[Analysis] Brennan Johnson to Tottenham: Ball-carrying stats at Nottingham Forest and why Wales forward can step up again - Sky
> He tends to beat defenders on the outside, holding his position out wide. That could be important for Tottenham because Postecoglou is fond of inverting the full-backs. It puts responsibility on the wide forwards to provide the width - and still threaten the goal.
“He is devastating running in behind,” Michael Appleton, his manager at Lincoln, told Sky Sports.
“He is not the kind of player you can leave one on one with 50 yards of pitch behind you. He tends to occupy two players. He has the ability to pick the ball up on the edge of his own box and within a few seconds leave the opposition defending for their lives in their half.”
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