After a diabolically poor season, Tottenham Hotspur has been ready to play his biggest match in years.
The Angel Postcoglou team may well be 17th in the Premier League, but in Europe, they were sensational and, therefore, have a final of the Europa League to contest.
However, as well as having to take over on Manchester United for the fourth consecutive time this season, the Northern Londoners will also have to do without several key players, notably Dejan Kulusvski, Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison.
Their absence has left a hole in the midfield, that the manager will have to be creative on filling.
News from the Tottenham team
As we have already mentioned, the most important absences for the Spurs before the most important final of tomorrow are Kulusevski, Bergvall and Maddison.
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The first began the championship match against Crystal Palace last week, but went with what was initially described as a “blow” in the first half, only for said Knock for needing a knee operation, which will hold it outside until next season.
Although Maddison was not operated on for the knee injury he took over during the first stage of the semi-final against Bodo / Glimt, too, will be out of action until next season.
Likewise, the boss confirmed that the young Swedish would not show up again this season, because he was injured in the ankle during the training session before this first stage earlier this month.
Finally, Radu Dragusin and Timo Werner remain in the long term, the first injuring his ACL and the second his hamstrings.
The Spurs star which should start in the place of Kulusevski
Okay, so with Kulusevski, Bergvall and Maddison now, Wilson Odobert barely makes favors on Friday evening, and the son Heung-Min is not the dynamic player that he was in the past, there are no ideal solutions to this massive problem.
However, a somewhat exterior Postcoglou option could opt to move to move Pope Matar Sarr slightly higher in the field and in this role of more attacker midfielder.
Now, before the forks come out, we are well aware that it is an unknown position for the Senegalese AS, but it is an incredibly talented midfielder, and we believe that there are elements of his game which could make this unique match work.
First, when he tends to play in the central or defensive midfielder, the “Monster”, 22, as journalist Mitch Fretton, has a decent shot on him – a bit like Bergvall.
For example, he marked a brilliant long -term effort against Manchester City earlier this season, then, when he was excluded for a dubious fault, marked another from the outside of the box against Chelsea.
In addition, in 80 appearances in the Premier League, he managed to raise six goals and six assists, which is not a terrible return and which, combined with his ability to strike a ball, could give United Defense something to think in the absence of the Swedish duo.
In addition, his underlying figures from the Europa League this season no longer indicates that he has more attack capacities than perhaps people do with him.
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Sarr UEL Scout Report |
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Statistics |
By 90 |
Centile |
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The penalty kicks have won |
0.16 |
Top 2% |
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GCA (drawn faults) |
0.16 |
Top 4% |
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Total transport distance |
261.61 |
Top 5% |
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Plans on Target% |
71.4% |
Top 6% |
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Pass Completion% (Middle) |
92.8% |
Top 6% |
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Non-penalty objectives |
0.32 |
Top 9% |
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Goals / Shooting |
0.29 |
Top 9% |
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Goals |
0.32 |
Top 10% |
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Target plans |
0.81 |
Top 11% |
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All statistics via FBREF |
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For example, the FBREF places it in the highest 2% of field environments for the penalties earned in the competition, the highest 5% for the total distance of transport, the highest 6% for the percentage of shooting on the target and the average passes finished, the 9% most important for non-penetrating goals and goals per shooting, 10% for goals and more, 90.
Finally, unlike his captain, the old jewel of Metz would add even more dynamism and athletics in the midfield of the North Londoners, which could be essential to take over on Casemiro and Harry Maguire in the night.
In the end, as we have already said, there is no ideal solution to this problem, but the start of Sarr in the role of a more attacker midfielder could be the closest thing that Postcoglou has for one that will allow the team to keep its intensity.
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