Hannah
@hannahryan.bsky.social
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My bad opinions are my own.
My bad opinions are my own.
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I would *like* to have aesthetically pleasing football, but I recognise the need to win consistently, and the way sides won consistently in the last decade isn't how they are now, so accepting the shift seems somewhat necessary for now. If it means winning and plenty of goals, I won't mind too much.
January 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I would *like* to have aesthetically pleasing football, but I recognise the need to win consistently, and the way sides won consistently in the last decade isn't how they are now, so accepting the shift seems somewhat necessary for now. If it means winning and plenty of goals, I won't mind too much.
bsky.app/profile/hal.... I totally agree with Hal here. I also want to watch more free-flowing, more aesthetically pleasing football. But the truth is there is less and less of it in the Prem on the whole *and* the Prem has gotten significantly more competitive/harder in the last decade
The brutal fact is, like it or not, we cannot demand it because the Premier League is so competitive. Unless we don't care about winning. There *has* to be some compromise.
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Agree quality was low yesterday. Both sides intent on disrupting the other, and it worked.
bsky.app/profile/hal....
Agree quality was low yesterday. Both sides intent on disrupting the other, and it worked.
OK, so this does cast that match in a better light. Brentford at home are a real tough nut to crack.
Only City have beaten them, and that was by a single goal and 0.85 xG - less than we had today.
They've claimed some big scalps there this season.
Their home record: 7 Wins, 3 Draws, 1 Loss.
Only City have beaten them, and that was by a single goal and 0.85 xG - less than we had today.
They've claimed some big scalps there this season.
Their home record: 7 Wins, 3 Draws, 1 Loss.
January 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
bsky.app/profile/hal.... I totally agree with Hal here. I also want to watch more free-flowing, more aesthetically pleasing football. But the truth is there is less and less of it in the Prem on the whole *and* the Prem has gotten significantly more competitive/harder in the last decade
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If this is real it is seismic. 😱😱😱
Ash has more appearances than any other Spurs player and has been one of our most consistent players, through our good but also bad seasons. Clearly not a starter long term but did not expect this yet.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
@emsandersbbc.bsky.social
Ash has more appearances than any other Spurs player and has been one of our most consistent players, through our good but also bad seasons. Clearly not a starter long term but did not expect this yet.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
@emsandersbbc.bsky.social
Leicester in talks to sign Tottenham defender Ashleigh Neville
Leicester City are in talks to sign Tottenham's Ashleigh Neville on a permanent deal this month.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
If this is real it is seismic. 😱😱😱
Ash has more appearances than any other Spurs player and has been one of our most consistent players, through our good but also bad seasons. Clearly not a starter long term but did not expect this yet.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
@emsandersbbc.bsky.social
Ash has more appearances than any other Spurs player and has been one of our most consistent players, through our good but also bad seasons. Clearly not a starter long term but did not expect this yet.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
@emsandersbbc.bsky.social
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Hindsight is always wonderful. Thanks for this. I feel today with a fresh mind that we do need to give our heads a wobble. We’ve got some designs on ourselves. Truth is we aren’t that good and we haven’t been for a while. We need better players. This dream of sexy football and losing happened weekly
January 2, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Hindsight is always wonderful. Thanks for this. I feel today with a fresh mind that we do need to give our heads a wobble. We’ve got some designs on ourselves. Truth is we aren’t that good and we haven’t been for a while. We need better players. This dream of sexy football and losing happened weekly
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Yeah, I'm not into excess negativity or calling for sackings. Ironically, as poor as it looks, the tactical ideas against Palace and Brentford made sense. That's a good way to thwart them. Better sides than us lose by failing to respect what sides like Brentford love to do against attacking sides.
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Yeah, I'm not into excess negativity or calling for sackings. Ironically, as poor as it looks, the tactical ideas against Palace and Brentford made sense. That's a good way to thwart them. Better sides than us lose by failing to respect what sides like Brentford love to do against attacking sides.
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Thank you for this. It’s what I’m going to hold on to from last night. Totally fed up with the utter negativity of the Spurs commentary. Even worse here than the other place.
