If Arsenal do go on to win the Premier League title then Declan Rice should probably win Player of the Year. If it’s Manchester City, then it will be hard to look past Erling Haaland. Haaland, though, will probably finish out the season without experiencing the misery Rice must have suffered in the middle part … Read more
Tottenham 1 Arsenal 4 EBERECHI EZE PRODUCED a timely brace to haunt Tottenham again and restore Arsenal’s five-point lead at the Premier League summit with a 4-1 north London derby win. The title credentials of Mikel Arteta’s team had been questioned after they dropped points in consecutive matches at Brentford and Wolves but they responded … Read more
It might not mean much or indeed anything at all when the post-mortems on Spurs’ season come to be written, but his first interview as Spurs boss did at least bring one slice of comfort to the fans: he gets it. Igor Tudor understands the assignment. It doesn’t mean he will or even can complete … Read more
When thinking of sites most likely to deploy ragebait headline tactics, your thoughts wouldn’t necessarily turn immediately to The Times, but sometimes it really should. Take, for instance, this one. ‘Thomas Frank should be the most in-demand manager in football’ Now that is a spicy take, and a quick glance at the replies and quotes … Read more
Fabrizio Romano insists former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is the “main candidate” to replace Pep Guardiola at Man City and that there is “nothing advanced” with Tottenham. Spurs’ 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United on Tuesday was the final straw for the Tottenham hierarchy as they sacked Thomas Frank on Wednesday. The loss to the Magpies … Read more
Tottenham are exploring their options after sacking Thomas Frank on Wednesday morning, with Roberto De Zerbi and one of their current coaches, John Heitinga, in the conversation. It is unclear whether the chief executive, Vinai Venkatesham, and the sporting director, Johan Lange, who are overseeing the process, will favour an interim choice which could be … Read more
Roberto De Zerbi has left Marseille by mutual consent amid links with the Tottenham Hotspur job. Current Spurs head coach, Thomas Frank, is under increasing pressure in north London after their 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United on Tuesday night. The club are languishing in 16th in the Premier League following their seventh home defeat in … Read more
With Liverpool facing an uphill fight to qualify for the Champions League following Manchester City’s comeback win at Anfield, head coach Arne Slot looks doomed to lose his job around a year after guiding the Reds to their 20th Premier League title. Slot would likely already be out of work had he not had credit … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has insisted that he will remain in charge of the Premier League giants after Tuesday’s loss against Newcastle United. Spurs are facing the increasingly real threat of relegation from the Premier League as they are 16th in the table and only five points clear of 18th-placed West Ham. The north … Read more
Welcome to Row Z, The Athletic’s weekly column that shines a light on the bonkers side of the game. From clubs to managers, players to organisations, every week we’ll bring you the absurdities, the greed, the contradictions, the preposterousness and the oddities of the sport we all love… Siu or… sue? Ronaldo, Saudi and a morality … Read more