😬 Concerns about van de Ven's readiness to play #CFC 🤕 Repeated setbacks after hamstring injuries 🙃 Second worst record in PL for days lost to injury 📝 Inside injury crisis wrecking Tottenham's season with @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social for @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/607... - ThreadSky

jaydmharris.bsky.social • 36 days ago

😬 Concerns about van de Ven's readiness to play #CFC
🤕 Repeated setbacks after hamstring injuries
🙃 Second worst record in PL for days lost to injury

📝 Inside injury crisis wrecking Tottenham's season with @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social for @theathleticfc.bsky.social

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6077551/2025/01/23/tottenham-injury-crisis

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jamesean.bsky.social•36 days ago

we haven’t heard a single player’s name mentioned by any athletic writer in regards to a transfer this window to spurs, but somehow you’ve gained access to anonymous sources inside the club speaking of the manager’s role in the state of our injuries.

we all know what this is, jay.

jaydmharris.bsky.social•36 days ago

What are you implying exactly James???

jamesean.bsky.social•36 days ago

your writeup has occurred at a suspicious time, names only someone who left the club long before the chelsea match in question and does not contain a single quote from a current player.

i’m implying that this is the same brief from the club that has occurred with every single manager under enic

jaydmharris.bsky.social•36 days ago

How is it suspicious timing when 10 players are currently out injured including the club's record-signing? They have one win in their last 10 PL games.

What your implying is wrong but thanks for reading anyways 👍

jamesean.bsky.social•36 days ago

it’s suspicious timing because supporters have fully turned on the ownership and their lack of support during that run has further exposed their culpability in these results and injuries.

you may be new to spurs, but we’re not. we’ve seen this happen to every manager since this chairman arrived.

hallenbeck.thelastboyscout.uk•36 days ago

Jay, “the medical staff had reservations about Van de Ven’s readiness to play” makes it sound like a contentious decision, as if Ange forced it through. The recent BBC interview with Anton McElhone paints the relationships as more collaborative. Was the VdV situation similar to the Kyogo one?

jaydmharris.bsky.social•36 days ago

The word risk is mentioned a few times there Hal...

jamesean.bsky.social•36 days ago

who is the final decision-maker on the availability of a player?

hallenbeck.thelastboyscout.uk•36 days ago

Have you listened to the interview? Link below if not. He spoke warmly about Postecoglou. Yes, risk is mentioned, but it's not in a contentious way. He obviously has a lot of respect for Ange. Your article suggests relationships are now more fractious, but not sure?

https://bsky.app/profile/hallenbeck.thelastboyscout.uk/post/3lgebhmvhhs2c

hallenbeck.thelastboyscout.uk•36 days ago

It's a given at this point that Ange is going to take risks. Big ones, at times, if the rewards are there.

notthatmilo.bsky.social•36 days ago

I'm a bit confused by this graphic in the article, Jay. In the preceding paragraph you talk about the high line and the strain it puts on defenders but the graphic shows that we make the 8th most out of possession high speed runs. This appears to contradict the point you are trying to illustrate

37h3r.net•36 days ago

I also found myself staring at that viz longer than expected but mostly pondering Palace and Cottagers.

syracusespurs.bsky.social•36 days ago

Feel like this is a chart that begs the question — how many “high speed” runs is “too much.”

Spurs are (26/21) for 47
Everton are (28/18) for 46
Liverpool are (20/25) for 45

Do these differences *really* matter? What gap should we see playing an impact on endurance.

notthatmilo.bsky.social•36 days ago

It can't be much fun being a Palace player, that is a lot of aimless running around

37h3r.net•36 days ago

it’s probably 60% Will Hughes 😂

hallenbeck.thelastboyscout.uk•36 days ago

I thought the same. I wondered if they suffered a GPS glitch or something.

mikebrind.com•36 days ago

Jay also refers to the "high intensity training sessions" that Ange conducts but we have heard from several first hand sources that these don't happen when the team is playing every 3 days.

tottenham.bsky.social•36 days ago

Including Matt Wells, the assistant coach…

mikebrind.com•36 days ago

Liars! The lot of them 🤪

tottenham.bsky.social•36 days ago

The Matt Wells interview was actually amazingly candid about the practicalities of managing that schedule, and once you’ve heard it, you can’t help but cut our guys some major slack. (Also it *really* irritates me hearing near-neighbours in the stadium calling the players lazy.)

mikebrind.com•36 days ago

Was that the interview on Spurs Play that included Bradley Allen where they were (among other things) admiring Solanke?

vblcommish.bsky.social•36 days ago

So then, wouldn't that suggest that Ange isn't the right Manager for a team that is seeking to play as many matches as we currently are?

mikebrind.com•36 days ago

Sorry - I give up. I have no idea what you are asking.

vblcommish.bsky.social•36 days ago

Ange's desired playing style requires high-intensity training to learn and play his style successfully (and remain healthy while doing so) right? But, because Spurs are playing so many matches, he cannot conduct the type of training that he would want the players to have, right?

mikebrind.com•36 days ago

Nope. That type of training is mainly done pre-season. Conte famously had them vomiting at the side of the pitch and he played low block and counter. Once into the season, there is usually only time to recover and do tactical work. No need for fitness work because they are playing instead.

hallenbeck.thelastboyscout.uk•36 days ago

All the teams with most progressive carries in the Premier League this season, apart from one – City – are to the right of the vertical line on the chart. Rapid, progressive carries are part of our game, but our carriers have not seen much injury until recently. This also contradicts the point.

hallenbeck.thelastboyscout.uk•36 days ago

Kind of fascinating how City manage to do so much slow carrying.

bulletspurs.bsky.social•36 days ago

Its a quadrant plot so you have to consider the diagonal line x=y to see the cumulative effect of both in and out of possession, whereby Spurs are first

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