Spurs v Maccabi Haifa

UEFA EUROPA O F F I C I A L M ATC H DAY P R O G R A M M E
LEAGUE PLAY-OFF
VOLUME 113 // ISSUE 04 - £3.50
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Our early domination of Sunday’s game against Newcastle United is rewarded as Lucas Moura pops up at the
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CONTENTS 11

14 DOUBLE SIGNINGS
SERGIO REGUILON
In honour of Bale and
Our new Spanish left-back Reguilon, we recall other

has plenty of previous in pairs to arrive in N17.

this competition... 21
SPURS FIRSTS

How we pioneered success in

European competition, plus a

first match under the lights

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Israeli side Maccabi Haifa Going Supersonic with the

are tonight’s visitors for former Spur, who started his

this Europa League clash career with Maccabi Haifa

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HEAD COACH JOSE
MOURINHO
I HAVE ALREADY BEEN
FORTUNATE TO EXPERIENCE
HOW SPECIAL EUROPEAN
NIGHTS ARE UNDER THE LIGHTS
AT OUR WONDERFUL STADIUM
AND I CRAVE MORE

Good evening and across football means there is match as we welcome Maccabi Haifa
‘welcome back’. nothing more for me to add here to our home in this Europa League
Due to our busy fixture and I would rather look at how my play-off fixture.
list and print deadlines, players performed.
I am writing this column Tottenham has a strong history
before our Carabao Cup We were solid defensively, always with this competition and we want
tie against Chelsea, so I am unable to in control of the game, created many to create even more memorable
speak about that match. chances and enjoyed the majority moments in the future, so it is
of possession. That all points to imperative for us to get a victory
Despite not getting the result we the fact we are evolving as a team and progress to the Europa League
desired against Newcastle United and there are many positives we group stages tonight.
in the Premier League on Sunday, can take away even if we did not
our performance was fantastic. ultimately get the three points that When a club like ours plays in the
It would be easy to dwell on the we merited for our efforts.  Europa League, we are one of the
handball decision for Newcastle’s big names and we know that will
late penalty, however I feel the It is still only a few weeks into the motivate our opponents even more. 
reaction that we have seen from season, however this evening we
face yet another crucial knockout We showed our resilience to get
through difficult situations in both
Bulgaria and North Macedonia in
this competition over the past two
weeks and we are under no illusion
that tonight’s game will require our
full attention and effort.

I have already been fortunate to
experience how special European
nights are under the lights at our
wonderful stadium and I crave more.

For us to share those experiences
with you once again this season,
once it is safe for you to return to the
stadium of course, means nothing
less but a win will suffice this
evening. That is the only motivation
we need.

Enjoy the game.
 
COYS!

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DOUBLE
DELIGHT

The announcement of a ‘double signing’ is always a striking moment. For two players to arrive at
a new club on the same day, and usually as part of the same move, is a rare occurrence yet, in our

history, we have witnessed a fair few of them. Following the recent arrival of our latest pair,
Gareth Bale and Sergio Reguilon from Real Madrid, Liam Carson takes a look back at some of the

other ‘double signings’ we have made over the years.

OSVALDO ARDILES AND
RICARDO VILLA
Signed July, 1978, from Argentinian
sides Huracán and Racing Club

Perhaps the pinnacle of our double just their legendary status but showpiece at Wembley. And Ricky
signings, Ossie Ardiles and Ricky also their place as cult heroes – will forever be remembered for his
Villa went on to become Club especially in our 1981 FA Cup Final replay brace – especially his 76th-
legends after swapping Argentina triumph. Along with the rest of the minute winner. Villa departed north
for England in 1978. Joining us on squad, the pair memorably sang London in 1983 but Ossie stayed
the back of glory at that summer’s on Chas and Dave’s cup final song on until 1988 before returning to
World Cup in their homeland, where ‘Ossie’s Dream’ before playing in the manage us for the 1993/94 season.
they helped La Albiceleste to the
most-prized trophy in the game with
victory over the Netherlands, they
were sensational acquisitions by the
Club, with the skilful south American
duo going on to make nearly 500
appearances and scoring half-a-
century of goals between them in
five years together in north London.

In that time, the pair earned not

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SIMON DAVIES AND
MATTHEW ETHERINGTON
Signed January, 2000, from
Peterborough United

Joining us as youngsters from had pace, trickery and always looked going on to establish himself
Peterborough United at the to beat his man. After signing, the under Glenn Hoddle during
turn of the millennium, Simon duo continued their development the 2001/02 campaign before
Davies and Matthew Etherington in our reserves before they both departing for Everton in 2005.
were regarded as potential later progressed into our first team. Etherington made half-a-century
stars of the future. Operating Welshman Davies went on to make of appearances before moving to
off opposite flanks, Davies and over a century of appearances, West Ham in 2003.
Etherington also contrasted in
their attributes.

Davies played on the right; he
was strong and cunning, with
consistency in his approach
and performances. Etherington
however, an out-and-out winger,

MICHAEL DAWSON and made 324 appearances at KYLE WALKER
AND ANDY REID the centre of our defence. It was AND KYLE NAUGHTON
Signed January, 2005, from his heart and desire which helped Signed July, 2009, from
Nottingham Forest him succeed at the Club, showing Sheffield United
determination and an unrelenting
Michael Dawson and Andy Reid work ethic to rise through our Another duo signed for the future,
went on to have very differing ranks and was almost ever- Kyle Walker and Kyle Naughton
spells in our colours after joining present in our side until injuries joined us from Sheffield United in
us from Nottingham Forest in began to flare in 2009. the summer of 2009. Both Sheffield-
January, 2005. born right-backs, Naughton arrived
A true competitor and a perfect as the more senior of the pair yet
Irish international Reid was partner for Ledley King, he helped he spent the first three seasons of
an exciting winger who had skill, us all the way to the League Cup his Spurs career away from the Club
flair and a superb first touch yet, Final in 2008 but missed the on loan, while Walker was initially
despite a bright start, he spent showpiece occasion through loaned back to the Blades.
just 18 months in north London injury. Earning four caps for
before moving to Charlton England in his time with us, the The duo had pace and a willingness
Athletic. Dawson, however, went defender moved on to Hull City to get forward making them both
on to stay for almost a decade in 2014. very effective in our attack, yet it

