How Spurs strangled Villa | A Professional Coach's View

Aston Villa, fifth in the league, didn't manage a single 0.00 of xG against us in the entire first half. Zero. A Licensed Coach JJ joins me to break down exactly how Roberto De Zerbi's Spurs did that — and what's actually changed in four games of his tenure.

This is A Coach's View — Jim sits down with JJ (A Licensed Coach, @TheFullCo on YouTube) for a proper tactical dissection of Sours win at Villa park. We get into the press, the build-up, the slowing-down of this team, the Roberto De Zerbi blueprint, and we shout out the specific players who've gone from looking lost under Frank to looking unrecognisable in four games.

Chapters:

00:00 — 0.00 xG and what's changed under De Zerbi
01:00 — JJ: "we're probably the best defensive team in the league"
02:00 — Defending Spurs against the Villa-rotation conspiracy
03:00 — How De Zerbi has slowed the team down
05:00 — Connor Gallagher and intelligent pressing
06:00 — Udogie's return, Kinsky's distribution, Kevin Danso's licence to charge
08:00 — The aerial concession and the Buendía goal
09:00 — Press-baiting explained: rolling the studs, dominating central space
13:00 — Why Bentancur–Palhinha suddenly works as a double pivot
15:00 — PPDA, xGA, xG difference and why every metric is trending in the right direction
18:00 — Set pieces, penalties, and the limits of four games
20:00 — OHSO33 BONUS: Why so many number 10s become great number 6s (JJ tells his own story)
24:40 — Keep it lily-white, and check out JJ's channel

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