The View From The Lane: The Athletic FC's Spurs show

The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and Charlie Eccleshare join host Danny Kelly to review Saturday's 4-0 win at Leeds. The trio discuss whether Kane might actually be playing the best football of his career right now, as well as, how Conte's wing-backs are starting to flourish, what the "versatile" Kulusevski brings to the table and how nice it was to see Christian Eriksen back in the Premier League...

Plus, as a Tottenham thrashing proved to be the final nail for Marcelo Bielsa, the panel reflect on Mauricio Pochettino's sacking and reveal what Leeds could learn from Spurs' experience about managerial succession planning.

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The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and James Maw join Danny Kelly to react to a Burnley defeat that sparked a remarkable outburst from manager Antonio Conte.

There have been some spectacular meltdowns and furious tirades from Premier League managers over the years, but this bizarre rant felt unprecedented and summed up an extreme change of moods from a few days ago.

The game itself has almost been forgotten and, while many of the team's problems were depressingly familiar, it wasn't quite as bad as you might think given what followed.

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The Athletic's Charlie Eccleshare and Jack Pitt-Brooke join Danny Kelly to reflect on what is becoming a bit of a routine win over Pep's Manchester City...

They discuss Cristian Romero's impact and Eric Dier's form, the record-equalling partnership between Kane and Son. as well as, whether Harry Kane's just had one of the best individual games in Premier League history.

Expect Craig Pawson conspiracy, analysis of Conte's crowd-surfing over the Spurs technical team and why Paul Gascoigne is still *the* dream interview.

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The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and James Maw join Danny Kelly to react to Antonio Conte's headline-making interview with Sky Italia.

They also look at what the future holds for Mauricio Pochettino beyond the current season, and they ask how Spurs can possibly overcome Manchester City this weekend.

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The Athletic's Charlie Eccleshare and James Maw join Danny Kelly to look back on Spurs' disappointing 2-0 defeat to Wolves.

They discuss the calamitous defending, a lack of chances created, and Conte's criticism of his players after the game.

They also reflect on the chanting of the Y-word by sections of the crowd, and look at what the club can do to eradicate it.

Plus...could Spurs really host the Superbowl?

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The Athletic's James Maw and Charlie Eccleshare join Danny Kelly to reflect on Spurs' midweek defeat to Southampton.

They look at why Conte's side had such trouble with Southampton's pressing game, and whether a switch to 3-5-2 would help the team keep hold of the ball for longer. They also assess some poor individual performances in defence and midfield, and a further cameo from both Bentancur and Kulusevski. 

They then pay tribute to the retiring Mousa Dembele, before delving into the fallout from Monday's 'Neighbours' discussion.

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The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and Charlie Eccleshare join Danny Kelly to reflect on Spurs' victory over Brighton in the FA Cup.

They also discuss Conte’s press conference moans, the future off ENIC as owners of the club, and the sad demise of 'Neighbours'

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The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and James Maw join Danny Kelly to reflect on the departure of Technical Director Steve Hitchen.

They discuss whether Hitchen's time at the club was a success, and look at how it leaves the balance of power in the boardroom without him.

They also answer questions from some of the subscribers to The Athletic, before looking ahead to the FA Cup tie against Brighton this weekend

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The Athletic's Charlie Eccleshare and James Maw join Danny Kelly to analyse what turned out to be a busy transfer deadline day for Spurs.

They discuss where the new signings from Juventus are likely to fit in, and debate whether the squad is stronger now than it was on January 1st.

They also look at the players who left the club, and pay tribute to Dele as he leaves for Everton

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The Athletic's Jack Pitt Brooke and James Maw join Danny Kelly to react to the news that Spurs' pursuit of Adama Traore is over.

Who will they target next? And could this mean that no new players join the club this January?

Plus, they discuss Kieran Trippier's criticism of the club in his recent interview with Alan Shearer in The Athletic.

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