Have to agree with the folks at CaughtOffside.com on this one, the hype surrounding Adel Taarabt is great but it will do him no favours when it comes to patience from the fans. ...

With expectations thoroughly tempered for this match, it was nice to see Tottenham come out firing. Really firing. So much so that I worried that we peaked about 20 minutes into the match and would be battered the rest of ...

How good were these two kids against Manchester United? And their link up in stoppage time down the left wing brought a tear to my eye and should have given us the equaliser had ...

Adel Taarabt made quite an impression coming on against Derby, just as he did against West Ham and Chelsea. His refusal to pass in the first 5-10 minutes was more a young lad trying to make an impression and have ...

When he came on against West Ham and immediately went on a winding run that ultimate won the free-kick that Dimitar Berbatov equalised from - Tottenham fans started to get excited. When he came on against Chelsea, and showed no fear in taking on the Premier League champions, and arguably the best central midfield in Europe, with the ball at his feet, through probing passes, or stinging shots - Tottenham fans dubbed him half-jokingly as the next Zidane. And by the time he came on in the second half against Derby today, the roar of approval from the crowd at his every touch, every trick, and even every mistake told the whole story.

A combination of both, as far as I'm concerned. We lined up pretty close to how I wanted from a personnel standpoint (only one man off), and played exactly like I wanted from a tactical one as we took full advantage of a Derby side reminiscent of us last week. And the week before. Defenders: No point talking about defensive work, because what Derby put together could not be considered an attack. But even a half fit Lee reminded us how important he is to our formation. Confident on the ball, barely put a foot wrong, and makes a mockery of the idea that you have to have goals and assists to be a key attacking ingredient. Chimbonda was the same on the other side and actually won a couple of those far post headers for once.

The official team has been sent via Spurs Mobile: Robbo Chim Rocha Gardner Lee Routy Jenas Hudd Steed Keano Bent ...

Before each match The Spurs Wonderkid brings you his lineup and tactics recommendation, based roughly on what Martin Jol may actually be willing to try. Two formations tried, two utterly shambolic performances. In a time of injuries I'm a firm believer of going back to basics so, rather than continue to try and play Martin Jol's complex formation without the right players to make it work, I'm going for something a little more straightforward, although trying to put together a full 16 man squad really drove home how thin we are right now. Robinson Chimbonda Gardner Rocha Stalteri Routledge Jenas Huddlestone Keane Bent Defoe