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Matches coming hard and fast, barely done discussing the previous one and here is the next one:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51866058
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TEAM NEWS
Tottenham are boosted by the return of Dele Alli and Lucas Moura after suspension and injury respectively, while Jan Vertonghen and Michel Vorm have signed new short-term deals.

Defenders Japhet Tanganga and Juan Foyth remain sidelined.

West Ham centre-back Angelo Ogbonna has returned to training and is being assessed.

Forward Sebastian Haller again looks set to miss out, as does Robert Snodgrass due to...

First competitive match after the COVID shutdown.

Empty stadiums
Will some players feel less pressure from the stands and perform better?
Will some players feel less passion from the stands and perform worse?

Rules change
Possibility to subsitute five players, will the manager differential be more important? Mourinho, please show us

First match after break
Rested and fit players or will there be players lacking match sharpness? Is there a difference between match fitness and match sharpness?

Silly season has commenced

Well obviously it's been a quiet few month due to the covid19 and and the transfer rumour has started earlier this time round. One of the main stories this week has revolved around one of our own in Harry Kane. Speculation that Levy is prepared to sell at a world record fee at 200. Is this just the media being mischievous and selling column inches or is there truth in the story. Fuel added to the fire by Harry's interview stating he'd be open to a move if it means winning trophies.

300m war chest ...

So as some of you'll know I've been of the Levy & ENIC Out stance for best part of a decade now and for a long time it's seemed that we're in a minority.

Often being pointed towards the climb in league position, wealth, profit margins etc.

We have a shiny new state of the art stadium and world class facilities I'm told what more can a fan want?

Well although I seem to be a dying breed of sports fan I always grew up to think you played professional sport to win, and the merit of your achievements is the Medals/Trophies that go with being the best. (Call me old fashioned I know)

We seem...

I really want to see a 4-3-3- for this one. My reasoning:

If playing with one up front then that one needs to be a specialist striker. None available at Spurs so all formations with one up front are out.
If playing with two up front then one needs to be a specialist striker else it risks being two people running in the same spaces and in each others way. No striker available at Spurs so....
That leaves three up front. If the opposition likes to have three central midfielders or have better two central midfielders then Spurs needs to have three central midfielders -> four left and those...