8 h. ago Jamie Carragher singles out Tottenham star who 'hasn't got the quality' after Chelsea derby defeat

Spurs struggled to break the Blues down at the Hotspur Stadium

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15 h. ago Thomas Frank asks Tottenham fans to hold their boos until full

Spurs were booed off at half-time and full-time of Saturday’s home defeat to Chelsea

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16 h. ago Tottenham: Thomas Frank reveals Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven talks after Chelsea snub

Spence and Van de Ven ignored Frank following Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea

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18 h. ago WSL talking points: London City look promising despite loss and Liverpool vow to fight on

Brighton still find goals despite Agyemang blow, West Ham eye an upturn and Everton leave it late to levelIf Jocelyn Prêcheur needed an example of how far his London City Lionesses team have come in a few weeks, it was Saturday’s encounter against Chelsea. It ended in a 2-0 defeat to the champions but his side impressed at Stamford Bridge and asked several questions of their opponents. London City controlled 43% of possession – perhaps more than expected – and managed the same number of shots on target (three), with Isobel Goodwin providing a particular threat running in behind. “When we compare it to September when we played other top-four opposition, it was really good,” Prêcheur said. “What I like is that we start to see a team – [that] was my biggest challenge. We saw a team that defended and attacked together. We still need to improve.” SDMatch report: Chelsea 2-0 London City LionessesSpurs’ rally against Liverpool reveals Ho’s and Taylor’s tasks Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Tottenham: Scrutiny builds on Thomas Frank after fan boos and player dissent in Chelsea defeat

Abysmal home form, lack of attacking plan and incident with Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence put spotlight on Frank after wretched night against Chelsea

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43 h. ago Thomas Frank reacts to heavy booing in new message to Tottenham fans

Toothless Chelsea defeat means Spurs have now won just three of their last 19 Premier League home matches

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44 h. ago Thomas Frank responds as two players appear to snub Tottenham boss after Chelsea defeat

Stand-in captain Micky van de Ven and England full-back Died Spence seemingly ignored their manager at full-time

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57 h. ago Chelsea’s crash tackle king exposes Tottenham’s confused mess of a team | Barney Ronay

Spurs resemble a pile of sticks leaning against a wall with the rampaging Moisés Caicedo happy to dismantle themSitting through this tightly stitched but still oddly shapeless game of football, you kept thinking: what does this remind me of? The trapped energy, the collisions. The sense of something always but never really happening.Oh yes. Watching the full 90 minutes of Chelsea’s narrow but still comfortable 1-0 defeat of Tottenham was like staring at one of those hypnotic drunken city centre brawls that appear on social media from time to time, where nothing ever really seems to start or stop, where the whole things is just a kind of tortured flailing, but one that must also be pored over endlessly in the comments. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Tottenham’s confused mess of a team exposed by Chelsea’s crash tackle king | Barney Ronay

Spurs resemble a pile of sticks leaning against a wall with the rampaging Moisés Caicedo happy to dismantle themSitting through this tightly stitched but still oddly shapeless game of football, you kept thinking: what does this remind me of? The trapped energy, the collisions. The sense of something always but never really happening.Oh yes. Watching the full 90 minutes of Chelsea’s narrow but still comfortable 1-0 defeat of Tottenham was like staring at one of those hypnotic drunken city centre brawls that appear on social media from time to time, where nothing ever really seems to start or stop, where the whole things is just a kind of tortured flailing, but one that must also be pored over endlessly in the comments. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Thomas Frank defends Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence after Tottenham loss

The defensive pair walked straight down the tunnel as Spurs were booed off after a third home defeat this season and a fifth loss in a row to Chelsea.

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59 h. ago Toxic Tottenham fan reaction speaks volumes as Thomas Frank faces crisis after Chelsea shambles

TOTTENHAM 0-1 CHELSEA: Joao Pedro struck the winner for the away side as wretched Spurs recorded their lowest xG (0.05) in the Premier League since the 2012-13 season

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59 h. ago João Pedro ends goal drought as Chelsea earn narrow victory at Tottenham

The days when Tottenham were capable of ending this fixture with nine men trying to pull off a high line against Nicolas Jackson are over, but on current evidence the decision to replace the excesses of Angeball with something more restrained and grown-up has merely invited soul-searching of a different nature.The loud, sustained blast of booing that broke out when the final whistle arrived at the end of this sorry defeat to Chelsea said much about the identity crisis gripping the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. There are ways to lose a derby but Spurs chose one of the worst routes. They created almost nothing of note during an unremarkable game, so much so that they finished with an xG of 0.05, and it must have been worrying for Thomas Frank to hear unrest flare on more than one occasion in the stands. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Enzo Maresca reveals Chelsea's biggest tactical challenge after surprise Sunderland defeat

The Black Cats’ line-up caught him off guard

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7 d. ago Alejandro Garnacho Chelsea reaction speaks volumes after Man Utd reminder

Alejandro Garnacho was taken off during Chelsea's 2-1 defeat to Sunderland, and the winger was not happy, sparking a reminder of his time at Manchester United

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7 d. ago Alejandro Garnacho reaction to Chelsea call speaks volumes after Man United reminder

Alejandro Garnacho scored his first Chelsea goal in their Premier League home defeat to Sunderland, but was left frustrated by Enzo Maresca's decision

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7 d. ago Chelsea missed one player more than the rest against Sunderland and it wasn’t Cole Palmer

Chelsea were passive in their 2-1 defeat by Sunderland at Stamford Bridge and Moises Caicedo’s isolated efforts in midfield were most alarming of all

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9 d. ago Enzo Maresca urges Chelsea to show more consistency after Sunderland defeat

Substitute Chemsdine Talbi scored a dramatic winner.

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9 d. ago Chelsea player ratings vs Sunderland as two 4/10s struggle in embarrassing defeat

Chelsea suffered their first home defeat of the season as they were beaten 2-1 by Sunderland in the Premier League as the Blues collapsed despite taking the lead

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9 d. ago Chelsea fall to late Sunderland defeat in major setback for Enzo Maresca

CHELSEA 1-2 SUNDERLAND: Alejandro Garnacho set Chelsea up for a promising afternoon but Wilson Isidor and Chemsdine Talbi earned three points for Sunderland away from home

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2 w. ago Ange Postecoglou and Nottingham Forest never made sense. So why did it happen?

The former Tottenham manager made a rash Premier League return, and it will probably be his lastSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereThe weirdest aspect of Ange Postecoglou’s 40-day reign at Nottingham Forest was how inevitable it all felt. The only shock was that he was sacked on Saturday, within minutes of a 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea, rather than a day or two later. But by then, it was obvious this ill-starred adventure had run its course; perhaps it was kinder to everybody to bring it to an end. Forest, certainly, had to act quickly if they are to make the most of their first European campaign in three decades.But why was such an obviously terrible appointment made in the first place? What was it that made the Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, ever think that Postecoglou was the right man to succeed Nuno Espírito Santo? They met in July at an event staged by the Greek league to celebrate Postecoglou winning the Europa League with Tottenham, but was it really j...

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