Good morning everyone and welcome to the latest edition of A Look At The Month Ahead, where we at hoddle headquarters take a look at all things Tottenham in the month to come.
I feel like I’m diving into this month eyes-wide shut. Can you really blame me, though, when you look at the two men who are behind the steering wheel? (Pretend, for this analogy, that it’s a tandem steering wheel).
Still, there’s a fair amount of football to play, so let’s get to it.
Tottenham Hotspur women:
The women’s squad
is coming into this month a little bit humbled after a 5-2 defeats against Arsenal and Manchester City in back-to-back weeks. Spurs are fifth in the table of the Women’s Super League, but these two results show us there remains a sizable gap between Tottenham and the top four.
Still, it’s a big improvement from last year. The manager at the heart of this improvement, Martin Ho, was recently handed a new, long-term contract with the club (although the club did not actually say how long this one was).
This month doesn’t get any easier with a derby against Chelsea in the Women’s FA Cup and a home game against Manchester United later this month.
It’s a pretty tough end to the season. If we’re looking even further ahead, there’s still matches against London City and Brighton (who sit seventh and sixth in the table, respectively).
April schedule: at Chelsea (FA Women’s Cup, 6 April); Manchester United (26 April)
Tottenham Hotspur men:
Gosh, where do I even begin?
Tottenham sit one point above the relegation zone and have a new manager in Roberto De Zerbi, whose appointment was met with vociferous opposition from this community and a swathe of other Spurs fan groups.
There are seven games left in the Premier League season. One of those includes De Zerbi’s former club. Another is against bottom-club Wolves. This doesn’t look like a club that’s winning and the mood, from my observations, are even more rancid today than they were when Spurs lost 0-3 to Forest the other weekend. That’s saying a lot.
April schedule: at Sunderland (12 April), vs Brighton (18 April), at Wolves (25 April)
Fitzie’s track of the day: New Birth In New England, by Phosphorescent
And now for your links:
Dan Kilpatrick: “Spurs and Roberto De Zerbi – would it be worth alienating a section of the fanbase?”
The Guardian: “Tottenham Supporters’ Trust expresses ‘serious concerns’ over De Zerbi’s support for Greenwood”
Football London: “Tottenham announce gigantic loss and reveal huge debt in latest financial results”
The Times: “Roberto De Zerbi signs five-year Tottenham deal and will stay if relegated”
