What has De Zerbi's Tottenham shown us in preseason? A Licence Coach JJ walks A Coach's View through the tactical patterns already emerging — with the tactics-board register the format is built on.

The diamonds and triangles. The bounce-pass buildup. The swing-pivot midfield with Sandro Tonali and Fernandes rotating between 6, 8 and 10. The touchline-winger case for signing Savinho. Why JJ thinks Dominic Solanke will struggle to physically hold up against top-level centre backs — and why a new striker signing (Krupi or otherwise) is coming.

Plus: is a vision-based footballer born or coached? (with a Kevin Keegan callback). Is playing inverted fullback good preparation for central midfield? Is Savinho the new Leandro Damião — a transfer saga that never actually arrives? And Tottenham's aerial-defence vulnerability against set-piece-heavy sides.

Considered, nuanced tactical analysis. A Coach's View.

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What has De Zerbi's Tottenham shown us in preseason? A Licence Coach JJ walks A Coach's View through the tactical patterns already emerging — with the tactics-board register the format is built on.

The diamonds and triangles. The bounce-pass buildup. The swing-pivot midfield with Sandro Tonali and Matias Fernandes rotating between 6, 8 and 10. The touchline-winger case for signing Savinho. Why JJ thinks Dominic Solanke will struggle to physically hold up against top-level centre backs — and why a new striker signing (Krupi or otherwise) is coming.

Plus: is a vision-based footballer born or coached? (with a Kevin Keegan callback). Is playing inverted fullback good preparation for central midfield? Is Savinho the new Leandro Damião — a transfer saga that never actually arrives? And Tottenham's aerial-defence vulnerability against set-piece-heavy sides.

Considered, nuanced tactical analysis. A Coach's View.

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Enya and Jim take the whole Spurs squad apart. Before the summer, Enya's data model had us averaging 12th across every position group in the league. After the window? 7th. But two positions are still broken, and the "depth" we keep talking about might not actually exist.

Inside: the full pre-window audit position by position, why the model has us 12th at centre-back despite the "world-class pairing" narrative, why Enya would still keep Romero over Van Hecke and Senesi, the two positions where depth is still an illusion, the 2028 contract cliff around Kulusevski and Maddison, and what the preseason tour selections tell us about the pecking order.

All the charts mentioned are up on Enya's X (@EnyaCollins) and the OhSoSpurs channels — worth pulling them up while you listen if you're near a screen.

Data source: Wyscout. Model and rankings by Enya Collins.

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First proper look at De Zerbi's 26/27 Spurs DJ and Jim take The Scouting Room through the MK Dons pre-season opener with the tactical evidence: the bounce passes, the inverted fullbacks, Fernandez already scoring a goal-of-the-season contender, and Tel running the same bending line five times to show the automations are already being drilled.

Then the young players. DJ flags Luca Williams-Barnett as one of the top prospects in world football and backs it up. Mikey Moore's Rangers loan growth spurt. Malachi Hardy at centre-back as one to watch. Plus who backs up Maddison at 10, why Connor Gallagher isn't quite a Madison, and what Bentancur being left off the pre season tour might mean.

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Which Spurs sale hurt you the most? The Originals go on record — Berbatov, Waddle, Bale, Modric, Kane, Hoddle, Robbie Keane — every panellist names one they never got over. And it's the block that closes the episode on the warmest note.

Before that: a considered tribute to Kevin Keegan, the first proper preview of De Zerbi's Spurs against MK Dons, and the Tynan Thompson departure that reopens the "no pathway for youth" debate. Chris Wood's Semenyo callback from the members' group lands mid-argument.

The middle stretch is the substance: the Cristian Romero decision (DJ makes the "hit the reset button" case; Si argues sell-at-peak; Stu names the reputation problem in the Premier League); a panel love-in on Djed Spence that goes places most Spurs pods don't; and the two panel-on-record moments — trophy or top four (Sean Hurl's dilemma) plus a points prediction each.

Warm, considered, nuanced. The Originals.

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Jim and UEFA A licence coach JJ build a fan's toolkit for reading the game: manager philosophies, protagonist vs antagonist (not what you think), between the lines, half spaces — and then apply it all to De Zerbi's Spurs, including the automations to listen out for and a pre-season homework assignment: watch the goal kicks, not the ball.

Follow JJ at The Fullco and on X @THeFullCo.

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Spurs need a left winger — and Enya Collins, live from Vancouver, walks The Analyst through the five names every fan is arguing about with Wyscout and Hudl data doing the heavy lifting.

Savinho as the low-block breaker and the case for two dribblers with Kudus on the opposite flank. Antoine Nusa as the profile-similar alternative — with the medical history and the Bundesliga-to-Premier-League step-up that changes the risk profile. Rafael Leao as the on-form game-breaker with the fallouts baggage — plus a considered read from Enya's diehard Milan-fan friend that reframes the "attitude" question. Cody Gakpo as the completely different inside-winger profile that might not actually fit De Zerbi's high-and-wide starter.

And the twist: the current, only-fit left winger already in the squad. Enya's data-led defence of Matisse Tell — the crossing, the shot data, the confidence issue — is the pivot the episode earns.

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The Originals panel — Jim, Si, DJ and Stu — walk the full pre-season window with a considered read on where Spurs still need work.

On the table: the Djed Spence stick-or-twist question and the mooted Nico Williams swap (does it actually make sense?); the aerial gap in the new-look Van Hecke / Senesi / VdV back line; the Gibbs-White dream and a panel vote on the Bergvall + £30m + sell-on framing; Rodrigo Krupi and Stu's "young Henry" line from a Bournemouth season-ticket-holder mate; the wing puzzle — Kudus back from surgery, Kulusevski question mark, Simons in December, and the Leao risk that DJ compares to the Kolo Muani work-rate scare.

Plus the back-three debate — DJ's watched the Marseille tape and says it's mostly a back four in possession, Stu refuses to talk about it at all, and Si says it's coming whether Stu likes it or not.

The panel closes on the points prediction that gives you the tension of the whole window — Si 67, Stu 72, DJ low 70s, Jim 82.

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Which of Tottenham's young players are actually close to the first team? Analyst Enya Collins joins Jim to go player by player through the data: Yang Min-hyeok's mixed loan, Alfie Devine's quiet rise at Preston, Mikey Moore's breakout in Scotland, what happened to Jamie Donley, Will Lankshear's 12-goal season, Ashley Phillips' fit problem — and whether selling Luka Vušković for £50m was smart business or a future £200m regret. We describe every graphic as we go; the full data cards are on the video version on YouTube (@OhSoSpurs).

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Spurs have a £200m midfield. Analyst Enya Collins joins Jim to judge Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes by the numbers: progressive passing and carrying, Fernandes' creativity in a struggling West Ham side, Tonali's hidden goal threat, how the two profiles fit together under De Zerbi and which signing Enya rates more. We describe every graphic as we go, but the full charts are on the video version on YouTube (@OhSoSpurs). Data: Wyscout and Hudl. Follow Enya on YouTube and X: @EnyaCollins. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33

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