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A stroll down Whitehart Lane - WWSM: 2008
Well, life in the lower leagues was not kind; I lost my job at Millwall for pissing off the FA, then got fired at Scunthorpe for giving the board an ultimatum, then couldn’t get a job offer above Blue Square Premier due to my volatile nature So now I am back with my favorite EPL side, a new tactic that I built specifically for Tottenham’s strengths and I have high hopes for Europe and an EPL title run, so with that….C’mon you Spurs!!!!
07/07/2007 Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy welcomes me to White Hart Lane, assuring me that I can rely on the full backing of the club's board. The board wants the team to be a challenger for the Premier Division title by the end of the two year plan. I have signed a deal until Jun 2009 worth $37,500 per week. Tottenham Hotspur are celebrating a proud moment in the club's history this season, with the London club having been founded in 1882 - exactly one hundred and twenty-five years ago. Levy has urged me to use my new appointment to ensure that the proud traditions of this club are upheld. Club Report Assistant Coach Gustavo Poyet believes we have a team which should achieve a top half finish in the Premier Division but thinks there are areas of the squad could always be improved. He is concerned that there is no adequate cover available for the goalkeeper. Poyet is concerned that if our first choice right midfielder Aaron Lennon receives a long term injury, then it is doubtful that our current backup Kevin-Prince Boateng will be able to cope with the responsibility of replacing him. Keeping in mind I plan to play a 4-1-4-1 formation I will give Keane some play in Lennon’s spot as Aaron will start the Season on the shelf with a Knee injury. Expectations The minimum expectation is that the team qualifies for the EURO Cup through participation in the Premier Division this season. I tell the board that I believe continental qualification should be possible. As a result, my transfer budget for this season has been set at $48.5M with a payroll budget at $1.7M p/w. We are currently spending $1,217,909 per week on salaries. Last edited by BYU 14 : 03-29-2008 at 05:48 AM. |
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03-29-2008, 06:03 AM | #2 |
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07/08/2007
Looking to shore up the staff I immediately fire Perry Suckling and Clive Allen and bring on Alex Thurgood and Mark Howard, both significant upgrades. In looking at the club, I feel I have enough in the cupboard to reach my goals, so despite the big transfer budget, I will strand pat for now. As of today, the club has sold 8824 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expects the club to sell another 16100 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 24900 in total. 07/11/2007 Geoff Scott has reported that goalkeeper Tommy Forecast has sustained a damaged shoulder during a weight training session. It is likely that Forecast will be out for between 2 weeks and 3 weeks while he is treated. He was set to start the year in reserve anyway to get some seasoning, so no harm to the first team. 07/17/2007 Juventus are interested in buying Dimitar Berbatov. I basically laugh in their face. Geoff Scott has reported that reserve goalkeeper Lee Butcher has suffered a damaged heel after jumping to challenge for the ball during a training session today. It is likely that Butcher will be out for between a week and 2 weeks while he is treated. Friendlies 07/17/2007 - Vaduz 0 Tottenham 4 07/20/2007 - Locarno 0 Tottenham 6 Two weak European sides give us a good glimpse of what our tactic should look like in full force, though I don’t put much stock in the 10 nil aggregate overall. Berbatov scores 4 goals between the two matches, while Bent and Kaboul add 2 each. 07/22/2007 The following Tottenham Premier Division matches have been chosen for live television coverage. Sunday August 26th 2007 - Tottenham v Liverpool Sunday September 2nd 2007 - Tottenham v Sunderland Sunday September 16th 2007 - Fulham v Tottenham Sunday September 23rd 2007 - Tottenham v Birmingham Saturday October 27th 2007 - West Ham v Tottenham Saturday November 24th 2007 - Arsenal v Tottenham Saturday December 1st 2007 - Tottenham v Chelsea A good array of games here, with the London derbies against West Ham, Arsenal and Chelsea sure to draw big ratings. As of today, the club has sold 15409 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expects the club to sell another 9500 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 24900 in total. The groundskeeper asks for alterations and I keep the pitch as is (wide and average length) to accommodate our creativity and pace. |
03-29-2008, 06:15 AM | #3 |
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Friendlies
