OhSoSpurs — The Tottenham Hotspur Podcast

Has the recovery finally started? Spurs have their first Premier League win, but DJ calls it relief rather than joy, and Stu says the 3-1 was "very flattering".

Jim, Stu and DJ go through the win over Coventry: Tonali's role and why he isn't Pirlo, De Zerbi's back five, James Madison as the difference maker, Kulusevski's emotional return, and Marmoush opening his account. They also look at the aerial problem at centre back, Archie Gray covering everywhere, and whether Ben Davies is about to become a starter.

Stu has the numbers on the "cursed stadium" myth, and you'll want to hear why DJ thinks Marmoush is the new Brennan Johnson. Then it's Chelsea away, and only one of the three predicts a Spurs win.

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Can Spurs finally get off the bottom against Coventry? Four panellists, four predictions, and not one of them is backing against a Tottenham win.

Jim, Johnny, Stu and Si preview Monday night's game against Coventry, starting with the good news: Kulusevski is back on the bench. Then the bad news. Savio is out for "some weeks", Bergvall's knee thins the midfield again, and Si puts his name to a guaranteed Maddison start against his boyhood club. The panel also ask whether the Richarlison decision was ever De Zerbi's to make, and why Spurs passed on the Turkey offer.

Stay for the end, where things get silly. Johnny is asked which figure from history should give the team talk, and you'll want to hear how that goes. Stu picks an emergency loan from Milan or PSV, and Si chooses whose phone he'd scroll through after the Marbella trip.

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Is Coventry at home the best chance Spurs will get all season? Professional analyst and former player Enya says the numbers make it a must-win.

Jim and Enya preview Tottenham vs Coventry using the data: the expected points table, Coventry's numbers after their 4-1 win over Newcastle, and why a deep block could still make Spurs uncomfortable. They also go through the big selection calls, including Maddison or Gallagher at number 10, Senesi or Van de Ven, Bergvall or Fernandes without Bentancur, and Solanke or Marmoush, before picking their starting XIs and predicting the score.

Listen for where Chelsea sit on expected points ahead of Stamford Bridge, and for the name second on Spurs' xG list. Neither of us saw it coming.

Enya's full data pack for this game is on The 82nd Percentile Patreon, with a free trial: https://www.patreon.com/cw/82ndPercentile

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Can a draw feel like a win? After Spurs came back with ten men at Old Trafford, the panel says this was the first emotional win of the season, and the numbers back it up.

Jim, Si, Stu and DJ go through Man United vs Tottenham: the first half Spurs dominated, Solanke’s equaliser after the armband show of faith, Tonali’s understated best game in a Spurs shirt, Gallagher’s pressing, Van Hecke’s distribution and the moments he was caught out, and why Archie Gray and Destiny Udogie deserve more credit. Then Coventry at home, and why it has to be a win.

The Bentancur red card splits the panel too. Everyone agrees his was deserved, but once you hear Si and Stu go at it over Luke Shaw, you’ll have to pick a side.

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Why is A Licence coach JJ frustrated after Spurs’ late point at Old Trafford? Because they dominated Man United for almost an hour and should have been out of sight.

Jim and JJ break down Man United vs Tottenham: the line-up and the load management behind it, why Mateus Fernandes isn’t starting, Conor Gallagher’s man-of-the-match performance, the pressing that pinned United back, Van Hecke being isolated out wide, and how the Bentancur red card started. Then Solanke: whether the captain’s armband was a gamble, and why it paid off.

There’s also a moment JJ can’t let go of. Once you hear how close Kudus came to an open goal, you’ll understand why Savio is his biggest frustration.

The full deep dive on this game lands on The 82nd Percentile on Monday, with a free week’s trial on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/82ndPercentile

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