The Fighting Cock (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)

Bottom of the league, another home defeat, and somehow we still think this might work. Flav, Ricky and Big Jon pick through the 3–2 loss to Aston Villa and ask whether Tottenham’s improving performances offer real hope or just another way to torture ourselves.

We discuss De Zerbi’s search for the right midfield, the missing number ten, Solanke’s struggles and why Savinho gives us reasons to believe. Plus, Porro’s injury reopens the Spence debate, Gallagher gets his flowers and Jon proposes a fairly radical solution up front.

Also: commentary that makes everything worse, strained relationships with our dads, and whether we used up every available prayer in Bilbao.

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We finally score a goal, lose 3–1 at Anfield and somehow come away feeling more positive. Alex from AOT podcast makes his TFC debut alongside Flav and Ricky as we discuss the Liverpool performance, Marmoush’s best position, Maddison’s return and whether we’re right to keep faith in De Zerbi. Plus, another cash injection, the Will Lankshear debate, questionable scouting credentials and why supporting Tottenham has become an exercise in survival.

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Tottenham still haven’t scored in the Premier League, but is the Everton draw really as bleak as the headline suggests?

Flav, Big Jon and Mark look at the encouraging signs in De Zerbi’s early Spurs side: a solid defensive foundation, 39 touches in Everton’s box, Van Hecke’s brilliant passing, Bentancur’s resurgence and Savio’s growing influence.

They also debate Spurs’ best XI, whether Marmoush should play centrally, Robertson versus Udogie at left-back, and whether Richarlison should be brought back into the fold ahead of Liverpool.

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Pochettino has been speaking about Tottenham again, including his openness to helping the club in the future. Is a return inevitable one day?

Flav and Ricky also get stuck into Chelsea’s historic financial breaches and whether titles should be stripped, Richarlison’s increasingly messy Spurs situation, De Zerbi’s careful handling of Udogie and Savinho, and whether the goals will finally start flowing against Everton.

Plus: the strangest away-day stories, Seville chaos, and a little bit too much information at the start.

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We’re joined by Dan Kilpatrick for a wide-ranging Tottenham Hotspur discussion.

We assess Richarlison’s uncertain future and whether Spurs have handled his potential exit well, before looking at the club’s major change in approach to injuries and player fitness under Roberto De Zerbi.

We also discuss whether Tottenham’s £400m rebuild has genuinely lifted expectations, the logic behind the Mykhailo Mudryk move, why the squad still feels uncertain in key areas, and the midfield selection debate between Bentancur, Tonali, Fernandes and Gallagher.

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