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Spurs put 6 past Inter Milan in excellent pre season performance in Norway:

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Spurs put 6 past Inter Milan in excellent pre season performance in Norway:

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This afternoon Spurs put in an exceptional performance in their final pre season match before the start of the season, with Pochettino’s side defeating Italian side Inter Milan 6-1. Spurs took the lead just five minutes in after a penalty was awarded following a foul on Kyle Walker in the penalty area, Harry Kane sent a thumping shot past the goalkeeper to make it 1-0 to the Lillywhites. However, Roberto Mancini’s side equalised on 24 minutes through Ivan Perisic, after the Croatian was picked out by Banega on the left wing before darting past Walker and firing inside Vorm’s near post to make it one all. Shortly before half time Mauricio Pochettino’s side regained the lead after Erik Lamela scored an absolutely sensational goal. The Argentine was picked out by Kane and with space Lamela curled a wonderful shot into the top hand corner of the net from 25 yards out leaving Handanovic helpless. We started the second half just as well as we had started the first and we were rewarded seven minutes in through Dele Alli who got Spurs’s third of the game. Dele Alli played a quick one two with Janssen in the box before tucking the ball with great precision and pace in to the bottom right hand corner of the net.

A mere five minutes later Harry Kane grabbed his second of the game to make it 4-1 to Spurs, Kane was found by Lamela before shifting the ball onto his right foot from just inside the area before hitting a wonderfully powerful finish which flew in to the back of the net. Janssen got his first goal for Spurs soon after, after the highly impressive Dutchman was played through in the area by Alli who had danced his way past Inter’s defence and a composed Janssen hit an accurate finish to make it five for Spurs. Our final goal of the game came through 19 year old Shayon Harrison who got his first goal for Spurs, after some great hold up play from Janssen the forward passed to Lamela who crossed in to Harrison from right before the youngster tapped home to make it Spurs 6-1 Inter Milan. We couldn’t have asked for a better performance ahead of next weeks opener against Everton our side was simply exceptional in every aspect, every player was extremely impressive. One thing is for certain we will be a better, stronger and more potent side ahead of the upcoming league season. COYS⚽️

Spurs: Vorm (Lloris 46), Walker (Trippier 46), Alderweireld, Carter-Vickers, Rose (Davies 46); Mason (Winks 46), Dier (Amos 85); Lamela (Edwards 81), Alli (Harrison 76), Eriksen (Janssen 46); Kane (Carroll 62). Substitutes (not used): McGee, Walkes,Wimmer.
Inter: Handanovic; Ansaldi (Erkin 60), Miranda (Yao 75), Murillo (Ranocchia 75), D’Ambrosio; Brozovic (Melo 60), Kondogbia; Biabiany, Banega (Jovetic 60), Perisic (Nagatomo 60); Icardi (Bessa 75). Substitutes (not used): Carrizo, Berni, Palacio.
Goals: Spurs – Kane penalty 5, 57, Lamela 40, Alli 52, Janssen 65, Harrison 77; Inter – Perisic 23.

 

Spurs v Inter Milan: (match preview)

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Venue: Ullevaal Stadion

Date: Friday 5th August, kick off 4pm

Live coverage: ITV4

Head2Heads: Inter 4-1, Spurs 3-0, Spurs 3-1, Inter 4-3.

Tommorow afternoon we face Inter Milan in Oslo, Norway in what will be our last game of pre season before the start of our league campaign to Everton on the 13th of August. We are no strangers to the Italian giants having played some classic ties against them over the years including some thrillers in the champions league and with our remaining first team squad members returning, Pochettino will be hoping his side can star in their last outing before the beginning of the season . Victor Wanyama and Jan Vertonghen didn’t travel to Norway, Wanyama’s visa wasn’t accepted in time whilst Jan Vertonghen is still recovering from an injury he picked up at Euro 2016. Son-Heung Min is on international duty with the South Korean Olympic side ahead of the games in Rio, South Korea face Fiji tomorrow morning. Speculation will be mounting following the absence of  Nacer Chadli, Clinton N’Jie, DeAndre Yedlin, Nabil Bentaleb, who have all been linked with a move away from Spurs. Many of the youngsters that played in Australia have also travelled  having impressed Pochettino down under, tomorrow however is about performing well as a team against a top class opposition as our talented squad looks to impress ahead of next weeks game at Goodison park. I have a feeling tomorrow’s game will provide much excitement and quite a few goals. COYS⚽️

The squad:

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one to watch: Mauro Icardi, Inter’s extremely talented and prolific striker.

