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With all the drama before the game, it was pretty typical that the match turned out to be a dull, non-eventful evening. Paul Gascoigne turned up to give fans something to cheer about, but there wasn’t exactly many of them, with attacks prior to the game suggesting the locals had a bigger influence outside of the Stadio Olimpico than inside it. Nevertheless, although chances were few and far between, there were some tactical features of note. Tottenham were unfortunate not to take the lead early on when Gareth Bale took advantage of Luis Cavanda’s straying from the defensive line only to find his goal ruled out for a non-existent offside. However, that was Tottenham’s only shot in a game Lazio had full control over. Although they set up in a 4-2-3-1 that should have matched Lazio’s 4-1-4-1 in midfield, Clint Dempsey pushed up a lot nearer to Emmanuel Adebayor than the attacking midfielder in that role typically does, playing as more of a second striker, which allowed Lazio to swarm them in the centre. The way Lazio were pressing in midfield there would have been plenty of gaps to exploit had Dempsey played deeper, but instead he ended up being [...]
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