Tottenham's key attacking duo have been subbed against Arsenal and Liverpool, but the team has not suffered and could benefit later...
goals up to that point, and are clearly Spurs’ two most dangerous attackers . They were replaced in this most recent game by the less threateningThe changes reduced Spurs’ firepower, with the team so close to a vital win against a team they hadn’t beaten in six years, and yet were still ones Postecoglou felt he had to make.
Even though both were carrying knocks and the early substitution of Son was pre-planned, it takes a huge amount of discipline to take off your best players at such important moments. And this appears to be another of Postecoglou’s great strengths — witness the way he managed to stay calm after Spurs’ 96th-minute winner when almost 60,000 people around him were absolutely losing their minds.
The Son example is particularly pertinent given the fact that he played with an injury for most of last season., but his coaches must also take responsibility for failing to recognise he wasn’t fully fit and needed a rest. Perhaps if there had been that recognition, Son could have been given a game or two off and had the treatment he needed earlier that would have brought short-term pain but potentially inspired a return to form and fitness.
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