Tottenham Hotspur vs. Brighton & Hove Albion - February 10, 2024

Dominic Solanke made the most important admission in order to give Tottenham what they needTottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke drew the start over Egyptian international Omar Marmoush on Saturday against Manchester United, and while he started t

Roberto De Zerbi is making the mistake of selling Savio shortOnce again, the most dangerous and incisive player in the entire Tottenham Hotspur attack was Brazilian winger Savio, who started on the left side and made up f

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How it stands 😈📩🎉 FT: Liverpool 0-3 Man City As far as things stand right now - that's all we can really work with, right? A first defeat for Liverpool leaves them ninth, nine points off the pace.

Mikey Moore is already showing the growth Tottenham wanted to seeMikey Moore has always been a big game player. The Tottenham Hotspur prospect first made a name for himself at the club in Europa League action during the 2024/

Gary Neville has finally taken the pressure off of Roberto De ZerbiTottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi saved the club from relegation last season, yet he has been spared no quarter by the media to start the 2026/27 campa

Roberto De Zerbi made it clear this is just the beginning for Dominic SolankeDominic Solanke wore the captain's armband despite not actually being one of the five Tottenham Hotspur captains named by Roberto De Zerbi before the start of t

Roberto De Zerbi's plan for Dejan Kulusevski spells more doom for Conor GallagherDejan Kulusevski has been participating in 11 on 11 scrimmages with the Tottenham Hotspur youth teams, and there is real optimism that his return to the pitch i

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World Football Goals and Highlights 🍿Saturday was a HUGE day as int'l break finally ended. Tap in for the action 📲

Roberto De Zerbi missed out on following his own obvious Luca Williams-Barnett adviceLuca Williams-Barnett was the biggest story of the preseason for Tottenham Hotspur, grabbing the attention of fans even beyond N17, as evidenced by the rumored

Tottenham are realizing they can't keep taking Savio for grantedThere is not an unluckier player on Tottenham Hotspur and maybe not even in all of European football right now than Savio. While we tend to think about xG as be

Lucas Bergvall showed he is ready to take a golden opportunity from Rodrigo BentancurTottenham Hotspur were not able to break their winless ways against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon in one of the marquee matchups of th

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Conor Gallagher just guaranteed James Maddison will start the next gameTottenham Hotspur were able to get a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in their first Big SIx matchup of the 2026/27 Premier League season, and while they are sti

Stuart Attwell gave Tottenham fans another blatant reason to believe in the conspiracyTottenham Hotspur only have themselves to blame for another poor showing, this time losing 1-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford after a couple of early, ter

2 stars, 3 flops as Tottenham scrape a 1-1 draw with Manchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur are still winless to start the Premier League season, but after a great finish from Bryan Mbeumo and an unfair red card to Rodrigo Bentancur (

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Man Utd, Spurs Split Points 🫠Solanke's late equalizer has both struggling sides settle for a draw

Solanke's LATE Equalizer 😮‍💨

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SPURS LEVEL IT IN STOPPAGE TIME! Dominic Solanke's header finds the back of the net to rescue a point for Spurs at Old Trafford!

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FT: Man Utd 1-1 Spurs 10-man Spurs steal a point at Old Trafford in a clash between 12th and 18th 🙃

Man Utd Breaks Deadlock 😤

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Bryan Mbeumo breaks the deadlock, firing home into the bottom corner for Manchester United! 📺 NBC and Peacock

Roberto De Zerbi has something special planned for his Tottenham squadIt's been a painful start to the Premier League season for Tottenham Hotspur, with a bunch of new faces yet to coalesce. Injuries, particularly at the No. 10 p

Tottenham Need to Move on From Home Form ExcusesAs Tottenham slumped to bottom of the Premier League and fans look back wishfully at the giddy heights of 17th, a long international break seemed to be the exac

Roberto De Zerbi subtly confirms all the positive Dejan Kulusevski injury newsIt has been around 18 months since the last time Tottenham Hotspur fans saw Dejan Kulusevski on the football pitch, and in recent months, there has been real op

