Tottenham Hotspur had a fantastic last week as they followed their 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Manchester City with a 4-1 resounding home success over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.
Once again, Ange Postecoglou saw his side go 1-0 down at White Hart Lane—a goal that seemed to be the product of messy defending from a set piece. There has been uncertainty when defending corners and Aston Villa took full advantage of that, with Morgan Rogers opening the scoring from close range.
However, Tottenham managed to rescue the game and collect all three points in the second half by producing a blistering display. Goals from Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and a Dominic Solanke double helped the home side seal the deal and climb to seventh in the table.
TalkSPORT pundit Ally McCoist was effusive in his praise for Tottenham’s splendid display against the Villans. He feels Ange Postecoglou’s side have the potential to have consistency to be in the top four and win a trophy this season.
After being asked by host Jeff Stelling whether Tottenham have got the consistency or even the potential to qualify for the top four in the Premier League, McCoist said on TalkSPORT:
“I think they have got the potential to have the consistency for top four. I’ve gone on record to say they could win a cup this year, absolutely.
“They’ve got a level of performance in them that could beat anyone and that’s what I think. On their day, all things firing on all cylinders, Spurs can beat anybody.”
Tottenham have to be highly consistent to make it to the top four this season. A lot will depend on key players staying fit for large periods and avoiding unnecessary suspensions. Big Ange has a nice blend of prodigious talents and experienced campaigners in his squad to achieve a top-four spot—something we narrowly missed out on last term.
As far as winning a cup is concerned, Big Ange is hellbent on ending the club’s long trophy drought. The 59-year-old has the ambition of winning a trophy this campaign, as evidenced by his comments in September about always winning silverware in his second season in a job.
Spurs have knocked Man City out of the Carabao Cup and will now face Manchester United at home for a semi-final berth, so Postecoglou and Co. are practically just three wins away from winning a piece of silverware and fulfilling one of the 2024/25 campaign’s objectives.
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Former Tottenham scout Bryan King believes the signing of Johnny Cardoso will see one of Yves Bissouma or Pape Matar Sarr moved on “without any doubt”.
Cardoso is a de facto Spurs player already, after their savvy summer dealings. The north London outfit let Giovani Lo Celso return to Real Betis, but in that deal ensured they could get the priority option of their midfielder star Cardoso ahead of any other side.
That means that any bid that is made for the £21million midfielder, they have the right to match.
Former Tottenham scout King feels Cardoso could be a good addition to the side, but it will mean for the exit of one of two current midfielders.
Looking at the team at the moment, I’m still trying to work out who the holding midfielder is. Everybody seems to want to get forward.
“If this player is going to bring a bit of quality and authority in midfield and he’s doing well in Spain, then Spurs might have done a good bit of business.
“Should he be brought in, I think either Bissouma or Sarr will be moved on, without any doubt.”
Cardoso move seen as certain
And the chances that Cardoso will be a Spurs player soon are reportedly ‘certain’, in the eye of Betis.
Indeed, the Spanish outfit reportedly see the move as already done in the summer of 2025.
And if that does mean for the end of one of Sarr or Bissouma, it’ll see one fairly consistent player depart, with the former having played 698 minutes this season, and his team-mate having featured for 601 minutes so far.
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The most shocking current Tottenham rumour is that they are planning to take Arsenal goalkeeper Karl Hein onboard. The move, described as one ‘no one saw coming’ could see him join on a free transfer, with his contract up in the summer.
TEAMtalk understands that Spurs are also at the front of the queue for St Patrick’s striker Mason Melia.
The in-form teenager is on the radar of multiple Premier League clubs, but Tottenham are though to be at the head of the queue.
But they could lose some of their most promising assets, too. Leeds have been urged to snap Archie Gray back up on loan in January, after selling him to Spurs in the summer.
Meanwhile, Napoli are continuing their push for centre-back Radu Dragusin, who was only signed by Tottenham a year ago.
Who is Cardoso
By Ryan Baldi
Cardoso was born in New Jersey and has represented the USA at under-23 and senior level, but to all intents and purposes he is a Brazilian footballer.
Born to Brazilian parents, the Cardosos moved back to their South American homeland when baby Joao Lucas – nicknamed “Johnny” – was just a few months old.
Cardoso came through the youth academy at Internacional to make his senior debut for the club a few days before his 18th birthday.
He soon became a regular starter at the Beira-Rio, racking up 144 appearances and scoring seven goals for the side from Porto Alegre…
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