In defence of the Europa League
With the media hype that surrounds the Champions League, fans interest in the Europa League seems to diminish more each year. Graham Price questions why that is and states his defence for this European competition.
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Are you strapped in for another season?
The start of every season delivers a range of surprising emotions. Hope, dread, expectation, confidence and more often than not the feeling that this is our year, but how do you feel with 2014/15 just a few days away? Are we strapped in for another rollercoaster, or will it be a gently yet glorious season of Spurs finally delivering?
Rising expectations, rising blood pressure
What hopes do you have for the season? What do you expect Tottenham to do? What do you want to see from our players? Dan Rattigan puts his hopes and dreams for 2014/15 on the table.
Scouting report: Schalke 04
White Hart Lane welcomes German giants Schalke 04 this Saturday,but how much do we know about our opposition? Thankfully James Rodgers is on hand to fill in the blanks.
The Beast needs to regain his bite
Sandro is one of my favourtite footballers at Spurs, but for a variety of reasons “The Beast” has lost his bite. He needs to rediscover the controlled energy and ferocity that made him one of the finest defensive midfielders in the game, not the best footballer to follow on Instagram. Come back to us Beast. Put your mobile phone down and start jogging.
Getting to know Eric Dier
Suraj Sharma, founder of India Spurs and THST Board Member, spoke to Miguel Silva, Eric Dier’s former PE teacher and the man who recommended him to Sporting Lisbon. The Portuguese teacher tells us what to expect from our new signing.
The stat is more powerful than the sword
Stats, heat mats, percentages and completions. This is how modern football chooses to communicate with the masses, but what exactly to they mean? Chadli is more effective than Sanchez? Senderos is better than Barkley? Stats are a powerful weapon and they need handling with care. Will Colwell returns and examines the jargon.
If I was Mauricio Pochettino
If you were made boss of Tottenham Hotspur, after touching Daniel Levy’s forehead and running across White Hart Lane and kicking the ball in the net, would would you do? Tbonepremier from the forum gets all serious and drops some tactics. Boom.
Midfield madness
Spurs currently have nine central midfielders on the books with another looking to join in Morgan Schneiderlin. Toby Skeels looks at the options open to Mauricio Pochettino and argue who could be close to an exit out of the White Hart Lane revolving door.