Paul Robinson points out a key tactical approach Roberto De Zerbi has to use for Tottenham to get a winIt has been a brutal start to the 2026/27 Premier League season for Tottenham Hotspur, who are winless in five games and only have two points in the table from

Chris Sutton highlights what Manchester United have that Tottenham are missing since Harry Kane and Son Heung-minTottenham Hotspur have not won a single game in the 2026/27 Premier League season, and they are struggling badly to find the back of the net. Despite signing th

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Roberto De Zerbi confirms great Micky van de Ven injury news but leaves Marcos Senesi over Jan Paul van Hecke openTottenham Hotspur have been the most injury ravaged team in European football over the last few seasons, and even with Roberto De Zerbi and a new medical staff

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Managers on Hot Seat Already ♨️Mourinho and Carrick among six coaches in need of turnarounds 📲

Roberto De Zerbi all but confirmed Conor Gallagher will start over James MaddisonTottenham Hotspur fans are starting to have no faith in star man James Maddison, because he just cannot get on the pitch healthy. He has been coming off the ben

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Roberto De Zerbi's latest Pedro Porro injury news puts even more pressure on Mohammed Kudus and SavioTottenham Hotspur star right back Pedro Porro established himself as the best player in the world at the position during the World Cup, even outshining PSG's ge

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Maddison Setback for SpursSix-player injury update for Man Utd game 📲

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Man Utd Injuries Pile UpBaleba close to debut but Rashford, Mainoo doubtful vs. Spurs

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🔟 EPL Talking PointsCity siege mentality at Anfield? Old Trafford crisis? Rice rested? 📲 (Guardian)

Tim Sherwood subtly gave Mohammed Kudus more motivation to step his game up for TottenhamTottenham Hotspur made a ton of signings this past summer transfer window, and while it is too early to tell, none of them have really blown fans away, which is

Manchester United and Chelsea aren't actually Roberto De Zerbi's 2 most important games for TottenhamTottenham Hotspur are back in action after the lengthy September and October international break this coming Saturday afternoon against a big opponent in Manche

Dejan Kulusevski quietly made another big stride towards injury returnTottenham Hotspur have not seen Dejan Kulusevski out there on a football pitch in about 18 months, and this prolonged injury saga has gone from being desperate

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Every EPL Team's Top Flaw 😬Which single issue is letting your team down so far in 26-27? 📲

Mathys Tel is the obvious Dominic Solanke replacementTottenham Hotspur got off the goal-scoring schneid before the international break, but they still lost that game 3-2 to Aston Villa and only scored with the gam

Tottenham are suddenly realizing they have to play Luca Williams-BarnettAlongside Mathys Tel, Luca Williams-Barnett was arguably the best overall player of the Tottenham Hotspur preseason and certainly their biggest breakout story.

3 Tottenham players who come out of the international break on thin iceTottenham Hotspur return to action against Manchester United bottom of the Premier League, but which 3 players does Robeto De Zerbi need to improve?

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EPL Preview: Liverpool vs. Man City HUGE 🔥Talking points: Man Utd and Spurs desperate, Gyökeres' chance and more 📲

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The Albion Roar - 7th October 2026 with guest Robert TownsendRob Townsend, who worked for the Albion for a long time alongside his Mum Sally, has a new book out, 'Long Way Together'. He joined Ady & Al on the Roar to talk bout this and more besides...

