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Ange Postecoglou may be forced to change Tottenham plan vs Chelsea

Tottenham have played 14 games in the Premier League season and throughout they have been consistently inconsistent. Six wins have been cancelled out by six defeats, with two draws thrown in.

Good results against the bigger teams like Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa, have been followed by dismal defeats to Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town and Bournemouth.

With fierce rivals Chelsea to visit Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, supporters may be thinking and hoping the Spurs of playing against the better sides will turn up to secure all three points. They certainly need it, as defeat could see them drop even further down the Premier League table.

Ange Postecoglou has an attacking philosophy with Spurs enjoying plenty of possession in matches. The problem they have found in many games is that they have not known what to do with that possession when it comes to the final third.

That is despite Spurs having the fourth-best goalscoring record in the top-flight this season.

With Chelsea visiting N17 on Sunday afternoon, with the game live on Sky Sports, Postecoglou may have to have a rethink about his plans and attacking setup.

Spurs enjoyed just 42% possession in their game with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium and won 4-0. their next worst possession stats came at home to Brentford (48%). They won that game 3-1.

And it is a common theme. Spurs had 51% possession against Aston Villa (4-1 win) and against Fulham (1-1 draw). They also had 57% possession against West Ham and won 3-1.

According to Opta, in their seven worst games for possession, Spurs average 2.13 points per game. that contrasts astonishingly with just 0.6 points per game from the games where they've had the most possession.

Chelsea average 56% possession in their Premier League games this season, so we may well see Spurs have less of the ball than they normally do, which could be perfect in a big game for Postecogou and his players.

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