Jack Pitt-Brooke

The View From The Lane: A show about Spurs: Another nadir - fear and loathing vs Palace Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke, Dan Kilpatrick and James Maw to discuss a quite remarkable 'head-loss' vs Palace last night. A game that Spurs simply had to win, resu...

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Tottenham 1-3 Crystal Palace

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I’m afraid this one has not been answered satisfactorily

My job - my whole life really - is saying things about Spurs, and I have no idea what to say about that.

First time Spurs have been ahead in a home league game for two months.

Yeah I’m starting to change my mind on a lot of this stuff to be honest (though I still think that sign was funny)

Nobody is going to save Spurs but these players. They have to start performing (Gift Article) The reality is that if the worst happens over the last 10 league games, it will mark the reputations of this group forever

Have we been so consumed with the politics at Spurs this season that we have let the players off the hook? Has that lack of responsibilty contributed to Spurs' struggles?

My mea culpa column:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Ha yes I was thinking that

Nobody is going to save Spurs but these players. They have to start performing (Gift Article) The reality is that if the worst happens over the last 10 league games, it will mark the reputations of this group forever

Have we been so consumed with the politics at Spurs this season that we have let the players off the hook? Has that lack of responsibilty contributed to Spurs' struggles?

My mea culpa column:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Nobody is going to save Spurs but these players. They have to start performing

No-one is coming to save Tottenham. The players have to do it themselves.

My piece (free):

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Nobody is going to save Spurs but these players. They have to start performing

No-one is coming to save Tottenham. The players have to do it themselves.

My piece (free):

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Yesss!

what a world

Tottenham face multiple challenges in their new sporting director search. What is their strategy? The departure of Fabio Partatici to Fiorentina has left the club trying to find a replacement for the role in mid-season

Tottenham using an executive search company to help find the new Sporting Director to work alongside Johan Lange. Who will be the right person to join their collaborative approach?

My piece: www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Libero: Libero 101 | Spurs In Peril... No Longer Too Big To Fail? In recent years it has felt as if the Premier League was permanently stratified, with the poor teams unable to win and the rich teams unable to lose. But Tottenham Hotspur have the ninth biggest re...

Discussed what Tottenham's struggles mean for the potential de-stratification of the Premier League on yesterday's @liberopodcast.com with @jonawils.bsky.social and @brewin.bsky.social

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Big Sam is like Moses, he pointed us towards the promised land but sadly did not make it all the way there

The View From The Lane: A show about Spurs: A performance completely lacking in confidence vs Fulham + West Ham 10 years on Jack Pitt-Brooke fills in for Danny Kelly as host for today's edition of The View From The Lane, he is joined by Dan Kilpatrick and James Maw to discuss a terrible away performance at Fulham: Fulha...

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Fulham 2-1 Spurs

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Tottenham have forgotten how to win football matches (Gift Article) The longer it is since they last won, the more distant the memory, the bigger the mental block they will have.

Have Tottenham forgotten how to win?

My piece from Craven Cottage (free to read)

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Thanks Dan but one thing - the Titanic sank pretty fast!

Tottenham have forgotten how to win football matches (Gift Article) The longer it is since they last won, the more distant the memory, the bigger the mental block they will have.

Have Tottenham forgotten how to win?

My piece from Craven Cottage (free to read)

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Bit of a siege at the end but apart from that Sarr chance they never came close to scoring. FT 2-1. Spurs have four points from 10 PL games in 2026. Pressure on Thursday night even bigger.

Say what you want about Richarlison, he's a man for a crisis

Richarlison pulls one back. Far post header from a Gray cross from the left after Tel drove Spurs forward. 2-1. 25 mins left

Richarlison, Tel and Sarr all on.

Not looking great at half time. Spurs ropey at the back and don’t look like scoring.

Iwobi makes it 2-0 from just outside the box, brilliant first time hit after exchanging passes with Wilson.

Kolo Muani's movement has been pretty good so far, better than we've seen in the past. Good run and touch onto a POrro pass but great tackle from Diop to deny him

Half way through first half. Still 1-0 to Fulham. Spurs having some more possession now and working hard but looking short of confidence with and without the ball.

1-0 to Fulham, Wilson volleys in after Tete sticks it into the box, Jimenez flick, Bobb crosses back in. Bit of a mess but no real resistance or pressure from SPurs to stop it. VAR check for a push but goal given.

3 mins in I think OOP it's a 442 with Gray LB and Porro RB, Simons and Gallagher wide midfield. With the ball it's more of a back three with Gray and Gallagher pushed up as wing backs.

Based on warm ups here it looks like Porro-Dragusin-Van de Ven back three, and so I assume Gray and maybe Gallagher at wing back?