Danny Blanchflower shakes hands with the Benfica Captain, 1962
Spurs return to Europa League action on Thursday night against Portuguese league leaders Benfica. It’s still only the round of 16, despite Tottenham having played 10 games in the competition to get to this stage. It’s at this point that all the effort begins to seem worthwhile, as we contemplate a knockout tie against one of the legendary names in European club football.
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Christian Eriksen returned to the first XI on Thursday night after three games on the bench. He put in a sparkling second half showing that helped spark a late Spurs comeback. It was a man of the match performance but Continue reading
After the fantastic comeback in the Europa League, Spurs are brought back down to earth with a home game against Cardiff City. Cardiff are second bottom of the form table, with just one victory in their last 11 in the league, a period Continue reading
On Thursday night, Tottenham recorded a famous 3-1 victory to send them through to the Europa League round of 16. All had looked lost until a crazy 15 minute spell saved Spurs’ season. It was a dramatic and exhilarating turnaround.
I have to admit, I had written us off after Continue reading
Spurs took three points from their visit to the Liberty Stadium and showed a cutting edge that has been missing much of the season.
Swansea started well, dominating possession and creating several chances. Our defense looked vulnerable to through balls, as it has all season. However it was a corner that nearly proved our undoing. Dawson clearly pushed Bony – it looked a definite penalty but the referee gave nothing.
Anything But Penalties 