Tottenham: Can Tottenham provide the time Egor Tudor’s tactics need?

For man-to-man pressure to work well, it must be done in a coordinated and aggressive manner. If either player is late pressing, the opposition player has time and space on the ball, giving them a man advantage.

Under Frank, Tottenham’s defensive style was more passive, often defending in a tougher defensive block.

But when they lost to Arsenal in his first match in charge, Tudor was seen urging Micky van de Ven on. The Dutch centre-back and his teammates were reluctant to do so at times – a possible hangover from Frank’s defensive style.

Spurs’ 5-3-2 shape lacks coverage in wide areas, with full-backs being the only constants here.

The logic behind the 5-3-2 is that attacks through the middle of the pitch are more dangerous, so the three midfielders and two strikers are tasked with blocking this area.

When Tottenham pressed from this central shape, Atletico, Fulham and Palace intelligently placed players in wide and deep areas, increasing the distance Tottenham players had to travel to apply pressure.

This gave them time on the ball but also increased Spurs’ shape, off the ball, opening up gaps to exploit up the pitch.