Thread by @CoachesVoice

THREAD! 👇 Everton beat Tottenham on the opening day of the 2020/21 Premier League season. Here's our tactical insight into the game ⚪ #TOTEVE 🔵

🔍 Tottenham were organised into a 4-2-3-1 formation from which their debutant Matt Doherty regularly advanced from right-back (1/8)

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🔍 If not remaining in their 4-2-3-1, they instead defended with a 4-3-3, through Lucas Moura withdrawing into midfield and Dele Alli and Son Heung-min advancing (2/8)

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🔍 Through Allan often being found in space, and Spurs’ attempts to pressure their opponents being lethargic, Everton were able to enjoy lengthy periods of possession (3/8)

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🔍 They struggled to threaten as they would have hoped in the final third, because of the difficulty they encountered accessing their attacking players beyond Everton’s midfield (4/8)

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🔍 Visitors Everton defended with a 4-1-4-1, in which Allan would move across to cover the central midfielder who advanced to press (5/8)

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🔍 Abdoulaye Doucouré and André Gomes would withdraw into the inside channel, inviting the full-backs behind them to advance; James Rodríguez moved to link into the final third (6/8)

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🔍 The central positioning of Rodríguez made Everton capable of linking defence to attack, particularly towards Richarlison (7/8)

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🔍 On the occasions Harry Kane was accessed, Everton’s full-backs, central defenders and central midfielders aggressively swarmed him to limit his options (8/8)

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