Spurs - Hiring the interim

BREAKING NEWS

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Tottenham have announced that recently hired manager Mauricio Pochettino has left the club by mutual contest. After only being at the club for a number of months, the Argentine departs after the club revealed he was struggling with day to day tasks of running the club due to the language barrier. It was well known to players and staff alike of Pochettino struggled with the English language. The club wish to stress to fans the situation is under control and have a replacement lined up.

Early rumours emerging around North London this morning state that its a head to head battle between Roberto Martinez and Tony Pulis who has recently left Crystal Palace.

Nice start mate, Good luck!

About this story;


Why Tottenham?

I feel the Tottenham squad have a lot of potential on fm, with a few Trasnfers I feel the soon to be revealed manager could take them to the next level.

What do I want to achieve?

I will defiantly want to finish top four as a minimum. It will be a tough ask to push for the tittle, but I will not rule it out. I will also look to push on in Europe. The Europa league will surely be a realistic challenge for the squad.

Transfers?
So far there has not been much action for Tottenham in the transfer market. They have recently brought in young and promising left back Ben Davies and Michel Vorm both formally of Swansea. ( I will be using a updated database). I will be looking to add some talent to the squad. I'm also looking to involve you lot as much as possible so please comment as you wish. Whether it be tactics, transfers, tips or advice.


Updates soon:)

SPURS BOSS ANNOUNCED

Welcome back to Sky Sports News, your home of sports news. Jim White reporting. We have some breaking news just in. Tottenham Hotspur have accounted the man to take over recently departed Mauricio Pochettino. We have had a statement sent into us, it says..

"Tottenham Hotspur are delighted to announce the arrival of new manager Roberto Di Matteo. Roberto joins us on a four deal that will see him take over at Tottenham with immediate effect. Roberto is a great man who has great potential as a manager, he has had a great playing career and had managing spells at West Brom and Chelsea."

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Well, what news ahead of the start of the new premier league campaign. The ex Chelsea interim manager to take over at local rivals Tottenham. Even more excitement added to what looks to be the best season yet!

Interesting turn, Good luck with this!

That's something I wasn't expecting

Di Matteo Interview

Key
Roberto Di Matteo - RDM
Daily Mail Reporter - DR

DR – Good Afternoon Roberto, How are you finding your first few days at Tottenham?

RDM – Good Afternoon , I’m feeling great, I can’t wait to get stuck into things. Everyone has been very welcoming.

DR – It’s been a while for you bring out of work, did you have many offers?

RDM – I have had a few lesser teams offer me roles within their backroom staff. But I wanted to stay in England for one and I wanted a taste of management.

DR – Spurs fans may be slightly surprised by your appointment given your history with Chelsea?

RDM – It’s no secret about my history with Chelsea, I had many great years playing their and not to mention that great night in Munich. Nothing will ever change the way I feel about Chelsea but I’m here to give my all for Tottenham and I’m sure they’ll grow to love that.

DR – What do you want to achieve this season Roberto?

RDM - We are going to take each game at a time and try to achieve the best possible position at the end of the season as possible.

DR – Do you have any news of any Ins & Outs this year?

RDM – We have a few targets. But we do have some great players already. But hope for some new faces. As for outgoings, some younger players will be going out on loan to gain vital experience. We may also have to offload some more senior players too.

DR - Thanks for your time Roberto.

Huntelaar Joins Tottenham


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New Tottenham manager Roberto Di Matteo has wasted no time in making changes to his Squad. He has officially confirmed today to BBC Sport that Klass Jan Huntelaar has joined Tottenham after they activated his £12.75 million release clause. The former Real Madrid and Schalke stiker will be fighting for his spot in the first team with Roberto Soldado.

This is what Roberto had to say, “ Klass is a quality striker and will provide power and strength and goals to our front line, something we missed slightly last season. He’s a great addition to the squad and he can’t wait to get started."

