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Jurgen Klopp on life in lockdown: "I didn't learn a lot in lockdown, other than Gary Neville has an opinion about absolutely everything. It is incredible."
Antonio Conte: “After three weeks I am starting to understand the situation. It is not simple. At this moment the level at Tottenham is not so high.”
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Since Pep Guardiola called Tottenham the 'Harry Kane' team, Spurs have beaten City four times at home and Kane has played just once*. (*Also came off injured early in one)
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It's the 73rd minute at New York Stadium and Rotherham and Ipswich fans are chanting 'To Me, To You' at each other in memory of Barry Chuckle
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Amazon have erected a billboard near Stamford Bridge advertising the forthcoming All or Nothing series:
"Ever wondered what your ex is up to?"
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Wow, wow, wow, get the banners out. Tottenham's opening game of the season against Southampton will be their first Saturday 3pm kick-off at home since December 2019!
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Conte on Son: "If I have to find a husband for my daughter I would like it to be a person like him. In this moment he is suffering a lot because he is not scoring. Son will always be part of my football vision."
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Harry Kane on Dier: “I am really close with Eric, he is a fantastic player, he had a really good season, probably the best season he has had in terms of being consistent over a long period of time, staying fit and healthy. He was a big reason we got Champions League football.”
Harry Kane will read children's book The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright on CBeebies Bedtime Stories tonight to coincide with World Mental Health Day. It airs at 6.50pm
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Great news for Tottenham, Hugo Lloris agrees a new two-year contract. Had been free to talk to other clubs this month. Contract takes him to 37 and 14 years with the club. But he's playing as well as ever
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Antonio Conte on the postponement of the north London derby: "This is the first time in my life that a league postponed a game because of injuries. It was a very strange decision."
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For all the negativity recently, Spurs are still unbeaten in nine Premier League games under Antonio Conte. On the shoulder of the top four with games in hand. Be a good time to give him some reinforcements.
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Giovani Lo Celso is out of the Argentina squad. So that's him, Ndombele, Son, Bale and Dele all at the Spurs training ground over the next week. Can only be good.
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In the Kane-Son partnership, there's no doubt that Kane's assists have been more eye-catching but it is as equal as it can be. Kane has scored 19 of the 37 goals and Son 18. An iconic duo in Premier League and Tottenham's history.
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Arteta claims his side are the only club to have to play Premier League games on Wednesday night and then Saturday lunchtime, but Spurs did it last month when playing Burnley and Leeds.
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Mourinho: "Before matches you always ask me why this player is not playing, why this player is not playing, why this player is not selected. Maybe now for a few weeks you don't ask me that because you have the answer."
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Mourinho: "Why are you speaking about us? Speak about Liverpool, Manchester United, City and others with 'clever' players and getting penalties. Don't speak about Harry Kane."
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Spurs went to Anfield on December 16 top of the league. Eight games later they are 11 points off the top. Can't pin today on Kane's absence, it's been dire for weeks.
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Jose Mourinho on why he doesn't feature in Arsene Wenger's book: “Because he never beat me. You are not going to do a chapter about 14 matches that you never win so why should he speak about me in a book. A book is to make you proud!”
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Jose Mourinho piles into Tanguy Ndombele. "He is always injured. you are full of hope. One game he is in and then he is injured. It is a concern."
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Antonio Conte on his future: "I am enjoying my time at Tottenham, I have found a fantastic atmosphere, a great stadium, a great training ground, our fans are incredible. For sure I want to improve the situation. The people deserve much more than this."
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"That's for selling me". Sissoko blasts the ball at Nuno from close range after he was shepherded out of play. Definitely not intentional because if it was he'd have missed
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Research shows that Tottenham have more fans in South Korea than in the UK, with 11million people between the ages of 16 and 69 saying they support Spurs. Can't think why! 🇰🇷
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Spurs are obviously disappointed by the Luis Diaz situation. It was a player decision to choose Liverpool, and who can blame him. Spurs were ready to do the deal from a financial point of view.
