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The Caravans down the road are engulfed in flames. Getting smashed by CFC
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I put a little bet on them getting relegated before the season. They look abysmal.
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Quite the tifo at Palace:
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Wow, didn't know we the only ones to keep him scoreless.
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Lads, it's Tottenham
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Then lost to Bournemouth...
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What an absolutely wretched team West Ham are
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Their only Premier League victory this season remains against Nottingham Forest - when Nuno was still Forest manager.
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Grading the Premier League 'Big Six' after 10 games: Arsenal an A; Liverpool a D
The Premier League is 10 games old and we've seen contrasting fortunes for the traditional "Big Six" clubs. But how have we graded them?
www.espn.com Tottenham: 5th
GRADE: C
STORY SO FAR: When viewed in the context of last season, when Spurs finished 17th (one place above the bottom three) on the back of 22 league defeats, their start to this season should be seen as a successful response under new head coach Thomas Frank.
Spurs sit in fifth, eight points behind Arsenal, but the optimism and positivity generated by three wins in their first four games -- including a 2-0 win at Manchester City -- has now evaporated and things turned sour with the team being booed off following Saturday's 1-0 home defeat against Chelsea. That loss means that Spurs have won just four of 19 home league games since beating Aston Villa on Nov. 3, 2024 and Frank has been unable to halt the slump which began under predecessor Ange Postecoglou.
Injuries to key players including midfielder James Maddison and striker Dominic Solanke have hit Spurs hard and the departure of Son Heung-min to LAFC has taken crucial experience and leadership from the squad. Spurs face Manchester United (H) and Arsenal (A) in their next two league games, so they have the chance to turn the tide against "Big Six" rivals. But if the opposite happens and they lose both, Frank will be under increasing pressure from a notoriously impatient fanbase.
WHERE CAN THEY IMPROVE? Winning at home is always a good start to improving the mood on and off the pitch, and three points against United on Saturday would likely take Spurs into the top four. But wins can often paper over the cracks and a wider issue that Frank needs to address is his style of play which goes against the Spurs tradition of entertaining and attacking football. Frank's style is to be more direct, with long throws and long balls from deep and a focus on set-pieces; if he is to avoid losing the faith of the fans, the former Brentford coach needs to get results and also raise the entertainment levels.