Good morning, gang.
I don’t have much for you today. It’s pretty late here and I got to get the hoddle done.
We spent a lot of time yesterday bemoaning all things Tottenham (which I don’t disagree with –
if you could forgive the double negative). But we didn’t spend a whole lot of time on Ben Davies.
For me, Davies is the last remaining link between the previous generation of Tottenham and the new. He’s gone through far too many managers (Pochettino, Mourinho, Mason, Nuno, Conte, Stellini, Mason, Ange, Frank), and been a tremendous player under every single one of them.
So I was quite thrilled when he scored on Sunday, even if it was a simple deflection off Micky van de Ven’s effort.
These next five or so months could be the last we see of Davies at Tottenham. Spurs triggered a one-year extension on his contract last year, which brings his end-date to the conclusion of the 2025-26 campaign. So far there’s been no reporting on Davies’s future after this season.
Who knows what the future holds for him after his contract is up. Wherever it leads, I hope it leads him back to Tottenham (or maybe he never leaves).
Fitzie’s track of the day: Dreams, by Fleetwood Mac
And now for your links:
Alasdair Gold: “The unusual thing Micky van de Ven did for Tottenham against Sunderland and mad Bentancur moment”
The Athletic ($$): “Does Thomas Frank have English football’s hardest job?”
BBC: “Tactics, transfers and turmoil – inside the fall of Amorim”
The Guardian: “Celtic’s Nancy catastrophe is another indicator of a club embroiled in turmoil”