07/23/2007 – Zurich 1 Tottenham 2 07/26/2007 – St Gallen 1 Tottenham 1 A bit stiffer competition as Zurich has a solid side and St Gallen plays us like it is the UEFA cup final, bullying our midfield and generally being disruptive. This worries me as the one concern I have is how we will cope with a physical team during league play. Berbatov scores in both fixtures and is looking very natural in my new tactic, with 6 goals through 4 matches. 07/27/2007 Man Utd have been made 7-4 favorites to win the English Premier Division title this season. The rest of the main contenders are priced at: 2-1 - Chelsea, 2-1 - Liverpool, 5-2 - Arsenal, 33-1 - Tottenham and 33-1 - Everton. Based on our odds, the bookmakers believe that we definitely have the quality to mount a serious title challenge and that no matter what happens, will be there or thereabouts come the end of the season. Might be a good time to drop a hundred quid on spurs…. 07/30/2007 As of today, the club has sold 18830 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expects the club to sell another 6100 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 24900 in total. Friendly 07/31/2007 – Tottenham 4 AFC Wimbledon 0 Our final friendly and only home appearance of the pre-season, sees us dominate non-league side Wimbledon. Kaboul and Berbs score 2 each and I am salivating with the threat we are going to have both on the attack and off of set pieces (Where all of Kaboul’s goals have come) |
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Assistant coach Gustavo Poyet has reminded you of some important dates in the month ahead:
8.1.2007 - Tottenham Reserves v Stevenage (Friendly) 8.3.2007 - EURO Cup Second Qualifying Round Draw 8.11.2007 - Newcastle v Tottenham (Premier Division) 8.15.2007 - English League Cup First Round 8.15.2007 - Tottenham v Middlesbrough (Premier Division) 8.16.2007 - EURO Cup Second Qualifying Round 8.18.2007 - English League Cup Second Round Draw 8.18.2007 - Norwich Under 18s v Tottenham Under 18s 8.18.2007 - Wigan v Tottenham (Premier Division) 8.19.2007 - Under 18s Cup Second Round Draw 8.21.2007 - Watford Under 18s v Tottenham Under 18s (Under 18s Cup) 8.22.2007 - Tottenham Reserves v Reading Reserves 8.22.2007 - England v Germany (Friendly) 8.25.2007 - Tottenham Under 18s v Chelsea Under 18s 8.26.2007 - Tottenham v Liverpool (Premier Division) 8.29.2007 - English League Cup Second Round 8.29.2007 - Tottenham Reserves v Birmingham Reserves 8.30.2007 - EURO Cup Second Qualifying Round 8.31.2007 - End of transfer window Bonuses I promise the players' representative to pay out a higher than normal collective squad win bonus this season. As a result of the agreement, the players will be paid a total of $7.75M to be shared among the squad on a pro-rata basis if they manage to win the Premier Division. The collective bonus for cup competitions will award the players a total of $1.4M to be shared among the squad if they win a cup. In continental competitions the collective bonus will award the players a total of $2.6M to be shared among the squad if they win the trophy. Should the team fail to win a competition, the bonus will be scaled down depending on the final position. 08/03/2007 Liverpool and Milan both enquire about Berbatov and I slap both down, though Berb’s claims to be intrigued by the Red’s interest. Hopefully not the start of an attitude issue. 08/06/2007 As of today, the club has sold 23032 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expects the club to sell another 1900 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 24900 in total. 2008 First Team side With away day to Newcastle looming to start the season, I make my final cuts to the reserve side and our opening roster will look like this.
There are several first team players that will open the season in the reserves due to injury including Lennon, Michael Dawson and Ledley King. This places us a bit weaker on defense than I would like to start, but I am hopeful my strategy of playing a quickfire counter attack stylle will cover that weakness. |
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08/11/2007 - EPL League Match
Starting Lineup
A splendid display by MOM Steed Malbranque (8) who hit on 25 of 30 passes and chipped in 2 assists to pace the attack. Rocha and Kaboul (both 8) were a combined 10 fo 10 on tackles from the Centre back spots and Kaboul also won 9 of 12 headers and had two goals dissallowed on corners due to fouls. Laying odds now he gets 10-12 goals from set pieces this season. Berbs (8) was again spectacular, opening the scoring and keeping the Magpies on their heels all day before being substituted for Bent (8) who tallied the winner. I also can't say enough about Robbie Keane (8) playing out of position on the right wing for the injured Aaron Lennon. It is going to be hard to go with a 3 striker rotation when Lennon comes back, so if Keane continues to perform he will stay there, Lennon will move to left wing and Malbranque can go inside. It is nice to have so much flexibility.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benítez was seen at St. James' Park during our win as speculation in the media suggests that Benítez may well have been taking a closer look at Dimitar Berbatov who he is rumored to be interested in signing. He should have saved the train fare. 08/14/2007 Final sales figures for season tickets. The ticket office has confirmed that the club has sold 23499 season tickets for this season. Last edited by BYU 14 : 03-29-2008 at 06:49 AM. |
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08/15/2007 - EPL League Match
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03-29-2008, 08:53 AM | #7 |
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I will be watching... Up until this year I have always played with Spurs. Now I am trying out lower leagues and have managed Stevenage Borough to League 1 in 2 years... COYS!!!
