Football is finally back. It seems like an age since Spurs played their final game of last season in the Champions League final against Liverpool. But football is back underway in the form of the International Champions Cup.
Tottenham began their 2019/20 campaign with a victory over Juventus in an entertaining contest last Sunday night. The match was played in a relatively high tempo considering it was only a friendly.
Juventus lined up with a very strong team from the outset. It included likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Leonardo Bonucci, and Miralem Pjanic to name a few. Tottenham on the other hand fielded a very youthful starting eleven that featured highly-rated 17-year-old Troy Parrott up front as striker along with Anthony Georgiou, Oliver Skipp, and more.
Out of all the youngsters that played on Sunday evening, we list five (unranked) that impressed.
Troy Parrott
Skipp played for the majority of the match before coming off the pitch with a suspected injury. Prior to his departure, Skipp was able to control central midfield, allowing Spurs to dominate possession. Juventus manager and former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri was unable to play his favoured possession-based style thanks to strong efforts from the likes of Skipp and Harry Winks.Troy ParrottTroy Parrott has been widely regarded as the next Robbie Keane. On Sunday evening, he proved that the claim does indeed have some weight to it. Parrott instantly settled into the game and showed strong composure throughout.
He was very unlucky not to score a goal. He did find the back of the net at one point, but the goal was ruled out due to an offside infringement following Son’s pass.
In the 30th minute, Parrott had his best moment of the game. He made an overlapping run on the outside of Son that opened up space for Lamela in the centre who would eventually take a shot after the ball spilled out from Buffon.
However, he did make a mistake when he accidentally booted Joao Concelo in the face accidently, receiving a yellow card from the referee. Soon after he was subbed off but overall it was an admirable performance that shouldn’t be forgotten.
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