We are back with the 26th episode of the 7th season - making up for lost time. I’m Paul, joined by Sean and Daz. We are going to do a review of the Spurs and Wolves games, and a look ahead at Leeds on New Year’s day. After the Leeds game we’ll do a bit of a state of the nation after 19 league games and 6 champions league games.

Part One - Spurs away.  

• Line up and approach

• Injuries didn’t leave a lot of options. Lost Bradley and Isak in this one

• Spurs - 1 win in 7 (we now have 3 in 7) played like a desperate team. 

• Frank appears to be under pressure - not good when the previous guy hired you

• The controlled aggression of his Brentford team doesn’t look good here

• Who scores the first goal once again significant

• The last 10 minutes - how do we make sense of that?

Part two - Wolves at home

• Worst team in the league (potentially in league history)

• Seemingly less options

• Good points - bad points (Good half/bad half?)

• Diogo tribute

• Florian Wirtz

• Weird refereeing decisions 

• We’ve ‘crashed’ the top 4

Part three - Leeds at home with 5 day break

• Leeds have looked better. Calvert-Lewin’s goals

• Our approach, line up

• Virg’s comments re set pieces

We will be back next week with a review of the Leeds game. Thanks to Sean and Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.

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