Oh, it’s that time of year again. May. For footballing reasons, it’s a glorious month to be a Tottenham fan, the month where the gloomy form of April gives way to that stylish way of winning that Spurs don’t quite manage to keep up into March. But it’s also the time when the rumour mill [...]
Posts Categorized: Carroll
Without a Paddle?: Tactical Analysis of Spurs With and Without Bale
“One man team” has always been a lazy criticism when it comes to football, regardless of the club. It’s not in doubt that every squad will have their triggerman, the fulcrum of the team and someone that just makes the side tick, but to reduce the tactical depth of eleven men to the performance of one [...]
Who should start in midfield for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City?
After a welcome ten day break, Spurs are plunged straight back in a the deep end in the Premier League as Manchester City come to White Hart Lane. How many points Spurs will be behind their rivals in the race for Champions League football largely depends on Fulham, not the ideal position given that Martin [...]
Our Little Tommy Carroll
My name is Sean and this is my first article here, hope you enjoy. Tom Carroll, 21 years old, appeared irregularly for spurs this season, mostly in Europe and has potential coming out of his ears. If we still had Redknapp, he’d be labelled a “Triffic Player”. AVB seems to have a slight soft spot …
Lambert for England? Stats compared to Rooney, Sturridge, Defoe et al
Before the game against Chelsea, Southampton’s midfielder Jack Cork started psywar by stating that The Saints’ ace striker, Rickie Lambert is better than Fernando Torres. What Cork was saying could be perceived as nothing but a usual pre-battle war dance, but not only did Lambert play superbly in that game, the talisman scored the winning goal [...]
Lambert for England? Stats compared to Rooney, Sturridge, Defoe et al
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EPL Players of The Week: Berbatov, Carroll, Bale, Gervinho & Young
There were some exceptional performances on Match Day 31 in the Premier League. There were many supporters on our Twitter account surprised that Ashley Young created so many chances on the weekend. The stats don’t lie and Ashley Young created eight chances against Sunderland, two more than his closest rival Samir Nasri created against Newcastle [...]
EPL Players of The Week: Berbatov, Carroll, Bale, Gervinho & Young
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Squad Shake-Up: Who Is Leaving WHL?
Its been a refreshingly different transfer window for Tottenham Hotspur so far. Two players already secured by Daniel Levy in typically sneaky deals, and before transfer deadline day for a change! There’s still some work to be done before AVB gets the perfect Spurs team he envisions, but the progress is there for all to [...]
The Night Hugo Lloris Became a Spur
Ironic that The Glory Glory Nights, Martin Cloake and Adam Powley’s luscious history of Spurs in Europe should arrive unexpectedly just before kick-off. I’ve preserved its shrink-wrapped beauty until now. Seemed wrong somehow to expose it to Spurs in Europe, the 2012 version. Borey Borey night, more like. This otherwise forgettable effort contained one notable feature. Lazio [...]
England’s Best XI | Part 3: Strikers | Opta Stats Analysis
With the Goalkeeper, Defence and Midfield already chosen for England’s best XI (England’s Best XI Part I: Defence & England’s Best XI Part II: Midifled) we will now look at who should lead the line for England this summer. We have a…
Liverpool dominate & frustrate | EPL Striker Stats Comparison
“You drive for show but you putt for dough.” The quote, above, is by South African golfer Bobby Locke. You can bask in all the applause for a 300 yard drive off the tee, but there’ll be no one clapping [...]Written by Richard RobertsL…