ICC 2018: AS Roma 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur: 5 talking points 

#5 Barrage of substitutions turn goal-fest into a snooze-fest after the break

The second half was the exact contrast to the first - slow, sedate and sluggish

We're accustomed to witnessing a raft of changes in games like these as a manager opts to hand everyone on the bench a fair crack. Whilst De Francesco made five changes before the hour mark, Pochettino persisted with the same lineup for about 60 minutes before he too wielded the axe and injected fresh legs, including World Cup star Son Heung-Min.

However, this took the sting out of the match as it receded into mediocrity thereafter. Tottenham were seemingly content with the score and refrained from making any more forays ahead, while Roma couldn't crank up the pressure despite new personnel taking to the field. Whatever they could muster was easily dealt with by the Spurs backline.