We have now won 9 out of the last 11 games which is very good form indeed.
Last week I did a similar article but on the previous 9 games and the list of victories was dismissed by a majority of fans on here due to the teams that we had played. Well, after two more games Man City and Villa are now added to the list.
18/09/2024 Coventry Won
21/09/2024 Brentford Won
26/09/2024 Qarabag Won
29/09/2024 Man U Won
03/10/2024 Ferencvaros Won
06/10/2024 Brighton Lost
19/10/2024 West Ham Won
24/10/2024 AZ Won
27/10/2024 Crystal Palace Lost
30/10/2024 Man City Won
03/11/2024 Aston Villa Won
I suspect that the anti Ange brigade will be a little quieter this week (judging by the lack of articles since yesterday's win), but no doubt they will be back in force if we lose away to Galatasarsay on Thursday.
There will still be bumps in the road as we are by no means the finished article, but I think Ange is doing a very good job and I believe the direction of travel for Spurs is a good one and will bear fruit.
I hope we can get a bit more positivity on here now. There's no lack of positivity at the stadium though. None of the fans in my area (or around the ground) lost faith even though we were one nil down at half time. It's mainly the keyboard warriors (particularly one that called Ange a "fat Aussie cvnt" last week) that can't see the bigger picture.
Last 11 Games
posted on 4/11/24
Fair enough we had beat the minnows in cup competitions prior to City, but league form was not brilliant. Some people may have taken the anti-Ange stance too far but if people were not so convinced, then that is perfectly reasonable. It had been one of our worst league starts for some time. 4 losses - one a capitulation, the other we didn't even turn up for against a team who had not won all season. This following on from poor form the end of last season.
Now we have 2 good results, let's see if we can expand on that. If we lose to City in the away game soon, fair enough. Realistically though that should be our only bad result in the league in the next 7 or so games.
posted on 4/11/24
You’re very lucky to have him as a manager. It could be a LOT worse
posted on 4/11/24
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 10 minutes ago
Fair enough we had beat the minnows in cup competitions prior to City, but league form was not brilliant. Some people may have taken the anti-Ange stance too far but if people were not so convinced, then that is perfectly reasonable. It had been one of our worst league starts for some time. 4 losses - one a capitulation, the other we didn't even turn up for against a team who had not won all season. This following on from poor form the end of last season.
Now we have 2 good results, let's see if we can expand on that. If we lose to City in the away game soon, fair enough. Realistically though that should be our only bad result in the league in the next 7 or so games.
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Yeah it’s not all sunshine and lollipops, but we’re seeing signs of improvement in my opinion. Our woes seem to be confined to away games - we’ve been the best side in all of our home games, even the one we lost.
Away from home we outplayed Leicester, Newcastle and United, we were great for 45 mins against Brighton and then were abysmal away to Palace. It’s this that needs sorting
posted on 4/11/24
comment by Striketeam7 - staying humble (U18109)
posted 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
comment by Christopher (U20930)
posted 14 minutes ago
if we beat Ipswich we'll go into the break ahead of at least one of Chelsea and Arsenal
whole vibe of the season will have completely turned around
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The reason I’ve not worried too much this season is because how Ange has approached the cups - for me that was key.
I honestly think we don’t turn that result around yesterday if it wasn’t for the feel good factor from the win over City - the ground was buzzing.
Taking the Europa seriously in the first 3 games means we can now rest players on Thursday with a loss not really being detrimental to our chances in the competition.
Ange has got that balance right this year.
Next thing is to get the away form right and we will be a very decent side indeed
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Good point. On the other hand, Villa rested everyone in the cup, got beat by Palace and still look incredibly leggy yesterday.
The cups are vital. Thank fack for that late Coventry revival.
posted on 4/11/24
Great form there is always an arguement it could of been better Brighton never should of happened but did.
I have wanted Ange gone since January BUT he is adapting, learning and he really impressed me with his comments on Ugo Ehiogu.
posted on 4/11/24
comment by Striketeam7 - staying humble (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 10 minutes ago
Fair enough we had beat the minnows in cup competitions prior to City, but league form was not brilliant. Some people may have taken the anti-Ange stance too far but if people were not so convinced, then that is perfectly reasonable. It had been one of our worst league starts for some time. 4 losses - one a capitulation, the other we didn't even turn up for against a team who had not won all season. This following on from poor form the end of last season.
