Tottenham Hotspur’s strength in depth has led to their best ever Premier League start.
Since the start of the season, Spurs have had more injuries than any other Premier League side.
Kieran Trippier became the ninth player out of 12 to suffer from a post World Cup injury for Spurs at the weekend.
If it wasn’t for the depth in Tottenham’s squad, along with Pochettino’s magic touch, Spurs would not have started the season so well.
Names such as Christian Eriksen, Son Heung-Min and Harry Winks all had to settle for a place on the bench against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Erik Lamela, Moussa Sissoko, Juan Foyth and Lucas Moura have all risen from the peripheries to become important players for Spurs.
However, six of Tottenham’s nine league wins this season has been by a single margin.
The Lilywhites are yet to hit top gear, and that is largely due to the starting 11.
Kieran Trippier and Ben Davies are both solid, however, they don’t provide the same threat Kyle Walker and Danny Rose did in the 2015/16 season.
Mousa Dembele was once one of the best central midfielders in the league but age and injury problems have caught up with him.
Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City all have that special creative player who can pick the ball up and dribble past three or four before finding the net.
Eriksen and Alli can find a pass and score a goal, but aren’t dribblers.
Son scores goals however lacks the class and subtlety of an Eden Hazard.
Lucas can dribble past players like a Raheem Sterling, but doesn’t produce regularly.
Lamela has had a great start, but still wouldn’t get into any other top six side.
In truth, it wouldn’t be too difficult to improve at least three of Pochettino’s first choice team, which is far too many for a club looking to win the league.
Therefore, if Spurs have the ambition to win the big trophies, it’s time they brought in some ready made talent.
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