Kylian Mbappe is on the verge of joining Real Madrid, either now or next summer while Harry Kane must wait for Daniel Levy to decide his fate for him. Read more »
Tottenham Hotspur Analysis
Kane, Mbappe And Their Gilded Cages
Future Fans, Legacy Supporters, An Eventual Return To The Status Quo
In an age of hyperbole, we immediately recognized the significance of the potential Super League. But the day of truth was still surreal even considering the years of rumors that prepared our reactions for when theory turned reality. Read more »
Ted Lasso: 2013's Soccer Avatar Crossing Into The Digital Age
An American manager taking over a large Premier League club seemed impossible in 2013. Again, just in over seven years, it seems only a matter of time. Read more »
Mikel Arteta, Jose Mourinho And The Missing No. 10s
But where, if anywhere, are 10s thriving? Even articles about the demise of the No. 10 are decreasing as we move on to analyzing structure. Read more »
The Humble One Returns To The Premier League
The spectacle, the documentary and purpose as Jose Mourinho returns to the Premier League, this time as manager of Tottenham. Read more »
Tottenham's Risky Grand Vision Replacing Pochettino With Mourinho
Whether this feeling lines up with reality or not, Jose Mourinho's hiring is the opposite of capitulation, a bet that the past year under Mauricio Pochettino has represented a step backward rather than the beginning of a protracted decline. Read more »
Premier League Match Abstract: Arsenal 2, Spurs 2
Although they blew a two-goal lead, this feels like a point earned for Mauricio Pochettino's side as they were able to hold off immense Arsenal pressure throughout the second half. Read more »
2019 Premier League Opening Weekend Diary
Overreactions define the opening weekend in any sport, but we still check in on Arsenal, Everton, Liverpool, City, Chelsea and Manchester United. Read more »
End-To-End Stuff: The Soccer Bar
When you strip away the peculiar trappings of American soccer fandom, the affectation and unctuous cultishness of it, you find people killing time together before they spill out into the street two hours later and the slow rhythms of daily life resume. Read more »
The Essential 50 Of The 19-20 Premier League Season
The following is a list of the 50 essential players and managers who will define the 2019-20 Premier League season. Read more »
2019 Champions League Final Match Abstract: Liverpool 2, Spurs 0
Our MOTM goes to Alisson for his late saves, but credit Virgil van Dijk for his calming influence. Those two players changed Liverpool from being an exciting team in the wrong way of giving up late leads, to seeing out their first Champions League win since 2005. Read more »
Five Matchups That Will Define The 2019 Champions League Final
With each team's unique, singular journey to the Champions League Final, both Liverpool and Tottenham can claim destiny on their side. Read more »
The Delight Of An Unexpected Champions League Final
This will be a colorful clash of styles, and at the end of it we're going to see a European champion who hasn't summited that mountain in a while (Liverpool) or ever (Spurs). Read more »
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium & The Changing Table Stakes Of Modern Soccer
How not to get left behind in European soccer without outside investment, when spending over a billion dollars on a new stadium offers no guarantees of success, is one of the many paradoxes of the modern game. Read more »
Premier League Match Abstract: United 1, Spurs 0
As we continue to dive deeper into the discussion of whether Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be named the permanent manager of United, we are running out of "what-ifs" after six straight wins. Read more »
Premier League Match Abstract: Spurs 3, United 0
Despite the 3-0 loss at home, surely there is a quality team within the United roster for Jose Mourinho to unlock. Read more »
End-To-End Stuff: Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale exists in the two states: recovering from a calf injury and on the verge of a pulled hamstring. He's somehow been somehow invisible at the biggest club in the world, but that's changed with Ronaldo leaving for Italy. Read more »
The Essential 50 Of The 18-19 Premier League Season
Here are the 50 essential players and managers you need to know about entering the start of the 18-19 Premier League season. Read more »
How Will Foreign Managers Continue To Influence England?
The spine of the national team side came largely from the clubs of Pep Guardiola, Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho, Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp. Instead of England's players getting off the island, managers have come to the island to help England. Read more »
End-To-End Stuff: Harry Kane
Harry Kane's relative isolation- his bone-deep nine-ness, if you will- allows him to affect matches in a peculiar way his more dynamic peers don't. He can arrive out of nowhere. Read more »