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was Walker who made the biggest ALANNA KENNEDY AND
impact. Once he secured his place in SHELINA ZADORSKY
our starting XI, he never relinquished Signed August, 2020, from
it, improving with every season. American club Orlando Pride

He featured over 200 times In the recent summer transfer
for us and was named in the PFA window, Spurs Women made
Team of the Year twice while significant additions to their
in north London, before he left team with the double signing
for Manchester City in the of Alanna Kennedy and
summer of 2017. Naughton, Shelina Zadorksy from USA’s
meanwhile, made over 70 National Women’s Soccer
appearances in our colours, and League outfit Orlando Pride.
departed for Swansea City in 2015.
Both vastly experienced
BEN DAVIES AND international Vorm joined internationals, Kennedy is a
MICHEL VORM us to provide competition versatile competitor who is
Signed July, 2014, from for captain Hugo Lloris and usually deployed in midfield
Swansea City deputised for our number one while Zadorsky plays in
primarily in our cup campaigns defence.
Over the last six years, Ben – he made 48 appearances over
Davies and Michel Vorm have two spells at the Club before Appearing at three World
been key players for us both on departing at the end of last Cups between them and
and off the pitch. Joining from season. earning a combined total of
Swansea City in the summer 143 international caps, the
of 2014 with Gylfi Sigurdsson Ben, on the other hand, is still pair have both plied their
moving in the opposite going strong with us in N17. A trade in the biggest leagues
direction, the duo were the consistent and dependable in Australia and the USA
first signings during Mauricio operator at left-back with while they both made their
Pochettino’s tenure. great positional sense first starts for us in our 1-0
and awareness, the Welsh Women’s Super League
An important figure in international is nearing his defeat against Everton last
our dressing room, Dutch 200th appearance for us. month.

Forward Alex Morgan also
joined us this summer from
Orlando Pride, a few weeks
after her former team-mates
arrived.

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F orty-one days ago THE GAMES HERE IN
in Germany, Sergio ENGLAND WILL BE MORE
Reguilón lifted the PHYSICAL AND FASTER,
Europa League trophy SO I HAVE TO ADAPT
with Sevilla. AND COMPETE. I’M VERY
Bringing the curtain EXCITED TO PLAY
down on a hugely impressive
season on loan from Real Madrid,
the left-back produced another
characteristically action-packed
performance to help his side
topple Inter Milan 3-2 in the
competition’s delayed final.
A consistent performer in La
Liga throughout last term, the
23-year-old was rotated out of
Sevilla’s side for the early stages
of the competition but began to is determined for us to get over have here, we have to aim to be in
feature regularly in the knockout the final qualifying hurdle against first places and to win trophies.
rounds as boss Julen Lopetegui Maccabi Haifa tonight in order to
rolled out the big guns. book our place in the group stage. “The games that I’ve played in
He was so influential in his five Spain gave me the experience
appearances that he ended up “I had the chance to play and win necessary to be at a club like
being named in UEFA’s official the Europa League last season,” Tottenham, but I think this will be
Europa League Squad of the said the full-back, who joined us absolutely different to anything
Season, despite playing less than from Real on a five-year contract that I’ve experienced before in
half of the games his side was last month. football. In the end, it’s football,
involved in. but the games here in England
Now he’s keen to embark on “I’m still young so I’m not that will be more physical and faster,
another successful journey in the experienced, but I know it’s a great so I have to adapt and compete.
competition in our colours – and competition and I hope we can at I’m very excited to play. I can bring
first qualify, then go on to win it. some positive things to the team
I think that with the team that we

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and I hope to do it as soon as “It was his energy…he played up you’re up against him you feel like
possible.” that whole left-hand side and just he’s constantly got the energy to
played with such enthusiasm,” Matt press you or have the ball to run
Sergio played his part in a clean recalled. “He’s a very good player – at you. He’s a very tricky player to
sheet for Sevilla in the second leg we knew how good he was because play against and we’re fortunate to
of their round of 32 tie with CFR Cluj he scored a pretty exceptional goal have him in the squad – it’s exciting
back in February, but it was when in the round before against Roma for him and for the club.”
the competition transitioned to a so we knew of his threats, and he
single-leg, knockout tournament played in a team that dominated Asked what he hopes to bring
format in August in the wake of the the ball against us that night. to our side, Sergio himself added:
Coronavirus outbreak that the left- “I think that I can bring joy and
back really hit his stride. Scoring “He was very good, he threatened, energy to the team with my style.
in a 2-0 win over Roma, he then bombed up and down and when The manager knows my game, my
bested English opposition in the
form of Wolves and Manchester EVEN THOUGH I WANT TO
United in the quarter- and semi- PLAY HERE, I’M MORE EXCITED
finals respectively before sealing THINKING ABOUT THE FANS
success against Inter on 21 August. COMING BACK TO THE STADIUM.
IT WILL BE GREAT TO PLAY IN
Coincidentally, he found himself FRONT OF THEM
playing directly up against a
certain Matt Doherty in the win
over Wolves, with Sergio at left-
back for Sevilla and Matt at right
wing-back opposite him in Old
Gold. The Spanish side edged it
1-0 with a late goal from Lucas
Ocampos but Matt, who also joined
us this summer after 10 years at
Molineux, remembers finding out
first-hand just how dangerous our
new acquisition can be.

