Here are your Tottenham Hotspur headlines for the morning of Wednesday, September 9.
What is Tottenham’s strongest defence for Everton season opener?
Jose Mourinho has a lot to think about ahead of Sunday’s Premier League opener against Everton, not least at the back where Tottenham Hotspur have undergone changes this summer.
Jan Vertonghen left Spurs after the expiration of his contract, with Matt Doherty signed from Wolves. Will the Republic of Ireland international be the right solution Tottenham lacked for much of last season?
football.london’s Rob Guest runs through the defensive options Mourinho has ahead of Sunday’s fixture against an Everton side emboldened by the signings of Allan, Abdoulaye Doucoure and James Rodriguez this week.
Is Eric Dier still seen by Mourinho as a central defender? Can Ben Davies rest assured in the knowledge that he is Tottenham Hotspur’s first-choice left-back at this moment in time? There are questions to be answered.
Spurs fans send message to Danny Rose after fiery chat with manager revealed
Tottenham Hotspur fans are glued to Amazon Prime’s ‘All of Nothing Tottenham’ series, with three more episodes released on Monday and one moment, in particular, has got them talking.
Danny Rose’s tense conversation with Mourinho was the highlight of episode five, with the left-back filmed informing Mourinho of his disgruntlement at not playing as frequently as he’d like last season.
The 30-year-old also questioned why other players were not being dropped for poor performances while he was in a move that has spit the Tottenham support. Some have taken the side of the England international whiles others have claimed Mourinho was right to bench the left-back and favour other options.
January saw Rose join Newcastle United on loan for the second half of the 2019/20 season, with the 30-year-old now back at parent club Tottenham Hotspur.
Seven things Jose Mourinho has learned from Spurs’ pre-season
Spurs will start their 2020/21 Premier League campaign against Everton this weekend, bringing to an end the club’s short and sweet pre-season schedule.
Mourinho’s men won three of the four pre-season games they played, with the former Chelsea and Manchester United boss trying out a number of different players and approaches in preparation for the new campaign.
football.london’s Rob Guest runs through the seven things Mourinho would have learned from his team’s performances in these four games.
How has Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg been integrated into the side? How many of the club’s young players will be introduced into the first team over the course of the season? What about Gedson Fernandes?S
