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  1. DubaiSpur

    Mauricio Pochettino

    De Zerbi looks to have solidified his place here, so unless he explodes and leaves over the summer, that's possibly it for the dream of a Poch return for now. But I know he was watching yesterday, praying along with the rest of us that we made it. My heart will always belong to this man. One...
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    Cristian Romero

    Yep, exactly. Or an alternative - have someone friendly to us in the media make a broader point about how teams that pressure refs get all the decisions, while teams that act polite get shafted. Use Spurs as an example of a team that's polite to refs and suffers for it. PGMOL will then panic...
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    Johan Lange - Sporting Director

    He also recommended De Zerbi, by all accounts. He just wanted Tudor as an interim because he felt De Zerbi at the time was still managing Marseille, and wouldn't agree to coach us until the summer. Then he got sidelined by Dumb and Dumber and left, and they panicked and had no other plan so...
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    Cristian Romero

    To an extent he brings it on himself. But he's also reffed differently - other players make the exact same fouls he's been sent off for and aren't even given a second look by VAR. PGMOL have it in their heads that Romero is a dirty player, and also that Spurs are a soft touch - they won't get...
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    Antonin Kinsky

    I think that's become the majority position over the last few games mate. This kid stood up when it mattered. He was humiliated on the world stage against Atleti - things like that break men. To have the mental strength to just plug away and come back, make the saves he did, show the assurance...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I will die on the hill of him being a decent coach. Nothing earth shattering, but a decent coach and (by most accounts) a good man who tried to get to know the staff and get the players to also get to know them. But those types just don't work at Spurs. Never have, never will. You need to be a...
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    Next seasons squad

    Good list, though I'd raise a few counter points. 1. We can't sell both Richy and Solanke in one go - especially in a terrible striker market like this one where almost no one anywhere has broached twenty goals in the top leagues. To lose 15+ Premier League goals in one go with untested...
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    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    Certainly a possibility. Man didn't even wait a day to start squad planning - iirc he said he'd take 2 hours post-game and then start working on next season. Maddison mentioned de Zerbi usually stays at the training ground hotel planning things out with his staff past 9 PM, so I don't doubt...
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    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    As I said a few weeks ago - the thing about him, is that he understands what it means to coach Tottenham Hotspur in 2026. You can't just be a coach, in a supportive environment, at a club out of the media glare, where all the moving parts work without you. None of that applies at Spurs - a big...
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    ***OMT - Tottenham Hotspur FC v Everton, Sun May 24th, 4.00pm, The Lane***

    I want the club to forget almost everything from this season. Except one thing. I want everyone to remember, in exacting detail, how desperately the rest wanted us down. How much the media crowed, pundits chortled, how much the other fans gloated and jeered at us, praying for our downfall...
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    João Palhinha

    We need someone more technical than him in that midfield. But his heart kept us up. Don't make the mistake we made with Ange, where we cut ties with someone the whole squad depended on for leadership. Bring him in on a permanent. Doesn't have to start every week (GHod, I hope he doesn't), but...
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    Kevin Danso

    I've been trying to think of who Danso reminds me of - and I think I've finally got it. He's the sporting reincarnation of Daws, from way back when. You aren't getting anything fancy from him, ever. But he will get his head on the ball every single time, he will fight for every ball, he will...
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    ***OMT - Tottenham Hotspur FC v Everton, Sun May 24th, 4.00pm, The Lane***

    I have aged 100 years in 100 minutes. Fuuuuuuuuuccccckk meeeeeeee.
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    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    Someone on the commentary team said it best - in response to the other bloke saying Villa had rested seven, he snapped back saying we'd been playing with 15+ players out for the entire season. It's the little things like that, which start popping up around the place, that indicate that the...
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    What was the trigger in our downward trend?

    Yep. This also tracks in terms of the departure of experienced and successful staff to other clubs - Michael Edwards was poached by Liverpool, Alex Inglethorpe left our youth setup (also for Liverpool), John McDermott went to the FA. In all those cases, they also took subordinates with them...
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    What was the trigger in our downward trend?

    Far from it. I'd break our transfers down into roughly 3 periods - 2001-2011 (ish), 2011-2016, and 2016-present. That first period, our transfer logic was absolutely scattergun, though the rough common thread was trying to buy undervalued young talent. The market dynamics worked in our favour...
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    What was the trigger in our downward trend?

    Not replacing players with others of equivalent quality. To pinpoint the moment this started, it's when we sold Walker in 2017 and replaced him with Aurier. That was a downgrade in quality, which showed as Walker went on to become a consistent part of one of the most dominant teams of all time...
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    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    It's clear he was brought in as a panicky last bet. From everything that's going on, it looks like we approached him after Frank, he said no to our offer, we said fine and appointed Tudor thinking we would survive and reapproach the issue in the summer. Seven games on, we finally realized the...
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    The *WHEN* we go down thread

    Well, the long-term benefit is the investment tanks and the owners probably have to sell. On my end, I suppose it will be harder to catch the games in Canada, but there's always a way in the modern world - will still be sat there on the weekend, laughing, yelling with joy, or shaking my head...
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    ENIC

    https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/scott-munn-opens-up-tottenham-33500542 Interesting from Scott Munn, particularly as it pertains to his recommendations for a medical team overhaul not being adopted in full. ""We did a review into every department – the academy, medicine...
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