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Mills: Tottenham lack a Plan B
- Updated: November 23, 2016
Danny Mills says Tottenham lack a Plan B going forward and has questioned their summer recruitment after they crashed out of the Champions League.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side lost 2-1 in Monaco on Tuesday which leaves them in a straight shootout with CSKA Moscow for third spot in Group E and a Europa League place.
Spurs have scored just three goals in five Champions League fixtures this season, while Harry Kane missed seven weeks of the campaign through injury and Mills believes the striker’s absence showed a lack of goalscoring threat throughout the squad.
“Pochettino’s biggest problem is centre forward,” Mills told Sky Sports News HQ. “[Vincent] Janssen has come in as a No 2 to Harry Kane, who is just coming back to full fitness. I think they lack a Plan B, a cutting edge up front, especially when Harry Kane is not there.
“They probably could have done with more pace in the wide areas, if you are going to play Harry Kane up front.
“Defensively they are very good, [Jan] Vertonghen and [Toby] Alderweireld are very good, great partnership at the back. But, ultimately, Harry Kane has been missing and I think they have struggled with that cutting …
