Has Ange gone a little der-ANGE-d? Looking at the headlines on Thursday, angry Ange seemingly does not believe in set-pieces.
But even special managers tried to sort out the Spursy mess before and it always had such a predictable ending. How ironic it was then that again, it was a set-piece - which Ange feels is unimportant - that was despatched elegantly by Trevoh Chalobah.Because with the financial rules that are in place, if Tottenham don’t get Champions League money, they are in big trouble.
But while the Spurs owners are obsessed with finance, in modern football, the wealth of the big clubs is dictated by performances on the pitch.And yet here we are with Spurs apparently having a good ‘building’ season and yet they are a distance off the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League.And you can imagine how positive James Maddison was - even though he was dropped for the first time since his arrival from Leicester City last season.
But Spurs have never won the Champions League, have not won the league since 1961, have not won the FA Cup since 1991 and have not won the EFL Cup since 2008.