Sandro limped off with an Anterior Cruciate ligament injury in the 0-0 draw against QPR earlier in the season, and has be rehabilitating ever since. The Brazilian born midfielder was in good form before his injury, and was the cog that powered the team in midfield, pushing Scott Parker out of the squad he played …
Posts Categorized: Huddlestone
AVB Reads my Blog: Spurs v Man City Tactical Analysis
Even if the valiant comeback and eventual 3-1 win in yesterday’s match against Manchester City doesn’t get Tottenham into the Champions League it proved, if nothing else, that I know what I’m talking about when it comes to tactics. In my preview yesterday, I said that the only way to beat the title holders would [...]
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 [...]
Villas-Boas and Spurs – Sit Back, Deep Breath, How’s It Going?
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has been charged with many failings during his relatively short career. These include being aloof and uncommunicative, out of his depth, obsessed with tactics and worst of all, not being Jose Mourinho or Harry Redknapp. Over the weekend came the ultimate condemnation – AVB, you were seen in possession of a notebook. J’accuse! [...]
AVB Analysis: Spurs v QPR
Andre Villas-Boas notched up his first home win of the season against QPR on Sunday, but at half time Spurs were seriously struggling and in need of a change. Sure enough, the changes at the interval worked wonders as Spurs performed incredibly in the …
Exodus At White Hart Lane: Dawson, Bassong, Huddlestone All Set To Leave
Andre Villas-Boas’s shakeup of the old Redknapp regime went into hyperdrive overnight, as Sebastien Bassong, Tom Huddlestone and Michael Dawson all on their way out of the club. Bassong has moved to Norwich City for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £4 million, Dawson is set to sign off personal [...]
Scott Parker or Sandro? A statistical comparison
Not since Harry Redknapp signed Wilson Palacios in January of 2009 have Spurs had a tough tackling midfielder to compliment the creativity and flair in their midfield ranks. That was the case until Redknapp persuaded Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to […