After the sacking of Mauricio Pochetino, much has been made of Jose Mourinho’s appointment at Tottenham Hotspur. After a troubled English Premier League start, Spurs finally made the decision to part ways and bring a new manager to steady a sinking ship.
As it being Mourinho’s third game in charge, opposition Bournemouth FC had a lot of confidence. New teams under new managers are prone to mistakes and Bournemouth came into this match looking for blood and victory.
In this tactical analysis, we will analyze the tactics behind Mourinho’s Spurs and Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth. Moreover, we will have an analysis of why Spurs beat Bournemouth 3-2.
Lineups
Mourinho made three changes to the side that defeated West Ham 3-2. Ben Davies was dropped due to injury and veteran Jan Vertonghen made his way into the left-back position. Centre midfielder Harry Winks was rested by Tanguy Ndombele while attacking midfielder Lucas Moura was dropped for Mousa Sissoko. The Portuguese kept the formation, 4-2-3-1, intact.
On the other hand, Howe instituted a formation change, changing his 3-4-3 that lost to Wolves to a 4-4-2. Howe also made four total changes, introducing in Jack Stacey for Simon Francis who was red-carded. Central midfielder Adam Smith was replaced by Jefferson Lerma while another central midfielder Philip Billing was replaced by Arnaut Danjuma. Finally, Harry Wilson was dropped for Dominic Solanke.
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