Di Matteo chops and changes squad

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Di Matteo has made three more signings in his attempt to strengthen his current Tottenham Hotspur squad. Di Matteo has reportedly spent around a combined £30,000,000 on his new players.
The first of which will send a big message to the rest of top four clubs. Signing from Zenit, Tottenham have brought Portuguese midfielder Danny. For a fee believed to be in the region of £17,500,000. Di Matteo has made it clear he wanted to strengthen his options out wide. Di Matteo has stated he was very happy with his addition. “He’ll add pace and flair to the team, I’m sure he’ll slot in very nicely”.

The next player on Tottenham’s radar was young talent Jordy Clasie, the 23 year old joins from Feyenoord for £9,500,000. The Dutch international is thought to be that they can develop, he is not thought to be first choice however who knows what will happen if he puts in a few good performances.

Di Matteo is thought to be after a number of experienced players to add to his squad. He has snapped up ex Chelsea midfielder Tiago, who joined from Athletico Madrid. His second Portuguese signing joins for £1,500,000. Roberto sounded very excited to involve Tiago within the squad, he said “Tiago will offer us great experience, he has played in England previously and Spain, a real bargain for the club”.

Di Matteo has hinted he is still in the market, he has made it clear he wants to find a replacement for Club captain Michael Dawson who could be on his way out the club. The 30 year old is no longer first choice, but wants to stick around for another season. However he is still unsure of who will try to pick up in the market.

Roberto Di Matteo News Conference

Four Leave to make Room

“Lewis Holtby and Thomas Carroll have both left White hart lane . Holtby leaves for Everton in the search for consistent first team football, for a fee of £8,500,000. The young English talent that is Thomas Carroll has left for Scottish champions Celtic. He felt his development would benefit away from White hart lane I wasn’t going to stand in the way when Celtic came along with a £2,000,000 offer.

Elsewhere youngsters Zeki Fryers and Jonathon Obika have both left on loan to Burnley and Swindon respectively, this is a great opportunity for them both to gain first team experience. They are both keen to make the most of their time away.

Finally we can confirm that Benoit Assoi-Ekotto has left the club for Olympique de Marseille, for a fee of £1,000,000. Ekotto leaves permanently after spending last season on loan at championship side QPR.

I would like thank the players that have left as they have been great servants for to the club and we wish them well for the future. For the youngsters going out on loan, we wish all the best of luck for your development.

Pre-Season Round up

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Kilmarnock 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Chamois Niotais 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham 1 -4 Real Madrid
Tottenham 1-1 San Lorenzo
Athletico Madrid 1-2 Tottenham

Player of Pre season – Huntelaar
Top Goal Scorer – Huntelaar (3)

Overall a poor pre-season which doesn’t help the team in the build up to a pre-season, it left Roberto Di Matteo struggle to pick a player of pre-season when questioned on it. Only scoring six goals which included two own goals, this was defiantly a problem Di Matteo wants to solve.

Premier League Fixtures Announced

Biggest test for Di Matteo

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Roberto Di Matteo will face no bigger test on his first game at White hart lane on the opening day. Tottenham have been handed North London rivals Arsenal. What a start to the season! Di Matteo has spoke of some excitement ahead of the derby game. “ This will be a great chance to get the boys up and running, they’ll be right up for this one.

Derby heartache for Spurs!

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Giroud goal sinks spurs
Tottenham left White hart lane wondering what could have been after falling to a 2-0 defeat against close rivals Arsenal. As expected the tense and lively game lived up to expectations. Tottenham defiantly had chances but failed to find the back of the net. Unfortunately for spurs, Arsenal did find the back of the net twice, two first half goals from new signing Alexis Sanchez and Frenchmen Oliver Giroud.
When Di Matteo Spoke to BBC Sport after the game, he revealed “The players are gutted, but we know we weren’t good enough. He just couldn’t score, the lads really gave it there all. However we still have a lot of work to do”.

Tottenham have been drawn again Apollon L. in their Europa league Play off game. The two legged tie will see Spurs take on Apollon at White hart lane first and then have the respective away leg the following week, were they will be hoping they do not have to rely on any away goals. Tottenham will defiantly fancy their chances of advancing.

Nice few updates mate, good luck!