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It’s been a week. Between Forest and a one-year-old with hand, foot and mouth (plus the looming arrival of baby number two), I’m running on fumes. Forest has me feeling particularly low about Spurs. Because here’s the thing: it came after what you could call a ‘good’ week. If you squinted hard enough, you could see tweaks, changes, signs of life. Sure, it was against poor-quality opposition, but there were glimmers: full-backs moving inside to create passing lanes (and thriving), front-four interplay and connection, Xavi Simons actually, you know, having the ball. And then Forest happened, and it felt like the absolute worst extremes of Thomas Frank’s Tottenham all at once.

This week has seen two really good articles published in defence of Ange Postecoglou...

Once again we find ourselves divided as a fanbase. It's no surprise given the way the season has gone to date: seven wins, two draws and eight defeats in the league. Swinging from a low point amongst several other low points in Ipswich at home to a swashbuckling win against the reigning champions, to smashing Southampton and beating Manchester United to conceding six at home.

I've written quite a bit over the past few months about our squad building: Summer 2024 Squad Planning – Update (July 2024) and More Needed (August 2024). I think we need to update this now that we've seen how the squad is shaping up so far this season.

With the boardroom set on dividing a fanbase that had just united, Bardi, Nathan and Windy discuss what happens next. Some of the things referenced on the section about Roberto De Zerbi: "Greenwood paid a high price. He arrived in the right environment & behaved well. He is a very reserved person. I'm saddened by what happened to him. He is not the person described in England." “What’s in his blood: Character, willpower. Elye Wahi, for example, wanted to come at all costs and that’s what he told me straight away on the phone. Mason Greenwood was the first player I called.” Training ground clash with Ismael Kone https://x.com/GFFN/status/1952408447292436953 Wahi reporting: https://stuyspec.com/article/the-dark-side-of-the-beautiful-game ---------- You've been listening to The Extra Inch, a Spurs podcast. Become an xSub: https://www.patreon.com/theextrainch Production by Nathan A Clark (Twitter @NathanAClark). Intro music by David Lindmer https://www.instagram.com/davidlindmer Artwork by Trayton Miller. Go get your merch at https://www.theextrainch.co.uk/ Email us at [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExtraInch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheExtraInch/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theextrainch #Spurs #COYS #THFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices