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Pochettino’s Spurs XI and two areas we need to strengthen

Pochettino tactics

Using the way Pochettino’s Southampton side was set up and the few pre-season games we have already played, we can start to piece together an idea of how the new manager’s Tottenham team might look.

The starting XI might be something like: Continue reading

Rodriguez and Schneiderlin set for Spurs but are they good buys?

Rodriguez and Schneiderlin

 

Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez are heavily rumoured to be on their way to Spurs, as the Southampton exodus continues. It was inevitable that Mauricio Pochettino would try to bring some of his former players to White Hart Lane but are these the two worth buying? Continue reading

Davies finally signs for Spurs but Glyfi’s off

Ben Davies signs for Spurs

 

Finally Spurs addressed the biggest weakness in their squad by completing the signing of left back Ben Davies, from Swansea. Davies is not a marauding full back in the mould of Luke Shaw – he’s unlikely to be the next Gareth Bale – but he is a competent defender with perhaps better positional discipline than his more illustrious peers.

I have long bemoaned Continue reading

Spurs transfer requirements – Ben Davies to fill urgent need

Spurs target Ben Davies

 

Somewhat disappointingly Spurs are yet to enter the transfer market this summer. There is an obvious need for some stability after the upheaval of 12 months ago, but with a new manager and several weaknesses in the squad, one or two signings would still be welcome. Daniel Levy has a tendency to leave deals till the last minute, trying to get the best financial result but this is often a false economy, destabilising the team during the early part of the season.

Before considering any new players, Tottenham must first Continue reading

Spurs new Stadium gets the go ahead – why it’s so important

New Spurs Stadium

 

This week Spurs finally got the go ahead to start work on a new 56,250 seat stadium. First announced way back in December 2008, the project has been beset by red tape and delays ever since.

2008 was the year Lehman Brothers folded and the global financial crisis first hit home, not a great Continue reading

A look at Spurs players’ World Cup fortunes

Spurs World Cup Stars

 

Despite not sending a single England player to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Tottenham contributed seven representatives to other nations at the tournament. Now the second round is over and there’s a two day gap before the quarter finals, it’s worth taking a quick look at how they’ve got on – it’s certainly a mixed bag. Continue reading