Right,this isn’t 1988 when players weren’t fit and 32 was called passed their prime and time to retire. These guys can play longer because they have everything in place to prolong their careers. These guys have chefs,sports scientists,massage therapists,have oxygen tents and physios which makes them physically on another level from guys from the past. The stuff they have in place at these to clubs in terms of recovery is incredible.
Sonny is struggling with a lack of form,being tentative in everything he does,the system we play and how much he plays. He is obviously not at his peak now but at 32 I expect players still to be performing at a very high level.
3 games in a week will take it’s toll and that’s where Ange needs to use Sonny sparingly.
Of course this seems plausable but it just isn't.
In 1988 the culture was different.
The vast majority of players chose not to look after themselves, within or away from football, in the same way the vast majority of players in 2025 do.
Within the clubs in 2025 the regimes measure the players in ways they never did previously. The levels of fitness are way above previous generations of footballers.
However; a players age is still relevant.
A 32 year old player cannot be in the same physical condition as he was at 22, or as a current 22 year old; because of his age.
From 1988 - 1998 players who avoided the drinking culture, ate well and looked after themselves could still prolong their playing careers.
Beardsley and Strachan are the two that spring to mind but there were others.
Son is not the player he was. He is in decline but still at an acceptable level to be a credible Premier League player.
Good enough but not as good as he used to be.
If Son were used from the bench, when opposition midfielders / defenders are getting tired around the hour mark, it would help him and help Spurs supporters to not notice the decline he is clearly in the midst of due to his age.
A more pragmatic coach would have used Son in this way.
He could have been a useful card to play off the bench.
Son is captain and starts games because it helps Levy sell tickets and merch to tourists.
Spence is the best full back at the club, on either flank, but cannot play in the Europa League, due to him not being registered to play, and has been ommitted from team selection from the vast majority of any Spurs games, under the current manager.
There have been 'rumours' of Spence having a bad attitude, to such an extent, most Spurs supporters wanted him jogged on in the summer to make room for someone else.
Having now forced his way into the side; Spence's current form suggests that the judgement of the leadership, at every level of THFC, is so poor it is an absolute disgrace.
Spence is twice the player Pedro Porro will ever be. He can defend and attack.
Ange ignored him for 18 months.
