Do you remember that heady April Fool’s Day less than four and a half years ago when we achieved our one and only Premier League away win at Stamford Bridge? It was achieved thanks to a cracking late first half goal by Christian Eriksen and two second half goals by Dele Alli. Harry Kane had been injured and didn’t come on until the last quarter of an hour. Spurs had scored seven goals in their previous two games without Kane. Dele had scored one of those and Eriksen two more. “Sonny” scored twice in a 4-1 win at Bournemouth. Who then would have believed the chain of events that would lead to Christian Eriksen starting for Manchester United last week as a “false nine” and Dele Alli being nothing more than a bit-part player at struggling Everton?...

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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 6, 2022

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The only sad fact to emerge from our early-bird place here at the top of the Premier League table is that in Dejan Kulusevski we no longer have a hidden ace. His now-you-see-me-now-you-don't magic tricks against Southampton alerted every coach in the Premier League to the fact that he is dynamite.

He will be given the same attention in pre-match tactical talks as Harry Kane and Son Heung-min. If you are wondering why Harry and Sonny failed to make an impact on Saturday it is because they were both shackled by markers, which enabled the likes of Ryan Sessegnon, Eric Dier and Emerson Royal to have a field day. They profited from the spaces left by a Saints defence concentrating on shutting out the dynamic duo.

Now our Ginger Magician – Stockholm-born to Macedonian parents – will get the same concentration from eagle-eyed coaches, who cannot allow him to dominate matches like he did against Southampton..........

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Tottenham was heaving. The weather was hot as was the atmosphere generated by a near 62,000 crowd excited at the prospect of seeing some of the six new signings acquired in the summer. Richarlison had to sit this game out due to his over-excitement when a flare was thrown at Goodison Park towards the end of their season. Former “Saints” keeper Fraser Forster stayed on the bench, as did Djed Spence, but three of our new boys at least got a sniff of the White Hot Lane atmosphere after the win had been secured with an impressive performance by the same team which had beaten Norwich 5-0 on the last day of last season – with the exception of Romero for Sanchez.

Any game in the Premier League is a potential banana skin and last season Ralf Hasenhuttl’s men took four points off Spurs and even won at The Lane. When skipper James Ward-Prowse put them into a 12th minute lead it looked briefly as if “Saints” might spoil the party again, but Spurs soon responded with two goals by defenders to take a first half lead. Last season’s top scorers Son and Kane were very much reduced to playing second and third fiddle as Dejan Kulusevski continued his fine figures with a goal and an assist together with some super skills........

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This exclusive eye-witness report and photograph come courtesy of my very good friend Jonathan Adelman,to whom I offer my great thanks.

Spurs fell to a narrow defeat in their final pre-season friendly against José Mourinho’s Roma in a match played (despite the 9.15pm local time kick off) in intense heat and humidity, reminiscent of Madrid 2019, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa.

Haifa, 90 minutes drive north of Tel Aviv, is a port city, with the suburbs nestled in the Carmel Hills overlooking Haifa Bay. Its usually less humid than the central lower laying Tel Aviv area. The late kick off time was to allow observant Jews to travel to the game after sunset at the conclusion of the Sabbath. Many travelled from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for the game....

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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 9, 2022

The short close season has been exciting for Spurs fans from the moment the club announced the investment of an additional £150 million into the kitty. The influence of Antonio Conte has surely led to one of the most active and fruitful transfer windows in recent years. Only two or three years ago we had been clamouring for refreshment of personnel. Spurs’ ability to maintain and then compete for Champions League football suffered, but thanks to Conte and a fine end of season run, we will see Champions League football again this season at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium........

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