The Curious Case of Spurs Defence
Of all the enigmatic aspects of what could still be a fine Tottenham side—Roberto Soldado and Erik Lamela being two chief examples—one still puzzling question…
Author: Paul Maslin Archives: 11/2014
Spurs Need More than Dame Fortune the Next Ten Days
Steve Bruce has a point. It was almost an afterthought, that flick, but Jan Vertonghen transformed it into an international incident and forced Craig Pawson’s hand with…
Woke Up, It Was a Chelsea Morning (and Afternoon, Evening…?)
The Prem table is, in a word, bizarre. Chelsea lead—by a lot—though history says that they shouldn’t be popping corks in West London just yet.…
Pick a Side, Poch—Any Old Side
New coach, new players, injuries, suspensions, midweek fixtures—all understandably making the weekly Premier League selection a tricky wicket for Mauricio Pochettino. Add to that the…
This is Spinal Crap
Of the myriad of Spurs weaknesses exposed by Stoke at White Hart Lane today—physical, psychological, tactical—perhaps the most telling is the utter failure of the…
The Europa Path—A False Temptation?
Harry Kane, among others, has proclaimed that Spurs need to keep focused on winning in the UEFA Europa League because this season the winner is…
Implications of a Fortunate Win
Ok—sometimes victory gets snatched from defeat, rather than the reverse. The energy was there in the final 25 minutes even if the quality wasn’t—but goals…