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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 23h

João Palhinha: “I’m happy at Spurs, I’m enjoying my time. At Tottenham, I've had chances I didn't have before”.

“I feel complete confidence in the people who wanted me to join the club. In this case, the manager Thomas Frank”.

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 1d

Luka Vušković vs Bundesliga Centre-backs, per 90:

🥇 Aerial duels - 1st
🥇 Aerial duels won – 1st
🥇 Defensive duels won % – 1st
🥇 Interceptions – 1st
🥈 Progressive carries – 2nd

@DataMB_

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 1d

🤯

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 1d

⚪️💥 Tottenham have the 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 away record in the Premier League and are one of two teams unbeaten on the road this season.

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 1d

Watch the training video before the Leeds game, he was fully involved in training

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 1d

😎

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 1d

He was back in full training last week. He was in the training video the club released a few days ago

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 2d

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 2d

We've had 16 players called up for senior international duty this October 🌍

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 2d

Spurs have picked up 10 points in their 4 Premier League away games under Thomas Frank 👏

That is as many as in their previous 13 PL away matches under Ange Postecoglu last season 👀

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 2d

Mohammed Kudus is the only player to complete 30 take-ons in Europe's top five leagues this season and has completed at least 11 more take-ons than any other Premier League player in 2025/26.

While no PL players has won more duels (57) or provided more assists than the Ghanaian this term🇬🇭
@Squawka

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 2d

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 2d

Luka Vušković (18) vs Mainz:

90 minutes
Clean sheet
15 clearances
21 defensive contributions
5/7 aerial duels won
7 ball recoveries
3 blocks
3 interceptions

41 clearances made in the last 3 games 🤯🇭🇷

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 3d

4 goals in his last 4 games 👊

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 3d

🇬🇭Mohammed Kudus vs Premier League Wingers
◉ Assists – 1st
◉ Expected assists – 1st
◉ Successful dribbles – 1st
◉ Offensive duels won – 1st
◉ Accurate crosses – 1st
◉ xA per 100 passes – 1st
◉ Successful attacking actions – 1st
◉ Duels won – 1st
👨‍💼 Top 7 League profile: datamb.football/M_Kudus_Winger…

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 3d

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 4d

João Palhinha is the first player to make 25 tackles in the Premier League this season. 💪

His game by numbers vs. Leeds:

7 duels won
4 final third entries
3 aerial duels won
3 clearances
2 tackles
2 fouls won
2 fouls conceded

The player Spurs were missing last season. 👏

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 4d

For the first time in years we have some real squad depth in midfield. Palhinha, Bentancur and Simons started, Gray, Bergvall and Sarr on the bench. Maddison, Kulusevski and Bissouma not in the squad 🤯

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 4d

Most successful take-ons this PL season:

30 — Kudus
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28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17 — Doku, Ndiaye

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 4d

Fun fact: Only one team has not conceded a goal in the last 15 minutes of PL games this season.

That team is... Tottenham.

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 4d

Mohammed Kudus this PL season:

1st in assists
1st in successful take-ons
1st in successful take-ons per 90
1st in duels won
3rd in chances created

He scored his first goal for Spurs today vs Leeds.

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 4d

We are currently on a 7 game unbeaten run ☺️

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 4d

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 4d

You can tell how Vicario is playing when Kinsky who isn't on the pitch is trending 😳

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