Tottenham's final home game of the 2022/23 season may have ended in defeat but for 45 minutes they did give a glimpse of what could come next campaign. So often slow starters before turning it on in the second half, this time it was the complete opposite as Brentford rallied from 1-0 down to win 3-1.
Tottenham's failure to get a second goal in the opening 45 minutes did prove costly, as did the drop in intensity after the break that allowed Brentford a way back into the contest. Having tweaked things tactically in the past two games, acting head coach Ryan Mason once again did the same as he opted to switch to a 4-2-3-1 formation for the visit of the Bees.
A system that many of the squad know very well having operated in it before, it resulted in Dejan Kulusevski taking on his preferred No.10 role and Arnaut Danjuma given his maiden Tottenham start on the right wing. Yves Bissouma was another of the four changes as he started in the Premier League for the first time since New Year's Day following his ankle injury.
