Tottenham Hotspur concluded an unbeaten preseason campaign with a 2-2 draw against TSG Hoffenheim.
Following yesterday's 3-0 win against the Bundesliga side, this was a more casual affair with the match held at Spurs' training ground as Roberto De Zerbi named a heavily rotated side. It was the visitors who opened the scoring via a penalty, as James Maddison dragged down Leon Avdullahu, before Spurs struck twice before half-time courtesy of Ben Davies and Luca Williams-Barnett. An equalizer by The Kraichgauers as Valentin Gendry smashed home a volley was the lone goal of the second half.
Here are my top ten talking points from Spurs' final match of preseason against TSG Hoffenheim (again).
As predicted in yesterday's takeaways piece, many of the players that had either been absent this preseason or had seen limited involvement thus far were named in today's XI. James Maddison, Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Souza, and Damola Ajayi made their first appearances of preseason, with Kevin Danso and Mateus Fernandes returning to the side after having limited involvement.
It was a promising sign for the strength of the coming weekend's squad, with De Zerbi potentially having a deeper set of players from which to choose a more well-rounded side.
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Following yesterday's 3-0 win against the Bundesliga side, this was a more casual affair with the match held at Spurs' training ground as Roberto De Zerbi named a heavily rotated side. It was the visitors who opened the scoring via a penalty, as James Maddison dragged down Leon Avdullahu, before Spurs struck twice before half-time courtesy of Ben Davies and Luca Williams-Barnett. An equalizer by The Kraichgauers as Valentin Gendry smashed home a volley was the lone goal of the second half.
Here are my top ten talking points from Spurs' final match of preseason against TSG Hoffenheim (again).
As predicted in yesterday's takeaways piece, many of the players that had either been absent this preseason or had seen limited involvement thus far were named in today's XI. James Maddison, Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Souza, and Damola Ajayi made their first appearances of preseason, with Kevin Danso and Mateus Fernandes returning to the side after having limited involvement.
It was a promising sign for the strength of the coming weekend's squad, with De Zerbi potentially having a deeper set of players from which to choose a more well-rounded side.
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