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Know Your Opponent: Arsenal
Photo by Catherine Ivill/ Let’s get a sense of how the opposition are feeling ahead of this season’s first North London Derby It’s almost time for the first real litmus test of Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs: a North London Derby match away at the Emirates. Both sides sit on 13 points with five matches played, and like most Spurs fans, I’m anticipating this match with mixed feelings: hope, from the positivity we’ve seen from Tottenham Hotspur thus far this season; and dread, from our awful record at the Emirates and the fact we’re playing probably our first...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 22, 2023
“We’ll scare the life out of them” — Postecoglou previews his first North London Derby
Photo by Visionhaus/ It’s safe to say Ange Postecoglou understands the significance of Sunday’s away North London Derby, but he’s unlikely to let the spectacle of the match phase him, or change what he’s already doing with Tottenham Hotspur. In comments given to the Evening Standard yesterday, Big Ange said he has no intention of changing the way Spurs play when his new team heads to the Emirates to play Arsenal. “In terms of the way we play, we’re not changing, mate. We’ll go out and scare the life out of them.” Postecoglou expounded on that brief...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 22, 2023
Arsenal vs. Tottenham Preview: No bigger test
Photo by Shaun Botterill/ The start to the Ange Postecoglou era has been nearly perfect, but nothing compares to a North London Derby. The vibes around Tottenham Hotspur are the highest they have been in quite some time following Saturday’s dramatic win over Sheffield United. Ange Postecoglou has impressively earned 13 points through his first five matches and finds his squad tied for second place in the Premier League after one of the club’s best starts ever. The next nine days will either raise this season’s expectations ridiculously high, or serve as a stinging...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 21, 2023
Report: Tottenham will trigger one-year extension in Son Heung-Min’s contract.
Photo by Visionhaus/ Expect Sonny to be here at least until 2026. Get ready — Son Heung-Min will be staying at Tottenham Hotspur until at least the summer of 2026. Spurs’ club captain has only one year left on his current deal, but according to Matt Law there’s an extension built in that Tottenham will take advantage of. Writing in the Telegraph, Law reveals that there’s a clause in Sonny’s contract that the club can trigger for a one year extension that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2025-26 season. According to Law, the club’s in no hurry...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 21, 2023
BREAKING: Tottenham head scout Leonardo Gabbanini leaves club
Photo by MB Media/ New Director of Football coming soon? Scott Munn is in his first official day as Head of Football Operations at Tottenham Hotspur and he’s already cleaning house. In news first broken by Dave Hytner of The Guardian and confirmed by multiple other outlets, Tottenham has parted ways with Leonardo Gabbanini, their top scout and a key backroom player in this past summer’s transfer window. Gabbanini was a Fabio Paratici appointment and joined the club in 2022 where he served a similar role at Watford. He was heavily involved in the identification and...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 21, 2023
Scott Munn begins his tenure as Spurs’ Chief Football Officer - finally
Photo by Dave Thompson/Manchester City FC via Better late than never, right? There was more than one never-ending transfer saga this summer. As well as the drawn out, will-he, won’t-he journey of Harry Kane to Bayern, the process of signing ex-City Football Group employee Scott Munn to oversee Tottenham Hotspur’s football operations also dragged on... and on... and on. At different points over the last few months, it’s been unclear if Spurs had even successfully hired him, or whether he was able to get out of his City contract, or when he would start, or if he...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 20, 2023
Daniel Levy: Postecoglou is “a breath of fresh air”
Photo by David Rogers/ In his first appearance at a fan forum in six years, Tottenham’s chairman came across as direct, honest, and above all a Spurs fan. Tottenham Hotspur held an open fan forum on Tuesday evening, the first such event in six years. The club, represented by chairman Daniel Levy, men’s team head coach Ange Postecoglou, club captain Son Heung-Min, women’s team head coach Robert Vilahamn, and women’s club captain Bethany England, spoke to full crowd of Spurs fans and representatives of various supporters groups on a whole host of issues ranging...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 20, 2023
Ivan Perisic out for rest of Tottenham’s season after ACL injury in training
Photo by Visionhaus/ Craaaaaaaap. Ivan Perisic had a pretty good game against Sheffield United on Saturday. He came in as a late substitute and was involved in both of Tottenham Hotspur’s goals in their dramatic come from behind win. He certainly gave Spurs fans a lot of good feelings, which is good because we won’t be seeing him for a while. The club announced today that Perisic sustained a “complex ACL injury” in non-contact training this week and will undergo surgery, missing the rest of the season. We can confirm that Ivan Perisic has suffered a complex...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 19, 2023
Spurs Women update – New striker, new captain, kit numbers
Photo by Charlotte Tattersall - MUFC/Manchester United via A quick update ahead of Spurs’ season opener on October 1. It’s been a bit since we updated everyone on Tottenham Hotspur Women, and a fair bit has happened in the past week, so a quick update post is warranted ahead of the first match of the WSL season, which is away to Chelsea on Sunday, October 1. First, Spurs have a new signing! After Spurs signed attacking midfielder Zhang Linyan on loan, a lot of fans (myself included) wondered how, or even if, Tottenham would fill the giant Bethany England-sized hole...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 18, 2023
Tottenham vs. Sheffield United: Player ratings to the theme of Australian things that can kill you
Photo by Maddie Meyer - FIFA/FIFA via You think that koala is cute and cuddly, but it’s hiding a knife. What an ending to a match! Tottenham Hotspur went into the 98th minute down 1-0 at home to Sheffield United and came out of the match with a 2-1 win thanks to last-gasp goals from Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski. Thanks to the 12’ of extra time it was the latest come from behind win in Premier League history, and kept the Ange-Ball love-fest continuing at least into next week’s away North London Derby. Australia’s so hot right now, thanks to Big Ange, and...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 17, 2023
Postecoglou praises Richarlison after Spurs’ comeback win