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08/18/2007 - EPL League Match - Away to Wigan
Starting lineup
This looks like our best 11 with who we have a vailable at this point, in fact when Lennon gets back it may be tough for him to rest his job back from Keane, who as exceeded expectations as an attacking Winger, just by demanding so much attention from the opposition
Geoff Scott has reported that central midfielder Daniel Hutchins has suffered a pulled hamstring after chasing the ball during the match against Norwich Under 18s. It is likely that Hutchins will be out for between 3 weeks and a month while he is treated. 08/21/2007 Dimitar Berbatov was selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week. Anything less would have been a travesty as Berbs is shredding EPL defenses early on. 08/22/2007 Your assistant coach Gustavo Poyet has reported back on the Tottenham players involved in today's international matches: Finland 0 - 0 Kazakhstan (Euro Ch'ship Quals) Twenty-seven-year old midfielder Teemu Tainio gave a solid performance for Finland in this match. Denmark 2 - 1 Republic of Ireland (Friendly) Twenty-seven-year-old striker Robbie Keane didn't have the best of games for Ireland and was eventually substituted. Scotland 3 - 0 South Africa (Friendly) Twenty-two-year-old right-back Alan Hutton did well for Scotland before eventually being substituted. Bulgaria 2 - 1 Wales (Friendly) Twenty-six-year-old Bulgaria captain Dimitar Berbatov got himself on the scoresheet for Bulgaria before he was later substituted. Gareth Bale also played in this match. Not a bad showing, with Berbs continuing his hot hand at the international level. I like what Taino is giving us as well. 08/24/2007 The transfer deadline for English clubs is in one week. We may look for some midfield help still. Milan and Real Madrid inquire about Berbatov, I hate Madrid and tell them to F** off and give Milan a 50 Mil price tag.....They promptly withdraw their inquiry. |
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08/26/2007 - EPL League Match - Home to Liverpool
Starting lineup
No real shakeups again as if it is not broke don't fix it. This is our first match in bad weather, so I will be curious to see of the tactic is still effective.
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09/01/2007
Assistant coach Gustavo Poyet with the important dates in the month ahead: 9.1.2007 - English League Cup Third Round Draw 9.1.2007 - EURO Cup First Round Draw 9.1.2007 - EURO Cup squad registration 9.2.2007 - Tottenham v Sunderland (Premier Division) 9.5.2007 - Tottenham Reserves v Birmingham Reserves 9.6.2007 - England Under 19s v Israel Under 19s (U19 International) 9.7.2007 - Bulgaria Under 21s v England Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) 9.8.2007 - Crystal Palace Under 18s v Tottenham Under 18s 9.8.2007 - England v Israel (Euro Ch'ship Quals) 9.10.2007 - England Under 19s v Russia Under 19s (U19 International) 9.11.2007 - England Under 21s v FYR Macedonia Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) 9.12.2007 - Chelsea Reserves v Tottenham Reserves 9.12.2007 - England v Russia (Euro Ch'ship Quals) 9.15.2007 - Tottenham Under 18s v Reading Under 18s 9.16.2007 - Fulham v Tottenham (Premier Division) 9.17.2007 - English FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Draw 9.19.2007 - Portsmouth Reserves v Tottenham Reserves 9.20.2007 - EURO Cup First Round 9.23.2007 - Under 18s Cup Third Round Draw 9.23.2007 - Morecambe Under 18s v Tottenham Under 18s (Under 18s Cup) 9.23.2007 - Tottenham v Birmingham (Premier Division) 9.26.2007 - English League Cup Third Round 9.29.2007 - English League Cup Fourth Round Draw 9.29.2007 - English FA Cup Second Qualifying Round 9.29.2007 - West Ham Under 18s v Tottenham Under 18s 9.29.2007 - Man City v Tottenham (Premier Division) Training Gustavo Poyet has decided to give me some feedback on how training has been going over the past month. The following players have trained well over the past month: Tommy Forecast (Strength) Lee Butcher (Tactics) Tomás Pekhart (Attacking) The following players have failed to impress in training during the past month: Dimitar Berbatov (Defending) Darren Bent (Defending) Simon Dawkins (Defending) Not really going to cry about Berbs and Bent as long as they keep doing what they are paid to do and that's ruffle the onion bag!! Euro Cup I have to register players for the Euro Cup (6 must be England trained players, 3 of them from the squad) We will play FC Twente in the EURO Cup First Round. The first leg will be played at White Hart Lane on Thursday September 20th 2007. Our match vs Blackburn is rearranged for Sunday October 7th 2007 due to a scheduling conflict with the second leg of the EURO Cup match on Thursday October 4th 2007. Carling Cup We will play Liverpool in the English League Cup Third Round. The game will be played at Anfield on Wednesday September 26th 2007. Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool actually played each other in the final of the League Cup back in 1982, with Liverpool lifting the trophy on that occasion. This is a tough draw, especially on the heels of our scoreless match at home. I will hope for dry weather and for a more open Liverpool attack to play into our counter game more. Board summary To summarize, the board is satisfied with my coaching of the team. This has been underlined by the fans' belief that your leadership is getting the best out of Dimitar Berbatov. We recorded a loss of $1.74M last month, which I need to curtail as I do not want to be cash strapped 2-3 years down the line. To best do this we need to win our Cup matches and I will probably be very tight in the transfer windows. Current EPL Table
Very happy with our position to start as we have a new tactic and are still missing key players. The squad is confident right now and anything lost on our draw with Liverpool will hopefully be regained when Sunderland visits Whitehart Lane in our first September fixture. Squad Stats
* = Current projected Starters
Of course Berbatov is the teams top player at this point as he looks to resume his scoring streak after being stymied by Liverpool. Keane is also very impressive, since he has played out of position all Season. In fact the only real disappointments have been my Defensive Midfielders, which is why Makoun is here and why Zokora is transfer listed. Last edited by BYU 14 : 03-29-2008 at 08:09 PM. |
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09/02/2007 - EPL League Match - Home to Sunderland Starting Lineup
McKoun is set to make his Spurs debut, no other changes from our recent lineups as this group is building some good chemistry.
Keane (8) nets his first of the year, putting home his own missed penalty after a great save by Sunderland Keeper Craig Gorden (6). It is a match even more lopsided than the score indicates as Leadbitter (8) was the only Sunderland palyer that did anything and his goal was nothing short of spectacular, driving in a cleared corner with force from 30 yards that no Keeper in the EPL could have saved. The team effort is so dominant that only Robinson (7), McKoun (7) and Rocha (7) don't rate an 8 in form. Kaboul's first competitive goal for the club comes from a corner as expected as he wins 9 of 10 headers and chips in 19 interceptions as well. Bale, Keane and Chimbonda garner assists and Tainio is 44 of 53 on passes. I am approached by a journalist from the News of the World after the game "Jean II Makoun gave a solid performance for Tottenham today. Are you happy with your new signing?" He asks. I indicate I am pleased to see Makoun make his debut and I believe he will become a great signing for Tottenham and leave it at that, as he was not spectacular, but also had only 1 day to train with the club before the match. 09/02/2007 International Call-ups Twenty-three of your players have been called up for international duty. Match Dates: September 6th and September 10th. England Under 19s: Troy Archibald-Henville and Danny Rose Spain Under 19s: Yuri Berchiche Match Date: September 7th. Republic of Ireland Under 21s: Terry Dixon France Under 21s: Younes Kaboul and Adel Taarabt Match Dates: September 7th and September 11th. Czech Republic Under 21s: Tomás Pekhart England Under 21s: Tom Huddlestone, Jamie O'Hara and Ben Alnwick Match Date: September 8th. Ivory Coast: Didier Zokora Cameroon: Jean II Makoun Sierra Leone: Radwan Hamed Match Dates: September 8th and September 12th. England: Jermaine Jenas and Paul Robinson Republic of Ireland: Robbie Keane Wales: Gareth Bale and Chris Gunter Norway: Dag Alexander