Mauricio Pochettino

Tottenham are having a difficult start to the season in all competitions. They were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League Two Colchester United on Tuesday in what was a humiliating result for the club. This added to earlier defeats suffered against Newcastle United, Olympiakos and Leicester City. They must react on Saturday and return to winning ways against Southampton to prevent a rut becoming a crisis. The South Coast arrive in North London on a high having beaten …

Leicester City are fancied to compete for a top six finish in this Premier League season. They will offer a stern test for Tottenham following a rocky start to the season. They failed to win in the Champions League as they blew a two goal lead for the second time this campaign. It will be unlikely to cost them in Europe, but it will be a worry for Mauricio Pochettino as he continues to build the club. This match should …

Tottenham made some eye-catching signings during the summer, with Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso joining the club. They strengthened the midfield options at the club and although it was feared Christian Eriksen would depart, the Danish international remains in North London. Due to the quality available to Mauricio Pochettino, it has been a surprise to see Erik Lamela start all four Premier League matches. The Argentine has struggled to hold down a regular starting place, but he is now …

Arsenal were disappointing in defeat against Liverpool last weekend. There was a clear plan from Unai Emery, as he looked to counter with pace and exploit the wide spaces left vacant by the advancing Reds' full-backs. It wasn't a bad idea. In fact, if Nicolas Pepe had scored his one-on-one at 0-0, the Gunners may have gone on to get something from the game. However, the new signing was denied by Adrian and a predictable home win came to pass. …

Tottenham host Newcastle United this weekend as they look to make it three out of three unbeaten in the Premier League. Their performances haven’t been great during the opening two weekends, but they have managed to get positive results in both of their matches. On the other hand, Steve Bruce is already under pressure at St James’ Park following back-to-back defeats. It was always going to be difficult to succeed Rafa Benitez and the supporters’ ire will only grow with …

The Premier League is finally returning and one of the promoted clubs will travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium during the opening weekend. Aston Villa will face a difficult trip to face last seasons Champions League finalists Tottenham. Both clubs have made some eye-catching signings this summer, but they will have very different aims for the season. The home team will be looking to push towards the top of the division and stay in the title race as long as …

Dani Ceballos is a player that could be lining up for a top-six Premier League team next season following several media reports linking him with a move to England. Sky Sports report that Tottenham have entered talks with Real Madrid to sign the talented midfielder. Meanwhile, an earlier report from Marca suggested that Liverpool and Arsenal were both interested in the 22-year-old. The Tottenham interest makes a lot of sense. Mauricio Pochettino will be looking to add quality and depth …

The signing of Tanguy Ndombele opens up a lot of new tactical possibilities for Tottenham and it will be exciting to see which approach is taken by Mauricio Pochettino. The Argentine coach has been known to change formations to find the best set-up for the players he has at his disposal. Since taking over in North London, he has favoured a 4-2-3-1 or 3-4-2-1 formation. It could be that the latter is preferred after the signing of the powerful French …