Opinion: The problem in midfield and why Tanguy Ndombele needs to play deeper

This season, Spurs have kept a similar defensive six 6 in most games, with a back four and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Moussa Sissoko in holding roles.

In games such as Man City (2-0) and Chelsea (0-0), this was a good and sustainable backline due to the defending we had to do in order to limit chances for the opposition.

In this system, we would play a low block with Hojbjerg dropping between the two centre backs and Moussa Sissoko supporting Serge Aurier against quick players such as Timo Werner and Ferran Torres, and it worked.

However, in other games such as Wolves, Crystal Palace and Fulham, where we had to play out a defence a bit more, we saw many issues.

While Ndombele is more advanced in the ‘number 10’ position, we lacked a quick...