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Mohammed Kudus needs to take over Tottenham's attack against Manchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur will battle Manchester United on Saturday in their return to Premier League action after a lengthy international break, and the reset came at

Lucas Bergvall made an underrated case for more startsLucas Bergvall was the subject of much controversy for Tottenham Hotspur this summer transfer window, as he submitted a request to leave the club even before th

Ledley King answered the big question Tottenham fans had about Micky van de VenTottenham Hotspur gave star center back Micky van de Ven a lot of responsibility this season, naming the Dutch defender captain after Cristian Romero officially

Man Utd vs Tottenham early injury news as 6 ruled out and 9 doubtsTottenham are back in action this weekend after a long three weeks on the sidelines due to the extended international break. Spurs remain winless in the Premier

Mathys Tel deserves a bigger role for Tottenham against Manchester UnitedIt seems like ages ago, but Mathys Tel was actually the clear standout player of the preseason for Tottenham Hotspur, destroying defenders in on one-on-ones, cr

It turns out, Roberto De Zerbi was actually spot on about RicharlisonTottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi came into the job with a bit of a reputation for being a hot head who can start fights and rub people the wrong way,

Sandro Tonali can solve one of Tottenham's biggest problems against Manchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur are starting to play better football under Roberto De Zerbi, but the final score line has not quite reflected any of that thus far. Aside from

Dominic Solanke doesn't actually fit the players Tottenham boughtTottenham Hotspur are having such a hard time rebuilding because they are actually trying to build a team around an idea and a philosophy under Roberto De Zerbi

Spurs Best XI with Kulsevski 🙏Looking at how Tottenham could line up with Swede FINALLY back in contention

Moore to be Maddison's Heir? 👑On-loan Koln defender has the tools to be Tottenham's everything man attacker

Parrott Outperforming Solanke Where It Counts 😤Former Spurs striker having quite the int'l window

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Golden Boy Nominees ✨Cubarsí, Estêvão highlight list of finalists for 2026 award

Football Now or 20 Years Ago? 💭

Weighing pros and cons of two eras 🎥

Club Managers' Int'l Break 😅

Three weeks can be a long, long time 🎥

Okay to Miss Int'l Duty? 😒

England fans debate if players should be punished for leaving camp early 🎥

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Spurs Next Transfer Window 🔜What Tottenham must do in January to bolster squad after nightmare start to season

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De Zerbi Wants Icardi 👀Spurs boss keen to sign Italian striker as a free agent

Will Lankshear is a reminder of another Tottenham problem Roberto De Zerbi must solveTottenham Hotspur sold 21-year-old striker Will Lankshear to Middlesborough this summer transfer window for what could potentially become 20 million pounds. Whi

Harry Kane winning the Champions League is the best outcome for Tottenham The Harry Kane to Tottenham Hotspur reunion hope and speculation has not ceased at all despite constant talks between Kane and Bayern Munich, and there is no qu

Sandro Tonali is saying all the right things to offer fans hopeSandro Tonali has not had the start to his Spurs career that he would've liked. Any club-record signing arrives with sky-high expectations, let alone a player

Tottenham learn when Wilson Odobert could make first appearance under Roberto De ZerbiMuch has occurred in north London since Wilson Odobert tore his ACL in February during a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United, which proved to be Thomas Frank's final

Jan Paul van Hecke injury means Sandro Tonali has to step up even moreJan Paul van Hecke has left the Netherlands national team camp over the September international break with an injury, as the center back reportedly had to exit

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Rival clubs feel relegating Manchester City to Championship would not be enoughThe Premier League will face pressure from Manchester City’s rivals to push for a sanction that will result in a prolonged absence from the top flight

Revising Tottenham History 📝What would've happened with Spurs each year if Man City didn't break the rules?

Kyle Walker's most successful spell was not with Man City (it was with Tottenham)Kyle Walker is one of Tottenham's best defenders of all time. It turns out his best days were spent at Tottenham, not Man City, after all.

