West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur: 5 Talking points and analysis

5. Jose Mourinho employed a familiar tactic to get the desired result

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League

In his first match in charge, the former Manchester United and Chelsea manager played it safe and used his tried and tested 4-2-3-1 system for the side he fielded in tonight's fixture.

Though the team performed well in the formation, it was the attacking department where the results were quite apparent. Dele Alli, who started in the No.10 position, ran the midfield very well and had one of his best performances of this season yet. He linked up with Son, who created loads of chances in the first half.

The focus was also on getting the ball getting played into the penalty box, rather than just sending in crosses from outside the box in hope of finding the lone striker in the box. Whatever his gameplan was it worked pretty well in the attacking department. But it also raised some serious issues with the defence in the current system.

Mourinho has always depended on the strength of his defence, his goalkeeper and back four as the backbone of his team’s success. Clearly, the players at his disposition at the club aren't at the level of defenders he is accustomed to, like John Terry at Chelsea and Sergio Ramos at Real Madrid, so he needs to adopt a different approach to get the most out of his squad.