Olsen France: Pascal Chimbonda Scotland: Alan Hutton Finland: Teemu Tainio Bulgaria: Dimitar Berbatov This will be a two week break for internationals and pretty much half my total squad is involved, so I give those that aren't a few days off. 09/08/2007 Gustavo Poyet has reported back on the Tottenham players involved in today's international matches: England Under 19s 2 - 0 Israel Under 19s (U19 International) Eighteen-year old centre-back Troy Archibald-Henville gave a solid performance for England in this match. Andorra Under 21s 1 - 2 France Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) Twenty-one-year old towering centre-back Younes Kaboul gave a solid performance for France in this match. Adel Taarabt also played in this match. Bulgaria Under 21s 0 - 0 England Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) Twenty-year old midfielder Tom Huddlestone gave a solid performance for England in this match. Georgia Under 21s 0 - 2 Czech Republic Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) Eighteen-year old young striker Tomás Pekhart gave a solid performance for Czech Republic in this match. Geoff Scott has reported that defensive midfielder Sam Cox has suffered concussion after a late tackle during the match against Crystal Palace Under 18s. It is likely that Cox will be out for around 6 days while he is treated. He is a future star at a crowded position. 09/12/2007 Gustavo Poyet has reported back on the Tottenham players involved in today's international matches: Scotland 3 - 1 Lithuania (Euro Ch'ship Quals) Twenty-two-year old strong full-back Alan Hutton gave a solid performance for Scotland in this match. Holland 5 - 1 Bulgaria (Euro Ch'ship Quals) Twenty-six-year-old Bulgaria captain Dimitar Berbatov did well for Bulgaria, playing the whole match and creating a goal. Somalia 0 - 5 Cameroon (African Nations Quals) Twenty-four-year-old industrious midfielder Jean II Makoun did well for Cameroon, playing the whole match and creating a goal. Slovakia 1 - 1 Republic of Ireland (Euro Ch'ship Quals) Twenty-seven-year-old striker Robbie Keane will be disappointed with his performance for Ireland. Despite playing the entire match, he never really got going. Serbia 3 - 1 Finland (Euro Ch'ship Quals) Twenty-seven-year old midfielder Teemu Tainio gave a solid performance for Finland in this match. Wales 2 - 2 Germany (Euro Ch'ship Quals) Eighteen-year-old left-back Gareth Bale did well for Wales before eventually being substituted. Sierra Leone 0 - 3 Uganda (African Nations Quals) Eighteen-year-old striker Radwan Hamed didn't have the best of games for Sierra Leone and was eventually substituted. England Under 21s 1 - 0 FYR of Macedonia Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) Twenty-year-old central midfielder Jamie O'Hara didn't have the best of games for England and was eventually substituted. Tough match for Berbs, not much for Bulgaria after him. Geoff Scott has reported that goalkeeper Radek Cerny has suffered a stubbed finger after awkwardly catching a ball in training today and is day to day. If he can't go I will have to brgin Forcast up to back up Robinson. Scott also reports that central midfielder Teemu Tainio has suffered a facial injury following an accidental collision during the match against Poland. No word on the severity. 09/14/2007 The Tottenham vs FC Twente EURO Cup match on Thursday September 20th 2007 has been chosen for live television coverage. 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09/16/2007 - EPL League Match - Away to Fulham
Starting lineup
Had to do some minor shuffling due to Tainio's injury moving Malbranque inside and Gilberto up from fullback. This will also signal the season debut of Michael Dawson and possibly Lee Young-Pyo if is brought on as they have both finally been cleared for play post injury.
09/19/2007 Dimitar Berbatov was selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week. At this rate, Berbatov could make a serious run for player of the year. |
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09/20/2007 - Euro Cup 1st roung leg 1 - Home to FC Twente
Starting Lineup
Gilberto will move up to wing with Tainio still out and Dawson will get another start at DC. A good win at home will allow to rest some players on the second leg hopefully.
