Tomorrow Tottenham Hotspur will play Ajax in second leg of Champions League semi-final. Ajax was better and won first leg with 1:0 and left Spurs hard task in this game. They need to win and to score at least 2 goals to go to final.
Question is do they have any chance to do that ?
If we take serious their last Premier League games the answer is decisive NO! They hardly manged to win Brighton thanks to Erisken's bomb, then they lost against average mid table squad like West Ham at home with 1:0, lost against Ajax and finally against Bournemouth away. All of that with same result 1:0. In all those defeats Spurs showed high impotency in front of goal as second hand bellow average players like Llorente and Lucas struggled to even get into chance and once there have no clue how to score. Only good news is that Son is going to play in second leg. I sincerely hope that immobile Llorente will be on the bench while Son and Lucas will lead attack in absence of great football master and main scorer of club - Hary Kane.
Son showed that he can play brilliantly, but also bellow average. Against City he scored 2 goals in short period of time, but since then he was not able to score single goal. Other thing is how Spurs boss Poch wants to use Lucas. If strategy is going to be feeding the smallest player on the field with high long balls it won't work like it did not work in second half on first leg. Lad needs low balls in space so he can run toward it then he can dribble and maybe do something good. On the other side I was delightful when I read on twitter that Davidson Sanchez picket up injury and will not be able to play. It's ugly to say but I was happy about that, because guy is making at least 3 crucial mistakes during 1 game which lead to 100% chances for other side and 'save who is alive' situation for Spurs. If he is injured that will force Poch to put Alderweireld and Vertongen as central defenders in squad. Other problem are wide wing backs in Spurs like Trippier and Rose who can't play good when attacking and whose playing is questionable in defense too. They both improve in recent weeks, but when they go in attack their crosses just can't find Spurs player in the box.
Ajax is on other side young team whose players know where to run and why, know right time for pass, know how to pass in space to initiate chance for goal. They could score 3-4 goals in first leg. They were unlucky to hit post from 100% chance, missed one great due to selfishness of one player. They eliminated giants like Real Madrid, Juventus big names do not impress them to much. Encounters with Real Madrid and Juventus showed that they can play better away than at home which can be because of high pressure of home fans. I have no doubt that they will try to play attacking football against Tottenham at home. If Spurs can hold not to concede first goal and somehow manage to score from counter attack and take a lead in this game things could become more complicated for Ajax as away goals rule has no mercy. They would know that second would be deadly and might get afraid of it and concede again.
Problem is that I just can't see player in Spurs who can score a goal these days and I see plenty who can get red card because becoming to nervous. Conclusion is that Spurs have nothing to search in Amsterdam Ajax is in my opinion already in final.