OhSoSpurs Podcast

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. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. #SpursNews #OhSoSpurs #TottenhamPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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). Follow Enya on YouTube and X: @EnyaCollins. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mateus Fernandes is through the door at £85m, and A Licence Coach JJ is here to walk through what Spurs have actually bought. Two talk tracks: first, the player on the pitch — profile, role in a De Zerbi double pivot, the line-breaking question, the ball-carrying upside, the defensive cover JJ thinks he brings. Then the player at the price — whether £85m is market-realistic or bubble-inflated, and why JJ thinks that question shouldn't decide how you feel about him on the pitch. The headline take of the episode: if you could only have one between Fernandes and Sandro Tonali, who do you take? JJ doesn't dodge it — he lays out the bet-on-the-future / bet-on-the-now framing that gives you the coach's actual decision under uncertainty. Plus: who slots in alongside him, where Bergvall fits now he wants to stay, what this means for Paulinha, and why a seven-for-three midfield isn't outlandish if the right ones leave. A nuanced, considered read of the biggest signing of the window. The Coach's View. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A full house of Originals, a full window of news. Stu, DJ, Si and Johnny join Jim to walk through what Spurs are actually building — the Champions League quality defence taking shape, the Bergvall conversation reaching panel consensus, the Will Lankshear role next season, and the reason the Tonali deal needs a little more patience. Plus: World Cup target watching, the players catching our eyes, and the panel's favourite Spurs-related World Cup memories from the last 40 years. The considered version of where the window is right now. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs are spending close to £200 million to build the midfield De Zerbi actually wants. A-licence coach JJ joins Jim to walk through exactly what Tonali and Fernandes would bring to the system, to the squad balance, and to the bigger picture of the rebuild. - How both signings fit De Zerbi's double pivot - Why the back-line work (Senesi, Van Hecke, Porro) was the right first step - What the £200m actually delivers — and what still needs to follow - The Xhaka case study: why the same player can transform under a different system - Why "progressive passing" is a system question, not a one-player question The considered version of the Tonali and Fernandes conversation. Follow JJ — A-Licence Coach — @TheFullCo on YouTube. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs need a striker. Or do they?  Enya Collins runs the data on the striker market and lands somewhere most reaction channels won't — there's a real argument we don't need one as badly as the discourse suggests. Five European targets ranked by data and eye test — including the Marseille striker with a De Zerbi connection nobody's discussing. Plus why Solanke is actually a better De Zerbi striker than Richarlison, and why a winger upgrade probably matters more than a centre forward upgrade. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bergvall wants out. Vuskovic wants out. £300m window. The panel can't agree. The Originals — Stu, DJ, Johnny and Jim — work through the questions that matter most this week. Should Spurs sell? Are the young players actually as good as we hoped? Lankshear, Solanke, Kinski, and where Spurs actually finish next season if every reported target lands. Plus DJ's contrarian Vuskovic take: Brighton wanting him is exactly why he'd keep him. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sandro Tonali to Spurs has split the fanbase. Is he the deep-lying playmaker we've been crying out for? Or is he a £100m Bentancur replacement? In this week's Scouting Room, Enya Collins (data) and JJ (eye test, A-licence coach) break Tonali down on every metric that matters and answer the question the rest of Spurs YouTube isn't quite getting to. The verdict: Tonali is half of the midfield rebuild. Without a Stiller-or-Wharton signing to follow, the squad still has the same problem it had before. Plus: Enya's contrarian close on the squad building, and Jim's ruthless take on what Spurs need to stop being sentimental about. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs have just signed Jan-Paul van Hecke from Brighton. A-licence coach JJ and in-house scout DJ break him down in the first ever Scouting Room. The new OhSoSpurs format puts each transfer target through both lenses: a professional coach on the eye test, an analyst-scout on the data, both in the same room. Today's verdict: thumbs up from both, with caveats. Plus: why Spurs effectively just signed two players for £25m each, the leadership profile we've been missing, the lapses to watch, and JJ's contrarian "most excited about" pick. Deep dive on Tonali tomorrow with Enya on The Analyst. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs are winning the league. Don't laugh. The panel got there. Tonight's an OhSo33 Q&A special — every question came from the members chat. The panel takes on 10 of them across transfer maths, the Greenwood question, Mikey Moore, the priority signings, and the title-challenge thesis Jim's been pushing for weeks. Plus DJ's one-word answer that won the episode. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The data picks one of the most divisive strikers in football for Spurs. Our A-Licence coach pushes back hard. The Analyst (Enya Collins) and A Coach's View (JJ) combine for a new crossover format — three data-led targets put through the eye test. Marco Carnesecchi in goal, Angelo Stiller in midfield, Nicolas Jackson up front. Plus: why Solanke might still start the season, and the Italian player movement context behind the Carnesecchi link. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs' biggest gap isn't up front, it's the controller in midfield. Enya Collins ranks the five players who could fix it. After calling Van Hecke and Bohoya before either link broke, Enya turns to the deep-lying playmaker Tottenham haven't had in years. The five: Nico Gonzalez, Alex Garcia, Manuel Loccatelli, Angelo Stiller, Adam Wharton — and why one of them might quietly be the right answer over the obvious pick. Plus: why Enya took three weeks off watching Spurs last season. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs could spend £250 million this summer without breaching any rules. So why does everyone assume the budget is tight? Ben W — corporate finance and OhSoSpurs Business End regular — joins Jim to break down the difference between what Spurs are ALLOWED to spend (SCR rules) and what they can ACTUALLY spend (cash position). Plus: the £100m the owners already injected, the rule change that benefits billionaire owners, and why Arsenal, City and Liverpool are about to inflate the market. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What Daniel Levys sale of ENIC shares means for Tottenham. #SpursNews #Tottenham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The data says Spurs are about to get an absolute steal. Enya Collins former professional player and professional analyst — joins Jim to break down the case for Savinho, compare him with Nusa, Rashford and Lookman by the numbers, and look at two pure data signings that should be on Spurs' radar. Plus: what Frank's system did to Kudus's data, and why Tell is closer to a finished article than people think. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three players De Zerbi transformed at Brighton. What that tells us about how he'll use this Spurs squad. And the Pedro Porro question every fan is split on. JJ — A-Licence coach — joins Jim to break down Van Hecke's mentality work, Mac Allister's positional metronome role, and Solly March's repositioning. Then the verdict on Porro and Savinho, and JJ's #1 squad priority. Plus: is finishing actually coachable? JJ's channel: @TheFullCo on YouTube. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs just signed the Premier League's #1 rated centre back by data. So why are some red flags worth flagging? Enya Collins — former professional and football analyst — joins Jim to break down Van Hecke's data profile, how he replaces Romero's passing, and the aerial-duel and pace concerns the data raises. Plus: how Senesi and Robertson reshape the squad balance, and what De Zerbi's system actually needs from his back four. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why does the football world enjoy Spurs losing this much? Aaron — ProfSpur — joins Jim for the second episode of The Professor. We unpack his essay arguing that what looks like banter is structural — a class theory of why the football world wanted Tottenham relegated, even when their own teams were celebrating. The Big-6 entitlement from above. The historic-club resentment from below. The London / regional class layer. The media tone we've all noticed. And why "resentment" is more accurate than "hate." Read the original: profspur.substack.com #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arsenal won the league. So why does it feel like nobody noticed? Jim, Stu, Johnny and DJ on the strangest title win in years, the set-piece arms race, the Football Boardroom takeaways, and your questions from the members chat. Plus — the OhSoSpurs Predictor is now live. Lock in your pre-season predictions: ohsospurs.com/predictor.html #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Enya, professional data analyst, former pro footballer, and lifelong Spurs fan, joins Jim for the debut episode of The Analyst. We audit every position group against the Premier League, name the ones that quietly collapsed, name the ones the free transfers (Robertson, Senesi) have already fixed, and lay out what's still unsolved before the window closes: central midfield, goalkeeper, strikers, and No.10 cover. