Owen impressed, defensive axis vital

Michael Owen see goals in the Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur tie tonight with Liverpool's home record and the results Tottenham have been picking up away from home. He was impressed with Spurs at the weekend but as a former Liverpool player will no doubt be hoping for a Reds win.

Owen impressed, defensive axis vital


Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping to see off another team in red after the impressive performance against Arsenal that Owen, who now owns a successful horse racing stables as well as his role as a TV pundit, describes as a real eye opener  to Betvictor.com.
“Spurs pressed, harried and eventually broke Arsenal’s will in the North London Derby on Saturday and for a side that have played so many games already this season their energy was a real eye-opener. 
“The Reds have only lost one of their last 20 PL home games with Spurs but this is a Spurs side who have won five of their last seven games on the road; I expect to see goals.”
It's another one of those tough games to call with Spurs conceding chances the way we play. We press high, we can get caught. We are open to swift counter-attacks but that's the price we pay for our style and it's places a huge emphasis on Nabil Bentaleb, the first choice defensive midfielder in the more defensive of the two roles. Equally when Benjamin Stambouli or Etienne Capoue come in to take the role they have to perform at a high level without getting the fans plaudits.

In any team the role is essential to success, they are the most important player in the team as they allow the attacking players to do their thing and take all the credit. Many many fans unfortunately don't see the work players in this role do as it isn't eye catching, Bentaleb has had to take a lot of criticism, with cries of 'what does he do' regularly ringing out.

Harry Kane took Man of the Match against Arsenal but Bentaleb and Mason were the real stars, Mason caught the eye but Bentaleb was outstanding, from a defensive position he even found time to have 4 shots and cross for the second goal.

That defensive axis will once again be vital against Liverpool.