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A Coach's View: De Zerbi's Tottenham Tactics From Preseason (Professional & A License Coach JJ Observes Spurs New Patterns of Play)
OhSoSpurs — The Tottenham Hotspur Podcast›
Jul 28, 202632:47
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What has De Zerbi's Tottenham shown us in preseason? A Licence Coach JJ walks A Coach's View through the tactical patterns already emerging — with the tactics-board register the format is built on.
The diamonds and triangles. The bounce-pass buildup. The swing-pivot midfield with Sandro Tonali and Fernandes rotating between 6, 8 and 10. The touchline-winger case for signing Savinho. Why JJ thinks Dominic Solanke will struggle to physically hold up against top-level centre backs — and why a new striker signing (Krupi or otherwise) is coming.
Plus: is a vision-based footballer born or coached? (with a Kevin Keegan callback). Is playing inverted fullback good preparation for central midfield? Is Savinho the new Leandro Damião — a transfer saga that never actually arrives? And Tottenham's aerial-defence vulnerability against set-piece-heavy sides.
Considered, nuanced tactical analysis. A Coach's View.
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"A Coach's View: De Zerbi's Tottenham Tactics From Preseason (Professional & A License Coach JJ Observes Spurs New Patterns of Play)" is an episode of OhSoSpurs — The Tottenham Hotspur Podcast. Runtime 32 min. Published July 28, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
