Tag Archives: Mauricio Pochettino

Spurs Liverpool Preview – pressurising Gerrard could be key

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Spurs Liverpool Preview

 

Sunday sees the first big test of Mauricio Pochettino’s new look side, as Spurs welcome Liverpool to White Hart Lane. The equivalent fixture last season saw a humiliating 5-0 thrashing, which marked the end of Andre Villas-Boas’ short tenure.

Last weekend’s league win gave us our first glimpse of the style of football Pochettino aspires to. High pressing, quick counter attacks, one touch passing – at times it looked like the players’ movements had been choreographed. The one big caveat? It was only QPR.

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Spurs 4 QPR 0 – Pochettino teaches Harry a tactical lesson

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Spurs QPR

 

This was everything Spurs’ fans had hoped for from our new manager, an awesome display of football the Pochettino way.

Last week the new Tottenham boss set about putting right last season’s wrongs, gaining some revenge for our three defeats to West Ham. Here he laid to rest another White Hart Lane ghost, as his side destroyed former Spurs manager, Harry Redknapp’s QPR.

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6 Talking points on Spurs start to the season

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Spurs Dier

 

1. Pochettino’s style will take time.

The new manager demands a lot from his players. First of all there’s the fast but risky, vertical passing game he favours when his side have the ball. Then there’s the team based, high energy pressing when they don’t.

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West Ham 0 Spurs 1 – Tottenham struggle to finally beat West Ham

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Dier Scores

 

The young striker drops deep as Spurs break, pulling the centre back out of position. He plays a beautiful, defence splitting through ball to an onrushing teammate, who is making a clever overlapping run. The teammate, another youth prospect, showing admirable composure, rounds the keeper and scores.

This is what we were sold – football the Pochettino way. Unfortunately for 93 minutes the football was anything but.

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Which Spurs players are surplus to requirements?

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Dawson Chadli Spurs

 

In my last post, I took a look at some transfer targets rumoured to be interesting Tottenham boss, Mauricio Pochettino. With a large squad and some new arrivals, the new manager will have to make some tough decisions on which players to let go. So who could be leaving the club in the near future? Continue reading →

Spurs transfer target roundup – which make sense for Tottenham?

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Depay Yedlin Spurs

Spurs have been a bit quiet lately. Several supposed “done deals” seem to have stalled, while rumours fill the news void.

In my opininon we still need strengthening at centre back and left midfield. Let’s have a look at some of the more substantiated rumours. Continue reading →