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About Jon @ AnythingButPenalties

Spurs Blogger, supporter and member.

Spurs shopping list – The four areas where Pochettino needs to strengthen

Pochettino and Levy

The transfer window opens in just over a weeks time. Pochettino has now had a chance to assess the squad, decide who to keep, who is surplus to requirements and where he needs to strengthen.

So what should the Spurs manager be looking for? Continue reading

Spurs Burnley Preview – trying to retain momentum

Nabil Bentaleb of Tottenham v Newcastle

 

After an excellent win against Newcastle in midweek, it will be interesting to see how Pochettino sets up his team up for the visit of Burnley.

The league cup victory saw us move the ball quicker, put more pressure on the opposition and play more incisive passes. Will Spurs be able to build on this, or Continue reading

Swansea 1 Spurs 2 – Eriksen steals the points

spurs score late

 

Haven’t we been here before? A last minute winner after a poor performance and Spurs grab the three points?

West Ham, Villa, Hull and now Swansea, all vanquished by a 90th minute strike. It’s a fantastically exciting way to win football matches but perhaps not  Continue reading

Swansea Spurs Preview – Old boys could pose Spurs problems

Erisksen vs Swansea

 

Spurs travel to the Liberty Stadium after a difficult couple of weeks. Since the fantastic win against Everton where the team seemed to have clicked, Pochettino’s side have suffered two losses and a disappointing draw. Every good performance this season has been followed Continue reading

Besiktas 1 Spurs 0 – Tottenham’s run is broken and Les weighs in on Dembele

BesiktasLightsOut

 

Spurs suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss in Turkey in the Europa League. They still progress from the group but now face a tougher draw in the first knockout round. We could meet some of the seeded teams that have dropped out of the Champions League, including Andre Villas Boas’ Zenit Saint Petersburg, which would be an intriguing match up.

The performance was Continue reading