Sergio Reguilon and Matt Doherty
on opposite sides in last season’s

Europa League quarter-final

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pros and cons, and that’s why he PlayStation or PC games – normal here. It’s the most beautiful
brought me here. I’m happy, and I things that a 23-year-old boy stadium – I want to play here, I
feel the responsibility to pay back enjoys doing!” want to feel this. To run on the
on the field the confidence that pitch all the time, it’s my passion.”
Tottenham, the coach and Mr Levy Soon after putting pen to paper
have put in me.” on his contract with us, Sergio Named in our squad for the first
was driven to Tottenham Hotspur time in Sunday’s Premier League
That’s Sergio the player, but what Stadium for a first glimpse at his draw with Newcastle United,
about the man behind the player? new home. If you watch the video Sergio took his place on the bench
Known for being a keen eSports on tottenhamhotspur.com as he as he experienced his inaugural
gamer, the Madrid-born full-back steps out into the stadium bowl for matchday at our world-class home
demonstrated a terrific sense the first time, you’ll see from his venue. Needless to say, he can’t
of humour on his first day at the facial expression how swept away wait for the day when the tarpaulin
club and already speaks English he was! sheets over the seats are peeled
to a good standard, despite never away and our supporters can
having played or lived outside of “No words… it’s amazing,” he safely return…
Spain prior to his move to N17. beamed. “How many people in
that zone?” he asked, pointing to “Even though I want to play here,
“I learned English in school,” he the iconic single-tier South Stand. I’m more excited thinking about the
clarified. “I’m a really quiet guy “Seventeen thousand? That’s so fans coming back to the stadium,”
away from football, I like to be with crazy! Playing with so many people, he said. “It will be great to play in
my girlfriend, with my friends or it’s incredible and I want to feel front of them, knowing that we
with my family at home. I like to this sensation in this club and this need their support to achieve big
watch TV series and to play some league. I’m so excited to be playing things this year.”

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SPURS

FIRSTS

Tottenham Hotspur has always been described as a club of ‘firsts’ as we’ve blazed a trail
throughout the game in this country and abroad down the years. In each programme this
season, we will reflect on the matches, the people and the occasions that have seen us

set the standard and helped shape our history.

A significant milestone as we become the
first British club to win a European trophy

FIRST for the showpiece final. Our road After our success in 1963, West
to European glory that season Ham United became the second
BRITISH CLUB TO WIN A began with an 8-4 aggregate English club to win the European
EUROPEAN TROPHY victory over Rangers in the first Cup Winners’ Cup two years later
round. Bill Nicholson’s side then when they beat 1860 Munich 2-0
One of our most significant beat Slovan Bratislava of the in the final at Wembley, while
footballing ‘firsts’ came on 15 former Czechoslovakia 6-2 on Scottish giants Celtic became
May, 1963 as we beat Atletico aggregate in the quarter-finals the first British winners of
Madrid 5-1 in the European Cup while we overcame OFK Beograd the European Cup (now UEFA
Winners’ Cup Final to become the of the former Yugoslavia with a Champions League) in 1967 with a
first British club to win a major 5-2 aggregate triumph in the semi- 2-1 final triumph over Inter Milan in
European trophy. final. Lisbon.

Braces from Jimmy Greaves and Our triumphant team in In 1968, Manchester United
Terry Dyson along with a further Rotterdam was: Bill Brown, beat Benfica 4-1 after extra-
goal from John White saw us to Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, time in the European Cup Final
victory at Feyenoord’s ‘De Kuip’ Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower at Wembley Stadium to become
stadium in Rotterdam, with a (captain), Tony Marchi, John White, the first English winners of the
crowd of around 49,000 present Cliff Jones, Jimmy Greaves, Bobby competition.
Smith and Terry Dyson.

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FIRST part. Spurs trio Willie Evans, David Tony Marchi...matchwinner
Levene and Jimmy Brain played under the lights
TEAM TO WIN A for one of the teams, which also
COMPETITIVE MATCH included individuals from Arsenal, brace. The first international under
TO BE PLAYED UNDER Chelsea and West Ham United while lights took place in 1955 as England
FLOODLIGHTS their opponents plied their trade for took on Spain at Wembley Stadium
Brentford, Charlton Athletic, Crystal while Portsmouth versus Newcastle
Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane is Palace, Fulham, Leyton Orient, QPR United at Fratton Park on 22
understood to be the first stadium and Watford. February 1956 was the first floodlit
in the world to have hosted a match Football League match.
under electric light. Some 12,000 Southampton’s former home, The
spectators watched an exhibition Dell, became the first ground in During the 1950s and 1960s,
match between the ‘Blues’ and ‘Reds’ England to have floodlights installed we provided the opposition for a
– consisting of “22 leading players of permanently back in 1950. The number of clubs as they officially
the Sheffield Football Association” Saints’ first match under the lights turned their floodlights on for the
according to the Sheffield and was a friendly against Bournemouth first time.This included trips to West
Rotherham Independent – on 14 & Boscombe Athletic (now AFC Ham United’s former Upton Park
October 1878, with four lights Bournemouth). ground in April 1953, Partick Thistle’s
installed on wooden stages some Firhill Stadium in November 1955
30 feet high. Power was provided by We were Southampton’s and Enfield Town’s old Southbury
a “portable engine”, which put out a opponents for the UK’s first Road ground in October 1962 for
total of 8,000 candlepower. competitive game under the lights friendly matches.
– a Football Combination match
The concept of floodlit football on 1 October, 1951, at The Dell. Our
developed significantly in the 1930s. reserve team beat the Saints’
Arsenal installed lights on the roof second-string 1-0, Tony Marchi
of their new West Stand at Highbury scoring our winning goal that night
during the decade, although it wasn’t in front of a crowd of over 13,000, to
until around 20 years later that the give us another ‘first’!
Football League sanctioned their
use. Queens Park Rangers’ former Our first home game under
White City Stadium hosted an floodlights came on 29 September,
‘Experimental Floodlight Match’ on 1953 as we beat Racing Club de Paris
4 January, 1933 with players from 5-3 in a specially arranged friendly
London clubs selected to take fixture at White Hart Lane. Len
Duquemin, George Hutchinson and
Ron Burgess were on target for us in
the win while Les Bennett bagged a

How our match programme
told the news of our historic floodlit win

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OPPOSITION - MACCABI HAIFA

INTRODUCING HEAD COACH The 41-year-old was appointed
to his role at Maccabi Haifa this
MACCABI summer after successful spells
HAIFA in the hotseats of Israeli sides
Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel
BARAK Be’er Sheva. He won a league title
with the latter in 2016, the club’s
BAKHAR first for four decades. Bakhar
also led Be’er Sheva into the
D.O.B: 21.09.79 European arena, beating Inter
NATIONALITY: ISRAELI Milan twice in the 2016/17 Europa
League group stage, as well as
drawing on two occasions with
Southampton. He also reached
the Champions League play-off
stage.

