Premier League 2021/22: Conte works his tactical magic to change Spurs against Leeds – tactical analysis

The Premier League is back after the international break. After two weeks of training, Antonio Conte’s Tottenham gave a mixed performance in their first win under the new head coach. Despite a disappointing first half, the Lilywhites were able to come back from behind. Intriguingly, their opponents, Leeds United, also put in a strong display to make Tottenham suffered, but the result let Marcelo Bielsa down.

This tactical analysis will give a detailed analysis of both managers’ tactics, with specific focuses on how Conte modified his side during the halftime break.

Lineups

Tottenham continued to play with the trademark back three of Conte, it was a 3-4-3 on paper and very similar the last game. Only a few changes were made, including Japhet Tanganga to replace the injured Cristian Romero, and Harry Winks became the partner of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg instead of Oliver Skipp.

Bielsa might have had a headache when choosing his eleven, too many players were missing such as Raphinha, the Brazilian international. It was a 4-2-2-2 on paper with Daniel James and Joe Gelhardt as the strikers. It was also great to see Adam Forshaw start another game after the hip injury he has been struggling with. With Forshaw and Stuart Dallas in the midfield, Kalvin Phillips was moved to the backline to play as a central defender.