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    Harry Kane

    My tonic throughout this whole ordeal is to remind myself that Harry is a professional athlete who wants to prove to himself that he can make it on the biggest stage. This move to Bayern gives him four bites at the Champions League apple. I don't think it is just about winning just any trophy...
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    Where do we go now?

    I am very worried as well. I think if we operate as we have in the past, from a place of financial security first that drives our business operations, then the rebuild will be long and painful. If we take a risk, financially, and spend big and strive to recoup any financial outlay from European...
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    Harry Kane

    This all day for me, IMHO. If we lose Kane, we lose our #10 and #9. I keep thinking about Bruno Fernandes at United and Eriksen in his prime for us. The critical aspect of those teams wasn't the striker (of course Kane was banging everything in but as we saw with Eriksen's play, Dele was...
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    Player Watch: Erik Lamela

    I love this guy's passion and energy and shithousing. I didn't think that second yellow was deserved. I would love to see how many players across this season get carded for shielding the ball and swinging their arm around like he did today. The game moves so quickly so replay doesn't tell the...
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    Jose Mourinho

    I've tried to keep up with the posts in this thread in the last day since the loss to West Ham. Lots in here. I'm sorry we are in such a bad way and collectively frustrated with how things have progressed since we were at the top of the summit earlier in the season. My perspective is I don't...
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    Jose Mourinho

    My thoughts are that we should stick with Jose for a few more games and evaluate. The game against Man City, for me, was a write-off. We weren't really going to win that one (although I did give myself a glimmer of hope early on as it seemed City weren't exactly clicking early in the match). I...
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    Player Watch: Hugo Lloris

    My perspective is that it doesn't really matter at this point if he is error-prone or the best shot stopper in the Premier League. At the end of the day, there really isn't anyone to replace him at this point in the season (yes we have Joe Hart, but I'd take Lloris over him all day long). We...
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    Jose Mourinho

    This is a fantastic post and embodies what I've been thinking about the past few games. I desperately want Mourinho to succeed, because I don't want this club to be the one where he couldn't win a trophy. It would be too much for me (for us). I would give anything to know what managers and...
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    Player watch: Christian Eriksen

    I'm in agreement with those calling for a 6 month loan. Let's see how he is doing and what options that buys us at the end of the season. I would really like to see something happen with Dele, too. I hadn't realized that Eriksen's family was still in London. I almost assumed part of the reason...
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    Harry Kane

    I obviously don't know anything about business, but I wonder if Levy wanting to start negotiating a new contract for Kane has anything to do with Son's current negotiations. I would think Son would want to be on parity with Kane (if he isn't already) or making more so that when Kane's contact...
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    Player Watch - Tanguy Ndombele

    Happy New Year everyone. NDombele looked really good in the match yesterday. Sharp and serving as the apex of the forward press. So much of our attacking play, in my opinion, hinges on his performances. Fingers crossed they continue consistently particularly with Lo Celso out. Wondering, for...
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    Match Threads Spurs vs Fulham - Match Thread - Day 16 - GAME POSTPONED

    Thanks @Spurs 1961 for this information. I haven't been able to find that 14 player rule you mentioned, but at the same time, it certainly makes sense to judge each situation on a case-by-case basis, particularly with the need to have players/staff self-isolate if they've been exposed to the...
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    Match Threads Spurs vs Fulham - Match Thread - Day 16 - GAME POSTPONED

    Ah, ok, thank you. I thought there were some approved guidelines for these situations already in place for this season. I totally understand the approach of trying to figure things out in real-time as things evolve - it is the same approach we've done in my workplace as we try to tackle...
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    Match Threads Spurs vs Fulham - Match Thread - Day 16 - GAME POSTPONED

    I'm gutted the match was called off as I booked off a half day from work here in the US to kick off the New Year's holiday and watch the match. But, the health of everyone is most important. Out of curiosity, does anyone know if there is a Covid-19 policy regarding this type of scenario? I'm...
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    Jose Mourinho

    I don't have anything insightful to add, other than I've been reading the posts in this thread for the last few days and generally think we are all correct - to some degree, because we are all fans of this beautiful club and want this club to win. I've always been infatuated by the mental...
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    The Right Mentality/Belief and Positivity Thread

    I'm in the same boat as you, @shelfboy68. I believe Mourinho is the right manager for the club at this time, but we are a few players short and/or need some good luck, particularly with injuries. Just imagine being able to reliably pull Lamela into a match throughout a season. I haven't felt...
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    Jose Mourinho

    I know the Carabao Cup might not be the prestigious Champions League trophy, but just imagine the psychological boost it would give to the club, and dare I speculate for Mourinho's work with the players - the incredible positive reinforcement they would receive for buying into his philosophy and...
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    Jose Mourinho

    I agree and will add that I think his pragmatism in requesting affordable players Levy can negotiate sensible deals to get them in a Spurs shirt further makes Mourinho the right fit at this time. There are other great managers out there, but I think the knock-on effect of hiring one of them is...
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    Jose Mourinho

    Having taken some time to process the match and result, I have to say I find myself bouncing back, emotionally, much quicker than I normally would after a heart-wrenching defeat. I'm attributing that to what Mourinho did to prepare the team tactically for the match, as well as his effort to...
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    Player Watch - Tanguy Ndombele

    I am both curious and struggling to understand why NDombele has fitness (stamina?) issues and am hoping some of you who are sports scientists or have played or coached the game at a higher/advanced level can shed insights into what are fair expectations of a professional footballer (or...
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