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09/26/2007 - Carling Cup 3rd round - Away to Liverpool
Starting Lineup
I give Berbs the day off, as well as Robinson and Chimbonda. Still a fairly strong side with Keane moving to Striker and Lennon taking the start on the right wing.
Again I am approached by a journalist from a national newspaper: "Jean II Makoun was outraged that Liverpool were awarded a penalty today. Did you feel it was a penalty?" Remembering an old friend from Milwall, I keep my mouth shut.. 09/28/2007 The FC Twente vs Tottenham EURO Cup match on Thursday October 4th 2007 has been chosen for live television coverage. I will not be changing styles despite our 2-0 aggregate lead coming in. There will be some changes to the first team, but we will still be looking to win and if that fails at least get an away goal. |
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09/29/2007 - EPL League Match - Away to Man City
Starting Lineup
Pretty much our normal first team outside of Lennon getting the start over Keane at right wing.
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10/01/2007
Assistant coach Gustavo Poyet stops by to go over the important dates in the month aheadand provide his training report: 10.1.2007 - English FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Draw 10.3.2007 - Tottenham Reserves v Aston Villa Reserves 10.4.2007 - FC Twente v Tottenham (EURO Cup) 10.6.2007 - Tottenham Under 18s v Ipswich Under 18s 10.7.2007 - Tottenham v Blackburn (Premier Division) 10.10.2007 - Fulham Reserves v Tottenham Reserves 10.13.2007 - English FA Cup Third Qualifying Round 10.13.2007 - England v Estonia (Euro Ch'ship Quals) 10.15.2007 - Jacques Maghoma's loan finishes 10.15.2007 - English FA Cup Fourth Round Qualifying Draw 10.16.2007 - England Under 21s v Azerbaijan Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) 10.17.2007 - Russia v England (Euro Ch'ship Quals) 10.20.2007 - Arsenal Under 18s v Tottenham Under 18s 10.20.2007 - Tottenham v Reading (Premier Division) 10.24.2007 - West Ham Reserves v Tottenham Reserves 10.25.2007 - EURO Cup Group Stage 10.27.2007 - English FA Cup Fourth Round Qualifying 10.27.2007 - Tottenham Under 18s v Fulham Under 18s 10.27.2007 - West Ham v Tottenham (Premier Division) 10.28.2007 - Under 18s Cup Fourth Round Draw 10.29.2007 - English FA Cup First Round Draw 10.30.2007 - Crystal Palace Under 18s v Tottenham Under 18s (Under 18s Cup) Training The following players have trained well over the past month: Aaron Lennon (Set Pieces) Jonathan Woodgate (Defending) Michael Dawson (Defending) One player in particular failed to impress in training during the past month: Teemu Tainio (Set Pieces) Premiership Table
Things are shaping up now as we sit sandwiched between the big four and one of only three EPL side without a loss. Still very early but I think we are confident and playing well enough to stay around this position all year, which will mean a spot in Europe next season. Birmingham is probably the early surprise sitting in 6th spot, while Everton is woefully underachieving at this point. Squad Stats
Finally getting up to full strength as a squad with only Ledley King still out among first team players. The biggest challenge at this point will be getting enough minutes to keep everybody happy. The good side to this is that the competition to get on the pitch will be keen, which will make everyone work harder. 10/02/2007 Paul Robinson, Pascal Chimbonda and Jean II Makoun were selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week. Our best showing of the Season. Kaboul named EPL Young Player of the Month for September Press Release: Younes Kaboul has wowed the fans at White Hart Lane this month with some outstanding performances. The 21 year old central defender has played consistently well in the last month. Kudos to to Younes, who was probably our biggest pickup of the off season, he still has some years to improve as well. Board confidence update: To summarize, the board feel you should be performing slightly better in your role as head coach. Their biggest disappointment is the team's poor performance in the Carling Cup. One positive to draw on however was Tottenham's 2 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Middlesbrough which pleased the fans. The club made a profit of $2.44M last month. Unbelievable that we are unbeaten in league, hold a commanding position after the first leg of the Euro Cup and are packing the Lane and all the board remembers is a 3rd round Carling Cup loss to the Reds away. A tough draw for any team in the prem!! |
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10/04/2007 - Euro Cup 1st round leg 2 - Away to FC Twente
Starting Lineup
Start a few guys not normally on the first team, as I feel we will be able to hold Twente off and advance, while keeping some of our key players fresh.
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