Premier League season dey kick off, and Tottenham Hotspur with new manager Roberto De Zerbi go face Brentford today. Match time na 5:30pm BST.
De Zerbi na one of di most exciting but volatile managers for world football. E dey make Spurs a thrilling prospect dis season, but Micky van de Ven go miss di opener, and dat one dey create chances for Brentford.
Spurs go parade four new signings for starting line-up: Sandro Tonali, Andy Robertson, Jan Paul van Hecke, and Marcos Senesi. Brentford go get Mamadou Sangaré wey dey make im debut. Na all-action midfielder, and some dey think e fit be di signing of di summer.
Last season, Brentford finish eight places above Spurs. Dem also get history of beating north London teams for opening day. But head-to-head with Spurs no too good: na only one win for ten since dem return to top tier, and no home win since 2-0 for Griffin Park for old Second Division for 1948.
Spurs likely go defend with high line while trying to dominate possession. Brentford fit use transition tactics to catch dem. Goals dey on di menu, and di prediction na 3-2. Di bookies dey fancy Brentford to score over 1.5 goals at evens.
