Tag: Spurs

Postecoglou: Spurs right to appeal ‘harsh’ Bentancur ban for racist slur
22 November 2024 Off

Postecoglou: Spurs right to appeal ‘harsh’ Bentancur ban for racist slur

By Total Football News

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou says he is not interested in how the decision to appeal against Rodrigo Bentacur’s seven-game domestic ban for a racist slur looks to the outside world.

The Australian manager said he has “made worse mistakes” and believes education is the way forward with the 27-year-old midfielder, rather than a “harsh” punishment.

Spurs are hoping to have the Uruguayan’s ban reduced from seven games to the six-game

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Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Ipswich Town: Tractor Boys earn first win of season at Spurs
10 November 2024 Off

Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Ipswich Town: Tractor Boys earn first win of season at Spurs

By Total Football News

Before Sunday’s game, Ipswich had led for a league-low 86 minutes this season, despite opening the scoring in five of their 10 league games.

Yet they lost two of those matches and drew three, so have dropped 12 points from winning positions – second only to Brentford (14).

They ensured they did not add to that tally after an excellent all-round performance in north London.

A lively start saw

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Tottenham are Premier League’s comeback kings – how Spurs fought back to win at home, again
3 November 2024 Off

Tottenham are Premier League’s comeback kings – how Spurs fought back to win at home, again

By Total Football News

The whole Tottenham team got the result they deserved against Villa, but I was particularly pleased that Solanke was rewarded for such a fine individual performance with two goals.

He joined Tottenham for £65m in the summer off the back of a wonderful campaign for Bournemouth but made a stuttering start this season with Spurs, which can happen.

All players need a bit of time to settle at a new

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Mikey Moore: Neymar comparisons will not affect Spurs midfielder, says Ange Postecoglou
25 October 2024 Off

Mikey Moore: Neymar comparisons will not affect Spurs midfielder, says Ange Postecoglou

By Total Football News

Moore’s contract announcement was met with relief and excitement by supporters.

The England Under-19 international had just two first-team appearances to his name at that point but the buzz around Moore has been bubbling for a number of years, despite his age.

Moore was a standout performer during Spurs’ pre-season tour, scoring twice and featuring in all six matches.

With so much anticipation for the youngster’s development, some supporters feared

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Can Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag survive home humiliation by Spurs?
29 September 2024 Off

Can Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag survive home humiliation by Spurs?

By Total Football News

Ten Hag claimed the red card shown to captain Bruno Fernandes three minutes before half-time “changed the game”. It did not. United’s manager is deluding only himself if he believes this. It made United’s task even harder, but Spurs were threatening to run riot even before Fernandes’ dismissal.

If it was decided to stage a world straw-clutching championship, Ten Hag would have a good chance of winning with that one.

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Ange Postecoglou: Spurs manager says “second-season trophy” remark not a “boast”
17 September 2024 Off

Ange Postecoglou: Spurs manager says “second-season trophy” remark not a “boast”

By Total Football News

Last week Spurs vice-captain Cristian Romero shared a social media post suggesting he was tired after travelling back from international duty on a commercial flight, unlike some of his team-mates who had private jets arranged.

Although it is down to international football federations – Argentina in Romero’s case – to arrange travel, some clubs step in.

Romero was beaten to the ball by Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes as he headed in

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Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: Gabriel & Gunners expose Spurs’ set-piece flaws
15 September 2024 Off

Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: Gabriel & Gunners expose Spurs’ set-piece flaws

By Total Football News

Spurs must have relished the arrival of Arsenal’s teamsheet without the names of Odegaard and Rice, but a lively start soon faded in an occasionally ill-tempered scrap, including an ugly first-half flare-up as players from both sides clashed following Jurien Timber’s challenge on Pedro Porro.

An expected Spurs response to Gabriel’s goal never materialised and keeper Raya was able to enjoy a relatively untroubled existence in the second half.

Arsenal

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Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham: Magpies maintain unbeaten start to campaign with win over Spurs
1 September 2024 Off

Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham: Magpies maintain unbeaten start to campaign with win over Spurs

By Total Football News

The win lifted Newcastle up to fourth in the Premier League table with seven points from nine matches, but they would drop to fifth if Liverpool beat Manchester United later on Sunday.

Tottenham would have gone second with a win, but are now 10th after losing for the first time in this campaign.

Boss Ange Postecoglou will be wondering how they left the north east without anything to show for

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