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    Dejan Kulusevski

    Who are you defining as senior players? If you mean Sonny, Romero and Richarlison, then yes. Possibly Madison too, but I think he's shown footballing intelligence in the past. Bentancur and Bissouma have proved disappointing on that front as well. Vicario? I wouldn't count Deki in that group...
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest ***

    Can't really argue with that, but I do think the added pressure of being at a club so hungry for success, and having been so close, was too much for Nuno. I'll admit that I was happy with every one of Levy's choices -- Mourinho, Nuno, Conte, and now Ange were all, to my mind, perfectly decent...
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    Cristian Romero

    It's always going to be a negotiation, and Levy will always get a good price. Romero on his day is one hell of a defender and there's bound to be a strong link with Simeone. Worst case is that Atletico refuse (or aren't able to) stump up what Levy wants, Romero doesn't get on with whoever our...
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    European semi final

    I've only ever been to Bodø once, and that was a brief stop on the way up to Svalbard – I didn't even get to step off the plane. While we were waiting on the tarmac, a pair of military jets (F16s I think) were practicing their take-offs and landings on the runway next to us. Which was pretty...
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    OMT - Tottenham Hotspur vs Eintracht Frankfurt

    Too soon 😭
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    Radu Drăgușin

    This one I do know about, having suffered a bad ACL/MCL strain in my 20s. In hindsight, it was almost certainly a partial tear. Grade 1 = strain = stretched and will heal itself with physio in due course. Grade 2 = partial tear = knee unstable, takes a lot of healing, possibly surgery. Grade 3...
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    Radu Drăgușin

    That's for a complete tear though, right? Reading around a bit shows that, even for partial tears, reconstruction traditionally involves replacing the whole ligament -- as you've described. I just wonder if cutting edge surgery can now fix partial tears without having to replace the whole...
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    Radu Drăgușin

    I mean, any modern Premier League footballer is essentially super human. Hopefully indicates a low-severity tear and a relatively minimal bit of keyhole surgery. Could he even be back for the end-of-season stretch?
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Emirates Marketing Project ***

    When we least expect it is when Spurs beat Emirates Marketing Project. There's a glimmer of hope this time, so we're going to get battered.
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town FC ***

    No, teams with better strikers should outscore their xG -- like we did for years with prime Sonny and Kane up front. Better teams will have higher xG as they're making more chances (and/or higher-quality chances). A mediocre team with a top striker might score 3 from an xG of 1. A good team...
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    Yang Min-Hyeok

    I'd say that any player standing out in the Championship should be good enough for lower Prem. If said player is a youngster on his way up, there's an excellent chance that he'll reach top 6 squad level -- which is what we're aiming for, taking this season as a blip. Still plenty that don't...
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    ***OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool***

    Oof. That was painful. For me the biggest disappointment was our central midfield in the first half. Sarr, Bissouma and Bentancur couldn't string a pass together, tackle, or intercept. Kulu clearly knackered, Sonny a shadow of his former self, even Gray looked shellshocked out there...
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    ***OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool***

    I was hoping no-one would pick me up on that one. Yep, true. But we've got it worse than many other teams. More (and realer) hope for the wins against the top teams, more disappointment at the inevitable losses against the bottom ones.
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    ***OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool***

    Indeed. The thing about supporting Spurs over the last 15 years is that we've got a genuine chance of beating anyone. We've also got a genuine chance of losing to anyone, of course. That's who we are, mate.
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    ***OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool***

    I honestly don't think we have a chance. I can see it being a comfortable 3-1 for the Dippers that turns into a 5-1 as we push and get hit by the counter. Tel should be involved, and Danso if he's gelled in training. Not like we have a settled back line anyway. But then, I didn't think we had a...
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