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My prediction: 3-1 Spurs with goals from Dele Alli, Vincent Janssen and Shayon Harrison.

 

 

Alex Pritchard signs for Norwich:

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Alex Pritchard signs for Norwich:

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It has been announced this morning that our 23 year old winger Alex Pritchard has joined championship side Norwich city on a four year contract for a fee believed to be as much as £8 million pounds. The academy product flourished for both our under 18’s and under 21’s in the past before having successful loans with both Swindon and Brentford as well as Peterborough and West Brom. An extremely talented youngster Pritchard was even rumoured to have been a target for Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid back in 2012. Pritchard who is known for his creativity and trickery is noted for being an exceptional free kick taker, having scored free kicks on numerous occasions throughout his career. Pritchard who made two appearances for the Lillywhites senior side side has had injury problems throughout his career with Spurs and that may well be one of the reasons that Spurs have decided to sell him to the south coast club. I find it sad news that Pritchard was never able to showcase his talents for our senior side and were it not for injuries Pritchard may well have been a key feature in Pochettino’s side. The winger who is from Orsett in Essex, has bags of talent and potential, and Norwich have managed to sign a fantastic player in Pritchard and I am sure that he will flourish for the canaries over the coming seasons, I wish Alex all the very best at his new club.

Federico Fazio joins Roma on loan with option to buy:

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Federico Fazio joins Roma on loan with option to buy:

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It is understood that our defender Federico Fazio has joined Serie A side Roma on a season long loan with an option to sign the Argentine for £3.5 million. Roma’s official English Twitter account posted pictures of Fazio arriving at Rome’s Fiumicino airport last night as he held a Roma scarf in front of photographers. I would assume an official announcement from both clubs will be made official later today, it became apparent early on in Fazio’s time at Spurs that he wasn’t able to adapt well to the English league. The former Sevilla captain was ultimately in the wrong league at the wrong time however, I believe he is a class footballer and will showcase he’s defensive qualities at Roma over the coming season. I wish Federico the all very best at his new club.

Spurs reach agreement with Ipswich town for the transfer of midfielder Grant Ward

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This afternoon Spurs confirmed on Twitter that they had reached an agreement with championship club Ipswich town over the transfer of our young midfielder Grant Ward for a fee believed to be around  £500,000. Ward joins Ipswich on a three year deal, I must admit I was quite surprised when I found out that the talented midfielder had departed the Lillywhites as Ward had always been a player who i’d rated highly having seen him play on numerous occasions. However, with so much competition for a place in our midfield for the coming season it seems the thing best for Ward’s future development. The 21 year old who had spent last season on loan with Rotherham will without doubt in my opinion have a successful career with the tractor boys and I wish him all the very best at his new club.

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/grant-ward-joins-ipswich-010816/

Spurs under 21’s win final game of tournament in France:

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Our under 21’s side won their final match of the Tournoi Europeen in Brittany earlier today after they defeated Belgian side Standard Liege in a penalty shoot out. Spurs took the lead on 22 minutes after defender Christian Maghoma converted from Anthony Georgiou’s free kick however, a mere four minutes later the Belgian Jupiler league side levelled after being awarded a spot kick after a Spurs player handled in the box. Neither side could grab a winner in the second half and with both sides being reduced to ten men, the match was to be decided by a sudden death penalty shoot out. Nathan Oduwa and Anthony Georgiou both converted their spot kicks whilst goalkeeper Harry Voss produced heroics in the Spurs goal, saving two penalties meaning our under 21’s were 2-0 winners, finishing the pre season tournament in seventh place.

Spurs (v Standard Liege): Voss, Muscatt (Mukena 54), Brown, Marsh, Maghoma, Owens (Loft 60+2), Georgiou, Stylianides, Oduwa, Tracey (Oteh 58), J Pritchard.

Spurs under 21’s suffer double defeat in Tournoi Europeen:

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Spurs under 21’s suffer double defeat in Tournoi Europeen:

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Our under 21 side played their first game of the day against Caen losing 1-0 to the Ligue 1 side, winger Nathan Oduwa won a penalty for Spurs however, forward Cy Goddard failed to convert from the spot as the game finished 1-0 to the French side. Our second game of the day came this evening as we faced ligue 2 side Stade Brestois 29 in a game which the French club ran out 2-0 winners after scoring two goals in just over ten minutes. After suffering three defeats in three matches our under 21’s side will be hoping to leave the tournament on a positive note as they face Standard Liege in their final match tomorrow at 10:40AM local time. Below is the team sheet for all three of our matches in the tournament so far. Also included is a more detailed report of today’s games that are featured on the Spurs website.