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 #SpursPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We survived. Now we can finally laugh about it. The full Originals panel — Jim, DJ, Si, Stu and Johnny — sit down for the end-of-season awards: the most bizarre injuries (and Kulusevski's never-ending knock), the best and weirdest goals (Mickey Moore's Puskas, Solanke's scorpion), the takes that aged the worst, the moments we'll never forget, and five very different picks for player of the season. Then Stu walks us through the squad registration maths and what it forces us to do this summer — the priority signings, who has to go, and the one player who missed out on homegrown status by a single day. Plus: Andy Robertson incoming, the Perisic comparison, the Dougie Freedman question, and a Leicester reference at the end that you'll either love or have to actively try not to think about. The first episode of our new data series, The Analyst with Enya, drops on Friday. Watch the video version on YouTube, and sign up for the free weekly email at ososspurs.com/listen. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs stayed up so what does it actually mean for the money? Welcome to The Auditors, the new OSoS series on the financial side of Tottenham. In this first episode, Jim is joined by Nick (Corporate Finance) and Ben (Finance Professional) for a clear-eyed look at what survival actually buys us, financially. They walk through PSR and the new Squad Cost Ratio, where Spurs' headroom sits now (around 54% versus the relegation alternative of 93%), why the headline rise in costs was largely out of the club's control, and the gap between £100m–£230m of theoretical PSR room and the actual cash in the bank. Then the wider picture: how parachute payments would have softened but not solved a relegation, why West Ham are in genuine trouble, the truth about the Macquarie loan and ENIC's £100m capital injection, and the figurehead question hanging over Vinai, Charrington and the Lewis family's separate statements. Two more episodes of The Auditors follow: modelling the actual summer budget, and how to spend it within the constraint. Watch the video version on YouTube, and sign up for the free weekly email at ososspurs.com/listen. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The season's over, Spurs survived the drop, and now the rebuild begins. Jim is joined by JJ a coach with an A licence for A Coach's View: a player-by-player audit of the Tottenham squad heading into the summer. It starts as "Spurs don't need to do much" and turns into something far bigger. JJ makes the case for Rodrigo Bentancur and Micky van de Ven as the spine to build around, works through the goalkeeper and centre-half questions, the Solanke and Richarlison striker dilemma, what to do with loan hero Palhinha, the young-player calls on Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray, and why the midfield is where the real overhaul has to happen. There's also considered look at the viral video claiming De Zerbi has "masked" Palhinha — and why that story is not as tidy as it sounds. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim is back from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, joined by DJ and Stu, to react to Spurs beating Everton and surviving the drop — the relief, the euphoria, and a season none of them will forget in a hurry. This is a reset episode, not a panic one. The panel digs into De Zerbi's points-per-game form, his press conference verdict on the squad and the famous "big broom", the goalkeeper question after Antonin Kinsky's redemption arc, Micky van de Ven going from maligned to one of the league's best, Djed Spence playing through a broken jaw, the man of the match debate, and the winger problem Spurs have to solve this summer. The full five-Originals season audit follows on Tuesday. Watch the video version on YouTube, and sign up for the free weekly email at ososspurs.com/listen. