Glenn Hoddle claims Tottenham have an attacker who's really starting to remind him of Raheem Sterling
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Despite the late equaliser conceded, there were some positives to take in Tottenham Hotspur’s draw against Roma on Thursday.
Ange Postecoglou’s side have dropped out of the top eight in the Europa League standings following the result against Roma.
But Tottenham showed a lot of attacking threat with Brennan Johnson adding yet another goal to his tally for the campaign.
There was one heated moment on the touchline which saw Postecoglou shout at Johnson against Roma for not working hard enough.
However, Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle has showered some big praise on the Wales international following his goal in the opening 45 minutes.
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Glenn Hoddle compares Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson Raheem Sterling
Hoddle recently hailed Dejan Kulusevski for his displays in the Premier League for the Lilywhites, but it was Johnson who caught his eye on Thursday.
Speaking on TNT Sports, Hoddle admitted he can see similarities in what Johnson is doing to what Arsenal’s Raheem Sterling has done.
“I have got a player who started doing that at Man City and started scoring loads of goals from those type of positions. Sterling,” said Hoddle.
“Sterling started to do that and everyone thought he's a goalscorer now, and it wasn't outside the box, it was all in between that six-yard box and the penalty spot and that is what Johnson is doing for Tottenham.”
Jamie O’Hara slammed Johnson as ‘frustrating’ recently as he suggested the Wales international needs to show more during the game when he’s not scoring.Tim Sher
Brennan Johnson’s showing Sterling goalscoring form
Johnson did not start on the weekend against Manchester City but was able to find the back of the net after coming on.
Starting on Thursday night, it did not take the winger long to find the back of the net with Postecoglou praising Johnson recently for his goalscoring form.
Although Sterling may now be playing for Arsenal with his best form long behind him, he was still once a solid goalscorer for Manchester City.
| All competitions | Johnson 24/25 | Sterling 23/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 9 | 10 |
| Assists | 1 | 8 |
Tim Sherwood said Johnson vanished against Brighton in the second half and there is definitely a case for this on Thursday night.
But he has certainly mastered the art of scoring inside the area as Hoddle suggested was very similar to that of Sterling.