Friday, July 29
Spurs (v Stade Rennais): Voss, Muscatt, Brown, Stylianides (Owens 43), Maghoma, Ogilvie, J Pritchard (Tracey 25), Ward, Loft (Oteh 43), Goddard (Georgiou 25), Oduwa.
Saturday, July 30
Spurs (v SM Caen): Voss, Marsh (Brown 39), Ogilvie (Muscatt 25), Owens (Stylianides 33), Maghoma, Mukena, Tracey, J Pritchard (Goddard 39), Loft (Oteh 25), Oduwa, Georgiou.
Spurs (v Stade Brestois): McDermott, Muscatt, Brown, Marsh, Maghoma, Mukena (J Pritchard 35), Tracey, Goddard (Stylianides 39), Oteh, Oduwa, Georgiou.

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Spurs under 18’s win pre season tournament in Liverpool:

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Spurs under 18’s win pre season tournament in Liverpool:

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Our under 18’s were crowned deserved winners of a pre season youth tournament in Liverpool earlier today, the young Lillywhites played their final game of the tournament against the Reds as they defeated them 2-1 courtesy of goals from striker Reo Griffiths and winger Keanan Bennett’s. Spurs topped the table as unbeaten winners with 31 points whilst Ipswich town finished in second place on 19 points. It’s yet another great triumph for our talented youth academy as the talented under 18’s look forward to an exciting season ahead. Interestingly young under 16 midfielder Paris Maghoma brother of Christian made the step up to under 18 level to participate in the tournament. COYS🏆⚽️

Spurs under 21’s lose on penalties in first game of Tournoi Europeen:

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Earlier today our under 21’s were involved in a one all draw with Stade Rennais in the annual Tournoi Europeen in France, Spurs gained a point for their efforts before being defeated on penalties to the French side. Talented Nigeria youth international Nathan Oduwa scored the goal for the Lillywhites, tomorrow Spurs play their final two group games of the tournament with the young Lillywhites facing SM Caen at 10:00 AM local time before facing Stade Brestois 29 at 18:30pm. Our under 18’s were also involved today as they defeated Ipswhich town 1-0 in a pre season tournament in Liverpool, I am unaware of who scored the goal for Spurs. The team sheet for today’s under 21 game is included in the photograph below.

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Spurs narrowly defeated by Atletico Madrid in Melbourne:

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Spurs narrowly defeated by Atletico Madrid in Melbourne:

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Spurs played their final match of the international champions cup in Australia earlier today as they played out a closely fought match with Spanish club Atletico Madrid, with Mauricio Pochettino’s youthful side narrowly losing to the La Liga side. Regardless of the result many youngsters shined through out the match with both Anton Walkes and Cameron Carter-Vickers having excellent games in central defence, midfielder Harry Winks also impressed in the centre of the park. We had our fair share of chances with Lamela and Onomah amongst those who went desperately close to scoring. Meanwhile Atletico’s goalkeeper Jan Oblak made a string of fine saves to keep Pochettino’s side at bay, the winner for the Spanish side was scored 5 minutes before the interval after Uruguayan defender Diego Godin broke the deadlock. Godin’s goal came about after Gabi sent the ball into the area from a free kick, Gabi’s ball in skimmed off the head of Walkes before coming to Godin who converted from close range. Despite two losses from two matches the tournament has certainly been a success for Spurs, with so many youngsters getting vital senior game time in which will help their development at Spurs for the coming seasons. Furthermore, many of our senior players are also getting close to full match fitness.
Our final game of preseason comes next Friday in Oslo, Norway as we faces Italian side Inter Milan in the Norwegian capital. COYS⚽️
Spurs: Vorm (McGee 75); Trippier (Walker-Peters 60), Walkes, Carter-Vickers, Yedlin (Miller 60); Wanyama (Mason 46), Winks (Ball 75); Lamela (Son 46), Eriksen (c, Carroll 46), Onomah (Chadli 60); Janssen (Edwards 75). Substitutes (not used): Glover, Amos, Harrison.
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Vrsaljko, Godín, Savic, Filipe Luis; Gabi, Partey (Diedhiou 75), Tiago (Henrique 58), Niguez; H Hernandez (Fernandez 58), Torres. Substitutes (not used): L Hernandez, Barragan, Santos Borre, Manquillo, T Hernandez, Velazquez, Mensah.
Goals: Atletico Madrid – Godin 40.