Tottenham Tactics: Martin Jol’s Tactical Rethink Is Costing Us

It often seems like Spurs set out with 11 players on the pitch who are allowed to do as they please. But when we do get it together, it’s clear that there are some tactical strategies favoured by Martin Jol:

- Solid, cautious midfield. Especially during the days of 3 central players in a 4 man midfield with just Lennon on …

No Team Changes? What’s The Point Of Our Squad, Then?

Apparently Martin Jol isn't planning on making any team changes for the UEFA cup match on Thursday because he needs the team to gel together for the league. This may sound like a reasonable statement on its own but ...

Tottendam Tidbits: Gareth Bale’s Debut Is Ruined, Robinson Gets A Last Chance

Each day we'll bring you a quick breakdown of the Spurs news going around the blogs, message boards and even the 'official' press. Gareth Bale doesn't like losing either [Daily Mail] Two games, two rave reviews [Bleacher Report] Ossie ...

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Tactical Cowardice Costs Tottenham Once More

0002204c-f56f-1338-ad4d0c01ac1bf814.jpgMartin Jol is often accused of failing to act decisively in using substitutions but today against Fulham it was his rashness in changing an apparent winning formula which cost Tottenham dearly. The media darling who cuts a "tough guy" mafioso figure today betrayed that image with some worrying wimpishness that would make Napoleon Dynamite look like John Rambo. Tottenham bossed the midfield for most of the match today, but it was Jol's senseless decision to withdraw Malbranque and Keane which turned the tide. It is easy to look back and second guess, with the benefit of hindsight, but this has happened more than once during the jovial Dutchman's reign - Jol's conservatism snatching defeat (a draw felt like one) from the jaws of victory when going for the jugular might have produced an even more emphatic result.

Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham: Performance, Not The Result.

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 ...

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Adel Taraabt and Gareth Bale

5092-6.jpgHow 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 ...

Damn You John Toshack, Let Him Heal!

So we made the sacrifice of resting Gareth Bale, resulting in the most inept left sided play since we played Chimbonda there against Sevilla, and now Wales think they can risk him? Apparently so, But Toshack said: "I'm aware that he ...