January 19Jan 19 Maybe we should act like Arsenal fans and go cry in the EPL thread. LOL Edited January 19Jan 19 by Captain Ron
January 20Jan 20 Author Might be time to recall guys like Alfie Devine, Jamie Donley, and Dane Scarlett just to have some options on the bench.
January 20Jan 20 Might be time to recall guys like Alfie Devine, Jamie Donley, and Dane Scarlett just to have some options on the bench.I was just about to ask who we might bring back that could contribute
January 20Jan 20 Can't say this isn't earned That account is pretty brutal, they had a tweet the other day about some deliveries being missed and Kai Havertz starting as a driver that day.
January 20Jan 20 15 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said: Might be time to recall guys like Alfie Devine, Jamie Donley, and Dane Scarlett just to have some options on the bench. Oh. Edited January 20Jan 20 by Captain Ron
January 20Jan 20 Well I guess we might as well pack up Ange's office now https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/20/postecoglou-on-thin-ice-at-tottenham-but-levy-still-hoping-for-turnaround Quote Daniel Levy intends to give Ange Postecoglou the opportunity to revive Tottenham’s fortunes, with the under-pressure manager set to remain in charge for this week’s matches against Hoffenheim in the Europa League and Leicester in the Premier League, although the situation is precarious. Levy would normally be expected to sack a manager who has presided over a league run of five points from 10 matches, as Postecoglou has done to leave the club languishing in 15th place. The 3-2 defeat at Everton on Sunday was the latest low, with Spurs 3-0 down at half-time to a team that had scored 15 goals in 20 previous league matches this season. Their rally towards the end did not obscure the faultlines. Their form is unacceptable and Levy knows it better than anyone. But the chairman can see that Postecoglou, whose vision has generated buy-in from the fans, even if many are beside themselves with frustration, has been gravely undermined by injuries. Postecoglou has been running with double-digit absentees (or thereabouts) for weeks and was without 10 senior players at Goodison Park, including his first-choice defence, apart from the right-back Pedro Porro. The hope, fervently held by everyone at the club, is that things will start to improve once the selection crisis eases. No chairman wants to make a managerial change in the middle of the season, especially when there is no obvious replacement available. Postecoglou has been able to guide his team to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, in which they hold a 1-0 lead against Liverpool going into the second leg at Anfield on 6 February.
January 20Jan 20 Author 4 hours ago, midtown said: Rinse repeat. If every single manager fails then maybe it's not the manager This is what some of us have been saying. Spurs are also caught between trying to run the club like a business and expecting to be a top 4-6 club. We pay the lowest wages out of us, Liverpool, City, ManU, Arsenal, and Chelsea. I wouldn't be surprised if Newcastle and Villa have a higher wage bill with their new ownership. We don't want to buy guys like Eze out of the Championship to develop, and we can't afford to buy players like him once they're established PL players. Add in sacking the manager every 12-18 months and a radical change in systems... I'd also add we largely haven't invested in youth players the way Chelsea, City, or even Brighton have. Edited January 20Jan 20 by Schulz2.0
January 20Jan 20 Author 5 hours ago, Captain Ron said: Well I guess we might as well pack up Ange's office now https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/20/postecoglou-on-thin-ice-at-tottenham-but-levy-still-hoping-for-turnaround Both games are before any currently injured player, sans Bissouma, would return. Edited January 20Jan 20 by Schulz2.0
January 21Jan 21 3 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said: This is what some of us have been saying. Spurs are also caught between trying to run the club like a business and expecting to be a top 4-6 club. We pay the lowest wages out of us, Liverpool, City, ManU, Arsenal, and Chelsea. I wouldn't be surprised if Newcastle and Villa have a higher wage bill with their new ownership. We don't want to buy guys like Eze out of the Championship to develop, and we can't afford to buy players like him once they're established PL players. Add in sacking the manager every 12-18 months and a radical change in systems... I'd also add we largely haven't invested in youth players the way Chelsea, City, or even Brighton have. this has been one of the biggest disappointments and differences between the early poch era and now.
January 21Jan 21 Author 4 minutes ago, mr. littlejeans said: this has been one of the biggest disappointments and differences between the early poch era and now. We've never really invested heavily in the academy. We got extremely lucky to get a generational talent in Kane. I'd compare Dele to Bergvall. Both were guys that came up through other academies and played 1st team football before moving up a few levels.
January 21Jan 21 52 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said: We've never really invested heavily in the academy. We got extremely lucky to get a generational talent in Kane. I'd compare Dele to Bergvall. Both were guys that came up through other academies and played 1st team football before moving up a few levels. we had andros townsend, ryan mason and danny rose in those early poch teams as well. poch made it a point to focus on academy development/promotion when he got here.
January 21Jan 21 Author 22 minutes ago, mr. littlejeans said: we had andros townsend, ryan mason and danny rose in those early poch teams as well. poch made it a point to focus on academy development/promotion when he got here. Ange has consistently played Moore. Lankshear hasn't looked ready to play. I think Donley and Devine would play next season if Ange is still here.
January 21Jan 21 56 minutes ago, mr. littlejeans said: we had andros townsend, ryan mason and danny rose in those early poch teams as well. poch made it a point to focus on academy development/promotion when he got here. Rose was a Leeds academy product, so we can take him off the list. I'm not really sure that Townsend or Mason really did much to show they were amazing academy productions. I mean they were OK players, but nothing special.
January 21Jan 21 On the academy, I don’t think any of us are under the delusions that the academy should be cranking out Harry Kanes annually. But it should be able to churn out players of note that make club contributions for a while. The two players you listed, a midfielder and right winger, combined for 103 appearances and 5 goals. I would expect the academy to produce individual players like that. it would be an interesting study to see what academies are producing players that contribute to their senior clubs at a significant level.
January 21Jan 21 Author The lineup for Thursday against Hoffenheim should be interesting. Reguilon and Spence aren't registered for Europa. It doesn't sound like Bissouma will be available.
January 22Jan 22 Author 7 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said: Welp, he's headed to Fenerbache. Also, Sarr is now rumored to have picked up any injury.
January 23Jan 23 Good to see us getting goals early and putting this away, hopefully quick. The win should move Spurs up into the top 8. But there will be work to stay in the top 8. Top 24 advance to the KO stage 1-8 wait for the winners of match-ups between 9-24. This win would guarantee advancing, but not in the top 8.
January 23Jan 23 Standings show us in 4th. What am I missing as far as top 8I see now. Live table. Hopefully the rest of match day 7 go our way
January 23Jan 23 5 minutes ago, midtown said: Standings show us in 4th. What am I missing as far as top 8 I see now. Live table. Hopefully the rest of match day 7 go our way Yeah, it's a live table, I pulled up the table on Sky Sports to see the pregame standings. I would like 1 more goal then get as many of our front line guys out of there.
January 23Jan 23 How the hell does that get past VAR? The keep ... Oh, ok, NOW it's going to VAR. Yeah, this is what VAR is supposed to clean up up. This is the keeper making a legit play on a ball. If anything, HE is the protected one.
January 23Jan 23 Author 6 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said: We had 5 defenders behind the ball to 2 attackers and still let them score. Tired players and no bench. Rinse, repeat.
January 23Jan 23 Well I hope this puts it away. 2 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said: Tired players and no bench. Rinse, repeat. I will say this, Son looked tired on BOTH goals. He looks gassed now.
January 23Jan 23 Just now, kingkoopa6 said: That back post defending been atrocious all year Tired legs. Did you see the defender "jump" it was like 2" off the ground.
January 23Jan 23 Kulu has an engine. I’ll give him that. He plays every min of every game it seems VICTORY!
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