While we are all (rightly) lauding young Mikey Moore for his great promise - and that 20 minute spell the other week in particular - it's always worth remembering this performance to put it all in some context!
What he done to Maicon was criminal. To think at the exact moment Maicon was considered the best RB in Europe too, puts in perspective just what a monstrous display it was, had done it at the San Siro too so it wasn’t even a one-off. Think Bale was 20 or 21 there though, so in 3-4 years Moore will be doing that to Trent and Gvardiol
I think that process had started with the away leg hat trick. But tbf to Bale he gave us another 2 full seasons after that.
He remains the best player I have ever seen wear a Spurs shirt and by a distance the saddest I was to see leave. Not even Kane's departure affected me as much. Unbelievable talent whose progress was as rapid as it was mesmerising. Seeing him in a Spurs shirt again at the end of his career was such a privilege, even if COVID stripped us of the chance to see him in person.
I was in New York with my son when there was a huge billboard of G Bale in Spurs kit and we hoped that it was a sign that he was staying , **** lot of good that was , I'm the same as you Bale V Kane , Harry was the best striker we've had since Greaves in my opinion but Bale got you out of your seat and took the game by the scruff as he proved with Real and Wales , great regret that Covid and José stopped so many of our younger fans seeing him live
Johnnie Jackson in charge of Wimbledon for the least local derby in world football Which they won **** Milton Keynes
I was in New York that summer too. I met a couple of locals in Spurs shirts, but mostly it seemed to mean **** all to them.
On this day in 2006, Ledley King recovered a 40-yard head start on Arjen Robben before putting in an inch perfect tackle. Dawson and Lennon scored and Captain Bellend was sent off as we beat Chelsea 2-1 at home. Historians and philosophers agree that this was humanity's peak, and it has largely gone downhill since then.
Japhet Tanganga scored the only goal of the game as Millwall beat Leeds 1-0: https://www.skysports.com/football/...t-tanganga-fires-millwall-ahead-against-leeds That's quite a nicely placed finish, especially for a centre-half. Leeds dominated possession, having 75% according to the BBC, but couldn't equalise.
Nuno Espirito Santo has won the October Manager of the Month award, making it the fifth time that he's been awarded it: https://www.premierleague.com/news/4164753
Some absolute bombshells in Hugo Lloris' autobiography, "Earning my Spurs". The sections about the 18/19 season, the CL final and the Amazon documentary are particularly enlightening. In fact it sounds like the latter was the straw that broke the camel's back for Poch and a number of the senior players, including Kane who decided that season that he needed to move, but stayed on due to a sense of loyalty and commitment to the fans and club.
With news that Gary Lineker will step down from MOTD at the end of the season, it's probably a good time to dredge this up... please log in to view this image
Not sure if this was mentioned in the summer, but Dele Alli has been a free agent since June and hasn't played a competitive game since Feb 2023. I hope he's doing ok and in a better place mentally.
Plettenberk says that, while Eric Dier is well-liked in the Bayern locker room, they won't be extending his contract beyond the end of the season
