Alternative Spurs! 4th in the Champions League, 14th in the Premier League, conceded 18 goals in the first half of the first 24 rounds, ranking third from bottom in the Premier League.

Spurs really are an extraordinary team and the least prominent among the Premier League Big 6. They falter in domestic matches but perform well in international ones! After 8 games in the Champions League group stage, Spurs sit fourth with 5 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, earning 17 points and securing a spot in the last 16. In the final two rounds, they even defeated strong Bundesliga teams (Dortmund and Frankfurt). However, their Premier League performance is dreadful: after 24 rounds, Spurs have 7 wins, 8 draws, and 9 losses, accumulating 29 points and ranking 14th. Among the Big 6, all other teams are in the top six, showing Spurs' league form is truly disappointing.

Besides the issue of "struggling domestically but thriving internationally," Spurs are also a slow-starting team. This season, they have an embarrassing statistic: Spurs have conceded 18 goals in the first half of league matches, ranking third from the bottom in the Premier League, only better than Wolverhampton’s 21 and Burnley’s 23 goals conceded in the first half.

Flick needs to improve Spurs’ Premier League standing, and the first step is to fix their slow starts by getting the players into the game earlier, not after conceding goals. Also, Spurs have performed better away than at home this season; perhaps playing a solid counter-attacking style on the road helps them avoid conceding first in the first half!