MACCABI’S 22
10-YEAR RECORD 12

1ST
6TH
2ND
4TH
6TH
4TH
6TH
10TH
2ND
2ND

10/11 SHAREEF SUN
11/12
12/13 KEOUF MENACHEM
13/14
14/15 D.O.B: 25.06.01 D.O.B: 07.09.93
15/16 POSITION: GOALKEEPER POSITION: DEFENDER
16/17 NATIONALITY: ISRAELI NATIONALITY: ISRAELI
17/18
18/19 05 OFRI
19/20 15
ARAD
SEASON PTS W D L GF GA BOGDAN
2010-11 70 21 7 2 55 25 D.O.B: 11.09.98
2011-12 45 12 9 9 46 39 PLANIC POSITION: DEFENDER
2012-13 49 14 7 5 41 20 NATIONALITY: ISRAELI
2013-14 44 13 5 8 39 30 D.O.B: 19.01.92
2014-15 37 11 4 11 38 29 POSITION: DEFENDER
2015-16 38 10 8 8 33 25 NATIONALITY: CZECH
2016-17 38 10 8 8 30 25
2017-18 25 6 7 13 26 33
2018-19 44 12 8 6 34 27
2019-20 58 18 4 4 58 20

ALL SEASONS IN THE ISRAELI
PREMIER LEAGUE

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AYAD 21GURFINKEL YOSEF RAZ
06 26 24
HABASHI 08 55 25YAHAVMEIR

D.O.B: 10.05.95 D.O.B: 27.06.98 D.O.B: 30.11.96
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: ISRAELI NATIONALITY: ISRAELI NATIONALITY: ISRAELI

TEAM STATS RAMI

10030+0R 10070+0XR GERSHON
GAMES GOALS
D.O.B: 12.08.88
100R+0 100X+0RPLAYED SCORED ERNEST POSITION: DEFENDER
03 NATIONALITY: ISRAELI
2.33 MABOUKA
DOLEV
GOALS GOALS PER D.O.B: 16.06.88
CONCEDED GAME POSITION: DEFENDER HAZIZA
NATIONALITY: CAMEROONIAN
D.O.B: 05.07.95
14010R+0 12000X+0R POSITION: MIDFIELDER
GOAL OFF NATIONALITY: ISRAELI

ATTEMPTS TARGET

100+0R 1000+XR9 0

SHOTS HIT NETA
BLOCKED WOODWORK
LAVI
EUROPA LEAGUE STATS 2020/21
D.O.B: 25.08.96
POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: ISRAELI

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SAIKOU JOSE13 18 17 MOHAMMAD
19 11 14
TOURAY RODRIGUEZ ABU FANI
16
D.O.B: 06.06.00 D.O.B: 16.12.94 D.O.B: 27.04.88
POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: GAMBIAN NATIONALITY: SPANISH NATIONALITY: ISRAELI

TEAM STATS

11070R+0 11040X0+R
CORNERS CORNERS

YUVAL YARDEN 100R0+ 1000+XRFORAGAINST
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ASHKENAZI SHUA 34

D.O.B: 13.02.92 D.O.B: 16.06.99 FOULS FOULS
POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD COMMITTED SUFFERED
NATIONALITY: ISRAELI NATIONALITY: ISRAELI

ISRAELI PREMIER LEAGUE

PLD W D L GD PTS

MACCABI HAIFA 2 2 0 0 +3 6

MACCABI PETACH-TIKVA 3 2 0 1 +2 6

HAPOEL KFAR SABA 3 2 0 1 +1 6

MOADON SPORT ASHDOD 3 2 0 1 +1 6

HAPOEL KIRYAT SHMONA 2 1 1 0 +2 4

BNEI YEHUDA 3 1 1 1 +1 4

MACCABI NETANYA 2 1 0 1 +6 3

NIKITA STAV BEITAR JERUSALEM 1 1 0 0 +1 3

RUKAVYTSYA NAHMANI HAPOEL BE’ER 2 1 0 1 -1 3

D.O.B: 22.07.87 D.O.B: 16.10.02 MACCABI TEL-AVIV 2 0 1 1 -1 1
POSITION: FORWARD POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: UKRAINIAN NATIONALITY: ISRAELI HAPOEL HAIFA 2 0 1 1 -1 1

27 HAPOEL HADERA 1 0 0 1 -1 0

HAPOEL TEL AVIV 2 0 0 2 -3 0

BNEI SAKHNIN 2 0 0 2 -10 0

OPPOSITION - MACCABI HAIFA

ONES TO WATCH

STATS FROM EUROPA LEAGUE 2020/21

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JOSH TJARONN YANIC

COHEN CHERY WILDSCHUT

D.O.B: 18.8.92 D.O.B: 04.06.88 D.O.B: 01.11.91
POSITION: GOALKEEPER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: AMERICAN NATIONALITY: DUTCH NATIONALITY: DUTCH

Born and raised in California, Josh A powerful midfield player who The Amsterdam-born wideman will
Cohen spent time in the United started out in the Netherlands with be no stranger to fans of several
States with Orange County Blues, FC Twente, Chery represented British clubs, following spells at
Phoenix Rising and Sacramento Queens Park Rangers between Middlesbrough, Wigan Athletic and
Republic. During his time at the 2015 and 2017, making more than 60 Norwich City between 2014 and
latter, he was selected in the USL appearances for the Hoops. After 2019, as well as loan stints at Cardiff
All-League Second Team, before leaving London, he moved to China City and Bolton Wanderers. The
moving to the Israeli Premier League to play for Guizhou Zhicheng, then former Dutch Under-21 international
ahead of the 2019/20 campaign. joined Maccabi Haifa in 2019. moved to Israel last year.

