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Spurs 5 Chelsea 3 – Pochettino humbles Mourinho

Pochettino thrashes Mourinho's Chelsea

 

Wow! What an incredible win. The most satisfying game at White Hart Lane in years – that heady combination of entertainment, schadenfreude and success.

A Harry Kane inspired Spurs came back from a goal down to put five past supposedly the best team in England, while Mauricio Pochettino out-thought allegedly Continue reading

Spurs’ Christmas in review

Spurs Christmas

 

Spurs’ two matches in three days over Christmas saw a decent return of four points. The hard earned draw against United was probably a better performance than the fortunate win over Leicester.

With so many games in such a short period, Pochettino made Continue reading

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