Jamie Redknapp has outlined the key problem areas which led to Tottenham Hotspur’s defeat to Everton.
Spurs lost 1-0 at home to the Toffees in their Premier League opener, thanks to a second-half header from Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Manager Jose Mourinho has already expressed his disappointment from the performance from his players, particularly after Everton’s goal.
Sky Sports pundit Redknapp, delivering his analysis of the game, gave four key reasons why Spurs lost which led to several key players feeling 'frustrated'.
“There are a few problems and Jose just alluded to it there about Matt Doherty as an example,” said Redknapp on Sky Sports.
He added: “You sign a player, who has played pretty much all of his career at Wolves as a wing-back, and you play him in a back-four.
“For some, it might not seem a lot, there might not be a big difference in terms of your positioning, but it totally is.
“He knows when he was playing that position at Wolves, he had Boly just behind him. Instead all of those distances were too far for him.
“You had Ben Davies, who was playing slightly deeper. It was very lob-sided in terms of their defensive position.
“In midfield, Lo Celso is one of their most creative players, but in midfield, there was hardly any creativity.
“I didn’t see anyone getting the ball and playing the game at a tempo, dictating the play. I said last year that they need to play Harry Winks because he gets hold of the ball. But I think sometimes, it’s about having a structure about how you’re gonna play out from the back.
“I watch Spurs sometimes, they look like they wanna play out from the back. They’ll pass it to the right-back, maybe then they pass it back to the goalkeeper and then they lump it up the pitch.
“I saw Everton today, they had a real understanding of how they’re gonna play out from the back.
“They might not have had as much possession, but when they had it, there was a purpose to get up the pitch in stages, whereas with Spurs, I could see the frustration in Harry Kane and in Son.
“I didn’t see any intensity when they tried to get the ball back."