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APPEARANCES GOALS APPEARANCES GOALS APPEARANCES MINUTES
CONCEDED SCORED PLAYED

W FORM GUIDE W

HAPOEL HADERA 1 WWW FC ROSTOV 1
MACCABI HAIFA 2 MACCABI HAIFA 2
MACCABI HAIFA 3 MACCABI HAIFA 3 MACCABI HAIFA 2
ISRAELI PL ZELJEZNICAR 1 H BE’ER SHEVA 1 KAIRAT 1 EUROPA LEAGUE
30.08.20 EUROPA LEAGUE 24.09.20
09.09.20 ISRAELI PL EUROPA LEAGUE
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GRASSROOTS TO GLORY –
GIRLS-ONLY EVENING PROGRAMMES

New signing Alex Morgan
training at Hotspur Way
for the first time

Lucia Leon has come
through our Player
Development Pathway

Our girls-only Evening Player delivered by our FA and UEFA- Key features of our
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Follow in the footsteps of our Each session is themed around
Women’s First Team players Lucia specific elements of the game, • Specific focus on
Leon and Jess Naz, who have come including goal scoring, defending, individual player
through our Player Development possession and 1-v-1 domination. development
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33

SPURS WOMEN

Ria Percival surges past Arsenal's Viktoria Schnaderbeck

LATE GOALS END FA CUP RUN side that narrowly lost 1-0 Arsenal then took control
Four goals in the last 18 minutes to Everton as Chloe Peplow, with their late goals to end our
made for an unflattering Gemma Davison and Rosella interest in the competition for
4-0 final scoreline as Spurs Ayane made their first starts another season. With a fresh
Women's delayed 2019/20 FA of the season, while Siri Worm FA Cup campaign set to begin
Cup campaign came to an end returned to the starting 11 for a later in the season, attentions
against Arsenal at Meadow match that was initially due to now turn back to the Barclays
Park on Saturday. be played in March before the FA Women’s Super League as
competition was put on hiatus we take on Manchester City
In what was the first time over the coronavirus pandemic. on Sunday (4 October) – kick-
we've reached the last eight of off is 12.30pm at City Academy
the competition in our history, Our best chances in the Stadium and the game will be
we'd grown into the contest in game fell to Alanna Kennedy. shown live on BBC Red Button.
the opening half-an-hour and She nearly gave us the lead
were firmly in the game until four minutes before the break Head Coach Juan Amoros
Jordan Nobbs capitalised on when she drove into the box, said: “I'm gutted for the team
a mistake at the back to give cut outside and darted past really because we worked
the Gunners a 72nd-minute two Arsenal defenders before extremely well for 65 minutes,
advantage. firing in a dangerous cross that then we are 2-0 down and it's a
Gunners goalkeeper Manuela high mountain to climb. People
Lisa Evans quickly followed Zinsberger had little choice will look at the scoreline but
up with the second to make it but to tip over. for us, with our philosophy, we
2-0 and ended up taking home will do everything we can to win
the match ball after adding two And she went close again the game and at that moment
more in the latter stages to 10 minutes into the second in time we were 2-0 down, we
complete her hat-trick, sending half when Peplow’s corner needed to take some decisions
the hosts through to face was floated perfectly to her to try to send more people
Manchester City or Leicester unmarked in the box but, forward, to try to get goals and
City in the last four. despite making good contact come back into the game but in
on the ball, her headed effort this case it didn't happen.”
Karen Hills and Juan Amoros flew wide of the goal.
made four changes to the

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WOMEN

Arsenal Women: Zinsberger, competition, the impressive
Maritz (Maier 82), Alanna was encouraged by
Schnaderbeck (Wubben-Moy aspects of our performance FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
82), Williamson, McCabe, Little and believes there’s reason SEPTEMBER
(c) (Mace 88), Van de Donk, for optimism as we return to SUN 6 H WEST HAM UNITED 1-1
Nobbs (Gut 77), Evans, Miedema Barclays FA Women’s Super SUN 13 A EVERTON 0-1
(Mead 77), Foord. Substitute League duties at Manchester SAT 26 A ARSENAL (WFAC) 0-4
City this weekend. OCTOBER
(not used): Stenson. SUN 4 A MANCHESTER CITY
“We did well in the first half SAT 10 H MANCHESTER UNITED
Spurs Women: Spencer (c), to be patient in our block and SUN 18 A ARSENAL
Neville (Quinn 74), Harrop, going forward we created a NOVEMBER
Zadorsky, Worm, Peplow few chances,” she reflected. “At SUN 8 H READING
(Green 70), Kennedy, Graham the end there were a couple of SUN 15 A BRISTOL CITY
(Leon 82), Percival (Addison individual errors that we can DECEMBER
82), Davison, Ayane (Dean 74). work on, they’re easily fixed, SUN 6 H BRIGHTON & HA
Substitutes (not used): Martin, but as a team and as a unit I SUN 13 H ASTON VILLA
Filbey, Sulola, Morgan. thought we played well and I SUN 20 A CHELSEA
don’t think the scoreline was JANUARY
KENNEDY’S REMEDY a reflection of the game at all. SUN 10 H BIRMINGHAM CITY
FOR CUP EXIT It was a disappointing time to SUN 17 A WEST HAM UNITED
Alanna Kennedy looked concede the first goal and the SUN 24 H EVERTON
beyond the disappointment floodgates sort of opened, but I FEBRUARY
of Saturday’s late collapse don’t think it was a reflection of SUN 7 A ASTON VILLA
against Arsenal in the Women’s the way we played and I’m really WED 10 H BRISTOL CITY
FA Cup, insisting: “We’ll just proud of the effort of the team. MARCH
continue to grow.” SUN 7 A BRIGHTON & HA
“It’s the philosophy of our club WED 17 A READING
The Australian international and our team – it’s all or nothing SUN 28 H ARSENAL
produced a hard-working and we’ll fight to the end. APRIL
performance alongside Chloe That was the mentality – we SUN 4 H MANCHESTER CITY
Peplow in central midfield, were trying to push numbers SUN 25 A MANCHESTER UNITED
breaking up the Gunners’ play forward, obviously that can MAY
and helping to push us forward, sometimes leave you exposed SUN 2 H CHELSEA
before Arsenal hit us with a late at the back but you’ve got to SUN 9 A BIRMINGHAM CITY
flurry of goals. fight for games like this and
we’ll take it on the chin. We’ve WFAC - Womens FA Cup
In the wake of what got a lot to work on but there All home fixtures at The Hive
was always going to be a are definitely a lot of positives
challenging game against the to take out of it too.”
record 14-time winners of the

