Mathys Tel asks Tottenham coach to save him from one job in ‘boring’ Premier League melee
Mathys Tel has made some interesting comments about the style of football in the Premier League, as he continues to struggle to make his mark at Tottenham Hotspur.
Tel perhaps has good reason to feel hard done by this term, with the forward not being given a run in the side even when he has shown some good form.
The 20-year-old arrived from Bayern Munich with a lot of hype, but barring a few glimpses, Spurs fans are still waiting for the Frenchman to really make a big impact.
Some Tottenham supporters have demanded that Tel get more game time over the coming weeks as the Lilywhites fight to preserve their Premier League status.
Tottenham forward Mathys Tel admits the Premier League is ‘boring to watch’
It appears that the France Under-21 international is now too big a fan of the Premier League as a spectacle.
He suggested that the style of football can be boring and structured, with very little room for magicians to make something happen on the ball.
Speaking to podcaster Zack Nani, Tel said about the Premier League: “I’ll tell you the truth, yes, it’s not exciting. It’s boring to watch; it’s really just a clash between two teams with their own ideas.
“There’s less spectacle, there’s no Vinícius pulling off a sombrero, dribbling past you, no Kylian [Mbappé] accelerating past you. Here, I’d say it’s more structured, maybe too much so, with clear ideas, all the set pieces, little details that can sometimes make the difference. But sometimes you think it might be too much.”
Tel admits he hates marking players for Spurs
Set pieces are arguably the only area where Tottenham improved considerably under Thomas Frank, with the Lilywhites being much more effective in both scoring from and conceding goals from corners and free-kicks.
However, Tel admitted that he hates being asked to mark inside the box, referring to it as a ‘zoo’.
The Spurs forward added: “I told the assistant coach in charge of set pieces: ‘Don’t put me on that marking job.’ Because it’s a zoo.
“We’re all bunched together, everyone’s pushing, knocking each other to the ground, holding onto each other. Forget it. The goalkeeper can no longer get out, he can no longer see.”
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