Spurs – Villa; A game of two rubbish defences?

I like watching Postecoglou’s Spurs side. They’re even more gung ho than we are and frankly, it seems the manager doesn’t care. I’ve said a few times that while it’s entertaining, I don’t believe it’s a strategy that will win you anything and you have to be able to defend as well as you attack.

Given that both sides here attack better than they defend, I expect a few goals and a game that could go either way. It’s just a case of which defence proves worse.

Which is a good time to look at squad news and quite aptly, the big point for Spurs is that their apparently best central defender, Micky Van de Ven, is definitely out. Add in that Cristian Romero is also doubtful, their already dodgy defence looks even worse.

Which means that Ange might well go for it even more. Where a player I really rate, in Heung-min Son, who might make it, isn’t fully fit either, having had a hamstring issue. Wilson Odobert is out, with a hamstring injury and Djed Spence will be out because of a groin issue.

Even Timo Werner is looking doubtful.

So Spurs are not really in a good place, although in fairness, I’ve never heard of some of those players.

As for Villa, Ross Barkley is the only player out.

So what to think?

If our defence was even just a bit better they have been, I’d say this should be in the bag and I’d predict a win by a couple of goals.

But it’s awful and quite frankly, I don’t think I like that fact. That’s probably down to the modern game and the way it’s played and also a hint of me having witnessed some stonkingly great Villa defenders over the years.

I see goals; more than 3.

And I think a 2-2 draw looks favourite.

That’s my prediction.

So watch it be a 1-0 game and I guess totally wrongly again.

UTV!