Alanna Kennedy in control WSL TABLE
against the Gunners

PLD W D L GD PTS

ARSENAL 2 2 0 0 +13 6

EVERTON 2 2 0 0 +5 6

CHELSEA 2 1 1 0 +9 4

MANCHESTER UNITED 2 1 1 0 +3 4

BRIGHTON 2 1 1 0 +2 4

MANCHESTER CITY 2 1 1 0 +2 4

READING 2 1 0 1 -3 3

SPURS 2 0 1 1 -1 1

WEST HAM 2 0 1 1 -8 1

ASTON VILLA 2 0 0 2 -4 0

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 0 0 2 -5 0

BRISTOL CITY 2 0 0 2 -13 0

UP TO AND INCLUDING 29.09.20

35

DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

Matchwinner Rodel Richards in
action at Arsenal

RICHARDS FIRES NORTH Arsenal: Hein, Oyegoke, Bola, DERBY DELIGHT
LONDON DERBY WINNER Clarke, Ballard (c), Akinola FOR WAYNE
Rodel Richards struck the (Azeez 79), Girjan (McEneff 59), Under-23s Coach Wayne
winner just past the hour mark Olayinka, Balogun, Cottrell, Burnett saw plenty of positives
as our Under-23s took the spoils Lewis (Alebiosu 72). Substitutes in our 1-0 victory at Arsenal last
in the Premier League 2 north (not used): Okonk, Dinzeyi. weekend.
London derby on Saturday. Spurs: Whiteman, Lusala
(Omole (Tr) 67), Lavinier (Tr), “Thereweresomeoutstanding
In control of the game from White, Okedina (c), Lyons- individual performances,” he
an early stage at Arsenal’s Foster, Pochettino (Thorpe 73), said, reflecting on the match at
London Colney training base, Richards (Etete 86), Sterling, London Colney. “I don’t really
J’Neil Bennett was denied one- Markanday, Bennett. Substitute want to single out anyone as
on-one by goalkeeper Karl (not used): Oluwayemi. overall it was a really good
Hein and we had two strong team effort, and as a team we
appeals for a penalty waved Wayne Burnett defended very well.
away in the first period, before
Kazaiah Sterling set up Richards “I thought we managed the
to curl home off the inside game well, we were going to
of the post on his left foot. be under pressure because
they’ve got some good players
Alfie Whiteman had earlier but we defended as a team with
somehow kept out James resilience, we were competitive
Olayinka’s close-range effort and credit to the players and
after two heroic blocks by our everyone involved because I felt
defenders in the box, while some we deserved to win.
superb individual performances
ensured there was no way for “I didn’t think there was much
our rivals to get back into it in the in the game. We played with
last half-an-hour as we emerged intent, with purpose, maybe
with a fully-deserved 1-0 victory. we could have had a penalty or
two in the first half, J’Neil went

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U23s

through one-on-one, so we had It’s been a completely FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
some chances, but saying that, different story this time SEPTEMBER
they had some chances in the around, though, with TJ playing SAT 12 H BRIGHTON & HA 1-1
first half as well. I thought it was every minute – either at FRI 18 H WEST HAM UNITED 3-0
an even game, the wind was a centre-back or right-back – as SAT 26 A ARSENAL 1-0
bit of a factor in the second half Lincoln have won six of their OCTOBER
but overall we slightly edged opening seven games in all SAT 3 H SOUTHAMPTON
it. There were some very good competitions. MON 19 A EVERTON
performances.” FRI 30 H BLACKBURN ROVERS
Elsewhere in League One, NOVEMBER
GREAT START FOR attacking midfielder Jack FRI 6 H DERBY COUNTY
ON-LOAN EYOMA Roles made his debut for new FRI 20 A MANCHESTER UNITED
Defender TJ Eyoma has been loan club Burton Albion on MON 30 H LEICESTER CITY
ever-present for Lincoln City Saturday, coming off the bench DECEMBER
during a successful start to the for the last half-an-hour as MON 14 A CHELSEA
season for the League One club. they lost 4-2 at Swindon Town. SAT 19 A LIVERPOOL
JANUARY
The 20-year-old defender, In the Championship, central FRI 8 H MANCHESTER CITY
a product of our Academy midfielder Oliver Skipp has FRI 15 A BRIGHTON & HA
system, returned to Sincil impressed as a regular starter FRI 22 A WEST HAM UNITED
Bank on loan this term after for Norwich City in their FRI 29 H ARSENAL
spending the second part opening games of the season. FEBRUARY
of the truncated 2019/20 SUN 7 H SOUTHAMPTON
campaign with them, albeit Striker Troy Parrott, FRI 12 A EVERTON
without making a competitive meanwhile, made his debut for FRI 26 A BLACKBURN ROVERS
appearance. Millwall from the start in their MARCH
2-0 home defeat to Burnley in MON 15 A DERBY COUNTY
the EFL Cup last midweek. FRI 19 H MANCHESTER UNITED
APRIL
TJ Eyoma MON 12 A LEICESTER CITY
FRI 16 H CHELSEA
FRI 23 A LIVERPOOL
FRI 30 H MANCHESTER CITY

