More Tottenham Hotspur football? Is that a threat?
Winter is nearly over, but the darkness appears to be drawing Spurs nearer with relegation on the horizon.
We’re finally into March and the final stretch of the Premier League season. Tottenham are winless in their last 10 Premier League matches, and still have 10 more to go.
Three of those games are this month, with the first being a home game against Crystal Palace on Thursday. If there’s one club that’s an even bigger disaster than Tottenham right now, it’s Palace.
Still - Palace are somehow above Spurs in the table (even with a manager who is practically begging for the Palace hierarchy to sack him). You never know with Spurs though, who once lost to a squad whose manager was in prison.
So I enter Thursday’s game not feeling confident whatsoever in this team, yet still hoping they can somehow avoid relegation. And it’s a shocking thing to say, but their home game against Nottingham Forest later this month could be the most important match of the season.
Maybe their most consequential in years, with the six-pointer potentially deciding if Spurs will be destined for financial calamity.
Oh, there’s also the Champions League.
Men’s schedule: Crystal Palace (5 March); at Atletico Madrid (10 March, Champions League); at Liverpool (15 March); Atletico (18 March, Champions League); Nottingham Forest (22 March)
Tottenham Hotspur women’s squad
It isn’t really fair that Spurs Ladies get the short shrift in this post because, unlike the men, we can actually be proud of them. Maybe we should just write about them now.
Spurs currently sit fifth in the table - level with Arsenal, but that masks a gulf in talent between the two. Still, credit to Martin Ho for doing a terrific job with the women’s squad this season.
Speaking of Arsenal: It’s the North London Derby this month. Get hyped!
Women’s schedule: Everton (15 March), at Man City (21 March), at Arsenal (28 March)
Fitzie’s track of the day: My Will (from the TV series Inuyasha), by Dream
And now for your links:
David Ornstein ($$): “Tottenham players facing wage cuts should club be relegated”
Alasdair Gold: “The embarrassing situation at Tottenham that revealed two unexpected leaders”
The Standard: “Premier League delete social media post mocking Guglielmo Vicario after Tottenham complaint”
BBC: “How can football’s lawmakers fix the corner chaos?”