Now we have 2 good results, let's see if we can expand on that. If we lose to City in the away game soon, fair enough. Realistically though that should be our only bad result in the league in the next 7 or so games.
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Yeah it’s not all sunshine and lollipops, but we’re seeing signs of improvement in my opinion. Our woes seem to be confined to away games - we’ve been the best side in all of our home games, even the one we lost.
Away from home we outplayed Leicester, Newcastle and United, we were great for 45 mins against Brighton and then were abysmal away to Palace. It’s this that needs sorting
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I thought the same about the signs of improvement and then the Palace result and performance happened. I see improvements in players and performances are generally good but I'm not going to be fully convinced until we minimise these losses in the league, cause we haven't gone more than 2 games without one yet. And yes away form hasn't been good enough.
posted on 4/11/24
comment by look like modric (U7431)
posted 6 minutes ago
Great form there is always an arguement it could of been better Brighton never should of happened but did.
I have wanted Ange gone since January BUT he is adapting, learning and he really impressed me with his comments on Ugo Ehiogu.
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I don't think anyone is disputing that the Brighton capitulation in the second half should never have happened.
However, it's how a team reacts to such a defeat that matters and we have (on the whole) reacted very well.
Look, there will be other setbacks this season. That's a given. But if the overall trajectory is upwards (keeping us as top 4 contenders) and we progress well in cup competitions then that's all that matters. We can't (or shouldn't) spit the dummy out after every setback
posted on 4/11/24
comment by look like modric (U7431)
posted 4 hours, 2 minutes ago
Great form there is always an arguement it could of been better Brighton never should of happened but did.
I have wanted Ange gone since January BUT he is adapting, learning and he really impressed me with his comments on Ugo Ehiogu.
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Stay humble LLM.
posted on 4/11/24
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 4 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - staying humble (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 10 minutes ago
Fair enough we had beat the minnows in cup competitions prior to City, but league form was not brilliant. Some people may have taken the anti-Ange stance too far but if people were not so convinced, then that is perfectly reasonable. It had been one of our worst league starts for some time. 4 losses - one a capitulation, the other we didn't even turn up for against a team who had not won all season. This following on from poor form the end of last season.
Now we have 2 good results, let's see if we can expand on that. If we lose to City in the away game soon, fair enough. Realistically though that should be our only bad result in the league in the next 7 or so games.
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Yeah it’s not all sunshine and lollipops, but we’re seeing signs of improvement in my opinion. Our woes seem to be confined to away games - we’ve been the best side in all of our home games, even the one we lost.
Away from home we outplayed Leicester, Newcastle and United, we were great for 45 mins against Brighton and then were abysmal away to Palace. It’s this that needs sorting
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I thought the same about the signs of improvement and then the Palace result and performance happened. I see improvements in players and performances are generally good but I'm not going to be fully convinced until we minimise these losses in the league, cause we haven't gone more than 2 games without one yet. And yes away form hasn't been good enough.
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it might just be one of those seasons tbh, like when Leicester won the league. everyone stuttering really
posted on 4/11/24
I know and most on here know we have won 9 / 11 ( and we should never have lost the Brighton game ) but why is this stat not widely know ?
Also most fans outside of Spurs, also didn't know Spurs are currently the top PL goalscorers and conceded the joint third least goals. Why ?
We are the only team across Europe who consistently beat City, but again this fact is never highlighted. The day after dumping them out of the cup last week, there was virtually no media acknowledgement of this. Just imagine if that was Arsenal. Sky would still be talking about it a week later.
Simple. Because the various media outlets and pundits continually portray Spurs as Spursy, defensively weak and inconsistent.
Oh and we are apparently the only so called big team, who has not won a cup in ages. The fact that Newcastle, Villa and Brighton, all media favorites, have all waited much longer since their last success, Yet none of this is every mentioned.
The fact is we are not one of the chosen few who constantly get positive vibes from media and pundits alike.It will always be spun negatively.