All home fixtures at Hotspur Way

PL 2 TABLE

PLD W D L GD PTS

SPURS 3 2 1 0 +4 7

LIVERPOOL 3 2 0 1 +2 6

CHELSEA 3 2 0 1 +2 6

BRIGHTON 3 1 2 1 +2 5

DERBY COUNTY 2 1 1 0 +1 4

SOUTHAMPTON 3 1 1 1 -2 4

EVERTON 2 1 0 1 +2 3

BLACKBURN 1 1 0 1 +1 3

LEICESTER CITY 2 1 0 1 -1 3

MANCHESTER CITY 2 0 1 1 -1 1

ARSENAL 3 0 1 2 -4 1

WEST HAM UNITED 3 0 1 2 -4 1

MANCHESTER UNITED 2 0 0 2 -4 0

UP TO AND INCLUDING 26.09.20

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ACADEMY

Goalscorer Yago Santiago battles for the ball iRnoshaun Mathurin on the charge

the north London derby at Brighton

SPOILS SHARED Thimothee Lo-Tutala made “The weather played a huge
WITH SEAGULLS some vital saves after that as part in the game,” he said. “In
Our Under-18s continued their we extended our unbeaten run the first half, they were on top.
unbeaten start to the season to three games in the Under-18 When we came in at half-time,
as they earned a 1-1 draw away Premier League at the start of because of the strength of the
to Brighton & Hove Albion on 2020/21. wind, we were quite happy that
Saturday. we came in only 1-0 down. But,
Spurs: Lo-Tutala (c), Cesay, in the second half, I thought
In blustery conditions on the Kyezu (Hackett 60), Devine, the boys reacted well. We had
south coast, our hosts took the Muir, Matthew Craig, Mundle enough chances to win, but I
lead in the early stages with (Mathurin 56), John, Scarlett, would suggest, on the balance
Odel Offiah scoring from close Cassanova (Whittaker 69), of play, a draw was a fair result.
range on seven minutes. Santiago. Substitutes (not
used): Solberg, Michael Craig. “The big thing for me was,
We had a couple of let offs in the first half, there weren’t
as Brighton continued to press PLENTY FOR MATT enough players competing with
but showed fight to get back TO PONDER the opposition and I think, in
into the game and duly found Under-18s Coach Matt Taylor the second half, we were much
our equaliser on 54 minutes. was pleased with the second- better at that. Technically,
half reaction that his side we played some very good
Yago Santiago was felled by showed to earn a point at stuff. Our movement probably
Ed Turns as he progressed into Brighton at the weekend. wasn’t as fluid as it has been in
the box and, from the resultant the last couple of weeks, but
penalty, Nile John scored
with aplomb. Goalkeeper

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U18s

Yago Santiago looks for a FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
way through the Brighton defence SEPTEMBER
SAT 12 A WEST HAM UNITED 4-1
SAT 19 H ARSENAL 2-0
SAT 26 A BRIGHTON & HA 1-1
OCTOBER
Brighton are a very good team. on consecutive Saturdays? SAT 3 H FULHAM
It was a fair result at the end, That’s exactly what 17-year- SAT 17 H ASTON VILLA
considering that Thimothee Lo- SAT 24 H READING
Tutala has pulled off a couple old defender Dermi Lusala was NOVEMBER
of good saves, and so has able to enjoy recently. SAT 7 A NORWICH CITY
their goalkeeper. If we'd lost SAT 21 H SOUTHAMPTON
the game, I would have been Having started the season SAT 28 H LEICESTER CITY
disappointed and I'd suggest filling in at centre-back with DECEMBER
that their coach would have felt our Under-18s, Dermi put in a SAT 12 A CRYSTAL PALACE
exactly the same had we won.” full 90-minute shift as we beat SAT 19 H WEST BROMWICH ALBION
NORTH LONDON DERMI! the Gunners 2-0 in the Under-18 JANUARY
We all love a north London Premier League at Hotspur SAT 9 A CHELSEA
derby win – but what about two Way on 19 September. SAT 16 H WEST HAM UNITED
SAT 23 A ARSENAL
Dermi Lusala He was then drafted into the SAT 30 H BRIGHTON & HA
Under-23 set-up to play in his FEBRUARY
more familiar right-back role in SAT 13 A FULHAM
last Saturday’s Premier League SAT 20 A ASTON VILLA
2 victory at Arsenal’s London SAT 27 A READING
Colney training base. He MARCH
started and played 67 minutes, SAT 20 H NORWICH CITY
producing some vital defensive APRIL
interventions before being SAT 10 A SOUTHAMPTON
replaced for the last quarter SAT 17 A LEICESTER CITY
of the game as we saw out a 1-0 SAT 24 H CRYSTAL PALACE
win. MAY
SAT 1 A WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Dermi had actually scored SAT 8 H CHELSEA
against Arsenal Under-23s
a few weeks earlier on 5 All home fixtures at Hotspur Way.
September in a behind-closed- FAYC - FA Youth Cup
doors pre-season friendly at
Hotspur Way, in what was his U18S PL TABLE
first appearance in that age
category. The game ended 2-2. ASTON VILLA PLD W D L GD PTS
TOTTENHAM 3 3 0 0 +4 9
NORWICH CITY 3 2 1 0 +5 7
FULHAM 3 2 0 1 +5 6
ARSENAL 2 2 0 0 +2 6
CHELSEA 3 2 0 1 +1 6
CRYSTAL PALACE 3 1 2 0 +3 5
BRIGHTON & HA 210103
READING 3 0 2 1 -2 2
SOUTHAMPTON 2 0 1 1 -2 1
WEST BROM ALBION 3 0 1 2 -3 1
LEICESTER CITY 2 0 1 1 -4 1
WEST HAM UNITED 2 0 0 2 -3 0
3 0 0 3 -7 0

UP TO AND INCLUDING 28.09.20

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ISRAELI
ENCOUNTERS

Tonight will be our first-ever home fixture against Israeli opposition, but we have played a number of
matches in Israel down the years. We take a look back at those previous nine encounters…

1962 HAIFA SELECT XI 0 SPURS 5 1965
TEL AVIV SELECT XI 1 SPURS 2 (Mackay, White, Saul, Allen, Clayton) HAKOAH 1 SPURS 3
(Mackay, Clayton) 30.05.62 (Greaves 2, 1 pen, Jones)
26.05.62 Four days later we were back in 21.06.65
Our very first trip to Israel as a club action as we played in Haifa – home Three years later we returned to
came at the end of the 1961/62 of tonight’s opponents of course – Israel for another couple of friendly
campaign, after we accepted an for the first time. matches.The first game was another
approach by the Israel Football that took place in the city of Haifa as
Association for a short two-match The touring party had enjoyed we beat Hakoah Club 3-1 thanks to
tour. some more downtime before the a brace from Jimmy Greaves and a
game, as detailed in our 1962/63 goal from Cliff Jones.
We flew out on 23 May – just 18 days handbook. ‘Back in Tel Aviv, a Team: Jennings, Knowles, Henry,
after retaining the FA Cup against member of the British Embassy Mullery, Norman, Mackay, Weller,
Burnley at Wembley Stadium – and gave a party in our honour at his Greaves, Saul, Gilzean, Jones
were based on the coast, some six house and I feel sure ‘The Twist’ as
miles north of the capital Tel Aviv. performed by several members of
After some rest and recuperation the team is now one of the most
along with a spot of sight-seeing and popular dances in Israel!’
golf, our first match took place on
Saturday 26 May against a Select XI. Back to the football and we
travelled 50 miles from our base to
On a bone-hard pitch and in humid the city of Haifa to take on a local
conditions, the home team held a Select XI, in a stadium packed to
1-0 half-time lead but Eddie Clayton its 12,000 capacity. With an evening
levelled the scores shortly after kick-off, the conditions were more to
the restart. Ten minutes from time, our liking and we took full advantage,
a tremendous drive from Dave running out 5-0 winners thanks to
Mackay earned us a 2-1 win. goals from Mackay, John White,
Team: Brown, Baker, Henry, Frank Saul, Les Allen and Clayton.
Blanchflower, Marchi, Mackay, Team: Hollowbread, Baker, Henry,
Medwin, White, R Smith, Clayton, Blanchflower, (J Smith), Marchi,
Dyson Mackay, Medwin (Dyson), White,
Saul, Allen, Clayton.

