Tottenham - Home and Away Episode 103

Back to the proper stuff on Tottenham – Home and Away as Graeme and Glen look back at Spurs’ two pre-season tour matches in Sydney and discuss the latest transfer activity around the club.

We review the games against Sydney FC and Chelsea, including Glen’s trip to the Allianz Stadium, the atmosphere in Sydney, the penalty shootout, and the late Richarlison winner against Chelsea.

There’s plenty of discussion around the players who impressed on tour: Williams-Barnett, Mathys Tel, Dubravka, Kinsky, Robertson, Tonali, Fernandez, and some of the young players getting minutes under Roberto De Zerbi.

We also dig into the transfer window so far: the big-money arrivals of Tonali, Fernandez and Van Hecke, the smarter free transfers like Dubravka, Senesi and Andy Robertson, and the ongoing worry that Spurs still look light in attacking areas.

On the outgoings side, we discuss Vuskovic to Brighton, Will Lankshear, Tyne and Thompson, Veliz, Alfie Devine, Ashley Phillips, plus rumours around Romero, Bergvall, Jed Spence, Mikey Moore and possible attacking targets including Savio, Gakpo, Osimhen and the inevitable Harry Kane dream.

With pre-season nearly done, Spurs look stronger in defence and midfield — but do we still need serious firepower before the season starts?

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro — Sydney tour and transfer market 00:21 Glen prepares for his trip back to England 00:41 Graeme’s busy week 00:54 Glen’s Sydney FC story teaser 01:22 Back to proper Spurs talk 01:40 Spurs transfer activity goes quiet after the World Cup 01:47 Big spending and ready-made signings 02:06 Concern over lack of attacking signings 02:32 Richarlison looking lumpy up front 02:43 The dodecahedron first touch 03:17 Spurs still need one or two attackers 03:20 Are the attacking links good enough? 03:48 Savio and Gakpo questions 04:02 Still needing an out-and-out striker 04:13 Kane and Osimhen links 04:24 Working through Spurs’ new signings 04:35 Dubravka on a free 04:40 Senesi as a ball-playing centre-back 04:50 Andy Robertson’s winning mentality 05:03 Van Hecke and Romero uncertainty 05:22 Fernandez, De Zerbi and a big future 05:40 Fernandez’s quality on the ball 06:09 Tonali, Arsenal interest and big money 06:30 Where does Tonali leave Connor Gallagher? 06:44 Tonali and Fernandez as a double pivot 07:02 Possible midfield outgoings 07:11 Villa interest in Pape Matar Sarr 07:16 Spurs’ complete transfer-window change 07:43 Backing De Zerbi properly 08:21 De Zerbi compared with Conte 08:53 De Zerbi pushing for attacking players 09:01 Two transfer plans: relegation or survival 09:29 Van Hecke and De Zerbi after last season 09:49 Tonali, money and De Zerbi’s influence 09:58 Vuskovic leaves for Brighton 10:08 Sell-on and option details 10:19 Van Hecke replacing Vuskovic 10:31 Vuskovic attitude and unproven Premier League level 11:00 Concerns over Vuskovic’s pace and turning 11:20 Good profit on a player who never played 11:26 Will Lankshear to Middlesbrough 11:47 Tyne and Thompson to Man United 12:03 Why Tyne and Thompson may have needed a move 12:15 Veliz finally leaves 12:42 Devine and Ashley Phillips move on 13:29 Ashley Phillips’ early promise 13:53 Phillips add-ons and Middlesbrough promotion hope 14:26 Wishing the young players well 15:05 Savio rumours and social media signs 15:35 Attacking signings arriving late 16:03 Early business done, but attack still waiting 16:12 Tel likely to start the season 16:23 Tel’s promise and poor decisions 16:39 Tel and Mikey Moore both look stronger 16:47 Scotland loan helping Mikey Moore 17:08 Gakpo links and Liverpool’s stance 17:35 Would Spurs overpay for Gakpo? 17:48 Kane return dream unlikely 18:03 Kane, Champions League football and timing 18:23 Was this Kane’s last World Cup? 18:52 England after Kane 19:15 Bellingham as a possible false nine 19:40 Romero rumours and Arsenal links 20:03 Why selling Romero to Arsenal cannot happen 20:29 Romero’s value and attitude concerns 20:57 Inter interest and Italian clubs lacking money 21:24 Alvarez links and possible Romero swap idea 21:43 Alvarez unlikely without European football 22:03 Lucas Bergvall rumours 22:19 Ready-made midfielders blocking Bergvall 22:44 Bergvall’s strange start at Spurs 23:10 Bergvall and Archie Gray already past 50 games 23:22 De Zerbi clearly fancies Archie Gray 23:45 Liverpool interest in Jed Spence 24:02 Spence criticism during the World Cup 24:10 DR Congo goal and unfair blame 24:29 Spence’s big World Cup tackle 24:41 Why Spence may still leave 25:13 Porro likely to start at right-back 25:42 Spence also blocked at left-back 26:10 Spence’s valuation 26:22 Homegrown player concerns 27:03 Bergvall and future European squad rules 27:16 Which players count as homegrown? 27:53 Glen’s Sydney FC trip begins 28:02 Work chaos before the game 29:00 Late pub meet-up before the match 29:55 Going straight from work trip to Spurs match 30:21 Matt appearing on TV 30:40 Sydney FC game atmosphere 30:51 Williams-Barnett impresses 31:02 Williams-Barnett’s passing range 31:12 Dubravka impresses in goal 31:41 Tel scores a good free-kick 31:45 Robertson’s crossing 31:49 Ben Davies back in action 32:14 Tonali nearly misses the penalties 32:43 Matt’s brother appears at the game 32:57 Australian football season timing 33:15 Allianz Stadium and old White Hart Lane vibes 34:02 Spurs at the MCG comparison 34:27 Sydney manager on De Zerbi 34:40 Glen hoping to run into Spurs players 35:39 Glen misses Chelsea for wine tasting in a jail 36:34 Chelsea game review begins 36:45 Tonali goal and advanced midfield role 37:15 Estevao equalises for Chelsea 37:34 Spurs compete well with Chelsea’s midfield 38:00 Danso red card in a friendly 38:15 Was the referee technically right? 38:47 Spurs under pressure after the red 39:00 Kinsky’s saves and distribution 39:05 Rio Kyerematen’s mazy run 39:34 Kyerematen injury concern 39:44 Richarlison’s late winner 40:06 No more pre-season penalties 40:12 Crowd reaction and Chelsea support 41:24 Overall tour reflections 41:54 Players who travelled but did not play 42:04 Getafe friendly preview 42:19 Getafe as Spain’s Millwall 42:51 Hoffenheim double-header 43:31 Players still needing minutes 44:03 Romero and disruptive influence 44:38 Mikey Moore loan to Cologne 44:56 Germany as a good development path 45:01 Cologne and possible Ben McFadyean insight 45:23 Spurs still need a striker 45:34 Graeme finds a studio for in-person recording 45:49 New Spurs clock reveal 46:22 Glen looking forward to UK weather and Spurs 46:43 UK summer and brown gardens 47:07 Australia winter vs UK heat 47:39 Packing a jumper for England 48:07 Outro — like, subscribe and COYS