While Tottenham Hotspur are sitting near the top of the Premier League in many key metrics this season, they do poorly in one stat, which sticks out like a sore thumb.
Tottenham’s outstanding stats
While Spurs will be disappointed by some of their results this season, all the underlying stats suggest that their performances have been up there with the best teams in Europe.
According to DataMB, Tottenham are the most efficient at pressing in the Premier League this season while also creating more chances per 90 minutes than any other team in the division.
Further, Spurs rank among the top tier in Europe when it comes to counter-attacking, possession and goals.
Tottenham do poorly in one area
However, The Athletic have now pointed out that Tottenham have plenty of room for improvement when it comes to their corner conversion rate.
Spurs have taken 76 corners in eight Premier League games this season, joint-most with champions Manchester City, but have scored twice from them.
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That means that the Lilywhites are scoring just once in every 36 corner kicks. For context, Arsenal had the best record in converting from corners last season, finding the back of the net once every 16.5 deliveries, more than twice as efficient as Spurs this season.
Tottenham’s decline in corner-conversion
The Athletic point out that Tottenham were joint-top of the Premier League with 13 goals from corners in the 2022-23 season.
The club had a set-piece specialist, Gianni Vio, in charge of the routines at the time. The Italian departed the club last year after Ange Postecoglou came through the door.
The report reveals that Nick Montgomery, who joined the club as assistant coach in the summer, is currently in charge of set-piece routines.