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Why Nuno needs to go on the attack

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The LeaguePaper Team
23 August 2026

OTTINGHAM Forest had just beaten Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 to go third in the Premier League when Nuno Espirito Santo was quizzed about his team’s apparent refusal to keep the ball.
Spurs clocked up 70 per cent possession over the course of that contest in April last year. They also won the shot count 22 to four and took 49 touches in the opposition penalty area compared to Forest’s three.
“You cannot ignore that when you are in front the priority is to contain and block the game,” said the Portuguese, whose side led 2-0within 16 minutes. “In this situa...

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