Welcome to another edition of Trending Up / Trending Down, where we at Hoddle Headquarters take a look at what around Tottenham Hotspur is trending up, and what is trending down.
I don’t quite know what to do with this latest Trending Up / Trending Down. Since our last edition (Nov 5) Spurs lost to Galatasaray, lost to Ipswich Town, beat City, drew Roma and lost to Fulham.
It all makes for some strange stuff. How do we parse through it all? I’ll do my best:
Trending Up
- Fraser Forster: It’s the big man’s time in the net now with Vicario out for an extended period of time. It’s a very small sample size, but I think he’s done well in the two matches he started in this past week and made some good saves against Roma and Fulham.
- Dejan Kulusevski: Quickly becoming one of the most important players for this side. He’s one of the hardest-working players in the league (as covered in this Dan KP feature the other day) but it looks like all that running meant he couldn’t start versus Fulham on Sunday.
- Brennan Johnson: That’s three goals in three games now for Brennan Johnson. Across all competitions he scored 10 so far this year. Safe to say he’s doing well better already than he did during the entirey of last season.
- Fixtures: Too many to count! Another one on Thursday? And then a derby on Sunday? And we haven’t even begun the real festive fixtures yet.
Trending Down
- Guglielmo Vicario: Hate to do it, but injured players get lumped here. That includes Vicaro. Hope he’s back soon.
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Consistent
Premier Leagueresults: A frustrating series of matches as previously mentioned. Spurs seem to have such a huge chasm between their ceiling and their floor, which makes watching them always must-watch entertainment. But it’d be nice to get a couple wins in a row.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Honky Cat, by Elton John
And now for your links:
Dan KP: Ange Postecoglou, Spurs’ young stars and the club’s transfer balancing act
Wales women beat Ireland to reach major tournament for first time