January 2, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Thank you for this. It’s what I’m going to hold on to from last night. Totally fed up with the utter negativity of the Spurs commentary. Even worse here than the other place.
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Might get flamed for this but the less I think about Spurs’ middling performances and the more I accept context/results, four points from two games is ok.
- no Xavi/Bergvall/Romero
- Brentford’s good home record
- two clean sheets
- low squad confidence
- similar league positions to us
- no Xavi/Bergvall/Romero
- Brentford’s good home record
- two clean sheets
- low squad confidence
- similar league positions to us
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Might get flamed for this but the less I think about Spurs’ middling performances and the more I accept context/results, four points from two games is ok.
- no Xavi/Bergvall/Romero
- Brentford’s good home record
- two clean sheets
- low squad confidence
- similar league positions to us
- no Xavi/Bergvall/Romero
- Brentford’s good home record
- two clean sheets
- low squad confidence
- similar league positions to us
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Also, context:
bsky.app/profile/hal....
As ugly as they were, the away games against Palace and Brentford are two performances that make sense to me this season.
What I can't quite understand is why we are so poor at home. Is it simply lack of time to train the "attacking layer"?
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As ugly as they were, the away games against Palace and Brentford are two performances that make sense to me this season.
What I can't quite understand is why we are so poor at home. Is it simply lack of time to train the "attacking layer"?
OK, so this does cast that match in a better light. Brentford at home are a real tough nut to crack.
Only City have beaten them, and that was by a single goal and 0.85 xG - less than we had today.
They've claimed some big scalps there this season.
Their home record: 7 Wins, 3 Draws, 1 Loss.
Only City have beaten them, and that was by a single goal and 0.85 xG - less than we had today.
They've claimed some big scalps there this season.
Their home record: 7 Wins, 3 Draws, 1 Loss.
January 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Also, context:
bsky.app/profile/hal....
As ugly as they were, the away games against Palace and Brentford are two performances that make sense to me this season.
What I can't quite understand is why we are so poor at home. Is it simply lack of time to train the "attacking layer"?
bsky.app/profile/hal....
As ugly as they were, the away games against Palace and Brentford are two performances that make sense to me this season.
What I can't quite understand is why we are so poor at home. Is it simply lack of time to train the "attacking layer"?
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OK, so this does cast that match in a better light. Brentford at home are a real tough nut to crack.
Only City have beaten them, and that was by a single goal and 0.85 xG - less than we had today.
They've claimed some big scalps there this season.
Their home record: 7 Wins, 3 Draws, 1 Loss.
Only City have beaten them, and that was by a single goal and 0.85 xG - less than we had today.
They've claimed some big scalps there this season.
Their home record: 7 Wins, 3 Draws, 1 Loss.
January 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
OK, so this does cast that match in a better light. Brentford at home are a real tough nut to crack.
Only City have beaten them, and that was by a single goal and 0.85 xG - less than we had today.
They've claimed some big scalps there this season.
Their home record: 7 Wins, 3 Draws, 1 Loss.
Only City have beaten them, and that was by a single goal and 0.85 xG - less than we had today.
They've claimed some big scalps there this season.
Their home record: 7 Wins, 3 Draws, 1 Loss.
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We need someone in the midfield, preferably a 6, that has some idea of how to pass the ball forward. This works no matter the system or future manager.
January 2, 2026 at 8:19 AM
We need someone in the midfield, preferably a 6, that has some idea of how to pass the ball forward. This works no matter the system or future manager.
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but don't worry, i'm sure the PrOtEcT tHe GirLs crew will be all over this
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
but don't worry, i'm sure the PrOtEcT tHe GirLs crew will be all over this
Greetings from beautiful Ghent!
January 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Greetings from beautiful Ghent!
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This is key. For players like Bergvall, Gray, Xavi, Tel, and Odobert we have to remember that mistakes will happen as they develop. The problem is, they are 4 of our best starting XI right now. We need to surround them with better, more consistent players. Deki/Solanke will help. But we need more.
January 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
This is key. For players like Bergvall, Gray, Xavi, Tel, and Odobert we have to remember that mistakes will happen as they develop. The problem is, they are 4 of our best starting XI right now. We need to surround them with better, more consistent players. Deki/Solanke will help. But we need more.
