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I have decided to do a story on Tottenham. Even though I support Liverpool, I have always been a little bit of a Spurs fan. I will be sticking to this story until FM14 comes out then I will probably do a Spurs story on that. The reason I choose to do a story on Spurs is because they have a good team, even without Bale, and I think I can probably win the league with them in the first season, if not the second.

I am going to be currant Tottenham manager André Villas-Boas otherwise known as AVB. He didn't do to bad last season, finishing 5th. He is an excellent young manager he has also managed Chelsea. The 35 year old, Portuguese manager has managed a couple of big named teams including Chelsea and Porto.

It shouldn't be a problem, but have you taken out AVB from the database? Imagine he takes over as some other team - it'll be AVB Vs AVB

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Tottenham have a pretty strong squad even though they lost the likes of Gareth Bale in the summer. They have brought in a whopping 7 first team players this summer including Paulinho and Roberto Soldado. Spurs have also got players like Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Jake Livermore out on season long loans.




The 26 year old Belgium defender proved his ability last season, where he was crucial to Spurs league campaign. This season I am counting on him to anchor the defense down and make some crucial tackles, as well as scoring some goals from corners.



The big Brazilian midfielder has recently been transferred to Spurs from Brazilian side Corinthians, for a whopping 17.5 million. The 24 year old has been capped 25 times for the Brazilian national side, scoring 5 goals. He will be the main player in my team, setting up goals and helping out with the defense.



The Spanish striker will be essential to my team this season as he will be along up front. He has recently joined the club from Liga BBVA side Valencia for a fee of 26 million, which was thought to be his release clause. He is a proven goal scorer, having scored 59 goals in 101 appearances for Valencia. The Spanish international has been capped 12 times for the national side, scoring 7 goals.

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Tottenham Hotspur's squad rebuild is in full flow now as manager André Villa-Boas has completed the signing of 3 players.


The first of the three signings was 23 year old Fabio. He joined from Manchester United for a fee of 8.5 million. He joins fellow Brazilians Sandro, Paulinho and Gomes at the club. It's thought that Villas-Boas was looking to improve the left back position as Benoit Assou-Ekotto has left the club on a season long loan. The Brazilian international has been capped twice by the Brazilian national side.


Villas-Boas' second signing was left midfielder André Ayew. It is thought that he was mainly signed to replace the gap left by Gareth Bale. He was signed from French side Olympique de Marseille, for a fee of 15.75 million, which is thought to of been his release clause. Ayew has been capped 45 times for the Ghana national side, scoring 4 goals.


The third signing was Uruguayan striker Abel Hernández, who was signed from Italian side Palermo. He was signed for a fee thought to be somewhere around 7.5 million. The 21 year old is thought to be signed as a backup striker. The young striker has been capped 10 times for the Uruguayan national side, scoring 7 goals.

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We've has a mixed bag of results really this pre-season, with 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. The pick of the games coming against the reserve team with the senior team winning 5-1. Through the whole of the pre-season the best goal came from Nacer Chadli in the 3-1 win against San José. He got passed the ball, looked up and shot from 40 yards, lukely it took a slight deflection sending the goalkeeper the wrong way. I feel the team are ready for the tough challenge against Manchester United on the first day of the season.

We have also been drawn to play Anji Makhachkala in the Europa League playoff round. The first leg will be played on the 22nd August and the second leg will be played on the 29th August.

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Good luck with my Spurs <3

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Good signings and decent results (including the Newcastle one ;))

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F = Fabio
R = Reporter

R - Hello Fabio, I'm going to ask you some questions about life at your new club if that is alright. First question, how are you settling in at your new club?

F - I'm actually settling in better than I thought, everyone has made me feel so welcome. It helps having fellow Brazilians Paulinho and Sandro in the side.

R - What made you choose to join Spurs when there were bids from other teams including Dortmund?

F - Tottenham are a brilliant team with fantastic fans and to be honest I have always been a bit of a spurs fan. My decision was easy.

R - What is you manager like?

F- André is a brilliant manager and a good friend, he knows how to manage the team well. I don't think there is anyone in the team who doesn't like him.

R - Finally, who is your favorite teammate?

F - To be honest it has to be my fellow Brazilian teammates only because I can understand them. Players like Vlad Chiriches try to talk to me but I can't understand them.

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