Which started the English Premier League in the 2023/24 season with new head coach Anji Postecoglou, has changed dramatically.

As its defense, which was a weakness, has improved significantly, it has competed for the top spot in the Premier League this season.

Statistics prove this. "FBREF," which delivers various statistics related to soccer around the world, said on the 13th (Korea time) that Tottenham was at the top of the tackle area among the teams in the five major European leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and League 1) this season.

First of all, Tottenham was identified as the team that attempted the most tackles in Europe's top five leagues this season, recording a total of 325 tackles. The two players are most actively trying to tackle Tottenham this season, with Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma scoring 47 tackles and Spain fullback Pedro Porro scoring 46.

Of course, it's good to have a lot of tackle attempts, but the most important thing is the number of successes. It doesn't mean much if there are more failures than successes even if you try a lot of tackles, but Tottenham has a reputation as the team that makes the most accurate tackles in Europe, ranking first in the five major leagues.안전놀이터

A total of 208 tackles have been successful by Tottenham this season, and the tackle success rate is about 64 percent compared to the number of attempts. Considering that Everton, which has the second-highest number of tackle attempts after Tottenham, has a 58% chance of successful tackle (187/322), Tottenham's figure is highly appreciated.

The secret of Tottenham's success rate in tackles was POW's performance. This season, POW recorded a tackle success rate of 70% (32/46) and became the fourth-most successful player in Europe's top five leagues. Bissouma, ranked sixth overall in the number of tackles success, also played a role in protecting the defense in the midfield by raising the success rate of 62% (29/47).

Another point to note is the number of tackles Tottenham attempted in "Attacking third." Attacking third means the attacking side that divides the stadium into three and includes the opponent's goal.

This means that the number of tackles in the Attacking Third area increases the number of forward pressure attempts. In this category, Tottenham scored 52 times, the most after French Ligue 1 champion PSG (59 times), tying for second with Serie A club Fiorentina.

Forward pressure has the advantage of blocking the opponent's attack development and immediately leading to an attack if successful. However, in order to increase the success rate of forward pressure, the possibility of intercepting the ball increases only when the organizational power is increased and then the pressure is applied on a team-by-team basis.

Therefore, forward pressure is a tactic in which even one player has to play hard. As evidenced by this, all players including Bisuma (eight times), Destiny Udogi (seven times), POW (six times), James Maddison (five times), Dejan Kulusevski (five times), Pape Sarr (four times) and Son Heung-min (three times) successfully pressed forward, putting strong pressure on opponents from the top regardless of position.

As the team's best 11 players moved systematically, Tottenham won eight games and two draws through the 10th round of the league, leading the Premier League in an unbeaten run. Since then, the team has fallen to fifth place due to a series of injuries and a prolonged winless period.

However, if the injured return, Tottenham will be able to repeat its early days of the season. When the best 11 players were in full condition, it was unbelievable that Tottenham finished eighth in the Premier League last season.

One of the reasons Tottenham finished eighth after a sluggish year is defensive instability. Last season, Tottenham scored a whopping 63 goals in 38 league games, Tottenham's most in a single season since the Premier League changed to a 38-game system.

Tottenham scored the most runs in the league in the 2002/03 season (62 runs), which allowed one more goal, setting a new record for the most runs in just 30 years.

Tottenham's tackle success rate was only 57% last season, and the number of tackles in the Attacking Third area was only 79 times, ranking 50th overall in Europe's top five leagues. Tottenham, which was considered a poor defense despite being a strong Premier League player, transformed into a completely different team in just a year.