Tottenham - Home and Away Episode 106

In this episode of Tottenham – Home and Away, Graeme is joined by George Spice to look back at the weekend’s disappointing Newcastle defeat and round up the latest Spurs transfer news as we head into the final 24 hours of the window.

With Glen travelling back to Melbourne, it’s a family edition as Graeme and George reflect on the matchday experience, meeting two first-time Spurs fans from Jacksonville, and the painful contrast between a brilliant day out and another poor result on the pitch.

We discuss Spurs’ 2-0 defeat to Newcastle: a better first half, missed chances, the penalty appeal on Marmoush, the collapse after the first goal, set-piece concerns, Ilanga’s opener, Wissa’s overhead kick, and whether De Zerbi’s comments about mentality are already becoming a major theme.

There’s also discussion on Robertson, Udogie, Van de Ven, Van Hecke, Porro, Archie Gray, Kudus, Savio, Tell, Marmoush, and why Spurs still look short of goals despite showing some better passing patterns.

Then we get into transfer deadline chaos: Mikey Moore to Cologne, Souza to Porto, Pape Matar Sarr to Juventus, Danso wanting out, Richarlison’s uncertain future, Ndiaye slipping away to Man City, possible Chelsea links with Tosin Adarabioyo, Pulisic, and Mudryk, plus whether Spurs are finally being ruthless enough with the squad rebuild.

Two games, two defeats, no goals scored, bottom of the league — but is this just a rough start while De Zerbi’s Spurs takes shape, or something more worrying?

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Come on you Spurs.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro — Newcastle review and transfer deadline chat 00:30 George joins after two poor results 00:54 Could Spurs start badly and finish strongly? 01:05 Post-match pub and getting home late 01:19 Number Eight and two Americans from Jacksonville 01:32 First Spurs game and a greasy kebab experience 01:55 A brilliant day spoiled by the football 02:25 Glen, George and different Spurs groups together 02:46 Result killing the mood 02:58 Newcastle match review begins 03:18 Spurs in control in the first half 03:48 Early chances but nothing clear-cut 04:15 Van Hecke chance from the corner 04:30 De Zerbi and the mentality issue 04:41 Penalty appeal on Marmoush 05:11 Spurs’ long wait for a penalty 05:31 Heads drop after Newcastle score 05:52 Ilanga opens the scoring 06:15 A perfect finish off the post 06:32 Newcastle’s second goal 06:52 Set-piece defending concerns 07:22 Defensive signings and Robertson’s experience 07:48 Robertson’s delivery vs defensive worries 08:14 Selling Spence still hurts 08:35 Udogie’s injury record 08:59 Left-back depth after Souza leaves 09:19 Van de Ven as possible left-back cover 09:29 Kudus returns after long injury layoff 09:50 Kudus needing rhythm and minutes 10:07 Savio injury changes the Newcastle plan 10:31 Porro at right wing and Gray at right-back 10:37 Why Archie Gray is not a right-back 11:07 Porro should play right-back 11:24 Tell’s decision-making issues 11:46 Tell’s awful free-kick 12:14 Pressure of a stadium game vs pre-season 12:33 Two games, two defeats and no goals 12:57 Spurs start worse than last season ended 13:17 Still hoping it improves 13:34 The best day of the season was before Brentford 14:04 Poor pre-season preparation 14:34 Lack of minutes together 14:57 New players and existing players still learning 15:24 Senesi as one of the longer-serving new players 15:53 De Zerbi on buying mentality 16:17 Home form must change 16:57 Did the first hour show any progress? 17:17 Passing looks better under De Zerbi 18:22 Playing out from the back and heart-attack football 18:54 Crossing without an aerial threat 19:39 Marmoush and balls on the ground 19:56 Cross-and-hope football 20:36 What the preferred front four might look like 21:23 Mikey Moore and shooting straight at the keeper 21:57 Tell’s attacking role 22:12 Need more bodies in the box 22:41 Forest preview parked for later 23:11 Transfer outgoings begin 23:17 Mikey Moore to Cologne 23:23 Souza to Porto 23:28 Pape Matar Sarr to Juventus 23:39 Danso asks to leave 24:08 Spurs need right-footed centre-back cover 24:27 Richarlison’s uncertain future 25:05 Everton links and possible Balogun move 25:29 Grealish and Everton rumours 26:13 Would Grealish make sense for Spurs? 26:41 Ndiaye deal collapses as Man City move 27:31 Tosin Adarabioyo as Danso replacement 28:02 Chelsea background and squad role 28:29 Tosin’s size and set-piece use 28:38 Woltemade and Juventus move 29:05 German Peter Crouch comparison 29:18 Pulisic links rejected 29:39 Is Pulisic just a Premier League squad player? 30:07 American players and Spurs history 30:54 Chelsea rejects and PSR business 31:45 Ndiaye homegrown appeal 32:14 Mudryk emerges after Ndiaye collapse 32:38 De Zerbi’s history with Mudryk 32:52 Chelsea’s huge Mudryk fee 33:35 Mudryk’s ban and lack of football 34:01 Could De Zerbi revive Mudryk? 35:10 Trusting De Zerbi’s judgement 35:32 Dele Alli comparison and trying to unlock talent 36:10 Loan with option concerns 36:38 Tell’s inflated valuation 37:21 Tell’s opportunities at Spurs 37:32 Should Tell go on loan instead of Mikey Moore? 38:03 Moore’s Cologne pathway 38:36 Tracking Spurs loan players 38:48 Lankshear flying at Middlesbrough 39:03 Regretting Lankshear and Spence sales 39:16 Are Spurs finally being ruthless? 40:16 Avoiding another bloated squad 40:44 Transfers should have happened weeks ago 41:19 Waiting for De Zerbi’s team to settle 41:32 Xavi Simons and Savio link-up promise 41:58 Hope Savio returns quickly 42:13 Maddison injury not as bad as feared 42:23 Avoiding another injury crisis 42:44 Defensive issues under Frank last season 43:20 Spence memories and Dortmund away 43:48 Watching former Spurs players abroad 44:12 Outro — like, subscribe and COYS