The American manager of struggling English Premier League (EPL) side Swansea City has confirmed that Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tom Carroll is a transfer target for the club with the January transfer window just some few weeks away from opening. The 24-year-old had earlier spent the 2014/15 football season at Welsh club Swansea City on a season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur and if what the former manager of the United States of America (USA) said is anything to go by Tom Carroll may ink a permanent deal with the Liberty Stadium … [Read more...]
This Is How Tottenham Boss Pochettino Wants To Approach Transfer Market
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has disclosed exclusively how he would be approaching the January transfer window with the market set to open in two and a half weeks despite the fact there is uncertainty at the North London club due to the fact that head of recruitment Paul Mitchell has already served a 16-month notice period for the club to find a successor for him when he eventually leaves his post. Speaking on the transfer window, Pochettino said: "It's not about money, it's how you invest the money." "The market is crazy. You can see … [Read more...]
Tottenham In Sensational Swoop For England Star Ross barkley
North London side Tottenham Hotspurs have been sensationally linked with Everton star Ross barkley with a view to making the deal possible during the January transfer window expected to open in few weeks' time. England international Ross Barkley has attracted some criticisms from his manager at Everton, Ronald Koeman, and according to popular English news outlet London Evening Standard, Tottenham could take advantage of the situation to get the man they want when the transfer window opens next month despite the fact that club's are always … [Read more...]
Chelsea In Shock Move For Unhappy Tottenham Star
Chelsea are reportedly monitoring transfer situation of Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier who is unhappy with his chances at White Hart Lane. Reports in the Times claim that the English midfielder is concerned about his reduced playing chances with Tottenham hotspurs and worried it could affect his status in the England national team. Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has opted to use the duo of Victor Wanyama and Moussa Dembele in the midfield while he chose to deploy Eric Dier to the central defence to replace injured Toby … [Read more...]
Former Tottenham Player Tips Club To Make Title Assault
Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavyluchenko is of the opinion that his former side have a good chance of winning the English Premier League (EPL) title this season to further complement the fact that they missed the title to champions Leicester City last season. Tottenham are presently seven points adrift of leaders (27 points from the opening 14 games) and North London rivals Arsenal (34 points from the opening 15 games) with the possibility of going ten points adrift if Chelsea (34 points from 14 games) beat West Brom in th early … [Read more...]
Tottenham Defender Braces Up For ‘Hostile’ Reception At United
Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier has disclosed that he is ready for a potential hostile reception at Old Trafford ahead of the league clash with hosts Manchester United. The England international had accused United's Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera of elbowing him during last month's 2-2 draw between England and Spain at the Wembley Stadium with the former Sporting Lisbon star telling Herrera afterwards that: "I'll see you soon." This attracted a lot of attention and abuse from United towards Dier most especially on social media. Speaking … [Read more...]
Van Persie Wants To Make Tottenham 22-Year-Old Striker A Premier League Star
Former Manchester United star and Dutchman Robin Van Persie has offered to help Tottenham striker refine his game so that he could become a success with his North London side. 22-year old Dutch striker Janssen sealed an £18m move to White Hart Lane from former Dutch Eredivisie champions AZ Alkmaar however he has struggled to make his mark. He has weighed in with just three goals, all from the penalty spot, in 993 minutes of football across 20 matches in all competitions. Speaking with Dutch publication AD as quoted by Football Oranje, Van … [Read more...]
Tottenham Boss Pochettino Sends Warning Signals To United Ahead Of League Clash
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has sent a note of warming to their next English Premier League (EPL) opponents Manchester United after he pointed out that his team is finally starting to click into gear following a difficult past few weeks. Pochettino and his Tottenham recently lost their 12-game unbeaten start to the league season after a 2-1 loss to leaders Chelsea in addition to exiting the UEFA Champions League (UCL) at the group stage but his team has bounced back well in the last one week with the 5-0 thrashing of bottom club Swansea … [Read more...]
Manchester United Obtained Double Injury Boost Ahead Of Tottenham Collision
Tottenham Hotspur faces Manchester United in a Premier League clash at Old Trafford come December 11. As it stands, both teams have been given a defensive injury boost for the game. The Sun reported that Luke Shaw will be fit for the game while Tottenham Hotspur will have defender Ben Davies for the clash on Sunday. Luke Shaw was in United's 4-1 win over West Ham United in the EFL Cup quarter-final, but he was replaced at the break by Daley Blind. Afterwards, United's boss Jose Mourinho confirmed the defender picked up an injury in his … [Read more...]
