Mousa Dembele Performance Report

Mousa Dembele

Tottenham Hotspur 4 QPR 0

Mousa Dembele Performance Stats

Passing
Forward Passes: 11
Backwards Passes: 12
Total Passes: 23
Successful Passes: 18
Pass Completion: 78%
Key Passes: 0
Crosses: 0
Accurate Crosses: 0
Long Balls Played: 0
Accurate Long Balls: 0
Through Balls: 1
Accurate Through Balls: 0
Assists: 0
Chances Created: 0
Average Pass Length: 14m

Goals
Goals Conceded: 0
Goals Scored: 0

Goal Attempts
Shots: 1
Shot Accuracy: 0%
Shots Inside Box: 0
Shots Outside Box: 1

Opponent Duels
Tackles Won: 1
Tackles Lost: 1
Take on Success: 1
Season Take on Success: 100%
Headers Won: 1
Season Headers Won: 100%
Season Duels Success: 75%
Fouls For: 0
Fouls Against: 0

Defending
Interceptions: 1
Blocks: 0
Clearances: 0
Errors: 0
Errors Costing Goals: 0

Cards
Yellow: 0
Red: 0

Spurs Match Day Squad

1

GK

Hugo Lloris

15

RB

Eric Dier

4

CB

Younès Kaboul

5

CB

Jan Vertonghen

3

LB

Danny Rose

29

DM

Étienne Capoue

42

DM

Nabil Bentaleb

11

RM

Érik Lamela

23

AM

Christian Eriksen

22

LM

Nacer Chadli

10

CF

Emmanuel Adebayor

24

GK

Brad Friedel

14

MF

Lewis Holtby

33

LB

Ben Davies

7

MF

Aaron Lennon

19

MF

Mousa Dembélé

18

FW

Harry Kane

9

FW

Roberto Soldado

Performance Report

A second half substitute for Nabil Bentaleb after 60 minutes gave him half an hour in an easy game that was already won. The game will have helped him play the system in game conditions and what was pleasing to see was that he was passing the ball instead of running with it.

There were several instances in the game where we won the ball in midfield and broke at pace with several players hurtling forward together. A Dembele running with the ball would negate that and slow the game down. That's fine when we are passing around and probing but when we need to play at speed passes are the fastest way to do it.

His stats tell you he only took one player on in 30 minutes, he beat him but that figure shows that passing was more important. It's an important part of his game to have to change and the initial signs are positive. Pairing him with Paulinho on Thursday will give them both some more matches to get fit, Paulinho was behind the other World Cup lads in terms of fitness on Thursday.

AEL will give it their all so it will be a better game for him that the acres of space QPR gave our midfielders.

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