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While Harry Kane was late in reporting for training, Son Heung-min signed a new contract. He cemented his place in Spurs fans' hearts with another huge goal.
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Son Heung-min has scored 19 Premier League goals this season. The most he has ever scored in one campaign. He's just three behind Mo Salah in the race for the Golden Boot.
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Tottenham will qualify for the Champions League next season if they get a point at Norwich on Sunday (unless Arsenal beat Everton by 16 goals). Win and it doesn't matter. As Conte keeps telling us, who would have thought that possible?
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This has to be one of the flakiest Tottenham teams of all time. They have dropped 13 points from winning positions by conceding goals in the last 15 minutes. Couldn’t hold a lead to save their lives.
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After the 1-0 defeat to Burnley, Spurs were in eighth, seven points behind Man United in fourth. Seven games later they are six points ahead and they lost to them!
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Mourinho on Reguilon: "An amazing gift. Portuguese piglet which is amazing for Portuguese and Spanish, I gave him because I was told he was going to spend Christmas on his own. He was not alone as you can see."
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Aurier had his fair share of high profile brain freezes and Mourinho famously said he was scared of his defending. But he was a great character around the dressing room and he played for the three days after his brother was killed, so respect.
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Tottenham's front three have transformed their season. They have produced 27 combined goal contributions in the last eight PL games.
Kane: 8 goals, 4 assists
Son: 5 goals, 3 assists
Kulusevski: 2 goals, 5 assists
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Might go unnoticed, but I think Hugo Lloris has been excellent since the restart in June. Superb handling and commandment of box tonight especially
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A word for Harry Kane, too. Obviously there were some known factors (Euros, transfer saga, Nuno-ball), but he went from scoring once in the first 13 games to 16 in his last 24. Also got nine assists.
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Mourinho: "I have played the Europa League two times and won it two times. I would love to play it a third time and try and win it a third."
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The Tanguy turnaround is complete as Mourinho admits
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missed him last night: "He is training normal and is ready to play Sunday, and to be honest we missed him - because he gives speed to the team. Thinking quick, thinking fast moving the ball quick and fast, we missed him."
Essentially the ‘ethics’ board ruled calling a game off for a worsening Covid situation was a bigger offence than Rennes being unwilling to rearrange
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Antonio Conte has just said that Son has had a scan on an injury picked up against Chelsea and will not train until the international break at the end of this month.
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Jose Mourinho on the North London power battle: "I look up, I don't look down. If Arsenal was seven points ahead of us, I would look to them. But because we have seven points more than them, I don't look down."
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Here's my 2021/22 end of the
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season review:
Goal of season: Moura v Norwich
Player of the season: Son
Moment of the season: Bergwijn winner at Leicester
Sliding doors moment: Man Utd home defeat
Best individual performance: Kane v City
Best Lloris save: Watkins v Villa
Spurs will not have to release Cristian Romero or Giovani Lo Celso for international duty with Argentina next month. Or any other player going to a red list country 👍🏻
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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho confirms his entire squad have tested negative for coronavirus after Brentford boss Thomas Frank has the virus.
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Mauricio Pochettino at his PSG unveiling press conference: “It is difficult to be objective with Tottenham, because it is still in our hearts and we love Tottenham. It is a relationship that is never going to stop.”
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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Son Heung-min will be selected at Newcastle after recovering from hamstring injury. Sergio Reguilon also fit, but Ben Davies and Matt Doherty are out injured
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Eric Dier is available for Tottenham's visit to Chelsea. Son Heung-min is still out and Antonio Conte says there are a couple of injury concerns from Wednesday night.
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Conte on Skipp: "Skipp played a really good game. This player is very young, he has a lot of space for improvement. He played with great passion and heart. It was important. We are talking about an important prospect."
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