Tottenham Sweep Aside CSKA Moscow To Seal UEL Spot
English Premier League (EPL) side Tottenham Hotspur have qualified for the knockout stage of the UEFA Europa League after they secured a 3-1 comeback win against Russian champions CSKA Moscow in what was their final game in UEFA Champions League (UCL) Group E. Nigerian-born England international Dele Alli was the hero as he netted a brace either side of star striker Harry Kane's close range finish to overturn CSKA Moscow midfielder Alan Dzagoev's match opener. Ahead of the match, the North London side knew qualification for the last of 16 in … [Read more...]
Pochettino Delighted To Have His Tottenham Side Back
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has expressed his happiness about his side getting their swagger back after a blip in October and November. He said this after his side swept past Russian champions CSKA Moscow 3-1 at the Wembley Stadium to book their spot in the last 32 of UEFA Europa League (UEL) after they finished third in their UEFA Champions League (UCL) Group E. Speaking afterwards, the former Southampton and Espanyol boss said: "We struggled in the last month and a half. We had some problems, but now we have nearly all the … [Read more...]
Tottenham Star Set To return For UCL Clash
Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld will make his long-awaited return from injury in his side's Matchday 6 clash with Russian champions CSKA Moscow at the Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening. Alderweireld, who plays for the Belgian national team, got injured in Tottenham's 1-1 away draw against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns in October and has been out of action for the last seven-and-a-half weeks with the knee injury he sustained during the previously mentioned game. His return is certainly a welcome addition for Mauricio Pochettino … [Read more...]
We Want To Play In The Europa League – Heung-Min Son Reveals
Tottenham Hotspurs forward Heung-Min Son has revealed that his team wants to qualify for the UEFA Europa League after they missed out on qualification for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) to French side AS Monaco and German side Bayer Leverkusen. Mauricio Pichettino's side will have to avoid defeat in Wednesday's last group game at home to Russian side CSKA Moscow to seal a UEL spot. The South Korean international revealed this after his team thrashed Welsh side Swansea City 5-0 in an English Premier League (EPL) game on … [Read more...]
Alderweireld Set To Return For Tottenham, Manager Pochettino Reveals
Tottenham Hotspurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has stated that his Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld is in contention to return back to action ahead of Saturday's English Premier League (EPL) clash with Swansea City at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon. Pochettino made this known during his latest pre-match press conference ahead of the game with American coach Bob Bradley's side as he added that the 27-year old defender was involved in the team's training sessions throughout the week thereby stepping up his bid to make a comeback since … [Read more...]
Tottenham Boss Pochettino Remains Tight-lipped Over Star player Future
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino gave little away when he was asked about the future of his captain Hugo Lloris at the club during a pre-match conference ahead of his side's English Premier League (EPL) home clash with Welsh side Swansea City on Saturday at White Hart Lane. Pochettino fielded questions about the 29-year old French international goalkeeper after the announcement that star striker Harry Kane has signed a new six-year deal at the club until 2022 as the Argentine manager disclosed that Hugo Lloris is happy to stay at the … [Read more...]
Fans Label Harry Kane ‘Hero’ As He Pens New Deal
Fans of North London side Tottenham Hotspurs got an early Christmas present after news broke that their star man Harry Kane has signed a new deal until 2022 with a reported £100,000 weekly wages to make him one of the highest earners at the club. The 23-year old striker is the latest Tottenham player to pen a new deal at White Hart Lane this season following the likes of Eric Dier, Kyle Walker and Dele Alli. Kane, who had been previously linked with 20-time English champions Manchester United as per a report from popular outlet ESPN, has grown … [Read more...]
Pochettino insists this is why Tottenham deserved to win and were the better team.
Pochettino insists Tottenham deserved to win and were the better team Surprisingly despite losing a goal lead to Chelsea and leaving with no points Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino has insisted that Tottenham outplayed Chelsea and deserved to win. Pochettino was quoted in his post match interview as saying "I think, if you analyze today’s game, we have better possession, more attempts. But football is not just a stat." "I think, comparing the two teams, we were better today. I think we need to be pleased with the performance." After … [Read more...]
