Good morning and welcome to another installment of A Look at the Month Ahead, where your hoddler-in-chief takes a look at what the next month has in store for Tottenham’s men and women squads. Let’s get to it:
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Tottenham Hotspur men’s squad:
Where do Spurs go after a performance like that against Fulham on Saturday? A trip to St James Park that begins an important stretch of games.
Newcastle is the first of six games Tottenham are slated to play this month. If you can’t stomach to watch Tottenham right now (and I’m not sure I’d blame you), then take this as an opportunity to find which days to actively avoid the club.
The holiday run of games usually feels festive, but right now I’m not sure how merry the Tottenham atmosphere is right now – and these games might not be the ones to get Spurs on track. They play a Liverpool side that could have turned the corner after a bad start to the season, plus Palace and Brentford squads that are beating expectations this year. And then, of course, a trip to Nottingham Forest.
Sandwiched between those fixtures is another Champions League game, this time against Slavia Prague. This is a big, big chance for Tottenham to solidify their place in the Top 24 and, who knows, maybe even a better chance to advance to the round of 16. But this is Tottenham, and I know that it’s wrong to think that far ahead.
Still, this feels like a crucial month for Thomas Frank’s side whose relationship with the fanbase is deteriorating.
Schedule: at Newcastle (2 Dec); Brentford (6 Dec); Slavia Prague (9 Dec, Champions League); at Nottingham Forest (14 Dec); Liverpool (20 Dec); at Palace (28 Dec)
Tottenham Hotspur women’s squad:
It’s also another big month for the women’s squad who are due to face Manchester United twice, and both times away. First an away match in the Women’s Super League followed by a quarterfinal clash. I think it’ll be a great test for a squad that’s rebounded after last year and currently sitting fifth in the table.
Schedule: Aston Villa (7 Dec); at Man United (14 Dec); at Man United (21 Dec, Women’s League Cup)
Fitzie’s track of the day: Last Christmas, by Wham!
And now for your links:
Jack P-B ($$): “Tottenham have been awful at home for a long time – now it is putting Thomas Frank in trouble”
Alasdair Gold: “Why Porro shouted at Bergvall as Swede’s half-time actions show Tottenham problems”
The Telegraph: “Tottenham players discuss fan disconnect as ‘critical issue’ in team meeting”
BBC: “Vicario booers ‘can’t be true Spurs fans’ – Frank”
Read the full article here
