Five Talking Points from Premier League Gameweek 10

Spurs are struggling for goals but look solid at the back

Evenly balanced game at Goodison

10 games played, just five goals conceded and only Southampton have conceded fewer goals in the League than Tottenham. The 0-0 draw against Everton was their seventh clean sheet of the campaign and their defense looks rock solid. They are sitting in fourth place, level on points with Chelsea and Liverpool, just five points behind league-leading Arsenal and ahead of the two Manchester clubs. At any other club, this would be a cause for celebration.

But not at Spurs. Especially given the fact, their defensive stability masks their attacking deficiencies, which has seen them score just nine goals in the league so far and three of them were penalties. Only, Hull, who are in tenth place, have scored fewer goals. This, comes on the back of a summer, in which they have spent over £ 100 m on attacking reinforcements to compensate for the sale of Bale to Madrid. After the game, AVB brushed aside questions about his side’s lack of cutting edge, by pointing to their return of 30 goals in 17 games this season, including 15 in the Europa League. But, the fact is, in spite of all their defensive prowess, Spurs still look lacking in ideas, whilst going forward and that is something, the manager has to change, and change quickly.