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EPL Coach Firing Race 📉De Zerbi, Carrick and more feeling the pressure 📲

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Fans: Man City Needs BIG Punishment 😡Supporters on why only EPL expulsion or TEN-YEAR transfer ban will work 📲

Jan Paul van Hecke sent Tottenham the right signalTottenham Hotspur center back Jan Paul van Hecke has to deal with a lot of expectations, because Roberto De Zerbi demanded that HE would be his chosen center ba

Everyone knows why Roberto De Zerbi’s system isn’t working except Roberto De Zerbi“To dare is to do” goes the Tottenham Hotspur motto, which is odd considering how little Tottenham have attacked the opponent’s net this season and how conserva

Bergvall Train Ready to Roar for Spurs 🚂Positive momentum for Tottenham's young talented midfielder

Jan Paul van Hecke still hasn't proven what's most important to TottenhamTottenham Hotspur spent more than 50 million pounds to sign Jan Paul van Hecke this past summer transfer window from Brighton, with manager Roberto De Zerbi ins

5 Tottenham players whose margin for error has already vanished heading into the international breakTottenham went into the international break bottom of the table after five games, and the same concerns that have existed for the last two seasons remain. Spurs

Ben Davies quietly put Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi on noticeAlthough Ben Davies's career at Tottenham Hotspur seemed to be over both last summer and the summer befoer that, the vice captain and club icon is still going s

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Ryan Mason realising he won the Carabao Cup in his first game of management

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Man City Breaks Internet 🍿Strip titles? Relegation? World football goes OFF after huge ruling on 115 charges 📲

David Ornstein already has disappointing transfer news for Tottenham fansTottenham Hotspur spent nearly 400 milion pounds on summer tranfer upgrades this year, bringing in two blockbuster midfielders and a few new faces in the attack

The Mateus Fernandes problem is staring Roberto De Zerbi right in the faceWith zero wins in five games, Tottenham Hotspur need to be taking close stock of everything that they are doing, and that is undoubtedly what manager Roberto De

Son Heung-min is reminding Tottenham fans of what they desperately missTottenham Hotspur have not won a single game in the Premier League this season, and their biggest problem is the same that it was last season after the departur

Micky van de Ven is giving Tottenham some serious Andy Robertson food for thoughtTottenham Hotspur star center back Micky van de Ven has been so essential this season as the captain that every time he has not played in the Premier League thi

Tottenham's first battle of the season against Arsenal already looks like it could get more difficult Tottenham Hotspur's arch rivals Arsenal have picked up where they left off from last season when they finally won the Premier League, as they are back in the ti

Andy Robertson's Jurgen Klopp comments are ammunition for Roberto De Zerbi truthers (and Thomas Frank haters)Tottenham Hotspur left back Andy Robertson knows what it's like to be a part of a winner, and while he has not really done a whole lot of winning since joining

Tottenham get the biggest Dejan Kulusevski injury update yetTottenham Hotspur have not won a single game in the 2026/27 Premier League season, and they have not even beaten a single Premier League caliber opponent when f

Roberto De Zerbi's controversial Tottenham upgrade has been a downgrade in consistencyTottenham Hotspur gave Roberto De Zerbi full control over transfers this summer window, and he turned it into 380 million pounds of spending that has yet to yie

Lucas Bergvall all but admitted he still has a tenuous Tottenham futureLucas Bergvall started the 2026/27 Premier League season in disastrous fashion with a performance against Brentford that was so poor that it stands out as being

The ideal Djed Spence replacement keeps making Tottenham look badTottenham Hotspur fans knew that selling Djed Spence to Serie A champions Inter Milan would be a move that they would quickly regret, but just five games into t

Ranking the top 5 Tottenham players of the season so farTottenham Hotspur have shown real improvements in terms of progressing the ball and having more possession than the other team, but they are winless to start th

Omar Marmoush and Dominic Solanke are hiding a crucial Savio conclusionAlthough Tottenham Hotspur are winless through the first five games of the 2026/27 Premier League season and do not have a single attacking player on the team w

Jan Paul van Hecke isn't the one to blame for the Luka Vuskovic regretWhen Roberto De Zerbi insisted upon reuniting with his former Brighton star center back as the new foundational piece of the build up play for Tottenham Hotspur

Luka Vuskovic said what Tottenham fans don't want to admit about Roberto De ZerbiTottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi badly wanted the club to sign Jan Paul van Hecke in the summer transfer window, but the move for the Croatian interna

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The Albion Roar - 23rd September 2026 with guests Stephen Lewis and Matt GoulsonA gloatfest, basically.

