not to blame José Mourinho for the time he replaced Pochettino, Tottenham. it even reached the second half of the table.

In fairness, what Mourinho did at Spurs last season was at an acceptable level. It is true that the Portuguese coach’s army did not play well before the Premier League had to take a break due to Covid-19. However, it was the period when the injury virus took away two bright stars Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min from Tottenham.

Since three months out of translation, the Spurs have made remarkable progress. The fact that they won 18/9 points in the last round is a testament to that. In fact, a ticket to the Europa League is not a bad thing for a Tottenham that was in crisis of form in the first half of the 2019/20 season.

Before the 2020/21 season, while not as loud at Techmart as Chelsea or Man City, some experts still believe that the Spurs have been quite successful in buying. Mourinho has recovered the correct names mended in the holes of the Tottenham squad.

For example, central midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg helped Spurs increase their ability to defend from distance instead of a Tanguy Ndombele who turned into a disappointment. The appearance of Matt Doherty also helped the team have a full manual defender on the right wing, as Serge Aurier frequently made mistakes that led to goals.

Looking back on the history of the football teams that Mourinho used to lead, in the second season, the Portuguese teacher often completes purchases in early summer, to quickly form a stable framework throughout the season. For example, at Chelsea in the 2014/15 season, Mourinho quickly brought in Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa in the early summer of 2014, thus creating a winning frame that led the Blues to the Premier League championship that season.

Everton are also highly regarded this season. The quality of the host club at Goodison Park is already formidable and this season that force promises to improve significantly thanks to quality rookies such as central midfielder Allan of Napoli, Abdoulaye Doucouré of Watford. And the most promising is the star of the 2014 World Cup final, James Rodríguez of Real Madrid. It is no exaggeration to say that when you consider each individual, Everton is not much inferior to Tottenham.

However, Everton are very weak when it comes to Tottenham. The last 15 meetings before this season, the Spurs are unbeatable (they won 8). The last time Everton beat the Spurs was 12 years ago (1-0 on November 30, 2008).

The two most notable rookies made their 2020/21 Premier League debut showing great expectations for them. On the Tottenham side, Hojbjerg kicked the central midfield pair with Harry Winks while Doherty took on the role of right back. In attack, there are two more important players: Harry Kane and Son Heung Min.

As for Everton, the central midfielder pair is entrusted to the rookie: Allan (Ancelotti’s former game at Napoli) – Doucoure. And James Rodriguez moved to the left on the attack, below midfielder Calvert-Lewin.

Host Tottenham joined in quite gleefully and put pressure on the Everton guests. However, the Merseyside team was quite effective defending Pickford’s goal. Not only that, the visitors should have opened the scoring in the 16th minute.

From the left flank, Ben Davies swung down the middle towards the home goal for Alderweireld and the Belgian midfielder was slow and distracted, so Richarlison ran down to win the ball, burst into the penalty area and then cheated. goalkeeper Lloris. Unfortunately before the vacant goal, the Brazilian striker fired again.

In the 24th minute, Son Heung Min drove the ball deep into the 16m50 area and Harry Kane was quick to shoot at point-blank range, otherwise the Everton net was difficult to maintain. After the first half of the first half, the two sides responded very enthusiastically. The goal of both sides of the competition went into a state of alarm.

In the 33rd minute, in a quick counterattack, Son Heung Min gave Dele Alli a chance to shoot the goal, but Pickford made a great reply to push the ball over the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Everton responded with a broken heart to the left foot of James Rodriguez’s fort from near the 16m50 line and the ball narrowly deflected the post.

The last notable opportunity of the first half was for Tottenham’s new rookie Doherty with a close-range escape after Harry Kane’s skillful ball movement, but once again Pickford saved Everton. .

EQUIPMENT

TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Matt Doherty, Toby Alderweireld, Eric Dier, Ben Davies; Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Harry Winks; Lucas Moura, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min; Harry Kane.

EVERTON (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, Yerry Mina, Lucas Digne; Abdoulaye Doucoure, Allan; Richarlison, Andre Gomes, James Rodríguez; Dominic Calvert-Lewin.