What’s new to ‘Mason’s Tottenham’?

Recently fired coach Jose Mourinho, Tottenham have won and improved their position in the Premier League rankings (both victory and new position are paramount). It can be seen as the ‘victory’ of interim coach Ryan Mason.

A fresh image of Tottenham in the first match under the young general Mason. In terms of gameplay, there is no significant newcomer, though Mason has made some notable changes from his last match under Jose Mourinho (a 2-2 tie in Everton in the Premier League). Mason took three positions in the starting line-up, with Gareth Bale starting from the start, and returning to a four-back layout. Mason emphasized the importance of Bale, as the reason he chose the player: “He is the type of player who can change everything with a moment of genius. In fact, Bale has done it (meaning 1-1 equalizer) ”. Trivia Fact: Bale with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and defender Toby Alderweireld are players in the starting line-up who are … older than coach Mason! Not only is Tottenham’s play not remarkable, but perhaps also emphasized: very bad, in the first half. The players did not seem to know what to do when the ball reached their feet. Passes and passes back so much that, at times, viewers have to wonder: which side of the field belongs to which team! Attacking passes are few, and very inaccurate. This is the first time this season, Tottenham has not been able to shoot a shot in the right direction during the first half, in a home game in the Premier League. In contrast, the Tottenham goal was wobbly at the beginning of the match. Goalkeeper Lloris struggled to lose before two consecutive shots of Mohammed Salisu and Che Adams, in the second minute. Not long after, Hugo again played the heroic role, breaking the ball at the foot of former teammate Kyle Walker-Peters. If Mourinho was a petty man, he would have liked to see Danny Ings easily beat Tottenham defender Serge Aurier to open the score for Southampton in the 30th minute, from James Ward-Prowse ‘corner. The problem is: the faint and inferior Tottenham in the first half, the more it becomes clear what very young manager Mason did in the dressing room during halftime – something Mourinho certainly failed to do so he deserved. fired. Mason said nothing, but the Tottenham players became … themselves in the second half. In other words, it was still the Tottenham players, but they were awakened after being “turned on by Mason”. switch “. They are more focused, more precise. They followed the ball, rushing forward. They play clearly attacking. Each individual is like molting, the team spirit is also different. Then, Bale and Son Heung-min scored to help Tottenham win 2-1. Even what people used to say, even without the slightest scientific basis, supported Mason. General change of fortune? Tottenham was upgraded by VAR to a free-kick in the 90th minute (due to the absence of Harry Kane, Son took a penalty for Tottenham, and he succeeded). Bale did not make it clear, but he insisted: Mason changed everything during the break. He pointed out unsatisfactory positions, clearly indicating the need to be overcome, very simple. Specifically, it was probably the situations of double hand disputes, tackles, ball disputes … that the Southampton player usually won in the first half, but the Tottenham player improved in the second half. will add specific capabilities of coach Ryan Mason. But in the short term, Tottenham in the second half of this match is that Tottenham has the ability to compete in the “top 4” of the Premier League! The biggest difference Up to seven times in the Premier League this season, Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham lead at halftime, but ultimately drew or lost. Losing points in the 90 + 7 minutes, losing points even though leading to 3-0 after 16 minutes …, generally enough. Now the opposite: Ryan Mason’s Tottenham won back in a lead of the match before the end of the first half. Under Mourinho, Tottenham lost absolutely 6 points in the first half in the Premier League. 29 – Tottenham interim coach Ryan Mason (29 years, 312 days) is the youngest person ever to direct a Premier League team. Apart from Mason, since World War II, there is only one other coach who has directed since the age of 30 (Frank Sibley of QPR).