Jack Pitt-Brooke

Thanks Dan but one thing - the Titanic sank pretty fast!

Tottenham have forgotten how to win football matches (Gift Article) The longer it is since they last won, the more distant the memory, the bigger the mental block they will have.

Have Tottenham forgotten how to win?

My piece from Craven Cottage (free to read)

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Bit of a siege at the end but apart from that Sarr chance they never came close to scoring. FT 2-1. Spurs have four points from 10 PL games in 2026. Pressure on Thursday night even bigger.

Say what you want about Richarlison, he's a man for a crisis

Richarlison pulls one back. Far post header from a Gray cross from the left after Tel drove Spurs forward. 2-1. 25 mins left

Richarlison, Tel and Sarr all on.

Not looking great at half time. Spurs ropey at the back and don’t look like scoring.

Iwobi makes it 2-0 from just outside the box, brilliant first time hit after exchanging passes with Wilson.

Kolo Muani's movement has been pretty good so far, better than we've seen in the past. Good run and touch onto a POrro pass but great tackle from Diop to deny him

Half way through first half. Still 1-0 to Fulham. Spurs having some more possession now and working hard but looking short of confidence with and without the ball.

1-0 to Fulham, Wilson volleys in after Tete sticks it into the box, Jimenez flick, Bobb crosses back in. Bit of a mess but no real resistance or pressure from SPurs to stop it. VAR check for a push but goal given.

3 mins in I think OOP it's a 442 with Gray LB and Porro RB, Simons and Gallagher wide midfield. With the ball it's more of a back three with Gray and Gallagher pushed up as wing backs.

Based on warm ups here it looks like Porro-Dragusin-Van de Ven back three, and so I assume Gray and maybe Gallagher at wing back?

Igor Tudor getting an incredible fit off here

Pedro Porro back in for the first time since Burnley away in January. Not sure on the system here, could be Palhinha in the back three or maybe a packed midfield.

Fulham v Spurs for me today. Last time Spurs won here was January 2023. They were on the back foot and then Harry Kane scored a brilliant goal out of absolutely nowhere. Feels like a long time ago now.

Spurs went from title favourites to relegation contenders in 10 years. What did they do wrong? This time 10 years ago, Spurs were on top of the world — so how have they fallen so far in the decade since?

10 years ago today it felt like Tottenham could win the title.

What happened to them?

My piece:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Spurs went from title favourites to relegation contenders in 10 years. What did they do wrong? This time 10 years ago, Spurs were on top of the world — so how have they fallen so far in the decade since?

10 years ago today it felt like Tottenham could win the title.

What happened to them?

My piece:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

i can think of no higher praise

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The View From The Lane: A show about Spurs: Should Spurs finally scratch that itch and bring Poch back? + Fulham away! Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's Dan Kilpatrick and Jack Pitt-Brooke to debate the potential return of Mauricio Pochettino, the arguments for and against, what it would mean for the clu...

New @vftlpodcast.bsky.social

Pochettino chat, Fulham preview

@dannykellywords.bsky.social @dankp.bsky.social and me

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So cool to have a 144-game League Phase and then an eight-team punishment round so that we can get to see... Manchester City play Real Madrid again.

brilliant!

Wednesday!

The Athletic FC Podcast: Why are so many managers talking themselves out of a job? This season, plenty of managers have talked themselves into trouble.Oliver Glasner angered Crystal Palace fans by telling them to “stay humble”.And Ruben Amorim got sacked shortly after public ...

New @theathleticfc.bsky.social pod

Why do managers say what they say?

With @aakinwo.bsky.social and @cdeccleshare.bsky.social

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Libero: Libero 099 | Has Jose Mourinho Burned His Bridges At Real Madrid? Jose Mourinho will take his Benfica team back to Real Madrid on Wednesday night, trying to get through to the last-16 of the Champions League.It is now almost 13 years since Mourinho left Real Madr...

Discussed the Jose Mourinho / Real Madrid relationship on today's @liberopodcast.com with @migueldelaney.bsky.social and @brewin.bsky.social

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Libero: Libero 098 | Juventus, Benfica And The Plight of Europe's Forgotten Clubs It’s Champions League punishment round week, which means clubs who were among the biggest and best in Europe 10 years ago are slogging it out to make it through to the last-16.The question on tod...

The story of European football in the last 15 years is the decline of the Juventus, Dortmund, Benfica, Porto class. @liberopodcast.com with @jameshorncastle.bsky.social and @tariqpanja.bsky.social

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The Lewis family owns Tottenham. Why haven’t any of them taken the Premier League’s OADT? Spurs have an unusual setup on their board, which changes how the club is run

Tottenham Hotspur, Lewis family and the Premier League's Owners and Directors Test.

My piece:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

John Heitinga leaves Tottenham assistant coach role after appointment of Igor Tudor Fellow assistant coaches Justin Cochrane and Chris Haslam have also left the club following the sacking of Thomas Frank.

🚨 John Heitinga has left Spurs 33 days after being appointed as an assistant coach to Thomas Frank

Fellow assistant coaches Justin Cochrane and Chris Haslam leaving too

Full story and details of Igor Tudor's new backroom staff on @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

Appointing Igor Tudor is the biggest decision Spurs hierarchy will make – it has to pay off There is no margin for error here. Five points off the relegation zone, Spurs are effectively walking on a tightrope without a safety net

Igor Tudor jumps aboard… can he repair the ship?

www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...