Tottenham Hotspur (football club)
The recent strength of the midfield should not be underestimated, especially the right player Johnson, Kulusevski, Polo all have excellent breakthrough and shooting skills. The three of them are flexible and can switch attacking modes freely in positional battles and fast counterattacks, forming a tacit understanding. However, the performance of the left side is slightly insufficient, Sun's form is declining, Werner's adaptation needs time, and Solanke needs time to integrate into the team, and the stability of the back line needs to be strengthened.
Alkmaar team
Emphasize on midfield control, strong interception and counter-strike ability, but most of the frontline players are tall and large players, relatively lack of foot skills and breakthrough ability. Although the defense can set up a bus, but the speed of the defenders is slow, easy to lose the ball in the counterattack on the side road.
Spurs do not attach much importance to the UEFA Cup, and most of the away matches are played with substitutes. Although the overall strength of Tottenham Hotspur is stronger than Alkmaar, there is a clear gap between the positional battle and counter-attacking ability. Tottenham are expected to play at home and have a clear home advantage with their main lineup. The handicap of -1.25 for Spurs at home is reasonable.
Prediction Pick: Tottenham -1
