Tottenham have struggled at Wembley this season. You’ve heard that before a million times. So one more time won’t hurt.

It also means that my side AFC Bournemouth possibly have a chance to get a result against the North London side.

But how exactly can we extend Tottenham’s Wembley’s woes? Well I’m glad you asked…

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Play a settled back four

Defensively we’ve been poor this season, but we did manage our first clean sheet (in the league, pedants) of the campaign in our last game against Leicester City.

So that tells me that we need to stick to what works. Which is Adam Smith, Nathan Aké, Simon Francis, and Charlie Daniels. They’ll need adequate cover in front of them of course, which brings me onto…

Lewis Cook to play on the Wembley turf

I may have mentioned Lewis Cook in some of my previous posts this season. And by “may” I mean “definitely.” The U21 England international was a mini revelation when he played against Leicester City in our last league fixture, and must play if we’re to have a decent chance of picking open a stubborn Tottenham rearguard.

And it would be best if he played with some decent support alongside him…

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Play five across the middle

Lewis Cook and Andrew Surman looked good against Leicester City’s midfield. Sadly that’s like saying I look good when compared to men from an old folk’s home. And even that’s perhaps overstating things in my favour.

Against players like Moussa Dembele, Eric Dier, and Victor Wanyama, Surman and Cook would be crushed though. Perhaps not literally. But really, who knows.

In any case they need more support to make sure we have as much of the ball as possible – and also to help protect a shaky back four. Playing five across the middle worked against Manchester City after all – for most of the game at least.

Josh King to play up top on his own

With five across the middle we therefore need a man to lead the line. In my mind that man needs to be Josh King – if he’s shaken off the knock he took while playing for Norway that is.

He’s got the pace and physicality to take up the role of two men, whereas Jermain Defoe can cause problems to his old side from off the bench.

Believe!

Sometimes we’ve gone into games against the top sides looking like we’ve lost before we’ve even stepped onto the pitch. Tottenham away last season was possibly the worst example of this, where we didn’t even flop. “Flop” would suggest we actually tried something. We were just dead from the first whistle and deservedly got stomped 4-0.

So let’s not play like that, but instead step onto the Wembley turf believing we can get a result. Our recent performances have been good, and if sides like Swansea City and Burnley can get results at Wembley so can we.