Tim Sherwood has provided a reason for Tottenham’s widely contrasting results at home and away from their stadium this season.
Spurs boast of the best away record in the Premier League, having won four and drawn one of their five away matches in the competition this season.
However, Tottenham’s results at home read like those of a team battling relegation, with the Lilywhites having won one and lost three of their five games at N17.
The boos were deafening at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after their latest defeat against Chelsea, and one can certainly understand the supporters’ discontent as they have not seen the team win at the venue since the opening day of the season.
Tim Sherwood says Tottenham are not able to cope with the demanding home fans
Tim Sherwood believes that the reason Thomas Frank’s men are so good away from home is that they can defend deep and hit teams on the counter-attack.
He suggested that they struggle in front of their fans, who expect them to boss the game and play on the front foot.
The former Spurs midfielder and interim manager told Premier League Productions: “They’re far better away from home. They’re allowed to play however they want away from home as long as they win the football match. They score from two set pieces. Micky van de Ven there (against Everton).
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“But unfortunately, when you play at home, the fans demand a lot more than that. I think that’s why they’ve struggled at home. I really do. I just think that there are demands from the fans to entertain. You feel obliged as a player to entertain as well.”
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If Tottenham had been thumped by Chelsea on Saturday, they could have had absolutely no complaints, given how one-sided the game was.
It was only Guglielmo Vicario’s outstanding performance on Saturday that prevented the Lilywhites from being on the receiving end of a massive drubbing.
Thomas Frank thus has a lot to worry about as it is not only that his side are not creating chances at home, but they are also conceding way too many opportunities to the opposition.