It would be fair to say that there were more than a few raised eyebrows when the Spurs team sheet was announced for Sunday’s game against Aston Villa, with Brad Friedel being omitted from the starting eleven for the first time in years. Following the decision to drop the American, Andre Villas-Boas confirmed that Friedel …
AVB: Complacency not the problem
After seemingly turning a corner in the Premier League, Andre Villas-Boas has hit another stumbling block but this time in the form of the Europa League. After the club were hit by a surprise draw with Panathinaikos, AVB moved to defend his players and insisted that complacency wasn’t the issue and plenty of praise has …
Cabaye reveals Spurs snub
Even though most of Tottenham’s transfer dealings appeared to be right in front of the public eye, it appears that one possible deal slipped past the media. Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye has revealed that he was approached by Spurs during the summer but wanted to stay with the Magpies instead.
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Jenas departs for Forest
Despite once possessing one of the brightest reputations in English football, it looks as though Jermaine Jenas is going to have to start in the lower divisions again after being farmed out on loan to former club Nottingham Forest. Jenas has struggled to make any impact in the Spurs first team over recent seasons and …
Freund: Caulker can be the next JT
It would be fair to say there has been plenty of talk about England’s defensive situation over the past few days, following John Terry’s surprise decision to announce his retirement from international football. However, Spurs assistant manager Steffen Freund says he doesn’t know what all the fuss is about and claims that young defender Steven …
Klose reveals Spurs snub
It would be fair to say there were plenty of transfer rumours surrounding Spurs during the summer, yet few appeared to focus on Lazio striker Miroslav Klose. The German striker has now revealed that Andre Villas-Boas did try and take him to White Hart Lane, but he decided to respect his current contract and remain …
Assou-Ekotto tells Lloris to keep quiet
Considering the fact that Spurs put up such a long-winded fight to try and lure Hugo Lloris to White Hart Lane during the summer, the situation that the player currently finds himself in is quite remarkable. After revealing his disappointment about not being the club’s No.1, Lloris has now been told that he does not …
Bentley joins FC Rostov
It would be fair to say that the writing has been on the wall for David Bentley for some time, with the 28-year-old clearly not featuring in Andre Villas-Boas’ plans. Following on from that, few people will be surprised to see the former Arsenal player depart the club and join Russian outfit FC Rostov on …
Deschamps: Lloris already unhappy
Even though he has been at White Hart Lane for less than a week, new goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is already unhappy with Andre Villas-Boas according to Didier Deschamps. The France manager claims that Tottenham’s new shot stopper is not satisfied about his position as Brad Friedel’s deputy and hopes that the situation changes soon.