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Tottenham's biggest weakness is the lack of a reliable scorer.
The British Daily Mail said on the 4th (Korea Standard Time) 'Which team has the most powerful offense among the top teams in the Premier League (EPL)?'We have prepared a time to compare the attacking strengths of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham and Newcastle United.
For Tottenham's strikers, they recruited Randall Colomouni, Xavi Simmons and Mohamed Kudus to fill the gap between Son Heung-min, who moved to LA FC, James Maddison, who has been out due to long-term injuries, and Dejan Kulusevski, who is unable to return until December. Tottenham manager Thomas Frank said he currently has eight strikers, and if Kulusevski returns, it will increase to nine, and if he returns to Madison, it will increase to 10.'
A simple calculation method was used to determine which club's attack power was the strongest. The attack power was calculated by how many goals the offensive resources currently available have scored in several games last season. For example, Liverpool boasts a total of 119 goals in 250 games because it has Mohamed Salah (34 goals in 52 games), Alexander Isaac (27 goals in 42 games), Hugo Ekitike (22 goals in 48 games), Cody Hakpo (18 goals in 49 games), Florian Birz (16 goals in 45 games) and Federico Chiesa (2 goals in 14 games). It's not a suitable way to calculate a team's accurate attack power, but you can figure out how destructive there are players.
Tottenham has several players including Brennan Johnson (18 goals in 51 games), Dominic Solanke (16 goals in 45 games), Simmons (11 goals in 33 games), Colou Muani (10 goals in 33 games), Kulusevski (10 goals in 50 games) and Hishalisson (5 goals in 24 games). According to the calculation method proposed by the Daily Mail, Tottenham ranked fourth after Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City.
However, Tottenham's problem is that it lacks a reliable scoring source. One of the reasons Tottenham has been in its prime since the mid-2010s was the presence of a clear ace. With Son Heung-min and Harry Kane, there was no big concern in terms of offense. In fact, I felt that if I left it to the two players, they would do it on their own. This is because it was Son Keduo who couldn't stop it even if he knew it.
However, the league's performance was greatly shaken last season when Son Heung-min's scoring ability slowed down due to injuries and sluggish performance. Tottenham now has no such Son Heung-min. Is Johnson, the team's highest scorer last season, a player who can take charge of Tottenham's season. Will he be able to play a season with faith in Hishalisson, who has already lost a lot of faith, and Solanke, who still lacks performance at Tottenham. Tottenham fans will also be worried.
Tottenham's goal, which had a good transfer market, is to advance to the European Champions League (UCL) to win the Cup. In order to achieve such a goal stably, there must be a stable scoring source. Liverpool have Salah and Isaac, and Manchester City have Elling Holan. Victor Jockeres was hired by Arsenal. Newcastle also recruited Joanne Wissa, who scored a total of 20 goals last season. Tottenham has many players who have scored more than 10 goals like Chelsea, but there are no goalscorers with more than 20 goals.
In the end, the team will become more comfortable only when someone grows rapidly or all the players play their part and score points separately, but it's not easy to say. Sometimes there should be moments when players lead their team to victory with their individual capabilities, but there is no such player in Tottenham right now.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