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One point keeps us in the Premier League. The biggest game of our season is Sunday — and our captain has chosen to be in Argentina. The Originals previews Spurs v Everton — a final-day survival game — off the back of Roberto De Zerbi's press conference. Jim is joined by Si, back in the UK, and Stu in a 42-degree Dubai. And we open with a thank you, because we've passed 10,000 subscribers. We get into what's at stake (a point at home and we're safe), what De Zerbi's "I burn, I burn" line actually means once you translate the Italian, and the team news — Solanke and Maddison available, and whether either should start. We talk through how De Zerbi sets Spurs up, why Everton having nothing to play for might not help us, David Moyes openly wanting to send us down, Djed Spence's England call-up, and the keeper question De Zerbi flatly refused to answer. Then the big one: Cristian Romero, in Argentina for his boyhood club's final rather than our survival game. We go through "I'm not stupid", the telling "until now", the Ben Davies contrast — and the bigger question of who should captain this club next, and why it probably shouldn't simply be Maddison. Plus your member questions, "I miss Captain Sonny" and whether we let Son go a year too soon, our final-day score predictions, and a loan watch on Mikey Moore's outstanding season at Rangers. The Originals is the panel show from Oh So Spurs — higher-quality, more nuanced Tottenham content from fans who've lived every minute of this season. Smarter than the angry-pundit register, but still nervous supporters at heart. If the episode was worth your time, please follow the show, leave us a rating, and share it with a Spurs fan who can't bear to look at the table. And to the Oh-So-33 crew — keep it lily-white. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs lost 2-1 at Chelsea — and A Licensed Coach JJ is calmer about it than most. This is the tactical post-mortem: how we conceded, what actually went wrong, and the gameplan to survive the final day against Everton. This episode of A Coach's View is a collaboration between Oh So Spurs and JJ's own channel, The Full Co. Jim and JJ get into the Kolo Muani right-wing debate, the first goal broken down properly — why it wasn't just the keeper, and the "circle of half mistakes" that led to Enzo's strike — the quality gap between this Chelsea side and our midfield, the Kolo Muani error that gifted the second, and an honest defence of Richarlison, the man without whom Spurs would have been relegated long ago. Then the bit that matters most: JJ's gameplan for Everton. Be the protagonists, dominate the ball, take control of our own destiny. A point on Sunday keeps Spurs up. A Coach's View is the tactical strand from Oh So Spurs — Jim Goddard with A Licensed Coach JJ, breaking down what's actually happening on the pitch. If you got something from the episode, please follow the show, leave a rating, and check out JJ's channel The Full Co. And to the Oh-So-33 crew — keep it lily-white. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs lost 2-1 at Chelsea — but the numbers say we were the better side. 2.15 xG to Chelsea's 1.09, and 67% of the game's big chances. And now the whole season comes down to one game against Everton. Jim is joined on The Originals by Stu in Dubai and Si in Switzerland to pick through a frustrating night at Stamford Bridge and answer a stack of Oso 33 member questions. We get into why the data and the eye test tell completely different stories, the Enzo Fernández screamer and the Kinsky question, the front-three problem and an honest defence of Richarlison, the VAR decisions still baffling us — the Delap elbow, the Cucurella booking that makes no sense — and what fans can realistically do about officiating. Plus the most honest question of the season from Oso 33 member Howard: have Spurs ever stressed you this much, and how are you coping? A point against Everton on Sunday and we're safe. The Originals is the panel show from Oh So Spurs — higher-quality, more nuanced fan content from people who've actually been through this season. Smarter than the angry-pundit register, but still fans, with the cautious belief that comes with it. If you got something out of the episode, please follow the show, drop us a rating, and share it with a Spurs fan who needs to get through to Sunday. And to the OhSo33 crew, keep it lily-white. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One point from safety. Eight years since we last won at Stamford Bridge. And Chelsea? Winless in seven, four straight home defeats. Could Tuesday actually be the one? I'm joined on The Originals by Stu in Dubai, Si in Switzerland and Johnny in drizzly Dublin for a Chelsea away preview that, for once in this fixture, doesn't lean on dread. We dig into the maths (one point keeps us up after West Ham's defeat), what De Zerbi said in his press conference — including his flat "no" when asked if a Spurs win would be a "miracle" — and the Italian mentality angle, comparing his approach to Conte's, Frank's and Tudor's. Plus Chelsea's form crisis (winless in seven, two goals in their last seven), the four Brighton lads in the Chelsea XI who came through De Zerbi, and