Alexander Sommerstad

audere est facere

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

@90sfootball @Score90_ Gazza

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

@CoysNews @AlasdairGold They have an app or you can press «show reader» at the top of the page, and the ads go away.

[Erik Thorstvedt @SilaErik]

I’m so proud right now.
At last.
Thank you to the players.
Thank you, Ange.
Thank you to everyone at the club. You did it. COYS.

[Lucas Moura @LucasMoura7]

COME ON YOU SPURS!!!!!!! 🤍🤍🤍

[Harry Kane @HKane]

congratulations @SpursOfficial 🤍

[Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial]

EUROPA LEAGUE FINALISTS

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

@myPLSpurs @simonyemane @charlieparrish The pitch is way better than Tamworth's

[Uncle Norman Giller @NormanGiller]

A near-85-year-old is crying here. What a performance, and Spurs thoroughly deserved their victory. It was not Angeball but it was Spursball. Fabulous #FRATOT

[Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial]

WE'RE INTO THE SEMI-FINALS!!!

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Late goal not enough, Spurs most loyal fans want Levy out, their views been coming over loud and clear. Postecoglou will be the one who eventually goes. That’s what clubs do. The manager pays the price for poor results and performances and lack of progress. But the problem at Spurs lies far deeper than a stubborn, uninspiring manager who resembles a spectator on the touchline (who, in fairness, has horrendous injury problems to contend with; nb like some other managers).

The problem even goes further back than an unpopular chairman who is detached from fans. Levy has done some good things, notably the stadium and training ground, but has failed to address the central problem - that predates him - and that is ensuring the recruitment of more and better players with a tougher mindset.

Spurs have nobody like John McGinn, a battler who can play, who’s at it for 90 mins. Now there’s a real captain. Son Heung-Min has been a fine player for Spurs but he’s fading. And he’s not a leader in difficult times like this. “Lads, it’s Tottenham”. Pretty but not winners. Spurs have to change their mentality as much as their head coach and chairman. It’s a problem of culture #THFC #AVLTOT #ASTTOT

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

He never stops lying. There has never been a politician or public figure like him in our lifetimes. No Democrat or Republican comes close to his level of serial dishonesty, nonstop fabrications, big and small. All normalized and accepted now.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

It’s hard to make a proper judgement call on Ange Postecoglou until the triangle of Vicario-Romero-Van de Ven is restored. Imagine Arsenal without Raya-Saliba-Gabriel. Postecoglou has flaws, set-pieces, risky high line at times and not realising that stubbornness is different from single-mindedness. His players’ lack of fight in the North London Derby (Bergvall, Spence and Gray honourable exceptions) reflects poorly on his team-talks as well as their character. It’s the Derby - commitment is the starting point. The captain, Son, scored but he’s not the force he was. It’s a mentality thing as much as ability with Spurs. And injuries. The squad depth isn’t there.

Postecoglou is hardly the only manager trying to cope with an injury crisis. Andoni Iraola has 8 players out at Bournemouth, still doing well (8th in PL), still getting a balanced, organised, very competitive XI out, but then he's a better manager (tactically, in-game management etc) than Postecoglou (and will go to a CL club one day). There still has to be sympathy for Postecoglou as most of his absentees in one area. Imagine a team of: Vicario; Porro/Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Bentancur/Maddison (depending on opponent then Maddison as a 10), Gray; Kulusevski, Solanke, Moore. That’s decent. European qualification strength. Good age balance.

Spurs have some good players (also Johnson, Bissouma, Sarr, Richarlison when fit, Kinsky when he learns about intensity of English football). But the squad needs strengthening. 13th is poor. The lack of intensity in the Derby was poor. It’s now about getting that defence fit, and Postecoglou getting more out of them. #NLD #THFC #ARSTOT

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

@Lassemkarlsen00 @ViaplayFotball Det er fullstendig skandale

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

@Haugstad1006 Pirlo left back?!

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

@spursblogger Thank you, well written 👍🏻

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

@hbrooks_coach They may well, but that's not a good sign for us as a club.

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

@lubimets @JamesTMaw He is a winger, not a striker.

[Barney Ronay @barneyronay]

Kyle Walker this half has been your super competitive PE teacher insisting on beating the 6th form in a series of shuttle sprints

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

@tkknamely Men er Dragan den beste eks-spilleren som er trener i EM? Kan ikke være langt unna.

[Alexander Sommerstad @asommerstad]

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