Source: Men in Blazers — Spurs too big to go down? Arsenal face tricky Everton, and Manchester City eye a win at West Ham: Big Weekend Preview 03/13/26

Duration: 29 min


Pep Guardiola future

I am firmly of the view that Pep Guardiola really wants a big trophy this season. I still have this kind of sense that he would quite like it to be his last season that he's kind of mentally edging away from City.

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Premier League tactical analysis

The Premier League is in a very kind of down cycle where we're just trying to mitigate losing rather than prioritise winning. It's become duels and gripple grapple, marginal edges, and just the urge to kind of destroy and dominate and nullify.

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Tottenham relegation battle

Spurs are the ninth richest team in world football; they did seem too big to fail, now they suddenly appear like a footballing Enron.

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Tottenham manager situation

I do wonder to what extent the reason Igor Tudor is still in a job is because they can't think who they'd replace him with. And that is not a great situation to be in.

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Liverpool form

Arne Slot has not got any closer to solving any of the problems. It was basically the same performance. The flaws were the same, the shortcomings were the same, the lack of creativity was the same.

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Erling Haaland form

Erling Haaland has netted just four times in his last 17 games. It's an uncharacteristic slump, enormous by his standards.

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Manchester City tactics

It's almost Pep's biggest tactical problem at the moment. Haaland's always been a complication. It does run contrary to the way that Pep wants to play.

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Tottenham vs Liverpool match preview

Winning at Anfield unexpectedly would be quite Tottenham.

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Tactical debate (Arsenal set-pieces)

There is no correct way to play football. It would be boring if everyone played in the same way.

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Chelsea transfer needs

Longer term, Chelsea have to go and spend money in the goalkeeper position in the summer, because it's such an issue for them.

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