Conor Gallagher returning to his old club — Si has called him for man of the match. Romero, Maddison, Tel and the keeper question all covered too. Listener questions: Linda on whether supporter culture actually changes after this season, the Jonathan / Roston debate on whether we really need a deep-lying playmaker or whether it's a unicorn position, and Danny on whether the directors have learned anything from this season's drama. The Originals is the panel show from Oh So Spurs — higher-quality, more nuanced fan content from people who've actually been through this season. Smarter than the angry-pundit register, but still fans, with the cautious belief that comes with it. If you got something out of the episode, please follow the show, drop us a rating. And to the Oh-So-33 crew — keep it lily-white. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summary This episode provides an in-depth preview of Tottenham's upcoming match against Chelsea, analyzing tactical approaches, psychological factors, and key player considerations. It offers valuable insights for fans and analysts aiming to understand the strategic nuances of this crucial fixture. #TottenhamPodcast #SpursPodcast #TottenhamHotspur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1-1 with Leeds at home. The fifth home game this season we've taken the lead and dropped points. And now Chelsea away on Tuesday — eight years since the last time we won a league game at the Bridge. Could this finally be the one? I'm joined on The Originals by our ray of sunshine Stu in Dubai, Si over in Switzerland, and a brilliant guest — Jason McGovern from Last Word on Spurs. We get into what actually happened against Leeds (Tel's first De Zerbi-era goal, the Richarlison miss, the overhead-kick decision that gifted Leeds their penalty), the five-game De Zerbi trajectory — 8 points from 5, xGA halved, the direction is genuinely up — and the home pattern that won't go away. Then Linda's brilliant question on the tumor of negativity pressing on the soul of this club, and why so much Spurs content goes nuclear after every result. And the big one — Chelsea away. Eight years at Stamford Bridge. Andy's question on how De Zerbi exorcises the demon. Roston's case for positivity. And whether this group, mostly recruited in the last two windows, even carries the scar tissue the previous lot did. Plus your listener questions — Maddison usage, Kolo Muani vs Spence, the penalty drought, and how on earth we're planning to celebrate when we stay up. The Originals is the panel show from Oh So Spurs — higher-quality, more nuanced fan content from people who've actually been through this season. Smarter than the angry-pundit register, but still fans, with the cautious belief that comes with it. If you got something out of the episode, please follow the show, drop us a rating, and share it with a Spurs fan who's nervously checking the table every five minutes like the rest of us. And to the Oh-So-33 crew — keep it lily-white. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This season is an emotional rollercoaster that will go down to the last game, hang in there Spurs fans. We are in this together. Spurs will battle on at The Bridge. Can we show a new Spurs under Roberto De Zerbi and take a winning mentality to Chelsea when we desperately need one? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim, Si and Stu discuss Spurs upcoming game against Leeds and why there is much room to believe a win is possible despite Spurs long wait for a home win. Newsletter click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa, fifth in the league, didn't manage a single 0.00 of xG against us in the entire first half. Zero. A Licensed Coach JJ joins me to break down exactly how this Spurs team strangled Aston Villa for 45 minutes at Villa Park, and what Roberto De Zerbi has actually changed in four games. We get into the press, why the team has been so deliberately slowed down, why Pedro Porro is staying rooted as a full-back for now, why Bentancur and Palhinha suddenly look like a working double pivot when they didn't under Frank, and the bit JJ wanted to jump up and down screaming "I told you so" about. Plus the press-baiting concept properly explained — what it is, why it's hard to do at home, and why Villa were patient enough not to take the bait. PPDA, xGA, the metrics that matter and the ones that don't. The Buendía corner that Van de Ven won't enjoy watching back. And why the set-piece defending is a slower fix than the rest. For the Oso 33 crew sticking to the end — JJ on a question we got asked: why do so many number 10s become great number 6s? JJ takes us through it from his own playing days. It's a lovely bit. A Coach's View is the tactical strand from Oh So Spurs — Jim Goddard with A Licensed Coach JJ, dissecting what's actually happening on the pitch with Tottenham Hotspur week to week. Smarter than the angry-pundit register, but still fans, with the suffering and cautious belief that comes with it. If you got something out of the episode, please follow the show, drop us a rating, and share it with a Spurs fan who'd appreciate the tactical layer. And to the Oh-So-33 crew — keep it lily-white. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Villa Park. Fifth in the league. But they had zero xG in the first half. Zero. And we were two goals up. It was, it was special. A full-house Originals panel back together for this one — Johnny over in beautiful Dublin, Si in Switzerland, our ray of sunshine Stu in Dubai, and DJ in sunny California — for a proper reaction to Aston Villa 1–2 Spurs at Villa Park and the four games of De Zerbi so far. We've had this conversation every three months, haven't we? But is this one different? Please tell us it's different. So we get into the data (xG against nearly halved, pressing up vs both Frank and Tudor, the back four launching the build-up), the lads who look like completely different players under De Zerbi (Gallagher, Van de Ven, Palhinha, Bentancur, Kinsky), and even Stu's allowing himself to get a little bit excited for once. Plus your questions — the Roberto-wan-Kenobi one (do we give the club credit for landing him?), whether we've got any transfer window pull despite no Europe, who stays if we stay up, the Maddison-vs-Leeds debate, and frankly the best listener question of the lot: is this De Zerbi run actually the best pre-pre-season a new manager could ask for? If you've been through this season with us, please follow the show, drop us a rating, and share it with a fellow Spurs fan who's starting to believe again. And to the Oh-So-33 crew — keep it lily-white. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instant match reaction from Jim ahead of the Originals and A Coachs view episodes coming tomorrow. Spurs deserved that, we deserved that. #SpursNews #TottenhamNews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is a theory that Spurs pitch is causing an unprecedented injury crisis, but what does the data say behind this theory? #TottenhamNews #OhSoSpurs #SpursNews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Along side professional coach and Tottenham fan JJ, we are finally able to discuss a league win as Spurs beat Wolves! We discuss the line up, performance and brave substitutions by Roberto De Zerbi. #OhSoSpurs #TottenhamNews #SpursNews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dj, Jonny and JIm discuss how Spurs could stay up and go over members questions. Will Xavi Simons be the most important player in Spurs fight for survival? Who else do they need to sign if they do go down and what are the predicted scored for the run in?#SpursNews #TottenhamNews #OhSoSpurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim and A license coach JJ discuss the emotional rollercoaster of Spurs game against Brighton, there were notable changes and clear improvements in the game that ended in a heartbreaking and avoidable goal to concede. #SpursNews #TottenhamNews #OhSoSpurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim and Sarah discuss how the current situation has gotten to all Spurs fans and left us emotionally in a difficult space. However, Spurs do have more than one direction they can head in, we discuss the options that present Spurs beyond just relegation. #SpursNews #TottenhamNews #OhSoSpurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Originals discuss Spurs recent defeat to Sunderland, the officiating around the game and what would happen if they did go down. We go over listeners questions and look forward to the game against Brighton. #SpursNews #TottenhamNews #OhSoSpurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim and A License Coach JJ discuss Tottenhams game against Sunderland. Did De Zerbi get the line up right? Which players may be changed for Brighton and were the officials harsh on Spurs? #tottenhamnews #spursnews #ohsospurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spurs are sat in the bottom 3 of the Premier League table and face an enormous opportunity against Sunderland to pull themselves back to safety. We discuss Roberto De Zerbis first pre game interview as Spurs manager and whether Spurs are likely to hit the ground running under their new manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim sits down with Greg who is a Sunderland fan to preview the upcoming game against Sunderland. What De Zerbi must do to stop a flying Sunderland side this season. What are the strengths and weaknesses and why Van de Ven needs to put in a strong performance. #TottenhamNews #SpursNews #OhSoSpurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices