Tottenham are at their strongest in the Premier League era.

The 4-0 victory against Stoke City was one of Tottenham's best performances – a team demonstrating unexpected dominance and strength in the Premier League this season.

Following Monday's match against Stoke, chairman Daniel Levy boldly declared this to be the strongest Tottenham team in the Premier League era. And this time, Levy wasn't exaggerating. Since the English top flight adopted the three-point system for wins, Tottenham haven't earned more points in any season. Against Stoke, they played so well that they could have scored even more goals if the ball hadn't hit the crossbar or if they had capitalized on other clear chances, despite playing away from home.

Tottenham's impressive resurgence towards the end of the season is making the Premier League more exciting than ever. Leicester City are having a season of a lifetime, but they can't win the title early because Tottenham are doing the same. The whole world praises Leicester's tight, Italian-style football, but Tottenham's fiery style of play cannot be ignored.

Pochettino's Tottenham are like a fox hunt, as they relentlessly pursue league leaders Leicester City – nicknamed "the Foxes".

Finding Tottenham's best player of the season is difficult, as there are so many options. Therefore, the person who deserves the most credit is none other than their manager, Mauricio Pochettino – considered the best manager in the Premier League by Sir Alex Ferguson. Pochettino's Tottenham built their playing style on the path of Marcelo Bielsa, a great pedagogue of world football. First, they disrupt the opponent's game by constantly pressing whenever the opponent has possession.

Tottenham's youthful energy is an advantage. When the entire Tottenham squad pushes forward to press from midfield, their opponents are overwhelmed by Tottenham's physicality and determination. In the first half of the North London derby last October, they dominated Arsenal suffocatingly and only conceded an equalizer after their stamina had worn down. At that point, Tottenham revealed a weakness: they had possession but didn't create enough scoring opportunities.

As the season drew to a close, that weakness improved significantly. Tottenham no longer relied too heavily on Christian Eriksen for opportunities; they now had Erik Lamela and, especially, a highly explosive Dele Alli. Two months ago, Tottenham had the best defense but only the third best attack. Now, they have both the strongest attack and the most solid defense. Pochettino's key principle is: "Attack is the best defense."

Tottenham currently boasts the best defensive and attacking record in the Premier League. Photo: Reuters.

Tottenham doesn't have a single star; in fact, everyone in their squad is a star.Harry Kane is scoring consistently, Dele Alli is playing his most exciting football since Paul Gascoigne, Eriksen is constantly creating chances, and Lamela, seemingly a failed signing, is playing at the best of his career. Their players move in perfect harmony and create plenty of space.

Pochettino's tactical setup has earned the admiration of his colleagues. Eric Dier is moved up to play central midfield. When the team is under pressure, he drops back slightly and Tottenham switches to a three-centre-back formation. When the team is awarded a free kick, he stays behind Mousa Dembele, allowing the central defensive duo of Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld to push forward and participate in the attack. Tottenham's full-backs then push higher to quickly receive rebounds and initiate another attack.

What was the result of this arrangement? Tottenham became the team that best utilized set pieces. Alderweireld scored four goals and was the Premier League's top-scoring center-back. Pochettino also built his team around pairs. The central midfielders dropped back together, replacing the attacking central defenders. The full-backs pushed forward to become wing midfielders. Meanwhile, the wing midfielders moved into the center to play like central midfielders. Everyone advanced and retreated together; no one played alone but always had a teammate to support them. Villarreal in the 2010-2011 season played a similar style of football. Many analysts believe that Pochettino, then managing Espanyol, had learned from this experience.

Pochettino is building a strong, resilient Tottenham team thanks to his strict personnel management and flexible tactical approach.

Pochettino's tactics are quite varied.The 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2 formations were used seamlessly. Crucially, their team's spacing was maintained extremely strictly, the result of a long and arduous training process. The players were once moved to tears by Pochettino's demanding nature; he once said that if football didn't have a schedule, he could work all day without getting tired. But then they realized that this meticulous preparation greatly benefited them on the field. The intense physical training allowed them to run continuously for 90 minutes and remain fit until the end of the season. Their style of play, which involved narrowing the pitch and pushing the team high up the field, helped them minimize pressure on their defense and always attack with a large number of players.

And the great thing is that Tottenham shows no signs of slowing down. They can still play even better as Pochettino's young squad gains more experience. And the current stars don't want to leave Tottenham for anywhere else. That's the foundation for building an empire in the future.

According to VNE