Jose Mourinho’s birthday cake with 58 candles will light up his day, but the present he wants above all others is the belated gift of three points against Liverpool on Thursday. He had to send on the big guns to put down Wycombe’s FA Cup challenge last night, and I just hope they have saved some ammunition for the Merseysiders.

They left a lot of empty shells at Adams Park, where I counted six clear-cut chances missed before they finally got the fifth round visit to Everton wrapped up with a late burst of gunfire that brought three late goals.

It would not be Spurs if they didn’t have us biting our nails for much of the match, but the final 4-1 result was a fair reflection of the dominant second-half performance. Wycombe fought valiantly but to be honest they were often outclassed..........

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Wonderful, Winksy! ?#THFC ?? #COYS pic.twitter.com/yS6GzuoBtF

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 25, 2021

Ha! I told you this would be a convincing win! The scoreline says so, but of course we all know it was not like that. In truth Spurs overcame what looked like being a nasty shock by "The Chairboys". The moral of the story could be that Jose Mourinho gave his “second team” the chance to do the job, and when it turned out they couldn’t he gradually brought on all the big guns he had available, who did – eventually – do the job. Gareth Ainsworth’s squad – only just recovered from a bout of coronavirus – did an admirable job, fully testing Spurs with their physicality, coupled with determination.......

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Our under-23 side went top of their league last night (22.01.21) with a 2-1 win away to West Ham.

This season, due to the ongoing social distancing measures in place to guard against COVID-19, all our home fixtures in the Premier League 2 will be played at Hotspur Way. PL2 and Youth Matches will be staged behind closed doors until it is safe for fans to return.

Therefore Spurs Odyssey will not be allowed to attend these games until further notice. The fixture pages for both levels will be regularly updated with links to the Spurs Official Site reports, whilst monitoring our scorers and league position throughout the season.

Photos will never do this finish justice.

?? #SUFC 1-3 #THFC ?? pic.twitter.com/UnyxDLdqy4

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 17, 2021

The clear highlight of this game was Tanguy Ndombele's exquisite second half goal which restored our two-goal lead after "The Blades" had reduced the deficit earlier in the second half to what I call a one-goal "twitchy" lead. All was well as we ran out 3-1 winners with a good tactical strategy by Jose, who played a 3-4-3 formation. More good news came in the lack of any booking for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who was on a knife-edge as one more yellow would have seen him have to sit out our next League game against Liverpool.

Harry Winks also has four yellow cards after only 8 Premier League appearances, but that might not be the reason he was left out of Jose’s 20-man squad. Dele Alli was another absentee from that number and Gedson was a rare inclusion on the subs’ bench......

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Imagine walking into your back garden to see Jose Mourinho managing Tottenham 👀😂 pic.twitter.com/1jKt7Mo4Ou

— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) January 10, 2021

When Daniel Levy decided to call time on Mauricio Pochettino’s tenure as Tottenham Hotspur boss, and then went all-in with the appointment of José Mourinho, more than a few eyebrows were raised at the time. Just over a year later, the Spurs supremo has received glowing praise for such a bold move.

The Portuguese coach has led his team to the final of the League Cup already this season, which could produce the first silverware since Juande Ramos won the same competition in 2008......

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𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 ⏱ The points are shared.

⚪️ #THFC 1-1 #FFC 🟡 pic.twitter.com/1CZtCa2VZ4

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 13, 2021

Let's be honest. The draw was the least that Fulham deserved. Although goalkeeper Areola had a couple of very good first half saves and we hit the post in the second half, the fact is we decided to try and sit on our one-goal lead. For a so-called ill-prepared side, Scott Parker's Fulham played their hearts out, played well, and got their reward.

Our super goal scored by Harry Kane is buried deep beneath thoughts on an unsatisfactory team selection with Sissoko playing out of position on the right of midfield and a failure to seek to build upon our lead.

We are now six points behind the league leaders, and in sixth place. Thoughts of a tilt at the league title are diminishing fast.......

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The most epic thread on The Spurs Odyssey message board was one which started in 2010. This provided the history of our new stadium applications (including the thankfully unsuccessful bid for the Olympic Stadium) right up to the present day with images of the completed new stadium. In the early hours of Saturday 20th October, 2018, our stadium thread reached 1,000 pages! There is a genuine community feel about the board, which is moderated.

Every Spurs match is covered with excellent threads, which feature images and stats from previous games. There is so much to enjoy about the message board which also has an off-topic section where non-football matters are discussed.

There is also a great archive of filed material with links to some great Spurs history and goals.

If you would like to become even more involved, then please e-mail me (webmaster@spursodyssey.com) stating your full name, address (Town and Country will suffice!) and desired user name, and I will do the rest.

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