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West Ham Favourites to Sign Burnley Star despite Wolves Interest

Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen feels that the club’s lack of spending will have to no effect on their progress in the upcoming campaign.

The Belgian international also adds that the pressure is on their Premier League opponents with the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea having spent fees in excess of £100m to recruit players.

In a report by Goal.com, Vertonghen said: “But with spending there’s a lot of pressure on the teams. There are four, five teams maybe who have to become champions now and that will put great pressure on them. That makes the Premier League the best league in the world to watch. It’s a great thing to play in. I’m happy everyone has strengthened their teams because that makes it so much better when you beat them.”

Spurs made an improvement on the 2015/16 campaign where they finished third in order to finish runners-up to Chelsea last term. And Vertonghen feels that the club are moving in the right direction despite having made no signings in the summer transfer window. Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is said to be focusing on the club’s youth academy, and the club are looking to develop their facilities further prior to the switch to their new stadium next summer. Continue reading →

Posted on August 24, 2017 by index by index

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Tags: Dynamo, Episode, Football, Hotspur, Manager

Tottenham Hotspur wait on Everton to reduce Ross Barkley asking price

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly keen on securing the signature of Everton midfielder Ross Barkley in the summer, but will not bow down to the Toffees’ current valuation.

The Merseyside outfit are said to demand £50m for the England international, who has just a year left on his existing deal. Barkley has followed the suit of fellow teammate Romelu Lukaku to snub a fresh contract at Goodison, and Koeman has previously hinted that the player could be sold during the summer transfer window. Continue reading →

Posted on July 14, 2017 by index by index

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CONTE AND POCHETINNO’S MIND GAMES UTTERLY NEEDLESS

Chelsea finally clinched the EPL title for the second time in the last three seasons courtesy of a one-nil will over West Brom at the Hawthorns on Friday night.

Tottenham’s loss to West Ham last week gave The Blues the chance to celebrate earlier than expected given the former’s recent run of form that saw them win 9 straight EPL matches before their trip to West London.

The two clubs have by far risen above the collective mediocrity of last season put on by supposed title challengers which helped carve Leicester’s path to thesilverware just after fighting to avoid relegation the previous season.

The run in to the final matches of this season have seen the pressure to clinch the trophy turn on the managers. The closest of which saw Conte opining that spurs have more “advantage” to win the title given that the side is filled with youth and chemistry as a result of Pochettino’s three year stay so far at the club.

The Argentine wasted no time in reminding Conte that going by year count then Wenger ought to be winning the league every season since the French man has spent over two decades at North London Continue reading →

Posted on June 2, 2017 by index by index

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Pochettino proud of his players

Tottenham Hotspurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said that he is proud of his players at the moment.

He believes that they are giving their best on the pitch and that he could not ask for more.

He said that they will keep pushing Chelsea until the end of the season and will take their chances if ever the leader drops some points in the future.

The manager said that each player is committed to the team and that they all want to win the title.

Mauricio Pochettino said that team had not been affected by the absence of Harry Kane as other players such as Son has risen to the occasion and help the team win important points in the title race.

The Spurs manager said that the objective of the team is to finish as high as they can in the table. He said that they could have been closer to the top if the team did not make a slow start to the season. However, they recovered magnificently to end up where they are in the title race. Continue reading →

Posted on April 28, 2017 by index by index

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Tags: Bentley, Chelsea, Episode, Everton, Hotspur, Liverpool

SISSOKO CHOOSES THE WISE PATH

Players – benchwarmers, stars and even reserves – fall out with coaches every now and then.

Why? Well, football can be likened to a machine plant that has human beings in its mix and as with everything that has to be processed alongside humans, emotions often rub off the system. The bone of contention is commonly unsatisfaction arising from the player’s end as to why he is sparingly featuring in the coaches starting line-up.

However hardly do you hear of a coach going out of his way to break his club’s transfer record, sign a player and pick issues with him even before featuring him in his first game. Enter Moussa Sissoko. The France international joined Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham for record sum of 30 million pounds. Continue reading →

Posted on January 22, 2017 by index by index

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Tags: Episode, Football, Hotspur, Manager, Redknapp, Spurs, Tottenham

Pochettino Blames Fatigue for Goalless Draw against Bournemouth

Tottenham drew a second consecutive game in the Premier League as concerns about the team’s energy levels grew even higher.

After the game, manager Mauricio Pochettino also claimed that the lack of a recovery times played a major role in the team not performing at its best. The involvement in the Champions League – along with other cup competitions – mean that the manager has had to rotate in order to keep the team fresh. However, he has been unable to rotate in the best possible manner over the last few matches due to injuries to some key players like Harry Kane and Toby Alderweireld.

The goalless draw against Bournemouth especially causes concern at White Hart Lane considering that it was the third consecutive draw for the team in all competitions. As expected, the team challenging for the title managed to control the game from start to finish with 58% possession. However, they were unable to get much in terms of opportunities after only managing three shots on target. Spurs have to pick themselves up quickly and focus on the next game against inform Liverpool in the League Cup. In this position of fixture congestion, Pochettino would actually not mind dropping out of the League Cup in order to concentrate on the Champions League and the league.
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Posted on October 26, 2016 by index by index

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Tottenham have already begun the process of strengthening the squad

After having narrowly missed out on the league title, Tottenham have already begun the process of strengthening the squad by bringing in midfielder Victor Wanyama from Southampton.

The midfielder, who is extremely well known to manager Mauricio Pochettino, has signed a five-year contract with Spurs after his £ 11 million move to White Hart Lane. The move represents a great business for Spurs considering that he had joined Southampton for just over £ 12 million a couple of years ago. At this price, he represents a great value for money purchase.

More importantly, manager Pochettino is aware of his good qualities after having been the man behind his arrival at Southampton. Joining up with Pochettino also gives the player a great opportunity to become one of the best midfielders in the Premier League. He was regarded as a player with great potential to become the next Frank Lampard. It was one of the reasons behind Southampton parting company with such a vast amount of money to bring him from Celtic. In the last few years, though, his career appears to have stagnated and the move to Spurs make kick-off a new start. After having finished third in the league table last season, Spurs will be playing in the Champions League and need more bodies especially in the centre of the park. Continue reading →

Posted on July 18, 2016 by index by index

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Hugo Lloris has recently been linked with moves to Manchester United

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has recently been linked with moves to Manchester United and Paris St Germain. Both clubs are in the market for a top goalkeeper, of whom there are little in the world. Lloris is one of them and it is almost certain that Spurs will receive an offer for their star goalkeeper from either one of these clubs in the near future. Amongst those transfer rumours, Lloris has admitted that he would like to one day win the Champions League. It almost looks impossible to achieve with Tottenham, who have only qualified for this competition once in their history.

A move to a top club like United or PSG will be the answer. United have returned to the Premier European competition but they are likely to be without their star goalkeeper David de Gea. The Spaniard is reportedly on the verge of a move to Real Madrid and it will begin the merry-go-round involving several players. Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen, though, reckons that the club should do everything in their powers to retain the Frenchman, who was one of the big signings made by the club a few years ago. After having cost close to € 15 million, Lloris has played a close to 100 league matches for Spurs. Continue reading →

Posted on June 16, 2015 by index by index

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