Tottenham

The narrative has to change. More specifically, Bruno Lage has to change the narrative. That’s now 10 Premier League matches without a victory and had that sequence not been spread across two seasons we know what the likely outcome would have been. Even before inviting Guedes and Nunes to the party, controlled possession and good […]

It’s disappointing that we won’t find out if Morgan Gibbs-White could have fulfilled his potential at Wolves, but I’m satisfied the club have done good business this week. We wanted a transfer window like 18/19 and it’s shaping up that way with a few weeks left to do business. That summer we strengthened the spine […]

Things aren’t so bad after all. Turns out, despite the apocalyptic musings of Wolves Twitter, that Jimenez isn’t finished and Dendoncker can kick a ball. And, while the need for reinforcements remains, results like this show that there is a method to Fosun’s (perceived) madness. Cast your eye over the Spurs defence and you’ll see […]

The main difference between this season and last season has been not conceding the first goal every week. Aside from the miracle turnaround at Villa Park we still haven’t looked great when chasing games. Last night was no exception. Plenty of pressure and good intentions after falling behind but never really looking likely to pick […]

It’s hardly a shocker when it turns out a team that struggles to score are terrible in a penalty shootout. But given the first half an hour of this surprisingly competitive cup tie, it’s remarkable Wolves got that far. We saw some abject home performances last season but this looked Hall of Fame bad as […]

If you count the Celta Vigo game, that’s three consecutive matches we’ve dominated and failed to score. It’s also a trio of games where one lapse in concentration has cost us at the other end. Those, unfortunately, are the margins. And while I’m encouraged by our confidence in possession, our aggression out of it and […]