Despite some of their strong play against Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Ange Postecoglou were ultimately left pointless on Tyneside. Tottenham dominated possession and were creating a lot more chances than their hosts, but perhaps missed the presence of Dominic Solanke in the box, who didn’t play because of injury. And the same could be said for Micky van de Ven at the other end of the pitch, Spurs may not have been so sloppy at the back with the Dutchman’s added urgency and quality. Nonetheless, in similar fashion to their opening weekend draw at Leicester City, Spurs were left disa…
