So Here We Are
Dear Mr Levy, No wait, that’s that other bloke. As Mauricio Pochettino delivered a staggeringly philosophical press conference yesterday, which moved between the ever-so-slightly sanctimonious and...
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Something borrowed
Two matches of the 2018/19, two new shapes for Mauricio Pochettino. Pochettino was initially wedded to his 4-2-3-1 as Spurs manager, briefly becoming a 3-4-3 convert before going back to his previous...
View ArticleCockerels Coming Home To Roost
Spurs are in a bit of a pickle. It could be a minor pickle, it could be a major pickle — predicting which way this is going to go is so difficult right now due to the sheer number of variables. I’m...
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Win-win
Yeah, I’m a glass half full kinda guy but I can’t help but see tomorrow’s match as win-win. We win and we qualify for the Champions League. It’s where we want to be, it will galvanise the club ahead...
View ArticleThe Academy as a resource
Pochettino’s 13 It was fantastic to see Oliver Skipp make his full Spurs debut against Burnley on Saturday, and the 18-year old — the second 2000-born player to step onto the pitch for Spurs, after...
View ArticleLoan Update – December 2018
Spurs have a number of players out on loan as it stands: Cameron Carter-Vickers (1997) – Swansea City, Championship Josh Onomah (1997) – Sheffield Wednesday, ChampionshipConnor Ogilvie (1996) –...
View ArticleFlatliners
I’ve read two really interesting articles this week that I’d like to share and comment on: How does a Hudson-Odoi become an Mbappé? by Chelsea Youth. ‘Tottenham team vs Tranmere: Tough teacher...
View ArticleWe go again
Honestly, I didn’t see this coming. I am not someone to get too excited or angry about transfer windows; there’s so much conjecture, so many assumptions, so many reasons why sources would have...
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Succession
Spurs’ squad is in a real mess. I’m not normally one to catastrophise or get hysterical but the failures of the recent transfer windows have arguably had less of an effect this season than they will...
View ArticleMagician
Each time I begin to believe that I’ve seen it all from Mauricio Pochettino, he performs one last trick that The Magic Circle should send their Chief Investigators out to … er, investigate. When we...
View ArticleSign him up
Last night I watched a 20-year old midfielder come off the bench and totally change the game in a Premier League 2 match. Until his introduction, his team had struggled to put more than five passes...
View ArticleUnrealistic expectations
Firstly, go and read this by the lovely and wonderful Alan Fisher, because it’s better than what you’re about to read here. Alan, like many, had a great time at the new stadium on Wednesday with his...
View ArticleWow
Having written a fairly negative post on my experience at the Crystal Palace game I thought it was just as important to write something on what an incredible night Tuesday was. I had to work late so...
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Adversity adspurscity
As a Spurs fan for over thirty years I’ve become accustomed to our clutching of defeat from the jaws of victory; to my team falling at the final hurdle; to inevitable, reliable, reassuring mediocrity....
View ArticleTactics and numbers
I thought I’d give this a nice, simple title which clearly represents the content. And, actually, the content is fairly simple as well. I tweeted a few things yesterday that I thought may also be of...
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Released/retained players
In the first week of June Spurs will announce their released and retained players, and there are some decisions to make both with those whose contracts are expiring, and those caught between academy...
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Released/retained players confirmed
Following my article from a month ago, Spurs have now confirmed their released and retained players lists as per Premier League rules. Spurs’ player updateRetained players listReleased players list...
View Article25-Man Squad – June 2019
This summer will likely see Spurs re-build the squad both from the top-down and bottom up. By that I mean that we will need to add first team-ready additions in at two or three key areas, but also...
View Article25-Man Squad – August 2019
With under 24 hours to go until the close of the transfer window I thought I would revisit the 25-man squad situation which I outlined previously here. As it stands we have 24 players who would need...
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