Once every four years the worlds best convene for a festival of footballing excellence as they do battle for the most coveted trophy in world sport; the Jules Rimet trophy. The opportunity to represent your country is an honour in itself, but to do so at a World Cup is for a footballer like nothing else. The race to book a place on the plane to Brazil is fierce and those involved will do anything in their power to be fit and firing going into the final days of selection. A heavy onus on playing week in week out for…
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Test Link for AMP Event test The trials and tribulations of Emmanuel Adebayor would make for a decent sitcom on their own, the frontman not a stranger to the limelight both on and off the pitch. It has been a summer dogged by personal trauma and footballing exile for the enigmatic frontman and has this week sparked suggestions that a loan move to QPR could be in the offing. Surely a desirable deal for both player and club? Harry Redknapp, as he so often does, has made no secret of his desire to bring in the striker on a short-term…
Reports in the Daily Mail amongst over sources have suggested that Spurs could be in the hunt for highly rated youngster Adrien Rabiot. The window may just have slammed shut, but this wont have stopped our extensive scouting network seeking out the very best talents on offer. Levy has notoriously had an eye for bringing in young talent with a view to development and the potential return we all know he hungers for. The sale of Bale to Madrid typified this and the hunt for the next young prodigy is on. Could Rabiot be the man? Rabiot is an 18-year-old…
It is never simple with Spurs. Seemingly hours away from capturing the potential creative spark that we have so longed for, only to have our bitter rivals snatch him away from us at the last second. Willian had caught the attention of our bearded tactician for a number of years now, and as flippant as you want to be about this saga he was surely the jewel in the crown of our so called ‘project’. Is it all doom and gloom? With Spurs it is always easy to ride the tumultuous rollercoaster that sees us often on the cusp of…
Where has Benny been all pre-season? The maverick has been so important to Tottenham in recent years that it comes somewhat as a shock that he now appears surplus to requirements at the Lane. Andre Villas-Boas has favoured Danny Rose for much of the pre-season festivities and it would appear to be a switch that could well be maintained for the season itself. In footballing terms this may not be such a surprise, Benny is a defensive liability and clearly doesn’t cut it long term for the club, whereas Rose, who still suffers from the same brain-dead inadequacies, still has…