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Tottenham Hotspur’s campaign has been far from smooth, with the club currently sitting in 13th place in the Premier League while already eliminated from both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup. Despite these setbacks, Spurs still have a significant opportunity to salvage their season through the Europa League, where they are set to face AZ Alkmaar in a crucial Round of 16 first-leg encounter. Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara has suggested that manager Ange Postecoglou should make a drastic tactical shift, prioritising the Europa League over the remainder of their domestic fixtures. O’Hara believes that Spurs’ chances of securing European…
Tottenham Hotspur have been through it this season, but there’s still hope that Ange Postecoglou will fashion something wonderful out of this campaign. Log in – Create an account Unlimited Access & Enable All Features! A mini-resurgence had seen Spurs win three on the trot in the Premier League before Manchester City edged the north Londoners on their home patch – thus, Aston Villa remain nine points ahead in 10th. Postecoglou will know that chances of success through the top flight are negligible, but as AZ Alkmaar await in the last 16 of the Europa League, fans can yet hold onto hope that the manager’s bold trophy-winning claims…
Following the Stormers’ 19-16 victory over the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld, here are our five takeaways from the United Rugby Championship (URC) derby. The top line Pretoria’s rugby cathedral was turned into something that more closely resembled a swimming pool on Saturday as the heavens opened, delaying kick-off by over an hour, with fans helping the ground staff sweep the water off the soaked turf. But the officials, players and fans persevered in an attempt to get arguably South Africa’s fiercest local derby, the North v South, underway on Saturday with a healthy crowd weathering the storm and those who…
Following the Bulls’ 19-16 defeat to the Stormers in the latest South African derby, here’s how we scored Jake White’s men. 15 Devon Williams: Started off pretty well considering the conditions, but came up with a few errors late on which let the Stormers claw their way back into the ascendency. 5 14 Sebastian de Klerk: Starved of any real possession in attack, much like the rest of his backline. 5 13 Stedman Gans: Did well with what he was given, but wasn’t afforded a lot of time on the ball to really put his stamp on the game. 5…
Travis Hunter angered fans on Friday as he compared his job as a two-way player to Shohei Ohtani’s. Hunter, the possible No. 1 overall pick in next month’s NFL Draft, starred at both wide receiver and cornerback in college and is listed at both positions at the NFL Combine. Ohtani, meanwhile, has achieved extremely rare MLB success as both a hitter and pitcher, blasting 54 home runs last year and also tossing a 3.01 career ERA. But when Hunter was asked in Indianapolis who had it harder as a two-way player, he backed himself. ‘Probably me, what I do in…
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou and Liverpool star Mohamed Ange Postecoglou earned chuckles in midweek as he dismissed assists as ‘the most useless statistic in football’ during a recent press conference. The Tottenham Hotspur head coach was being quizzed about the exploits of striker Dane Scarlett after the 20-year-old came off the bench to set up Dejan Kulusevski during Spurs’ 4-1 victory over Ipswich Town last weekend. “I’ve got to say the assist is the most useless statistic in world football,” he told reporters, much to their amusement. “Seriously, it could come off your backside, fall to somebody on…
So incredibly, West Ham United could deal a big blow to Arsenal in the summer transfer window. Both West Ham and Arsenal are expected to be very busy indeed in the transfer market this summer, with Graham Potter and Mikel Arteta desperate to bolster their ranks at The London Stadium and The Emirates respectively. In fact, Potter is said to be planning a huge squad overhaul this summer. And boy do we need that at West Ham. It could be suggested that the Hammers head coach actually needs to strengthen every single department of his squad. Now he needs to oversee a top tier summer window, and then we…
At the age of 35, Willie le Roux is proving he is one old dog who certainly can learn new tricks. For more than a decade, the man from the Western Cape has been one of the finest full-backs in the game, starring for the Springboks in two Rugby World Cup triumphs. But now he is adding another string to his bow, having switched to fly-half for the Vodacom Bulls. After impressing during a 30-minute cameo in the role off the bench against the Emirates Lions last month, he has been handed the No10 jersey for the subsequent BKT URC games against the DHL…
Mathys Tel is just five games into his Tottenham Hotspur career but is already finding out how quickly Premier League players are judged. The 19-year-old arrived from Bayern Munich in the winter window on loan with an option that Ange Postecoglou made it very clear will be taken up and Tel will become a Spurs player for years to come. The teenager scored in his second game, with a volley at Aston Villa in the FA Cup, but has found it difficult in a lone front man role in his three Premier League matches since. The Frenchman is getting used to the fast and physical nature…
Archie Gray continues to shine in the Premier League after his £30million move from Leeds United to Tottenham Hotspur last summer. He’s just claimed a very prestigious accolade. Leeds United fans continue to keep tabs on Archie Gray as he shines in the Premier League. And his first season in the top flight has certainly been an impressive one, too. The Leeds academy graduate has been playing in an unfamiliar centre-back role with Spurs. But Gray has shone, with Spurs fans hailing Gray’s recent performance in the 1-0 defeat against Man City where he went up against Erling Haaland. Since, Gray has been named Young Player of the…