Photo by John Walton/PA Images via It was a big week for Richarlison. What started with tears on the sideline in a match between Brazil and Bolivia and an admission that he’s struggling with his mental health ended with Richy thumping in a headed goal off of an Ivan Perisic corner in one of Tottenham’s most dramatic comeback wins. Everyone loves a good comeback story, and Richarlison certainly added his share of the good vibes that are permeating Tottenham Hotspur at the moment. His head coach was also pleased for him — Ange Postecoglou was quick to praise...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 16, 2023
Tottenham 2-1 Sheffield United: Community Player Ratings
Photo by Stephen Pond/ Wow. A lot to unpack here! Boy. There’s a lot to unpack here, isn’t there? Tottenham Hotspur went into the 98th minute down a goal, and responded with two goals in two minutes — one each from Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski — to complete an improbable home win over Sheffield United. It was a super duper frustrating match, right up to the point where it wasn’t. What a finish! Tottenham’s players always get higher ratings after wins than they do after draws or losses, which makes sense! And in a lot of ways, Spurs played really really...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 16, 2023
Tottenham 2-1 Sheffield United: Spurs score two in extra time to dispatch Blades
Photo by Stephen Pond/ AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH VIBES! VIBES! VIBES! Tottenham Hotspur had a frustrating match against Sheffield United at home today. Despite dominating the match pretty much from the opening kick, Spurs couldn’t find the back of the net in 90 minutes of open play and went down a goal late in the second half from a Gustavo Hamer header off of a set piece. So it’s a good thing the match lasted 110 minutes! Tottenham were down 0-1 in the 98th minute but scored two late goals after that — a header from Richarlison for his first league goal of the season...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 16, 2023
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sheffield United: game time, live blog, and how to watch online
Photo by Visionhaus/ Welcome back, football! It’s match day, and not a day too soon. Tottenham Hotspur have endured a two week international break and not only managed to come back unscathed (despite a couple of near misses), they picked up two August monthly awards along the way! Pretty neat! But now it’s back to the Premier League, and this is another opportunity to continue Spurs’ strong start. Should Spurs win today, it will mark their best ever start to a league campaign since 1965. That’d be sweet... but they have to win first. Sheffield are a newly...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 15, 2023
TEAM NEWS: Lo Celso Tottenham’s only player unavailable for Sheffield United match
Photo by Will Palmer/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Spurs are healthy and riding a wave of optimism. Tottenham Hotspur are just about as healthy as they’ve been for a long time. That’s the main takeaway from Ange Postecoglou’s press conference ahead of Spurs’ home match against Sheffield United tomorrow. Big Ange spoke to the assembled media and confirmed that the only Spurs first team player involved with the team since the beginning of the season not available for selection is Giovani Lo Celso, and that’s just as a precaution. “Everyone’s back - they came...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 15, 2023
Maddison, Postecoglou win Premier League awards for August
Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Woo! The international break certainly was good to Ange Postecoglou and James Maddison. Tottenham Hotspur’s new head coach picked up his first accolade this morning, winning the Premier League Manager of the Month award in his first month in the English top flight. A #PLAwards double for @SpursOfficial! Ange Postecoglou wins @barclaysfooty Manager of the Month at the first attempt! pic.twitter.com/Oivo9eMcku— Premier League (@premierleague) September 15, 2023 Ange led Spurs to an undefeated August, with wins over...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 15, 2023
Tottenham vs. Sheffield United: Full speed ahead
Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Spurs are back from the break and back to their free-flowing style. The transfer window is closed, the September international window has passed, and Tottenham Hotspur sits second in the table. The path forward is about to get a whole lot bumpier, with Arsenal and Liverpool left this month, but first comes another ramp-up opportunity for Ange Postecoglou this weekend. At the opposite end of the table sits Sheffield United, whose first four matches have been anything but positive. Hysterically, a draw against Everton before the break...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 15, 2023
The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham News and Links for Friday, September 15
Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via X and The Milk Carton Kids - live! good morning! Can you believe it’s already friday? I come to you all hoddlers today with not one, but TWO recaps of bands that I’ve seen live lately: X and The Milk Carton Kids. No - they did not perform together. That would be one strange show. Though I would also say watching a folk band who sing sad songs just days after the LA-based punk group is also a little strange. X tore through their 24-song setlist, with Billy Zoom on lead guitar a particular delight. I had...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 14, 2023
Tottenham and NFL announce expansion of partnership through 2029-30 season
Photo by Justin Setterfield/ Spurs’ stadium will continue to host two NFL games per season, and will be designated the official Home of the NFL in the UK. It’s fall, and that means it’s football season. No, not that football, the OTHER football. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is set to host another two gridiron NFL games in October as part of the annual London Games — Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills on October 8, and Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Titans on October 15. Ahead of these games, today Tottenham Hotspur and the NFL jointly announced an extension of...
Cartilage Free Captain Sep 14, 2023
DONE DEAL: Spurs announce loan signing of China forward Zhang Linyan
Photo by Noemi Llamas/Eurasia Sport Images/ A striker! The injury to Beth England and her subsequent surgery, combined with the season long loan of Nikola Karczewska has put Tottenham Hotspur Women in something of a bind. Spurs went from kind of deep at striker to perilously thin, to the point where Ellie Brazil, who missed most of last season with an ACL injury, is the most experienced player at the tip of the spear. Something had to be done, and Spurs have now done something. Mostly, anyway. Kind of? Today, Spurs Women announced on their website that they have signed...
