Ange must ignore Maddison again by unleashing Spurs’ answer to Marmoush

If Tottenham Hotspur aren’t cautious, they might discover themselves on a critical successful streak after selecting up their third Premier League victory on the bounce towards Ipswich City on Saturday.

Nevertheless, as an alternative of going through a newly promoted aspect tonight, the North Londoners have the small job of internet hosting Manchester Metropolis, who tore Newcastle United to items simply a few weeks in the past, courtesy of January signing Omar Marmoush.

The Egyptian dynamo was the costliest signing throughout the Premier League final month and can undoubtedly be the dangerman tonight.

Fortuitously, Postecoglou and Co made just a few signings of their very own earlier than the window slammed shut, together with one potential game-changer who may very well be his reply to Marmoush.

Why Spurs should cease Marmoush

So, as issues stand, there’s a good likelihood that Erling Haaland won’t be beginning and presumably not even on the bench for the sport tonight, which implies Marmoush will probably lead the road for the guests.

Nevertheless, whereas which means extra of the goalscoring duty might be on the Egyptian’s shoulders, he’d nonetheless be a critical hazard for the Lilywhites if he began behind the Norwegian striker.

The explanation for that’s easy: Wherever he performs in assault, he is a lean, imply scoring machine.

For instance, in simply 26 appearances, totalling 2071 minutes, for Eintracht Frankfurt this season, the Kairo-born dynamo racked up a sensational tally of 20 targets and 14 assists, which comes out to a median of 1.3 purpose involvements each recreation, or one each 60.91 minutes.

Furthermore, since transferring to the Etihad, the 26-year-old has scored three targets in seven video games, totalling 485 minutes, so his general common for the season, regardless of switching golf equipment midway via, is 1.12 purpose involvements each recreation, or one each 69.08 minutes.

In brief, Marmoush is an extremely harmful ahead, and whereas Postecoglou may not have anybody fairly as devastating, he does have a teen who may turn out to be his personal model of the Egyptian.

Spurs’ reply to Marmoush

With Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson each on the scoresheet towards Ipswich and racking up first rate hauls this season, some would possibly argue that both may very well be the Lilywhites’ reply to Marmoush, however not us.

As a substitute, the participant who has to start out towards Metropolis tonight, and might be Spurs’ model of the Egyptian, is Mathys Tel.

Now, we all know the teen has not been anyplace close to as efficient because the Metropolis ace this season, however there are just a few similarities between the 2 gamers.

The primary is that whereas they’d probably desire to start out straight down the center, they’re additionally greater than able to beginning anyplace throughout the frontline, with the younger Frenchman really spending as a lot time without work the left as he did as a striker for Bayern Munich.

That takes us to the second similarity: each attackers have made the transfer to the Premier League from Bundesliga sides, with Marmoush coming from Frankfurt and Tel from FC Hollywood.

Lastly, whereas he isn’t had a heap of luck in entrance of purpose this season, the North Londoners’ new “generational” expertise, as described by the membership themselves, proved that he may very well be each bit as prolific as Pep Guardiola’s new star final season.

For instance, in simply 1406 minutes of first-team soccer throughout 41 appearances, the Sarcelles-born dynamo racked up an outrageously spectacular haul of ten targets and 6 assists.

Which means the 19-year-old prodigy maintained an exceptional common of a purpose involvement each 2.56 video games, or each 87.87 minutes.

In the end, Tel may not be as harmful as Marmoush at this second in time, however from what we noticed of him final season and in glimpses this yr, there may be each likelihood he may very well be sooner or later.

Subsequently, Postecoglou has to ensure he begins tonight’s recreation with the likes of James Maddison and Wilson Odobert settling for locations on the bench once more.