Will Lankshear has made one thing obvious about Dominic SolankeThere have been quite a few major disappointments in the Tottenham Hotspur squad so far in the 2026/27 Premier League season, but no player has looked as out of

Tottenham fans get Dejan Kulusevski injury news they didn't see comingTottenham Hotspur star right winger Dejan Kulusevski has been unable to play in a single game since the end of the 2024/25 season, as he suffered a knee injury

Andy Robertson isn't doing what Tottenham expectedWhen Tottenham Hotspur signed Andy Robertson from Liverpool as a free agent this summe after courting him heavily during the preceding winter transfer market ba

Tottenham avoid the worst possible Pedro Porro injury newsTottenham Hotspur star right back Pedro Porro made his return to the starting lineup last weekend against Aston Villa after missing the previous two games with

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Sandro Tonali is a bigger attacking boost to Tottenham than the media portraysTottenham Hotspur spent a whopping 100 million pounds to sign Sandro Tonali, but if the Italian international is able to play to his full potential, then he is

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Soccer Stock Check 📈📉Biggest risers and fallers in Europe's top leagues 📲

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Best EPL Grounds 🏟️Which stadiums have highest and lowest Google ratings? 📲

Alan Shearer is already going back on his bold Tottenham predictionAlthough Tottenham Hotspur are having more of the ball and getting off more shots this season under Roberto De Zerbi, they are not creating high quality, high p

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EPL Table Without VAR 🌶️Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs would all be on the rise 📲

Andy Robertson called out a Thomas Frank problem Roberto De Zerbi still hasn't fixedTottenham Hotspur are playing markedly better football in terms of their possession and being more positive in driving the ball up the pitch through the actual

Conor Gallagher is quietly reminding Tottenham fans why Roberto De Zerbi likes him Just in case the weekend couldn't get any worse, a Pape Matar Sarr compilation did the rounds on Sunday evening. Roberto De Zerbi's midfield transformation did

Tottenham fans get more encouraging Dejan Kulusevski injury newsDejan Kulusevski has not been able to play a single minute for Tottenham Hotspur since the end of the 2024/25 season when he sustained a knee injury that was in

Chris Hughton has a reassuring Roberto De Zerbi prediction for Tottenham fansAt this point, Tottenham Hotspur supporters are starting to get worried about the club, as they have not won a single game to start the 2026/27 Premier League s

Tottenham are realizing an Omar Marmoush problem they should have anticipatedIf there was a sequence to sum up the first month or so of Tottenham Hotspur's season, it was Omar Marmoush's loose touch just after the 30-minute mark in Satur

Ghana's coach said exactly what Tottenham fans needed to hear about Mohammed KudusGhanaian national team star Mohammed Kudus won't be playing in the AFCON qualifiers during this September international break, as Tottenham Hotspur fans recentl

James Maddison has an impossible Morgan Gibbs-White challenge to answerAlthough most Tottenham Hotspur fans don't regret missing out on Eberechi Eze, even though he won the Premier League title with rivals Arsenal last season, beca

3 Tottenham winners and 3 losers heading into the international breakTottenham Hotspur go into the international break at the bottom of the Premier League without a win in five games in the division. They also only just got their

Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes won't want Tottenham fans to see this stat on their passingTottenham Hotspur invested a whopping 185 million pounds combined on the signings of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, landing two of the biggest names on the

Tottenham quietly have further evidence Savio is already fulfilling expectationsTottenham Hotspur fought hard to sign Savio in the summer transfer window, and after literally more than a year of negotiating with Manchester City, Roberto De

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Where Does Tottenham Go From Here? 😵‍💫Spurs have gone backwards despite massive summer spending

Tottenham are realizing what they neglected about Luka VuskovicTottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi knew that if he pushed hard to sign Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton that he would end up losing Luka Vuskovic, and t

