Tottenham Round-Up, Saturday 14th November: Chris Waddle Wants a Midfielder, Not a Striker, for Spurs in January
Plenty of transfer chatter to wade through this evening. Spurs Web report that Juventus have identified a Tottenham target as a "dream" signing, though the Spurs defender in question is said to be viewed only as their backup option rather than first choice (Spurs Web). Meanwhile Football.London say Johan Lange has been given a transfer instruction, with Chris Waddle suggesting Tottenham should prioritise signing a new attacking midfielder in January rather than another striker, and that doing so could help unlock the best of Dominic Solanke (Football.London).
On the pundit front there's no shortage of opinion doing the rounds. Football.London's exclusive claims Roberto De Zerbi has been told he must address Tottenham's over-reliance on one particular player if the side are to kick on (Football.London). Jamie O'Hara reckons the secret behind Spurs' recent upturn in form is simply James Maddison's return to the starting XI (Spurs Web). Teddy Sheringham, never short of a view, has questioned whether record signing Sandro Tonali is really a top player and suggested Tottenham failed to make their point with the Elliot Anderson transfer saga (Spurs Web), while separately he's given a glowing six-month review of academy prospect Luca Williams-Barnett, calling him "the real deal" and saying he hopes the teenager can continue to progress (Spurs Web).
There's some good news on the fitness front ahead of Tottenham's return from the international break. Savio has provided a big injury update as he looks to be involved against Ipswich (Spurs Web), and a Tottenham insider has since followed up with a double boost, suggesting both Savio and Mathys Tel could be in contention for that clash (Spurs Web). Spurs host Ipswich Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 21 November.
On the international scene, Rodrigo Bentancur captained Uruguay to a 2-1 friendly win over rivals Argentina on Friday night (TottenhamHotspur.com), while Scotland boss Sébastien Pocognoli is reportedly trying to persuade Archie Gray to switch allegiance from England to Scotland (Spurs Web). Elsewhere, Football.London have taken a look at what Son Heung-min has been up to since leaving Tottenham last summer, touching on his link with Mauricio Pochettino and a Lionel Messi record (Football.London), and talkSPORT have revisited how a Harry Kane goal once saved Pochettino's job during his Spurs days, a timely tale given Pochettino's new post at Manchester United (talkSPORT).
In the women's game, Tottenham Women drew 0-0 with Everton in the WSL on Saturday afternoon at Brisbane Road, with the official club lineups confirmed before kick-off (TottenhamHotspur.com), following on from extended highlights being released from last week's meeting with Crystal Palace Women (TottenhamHotspur.com).
A few lighter notes to finish: Spurs fans have spotted a cheeky COYS detail in Declan Rice's latest magazine photoshoot, giving supporters another reason to have a dig at the Arsenal midfielder (Spurs Web), while Spurs Web also note that Beyoncé has named the journey through Seven Sisters to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium among her favourite things about London (Spurs Web). On the pitch ratings front, Jan Paul van Hecke has been named in WhoScored's Premier League Team of the Season so far (Spurs Web), a Tottenham academy youngster has picked up a Premier League 2 award for his recent U21 form (Spurs Web), and Spurs Web have picked out four players they believe deserve a bigger role under De Zerbi following the club's recent run of three wins in four Premier League games (Spurs Web). Less happily, Tottenham have slipped further down the Global Power Rankings following their defeat to Leeds (Spurs Web).
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