The Tottenham Hotspur campaign is hanging in threads, and Sunday’s defeat at Craven Cottage is the latest in the final Rittany.
There is very little hope of success through the Premier League. Because the Spurs are sitting 14th and are 10 points behind Bournemouth, who is in nine games.
However, Ange Postecoglou is clinging to the Europa League. Tottenham defeated AZ Alkmaar last week to move on to the quarterfinals.
Winning the competition will not only end the coherent trophy drought, but will pave the way for the Champions League next season.
Lots of variables and wrong moves can spell the end of Ange. However, the Australians have once again transformed Tottenham into an outfit with aggressive inspiration. The injury put a strain on the club in 2024/25, but there were several threads talking about an exciting future.
Lucas Bergvall is the main one.
Lucas Bergval’s future of Tottenham
When Tottenham won the race for teenage genius Bergval in January 2024, they left Barcelona munching as they claimed a valuable signature on a figure of £8.5 million.
Some bargains, that. The Swedish midfielder, still at his hometown with Julgarden until the end of the 2023/24 campaign, but after arriving in London last summer, his talent and intelligence featured 38 times in the post-cogl system, scoring one goal and adding four assists.
The fact that he has not once adorned the youth scene exists as a barometer of his abilities and perceptions within Ange’s projects. Of course, injuries from other teammates accelerated his development and then accelerated some, but Bergval was largely outstanding and praised Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola for being “unstopped” by the ball.
Certainly, the data confirms that. According to FBREF, Bergvall has been ranked in the top 1% of the heart of Europe to successfully make take-ons per 90 people over the past year, highlighting his expertise in the field completely.
A successful take-on is recorded when the player defeats the opponent while bringing the ball directly into his possessions.
It shows that Tottenham has a framework for something special. This team has enough content to create a trophy-winning future.
But injuries and yes, Ange’s mistakes could have made the club come back this year. There are so many hinges to grasp that European trophy.
Bergval is great, but he is only a teenager. Looking back, Postcoglo may regret cash-in with the midfielder, which has a similar throbbing throbbing as Swedish international.
Ange must regret selling “Master” cheaply
The Tottenham Hotspurs have mostly been blessed with Bergval’s brilliance at center, earning all seven duels and completing three attempt dribbles according to the sofa score.
He’s only getting better, but there’s certainly a sense that he may have benefited from keeping Giovani Ro Celso on his team this year.
Tottenham signed Lo Celso from Real Betis in 2019. Initially on loan, the Spanish side re-signed him last summer at a cheap £8.5 million charge that he had been left on the contract for a year.
The technically talented midfielder struggled a lot with excitement at Tottenham, scoring 10 goals in 108 games, but he enjoyed the moment under the wings of last season’s post-coglu.
Lo Celso has been on the top of the waves this season. Comparing his metrics with his performance at La Liga through his 2023/24 campaign in the Premier League, it is clear that he has gotten plenty about him across the various features of the midfield game.
Giovani The Celso – League Statistics (23/24 & 24/25) | ||
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Matching Statistics* | 23/24 (Prem) | 24/25 (League) |
Match (start) | 22 (4) | 16 (11) |
the goal | 2 | 7 |
assist | 2 | 1 |
touch* | 28 | 57.7 |
Pass completed | 92% | 83% |
Key Pass* | 0.8 | 1.7 |
dribble* | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Ball recovery* | 2.1 | 3.3 |
Tackle + Intercept* | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Ground duel (winning)* | 2.5 (67%) | 5.4 (60%) |
Data via SOFASCORE (* = per game) |
As you can see, Lo Celso’s role in Betis produces his playmaking qualities, but his defensive sharpness combines with the “magic” touch of the ball, as pointed out by football reporter Oliver Young -Myles, to produce a refined, rounded midfielder.
According to FBREF, the 28-year-old has actually ranked in the top 1% of Europe’s top 5 league midfielders over the past year of progressive passing and tackling, top 2% of attempts, and top 6% of shot-making actions per 90. Journalist Milena Guimon In the past.
He doesn’t make regular progress, but Lo Celso completes 73% of his ball carry attempts at La Liga in this term, and also highlights his aptitude in that aspect, another emulation of Bergvall’s ability.
With a much better target threat, a great ball-play game and defensive security, there are few questions about lo celso performing, surpassing most of Tottenham’s midfield in this term, Bergval. This is not to discredit the Swedes, but rather the lighting of fraud down the N17. He should have been kept in a book.
While Lo Celso was overwhelming for most of his time in North London, his prolific performance this year suggests that the £8.5 million fee was not a fair reflection of the market value he left.
Not only that, the Argentine star was able to add a perfect extra dimension to the struggling aspects after this term, and relieve the burden on the shoulders of young people like Bergval.
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