Poch: We need reinforcements if we are to challenge for trophies
After crashing out of the champions league with a loss to Monaco FC, Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino has insisted the club need to reinforce in certain key areas to put in a more serious challenge for trophies at White Hart lane. Pochettino who could not hide his disappointment of the result also emphasized that the hunger in the team was not lost but there needed to be additions in key positions in the squad for more balance. Tottenham who seemed to be struggling due to injuries with certain players like Christian Eriksen and Toby … [Read more...]
Roport: Club Boss Rules Out Belgium Star in Chelsea vs TottenhamGame, Due To Injury
In what will sound as good news to Chelsea fans, Belgian tough tackling centre back Toby Alderweireld has been rules out of this weekend clash between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. According to report from Evening Standard, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has already ruled out the 27-years old star, after he was once again unavailable for yesterday's 2-1 loss to Monaco in the prestigious UEFA Champions’ League group game. The former Atletico Madrid centre-back suffered a knee injury back in October in a 1-1 draw against West Brom. The … [Read more...]
Why Tottenham crash out of Europe
Bayer Leverkusen having drawn with CSKA Moscow, Tottenham needed a draw to have any hope of qualifying for the knock-out but a draw was more than they could manage as they were beaten by Monaco 2goals to one. A couple of defensive errors and bad play saw Tottenham crash out of the UEFA Champions league on Tuesdays night following the qualification of English Champions Leicester City in same competition. Prior to the game Monaco had lost just once at Stade Louis II in as many as 23 games but notwithstanding, Tottenham started the game in a … [Read more...]
Tottenham die-hard player not happy after defeat
Tottenham crashed out of the Champions league following a defeat at Stade Louis as they were beaten 2:1 by Monaco. It was a sad night for Spurs and Harry Kane who also got his name on the scoresheet was clearly unhappy as he spoke to press after the game: “We got ourselves back in the game at 1-1 and it was schoolboy to concede straight after that. “We had to try to grind out a win because we were not great tonight - the second goal took the stuffing out of us. I just don’t think on the day we were good enough. “I’m gutted, we wanted to go … [Read more...]
No big signings. No Europe
Tottenham needed at least a point from their game with Monaco on Tuesday but instead fell to a 2:1 defeat. The result means they can't take the second spot even if they win their game against CSKA Moscow at Wembley next month. Spurs had started the game on a bright note and could have been ahead on 6th minute but Son Heung-min could only direct the ball out wide. Lloris had a good match and made some superb saves. Starting with a Falcao low spot kick which looked destined for the back of the net before Lloris dived to stop it. Lloris … [Read more...]
Tottenham Probable Line-up Vs Monaco
Tottenham starting eleven Vs Monaco. A resurgent Tottenham turned the tides and came back from losing 2-1 to winning 3-2 in 5 minutes, to keep the tempo going and maybe extend their non losing form in the premier league to outside the league, they would need to have the notch that same spirit at the ancestral Wembley stadium, a champions league home stadium that has not been as benevolent to Tottenham as White Hart Lane. Tottenham only have four poins from four group games,and failure to grab a three-point will see them eliminated if Beryern … [Read more...]
Like Sir Alex like Pochettino
Like Sir Alex like Pochettino Sir Alex made the premiership goodbye since 2013 and Manchester United has been reeling ever since, they have struggled to positions of 7th under Moyes, 4th and 5th under Louis Van Gaal and are presently in 6th under Jose Mourinho, but on Saturday the 19th of November a scenario very reminiscent of United under Ferguson unfolded before our eyes at White Hart Lane as Tottenham came back from a 2-1 deficit with over 75 minutes gone to win the game 3-2 in extra time to end their 4 match run without a win. Daniel Levy … [Read more...]
Pochettino Reveals Why Tottenham Cannot Compete With Arsenal
Ahead of Sunday’s encounter with rivals Arsenal, manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed why it is hard for Tottenham to compete financially with top clubs in the premiership. Unlike Arsenal who spent about 80 million pounds bringing in Granit Xhaka and Shkodran Mustafi, Tottenham had to sell the likes of Ryan Mason, Nacer Chadli and Alex Pritchard to fund the purchase of Moussa Sissoko and Vincent Janssen and Pochettino has revealed that due to the new stadium built, Spurs will find it hard to compete financially. According to express.co.uk … [Read more...]