Pete.V.COYS

Kinsky
Dragusin
Davies
Bissouma
Maddison
Kulusevski

If it turns out Solanke has a long term injury then swap Kinsky back in. But the decision needs to be made before midnight tonight as I understand. Hope they have the full picture on Solanke by now…

Xavi is an AM also covering LW. At the same time Brennan is now being used as LW. Tel and Odobert also LW.

Kudus is now the only left-footed option ready to play the inverted RW position (Until Kulu is back. And Gil moving on).

A left-footed AM/LW like Akliouche or Elliott would be my next target!

I put my seat on the ticket exchange for most games, cup matches incl.

Living abroad I only travel for 3-4 games per season.

So it means a lot with a full stadium and better chance of selling the seat.

High profile games helps…

But in general great football and wins helps the most 😊 Let’s hope…

Imagine if the Tottenham delegation sent to the UCL draw was Lange, Venkatesham and Levy…

“We have plenty of time to work on transfers some other day…”

🫣😅

No, that’s pretty average home games.

Most, perhaps all, without a full stadium.

Not too bad with the Away games. Bodø/Glimt away is the longest travel, but we have done it before.

PSG, Frankfurt and Monaco away as well.

Would have liked more “big games” with all the star players. But this is a nice draw for progessing to the knockout phase 💪

UCL home games against Dortmund and Villareal from Pot 1 & 2 are not the most spectacular / high profile games unfortunately.

Slavia Prague and FC Copenhagen home games as well from pot 3 & 4.

12 points at home?

Commentators said this magnificient victory against Man City was the first away victory in the Premier League since 22nd of February against Ipswich 👀 Nice way to reset that stat…

Great work effort all around (loved Kudus’ intensity tracking back when Doku came on), and another clean sheet 💪

That’s a pretty strong Spurs bench 💪

Great options to change things up in the second half.

Odobert or Tel for Johnson.

Bentancur and/or Palhinha in central midfield.

Solanke if Richy gets tired.

Danso to rest Van de Ven a bit.

…The full-back positions are the most vulnerable right now.

#COYS

3-5-2 ?

Savinho talks confuses me a bit…

But apparently he played mostly on the left wing for Girona, in a very succesful season.

Perhaps s Son replacement?

We also get rotation for Kudus on the right.

We still need a specialized number 10.

Brennan will struggle even more for minutes if Savinho joins.

Sorry, didn’t see the second image ☺️

Bissouma is missing. Will either take up the last non-homegrown spot, or be in the unregistered column.

Looks like he’s up for sale in any case, so that could be the reason for leaving him off the list.

We need new quality players in, so Frank will have some difficult UCL squad decisions to make 😳

I would like an update ☺️

Still, my view: We can’t let UCL restrictions stop us from buying. Need depth for the 3 domestic competitions.

Senior players will be left out of UCL. Too bad…

Dragusin, Madders, Deki, Biss, Davies, Gray? Takai? Brennan? Richarlison?

Depending on injuries and incomings…

Eze would be great and could also be an option on the left, supporting our french 20 year old talents.

I would hope for a second number 10 as well. Left-footed to support the right forward line. F.ex. Elliott, McAtee or Paz.

Two number 10 signings like that would offer a lot op options.

Would like to have seen Kudus in the number 10 role, at least for a part of the Bayern friendly…

Perhaps he’s fine with no european games in a World Cup year?

Fresher legs, and less risk of injury.

ManU will have a better chance in the league with no european games, to qualify for europe following season.

I don’t know. Just trying to find a reason as it seems a strange choice for me too.

I found out by accident… and I’m a very unsuccesful FPL manager ☺️

Perhaps other FPL managers out there can give you advice, whether this formation change is an advantage or not? (and I’ll listen in).

You can also change to a 3-5-2 and have more midfielders in the starting 11.

First you substitute a defender for your midfielder on the bench. Formation change is made.

Afterwards you transfer in a real midfielder instead of the defender.

Downside is you will have two defenders on the bench now.

No mention of the European Super League, which is something Neville is passionate about.

Must have been agreed beforehand. That topic was off the table…

Found it interesting learning more about the stadium- and local projects though. And the politics/history around the english “football pyramid”.

It’s fascinating reading about Kudus and his journey.

Listened to a podcast featuring @christianwolny.bsky.social with insight about Kudus as a teenager in the Right to Dream academy in Ghana, and with FC Nordsjælland in Denmark.

Some interesting (positive) details about Kudus’ personality…

YouTube video by OhSoSpurs Did Spurs Finally Get the Midfielder They Needed? A License Coach explains

Enjoyed this @ohsospurs.bsky.social video on Palhinha. Focus on strengths (…since he’s here).

From 5:45

Very tenacious and finishes the action. Meaning he either wins the ball, breaks up play, or commits a foul. Thereby preventing teams from getting flow and rhytm.

Fewer defensive blips.

Listening already ☺️

It now looks like two France U-21 starlets competing for the left forward position 😊

With different strenghts which is nice.

If Richarlison stays he can do a job on the left as well if needed.

Same way Tel can do a job as a striker if Solanke and Richarlison are out.

Gives a lot of flexibility.

I know Kudus is more quiet and doesn’t have a big following yet…

My prediction is he will become an absolute superstar and either achieve great things with Spurs, or get a move to f.ex. Real Madrid in 2-3 years time.

We’ll see ☺️

I have great hope, and believe his star status will rise rapidly 📈💫

Thanks for all the beautiful memories Heung-Min Son 🫶

What a legend. 10 years of pure footballing genius.

And such a great person, always putting smiles on people’s faces 🤍

*Perhaps more than 3 to be left out of the UCL squad.

It’s a presumption based on players like Bissouma, Davies and perhaps Son moving on.

And injuries to Dragusin, Kulusevski (or new injuries) keeping a couple of players out.

The UCL limitations should not stop us from getting the needed depth.

When Solomon and Gil leaves, and with Palhinha counted, we still have 3 open spots for domestic comps (all the players u-21 the reason).

In my opinion we need to fill all spots in the 25-man domestic, it’s still 3 competition.

3 senior players have to be left out out of europe. Awkward. So be it…

Making a new signing like this could help move other plans along though.

If f.ex. the club wants to move Bissouma out, but he’s reluctant, then signing Palhinha could show Bissouma that there is limited game time, and no room in the UCL squad.

So his team will start working towards an exit.

This is what I hope for as well. Palhinha is a different profile added to the squad.

I don’t want him to be the first player on the team sheet though…

If we experience big injuries in central defence, Palhinha could be useful for shielding a weaker defence as well.