An opening day victory shouldn’t mask a Spurs performance that, while decent, was made look a lot more efficient than it was by Rafa’s unmotivated Liverpool side.
There’s little doubt that Spurs were the better team and deserved the points but it’s the weaknesses still prevalent in the team that give cause for concern.
I don’t know [...]
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Part two of my Premier League predictions. Yawn, etc.
11th Fulham
Last season: 7th
Transfers in: Stephen Kelly (free, Birmingham), Bjorn Helge Riise (£2m, Lillestrom)
Transfers out: Moritz Volz, Julian Gray (both released)
I enjoyed Fulham’s charge to the UEFA Cup last season – even as a Tottenham fan who saw his team pipped at the post. Brede Hangeland [...]
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As is traditional – sometimes – here is part one of a rundown of how I see the Premier League panning out this year.
1st Liverpool
Last season: 2nd
Transfers in: Glen Johnson (£18m, Portsmouth), Alberto Aquilani (£20m. Roma)
Transfers out: Sebastian Leto (£1.3m, Panathinaikos), Jermaine Pennant (free, Zaragoza), Sami Hyppia (free, Bayer Leverkusen), Alvaro Arbeloa (£3.5m, Real Madrid), [...]
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The asset stripping at Newcastle – begun on a small scale last season – has continued in the pre-season. This week Habib Beye and Sebastian Bassong left the club for Aston Villa and Tottenham respectively for what is thought to be a combined £10m in initial fees.
With Michael Owen and Obafemi Martins also departing last [...]
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You wonder how many seasons Spurs can possibly begin without a left midfielder. There were flirtations with naturally left-sided players like Timothe Atouba and Reto Ziegler but they simply didn’t make the grade. We’ve seen Aaron Lennon, David Bentley and Luka Modric play there without much impact and even Robbie Keane made the odd appearance [...]
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T-1 and counting: Tottenham transfer rumours
With one day left in the Premier League transfer window and Spurs losing Huerelho Gomes, Ledley King and Luka Modric to injury, it seems ‘Arry Redknapp will have to dip in to the transfer market a couple of times today or tomorrow.
Unsurprisingly he is rumoured to be returning to his former club Portsmouth for Niko [...]
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