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TLDR: please spend money on quality that either helps Frank or the next guy and isn’t dependent on one philosophy to be good PL players.
January 2, 2026 at 12:21 AM
TLDR: please spend money on quality that either helps Frank or the next guy and isn’t dependent on one philosophy to be good PL players.
Heading to Ghent today! Then Antwerp later on, Brussels tomorrow and Brugges on Sunday. It’s too early imo to be up but want to make the most of the day. Waffles for breakfast are a must this morning.
January 2, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Heading to Ghent today! Then Antwerp later on, Brussels tomorrow and Brugges on Sunday. It’s too early imo to be up but want to make the most of the day. Waffles for breakfast are a must this morning.
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I hope the decisiveness with which we’ve acted in selling Bren so soon into the window is a sign that things may be changing on the transfer front without Levy. You just know we’d have haggled before. But if we’re that decisive on selling players before value drops + bringing quality in, that’s good
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I hope the decisiveness with which we’ve acted in selling Bren so soon into the window is a sign that things may be changing on the transfer front without Levy. You just know we’d have haggled before. But if we’re that decisive on selling players before value drops + bringing quality in, that’s good
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This was supposed to be a more positive experience than X - it must be like a directors cut of Event Horizon over there
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This was supposed to be a more positive experience than X - it must be like a directors cut of Event Horizon over there
Premier League results today. Not exactly a classic. File those games away under ‘well, those matches certainly happened.’
January 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Premier League results today. Not exactly a classic. File those games away under ‘well, those matches certainly happened.’
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The Premier League is changing
Across Pep’s tenure at City his teams have averaged just 2.66 matches per season where our share of possession has been <= 50%.
24 matches in 9 seasons. Last season there were 3 matches in 57 played.
As we enter the New Year this term, City have averaged <= 50% possession in 7 of our 27 matches.
24 matches in 9 seasons. Last season there were 3 matches in 57 played.
As we enter the New Year this term, City have averaged <= 50% possession in 7 of our 27 matches.
January 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The Premier League is changing
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Hey, given how fraught dealings with Palace have been in the past, it is at least encouraging we got a deal done early with no fuss. I wonder if Levy had been around, a sale would not have gone anywhere near as smoothly. He'd have probably haggled them for another £5m to the end of the window.
January 1, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Hey, given how fraught dealings with Palace have been in the past, it is at least encouraging we got a deal done early with no fuss. I wonder if Levy had been around, a sale would not have gone anywhere near as smoothly. He'd have probably haggled them for another £5m to the end of the window.
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The the problem lies deeper and it has for a while the recruitment has been awful. Knowing Sonny would go we haven’t nailed down a proper replacement early. We have plenty of options there but no one who is premier league ready cos we won’t spend the big money. It’s not urgent now MF and LWB are
January 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The the problem lies deeper and it has for a while the recruitment has been awful. Knowing Sonny would go we haven’t nailed down a proper replacement early. We have plenty of options there but no one who is premier league ready cos we won’t spend the big money. It’s not urgent now MF and LWB are
Damn. I didn’t see much of the match but idk man I’ll take the best away form in the league, especially when we are already missing 3 of our biggest goal contributors from last season (Maddison, Deki, Solanke) and have done for months, and were also missing Xavi, Bergvall and Udogie in this one.
January 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Damn. I didn’t see much of the match but idk man I’ll take the best away form in the league, especially when we are already missing 3 of our biggest goal contributors from last season (Maddison, Deki, Solanke) and have done for months, and were also missing Xavi, Bergvall and Udogie in this one.
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[The Times] Set-pieces goals see 31% increase in the Premier League this season, with goals from throw-ins happening twice as often as last season. Burnley the best at creating chances from their set pieces, Liverpool worst.
January 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
[The Times] Set-pieces goals see 31% increase in the Premier League this season, with goals from throw-ins happening twice as often as last season. Burnley the best at creating chances from their set pieces, Liverpool worst.
Maresca expected to leave Chelsea. What a basketcase that club is
January 1, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Maresca expected to leave Chelsea. What a basketcase that club is