'Spurs remain one of the strangest teams in the Premier League to watch,' writes twoht. They were certainly better in Richarlison's absence...
Tottenham are better without Richarlison. Everton definitely are not…Richarlison was the pre-match centre of attention as Spurs played Everton, but it was Harry Kane who had to break their visitors down.There comes a point at which questions will start to be asked. The departure of Richarlison, who’d become something of a talisman at Goodison Park, from Everton to Spurs during the summer was considered a substantial blow to Frank Lampard.
But it should be added that Everton’s defence was impressive, noticeably better organised than it was last season. The acquisition of James Tarkowski and Conor Coady have given them solidity, shape and experience. Frank Lampard, one suspects, went into the game perfectly happy to leave the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a point from a goalless draw and maybe more, if Spurs got a bit defensively careless in their frustration.
Half-chances did fall, but sparingly. Richarlison headed over early on, Son had a free-kick in a good position which he couldn’t get over the wall, and Harry Kane had their only shot on target of the half, charged down by Jordan Pickford, but otherwise their first half storm amounted to very little. Spurs started the second half with considerably more energy than they’d ended the first, but they were dependent upon a little Everton generosity to edge their way into the lead. The best-laid defensive plans of mice and men can count for little when your goalkeeper has a moment, and this happened twelve minutes into the second half when Matt Doherty’s low shot was spilled by Pickford, and Kane tripped over goalkeeper’s body to pick up a penalty kick so cheap it was covered in yellow stickers.
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