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Having re-watched the first half this morning, I re-watched the second this afternoon. The substitution of Vincent Janssen for ‘GK’ Nkoudou saw Son Heung-min move a little deeper, and Josh Onomah was pushed out to the left. The presence of Janssen gave Spurs the possibility of playing into feet higher up the pitch, and Janssen had […]
- WindyCOYS
- 4 minute read
- 29th January 2017 at 23:31
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Sometimes when you watch a game like yesterday’s in the flesh, you’re so focussed on the craziness that you don’t get to focus on what specifically went wrong. I’ve re-watched the first half of the match this morning and below are some hastily written thoughts. Spurs were not as terrible on second viewing as I’d initially thought. […]
- WindyCOYS
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- 29th January 2017 at 13:16
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In Mauricio Pochettino’s first year we lost one in six in the league in December and beat Chelsea 5-3 on New Year’s Day. In his second we lost one in six in December, and then went on a six game winning run in the league from mid-January. This season — his third — we’ve started […]
- WindyCOYS
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- 7th January 2017 at 09:13
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After the Arsenal match I wrote about Pochettino’s new-found flexibility being a positive. I’m back again to add caveats. Yep, fickle Tottenham fan here, changing my mind within a couple of weeks. Hands up. You got me. In the last two matches (against West Ham and Monaco) we’ve started with a sort of narrow diamond in midfield […]
- WindyCOYS
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- 23rd November 2016 at 10:04
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It will seem strange to many Spurs fans for me to suggest that this season has illustrated Mauricio Pochettino’s growth as a manager. Strange due to a number of reasons: We seemingly signed Moussa Sissoko for £30m based on Pochettino’s wishes, with Pochettino having taken on a new role with a wider remit. That signing has […]
- WindyCOYS
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- 8th November 2016 at 23:35
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