Tactics Review: Spurs have two systems so far this season. Which is better?

Will Spurs return to a 3-5-2 this year or commit to the diamond? In each of Mauricio Pochettino’s seasons at Spurs there has been a dominant theme that asserts itself by season’s end.

In year one, it was the alarming lack of depth at the club and the desperate need to fix the midfield. Because Tottenham’s midfield was broken, the entire team was broken.
In year two, it was the dominance of Pochettino’s classic 4-2-3-1 and Tottenham’s inability to adapt when they could not play that exact shape with the exact XI Pochettino favored.
In year three we saw Pochettino land on the 3-5-2 in December, leading Spurs on a four month run of title-winning form only to be beaten to the post by Antonio Conte’s Chelsea who had switched to three at...