Three Tottenham players needing the international break more than everIt was thought that the only way was up for Tottenham Hotspur after finishing 17th last season and narrowly avoiding relegation. The club spent £329 million on

Tottenham may have to ponder a bold Souza decision sooner than they thoughtTottenham Hotspur made the decision to sell Djed Spence when he expressed a desire to compete in the Champions League again and fight for a starting spot elsewh

Roberto De Zerbi may have to swallow a bitter Sandro Tonali pillTottenham Hotspur defensive midfielder Sandro Tonali has mildly turned his season around after a terrible start, improving from disaster classes against Brentfo

Savio is quietly in company that only Lamine Yamal can matchSo far, Tottenham Hotspur have to be disappointed with the return they have gotten from their big summer signings. Sandro Tonali has been decent in recent weeks

James Maddison will be the best thing to happen to Mateus FernandesMateus Fernandes may have only been Tottenham's club-record signing for a short while, but he was the addition that much of the fanbase were most excited about.

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Cristian Romero just stabbed Harry Kane in the back with bizarre Ballon d'Or takeCristian Romero is a player who will always carry mixed feelings from the Tottenham Hotspur faithful, because while he was a great player on his day and instrum

Dominic Solanke is making Tottenham fans ask a strange Conor Gallagher question Right now in the 2026/27 season, Tottenham Hotspur have scored just three goals against Premier League caliber opponents. And those two goals have both been sco

Mohammed Kudus is showing the urgency Tottenham fans have begged forTottenham Hotspur right winger Mohammed Kudus was the team's best player in the opening months of the 2025/26 Premier League season when he was first signed, to

Luka Vuskovic is benefiting from what Lucas Bergvall, Mathys Tel, and Archie Gray don't haveTottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi made quite a few controversial decisions this offseason, including two at the very end with Richarlison and Mykhaylo

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🔟 Premier League Talking PointsLiverpool look stronger, youngsters shine for Brighton and Brentford, and Trafford makes his England case

Roberto De Zerbi quietly made it clear who Tottenham fans should blameTottenham Hotspur are having a nightmare start to the 2026/27 Premier League season despite apparently winning the summer transfer window with a host of dream s

Steven Gerrard subtly served Sandro Tonali more notice that he needs to step it upFormer Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is one of the most respected players in the history of the Premier League and arguably the GOAT of English midfielders, a

Jamie Carragher reminded Tottenham fans of what they're worried about Roberto De ZerbiLiverpool icon Jamie Carragher is not always a popular figure among Premier League fan bases, including those from the same club he won the Champions League for

Pedro Porro's injury update adds another grim layer to Tottenham's breakTottenham Hotspur head into the September international break dead last in the Premier League after Fulham's 1-1 draw with Manchester United sealed the two team

Rodrigo Bentancur's improvement does not change Mateus Fernandes's future Arguably, Rodrigo Bentancur has been the best player on Tottenham Hotspur this season, and the defensive midfielder has been maybe the one player on the entire

Tottenham are noticing a disturbing Savio patternTottenham Hotspur spent a whopping 85 million pounds on Brazilian winger Savio over the summer transfer window, and while the former Girona man led the team wit

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Spurs head into the international break bottom of the Premier League 📉

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Roberto De Zerbi's praise is intense pressure for Destiny Udogie and Andy RobertsonOn paper, the fullback positions were supposed to be an area of strength for Tottenham Hotspur, even after selling England star Djed Spence to Inter Milan in th

Roberto De Zerbi quietly acknowledged one of the most underrated Sandro Tonali benefitsIn truth, new Tottenham Hotspur defensive midfielder Sandro Tonali has not at all looked like a 100 million pound signing and has been a regular starter in a te

Roberto De Zerbi made it clear that Conor Gallagher isn't leaving his plansEver since joining Tottenham Hotspur for 40 million euros in the January 2026 transfer window, Conor Gallagher has been met with skepticism and outright critici