Bharad Thirumalai

Spurs fan, football nerd, writer for @thespursweb

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

@simonyemane @thespursweb Depends on whether or not Levy believes a different manager is more likely to get us back into the CL.

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

@simonyemane @thespursweb I guess we will have to wait and see. There have also been suggestions that Jose could be put on gardening leave like Poch was rather than receiving a pay off. Ultimately, the opportunity cost of missing out on CL football is higher than Jose's contract.

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

@simonyemane @thespursweb Reports certainly seem to suggest so and going by Daniel Levy's record, I think Jose would have to get us into the top four if he is to keep his job.

[Andrew Gaffney @GaffneyVLC]

On an unrelated note, it's these types of beautifully chaotic Spurs performances that made me first fall in love with the club. #COYS

[Dan Kilpatrick @Dan_KP]

Mourinho on Rodon: "Next game he plays for sure... Not a coward in the duels. A brave boy. He made one mistake, unlucky. One mistake out of context of a very good solid performance."

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

Big decision by Jose to go with a back there despite Reguilon not being available. Possibly because he thinks we can hurt Liverpool going forward. We should see Ndombele get on the ball a lot more than he has in other big games

[Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial]

𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 ⚪️ Lloris (C), Aurier, Rodon, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Bergwijn, Son, Kane.

@WilliamHill ⚪️ #COYS

[Ryan Mason @RyanMason]

Seriously, how good is Harry 👏🏻 I’m not sure people really appreciate how special he is

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

Just like how the West Ham result prompted Jose to change his tactics and adopt a more pragmatic approach, our recent results should hopefully convince him to play more on the front foot instead of defending 1 goal leads. We clearly still haven't found the right balance

[Jonathan Veal @jonathandveal83]

That was the 10th goal of 15 Spurs have conceded from set-plays this season. Four pens and six from corners or lateral free-kicks. A clear weakness #THFC #COYS

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

@simonyemane Yup. It'll be interesting to see if Dier plays as the sweeper and Sanchez as the RCB or vice versa. I would guess the latter.

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

Jose giving Sanchez a big vote of confidence by selecting him ahead of Toby, Rodon and Tanganga. Also pleased to see Davies at LCB in a back five. His most natural position IMO.

[Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial]

𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🟢 Lloris (C), Doherty, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Winks, Ndombele, Son, Kane.

@WilliamHill latest (18+):
https://t.co/8W7OlVlCP4

#THFC ⚪️ #COYS

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

The result at Anfield was painful. This one is just disappointing as we got what we deserved. We have just proven all of our critics right with our inability to really impose ourselves on the game even when we were chasing it. Some serious tactical question marks

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

How miserable a person do you have to be to tag a player just to hate on him? The sane Spurs fans now need to show Bergwijn some love on social media.

[Alasdair Gold @AlasdairGold]

If Steven Bergwijn has had to limit comments on his Instagram account because of abuse after last night, I just can't get my head around why anyone would do that to him. I thought he worked hard, made some great runs but just couldn't finish two chances in a tough match. (Contd)

[Charlie Eccleshare @CDEccleshare]

Strip away any Mourinho prejudice and the rage of losing in those circumstances, and I struggle to see how that was anything other than a really encouraging performance. Were the better side in 2nd half and created three really good chances to beat Liverpool at Anfield. #THFC

[Nathan @NathanAClark]

Really incredible comments from Vertonghen on his concussion.

https://t.co/4WIys5erpW

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

@simonyemane @LaurensJulien It's not just an analysis piece mate. Love him or hate him, he has a few sources when it comes to French players and there are some interesting revelations in there.

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

Interesting article from @LaurensJulien. He reveals that Pochettino was also frustrated by Ndombele's lack of work rate. He also adds that No.10 is the midfielder's favourite position.

[Julien Laurens @LaurensJulien]

Tanguy Ndombele has been a joy to watch this season. This is a story of resurrection, maturity and transformation. @ESPNFC
https://t.co/cyKBez0ibe

[Bharad Thirumalai @BharadTA]

When we were playing attacking football under Poch and were beaten to the title by two counter-attacking sides in Leicester and Conte's Chelsea, people were calling us bottle jobs. Now that we are sitting at the top, the same people are questioning Mourinho's style of play.