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ISRAELI ENCOUNTERS

Alan Gilzean scores the 1972
winner in our 1972 game MACCABI TEL AVIV 2 SPURS 3
against Maccabi Tel Aviv (Pearce, Gilzean, Peters)
07.06.72
Spurs and Maccabi Tel Aviv line-up After a long and exhaustive season
with the John White Cup in 1965 in 1971/72, it was decided that the
club would limit its touring activities
Frank Saul in action against during the close season and so we
Hakoah during our 1965 tour played just the one game on another
visit to Israel.

Success had come in the form of
the 1972 UEFA Cup and with runs
deep into the latter stages of the
League and FA Cups as well, we
played 68 matches that season.

Once again, we headed to Tel Aviv
and our opponents were the local
Maccabi side, who were the current
Israeli champions. They featured
a number of full and Under-23
internationals and gave us a good
game but we ran out 3-2 victors
again thanks to goals from Jimmy
Pearce, Gilzean and Martin Peters.
Team: Jennings, Evans, Knowles,
Mullery, England, Beal, Pearce
(Naylor), Pratt, Gilzean, Peters,
Coates (Neighbour)

1981

ISRAEL SELECT XI 2 SPURS 3
(Hazard 3, 1 pen)
14.11.81
Despite a busy run of fixtures in
November 1981, including matches in
the European Cup Winners’ Cup and

MACCABI TEL AVIV 2 SPURS 3 who tragically passed away in July
John White Cup 1964.
(Mullery, Mackay, Gilzean)
24.06.65 We won the contest and the trophy
Next up was a game against the thanks to a 3-2 victory – goals
well-known Maccabi Tel Aviv side coming from Alan Mullery, Mackay
in the capital, with the home side and Alan Gilzean.
putting up a trophy for the winners Team: B Brown, Norman, Knowles,
and naming it the ‘John White Cup’ in Mullery, L Brown, Mackay, Pitt,
memory of our Scottish midfielder Greaves, Saul (Clayton), Gilzean,
Jones (Weller).

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League Cup, we had a free weekend Dimitar Berbatov celebrates with
midway through the month and Robbie Keane and Paul Stalteri
headed to Israel for a short break. after his goal against Hapoel

We were based in Tel Aviv and did At the same venue two days later, to volley in on 26 minutes, before
play one match during our brief stay, we faced the Israeli national side the winger chipped over a centre for
taking on an Israeli Select XI at the and played out a 2-2 draw in front Dimitar Berbatov to head home.
Bloomfield ground in the city of of a 7,000-strong crowd, with our
Jaffa on the Saturday. goals coming from Garry Brooke and Hapoel were reduced to 10 men
George Mazzon. when Gal Shish earned a second
Micky Hazard was the star of the Team: Clemence (Thomas), booking and we took complete
show, scoring all three goals in our Hughton, Price, Lacy (Culverhouse), control for the remainder of
3-2 win and also had a penalty saved Villa (Mazzon), Perryman, Mabbutt, the game without adding to the
by the home goalkeeper. His first Hazard, Galvin (Cooke), Brooke, scoreline. We qualified out of the
goal was from a successful spotkick Crook. group but lost to PSV Eindhoven on
after Terry Gibson had been brought penalties in the fourth round.
down. 2007
HAPOEL TEL AVIV 0 SPURS 2 Team: Robinson, Stalteri,
It does appear that we were (Keane, Berbatov) Chimbonda, Dawson, Lee, Lennon,
scheduled to play Manchester City UEFA Cup Group G Zokora, Jenas (Boateng 68),
in this fixture, as the photo of the 08.11.07 Malbranque (Defoe 56), Berbatov,
match tickets opposite shows, but Keane (Bent 68).
for some reason this didn’t happen
and we played the Select XI instead. Our only competitive match against
Team: Parks, Perryman (Southey), Israeli opponents prior to tonight
Miller, Roberts (Smith), Hughton, came in the UEFA Cup against
Lacy, Ardiles (Dick), Galvin, Hazard, Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 2007/08
Gibson, Crooks. season.

1982 The unusual five-team group stage
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH 2 meant teams played each other
SPURS 0 either home or away and we were
20.12.82 selected to travel to Israel for our
Another mid-season trip to Israel second game of Group G, having lost
occurred during the 1982/83 at home to Getafe in our opening
campaign, when we headed off for fixture.
two friendly matches just before
Christmas. Two goals in five first-half minutes
settled the contest in our favour.
Just two days after beating Steed Malbranque got away down
Birmingham City at White Hart the left to cross for Robbie Keane
Lane in the First Division, we
faced German outfit Borussia
Monchengladbach at the national
Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv and
lost 2-0.
Team: Clemence, Hughton, Lacy
(Price), Roberts, Villa, Perryman,
Mabbutt, Brooke (Cooke), Galvin,
Falco, Crooks

ISRAEL NATIONAL TEAM 2
SPURS 2
(Brooke, Mazzon)
22.12.82

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NOW?WHERE ARE THEY

As part of a regular feature, Andy Greeves speaks to former Spurs
players and discovers what they have been up to since retiring from playing.
Tonight, RONNY ROSENTHAL looks back on his early days at Maccabi Haifa

and remembers a ‘Champagne Supernova’ performance for us in an
FA Cup tie at Southampton in 1995.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

B orn in Haifa on to finish third in the division to get fee, Liverpool swooped to sign the
11 October, 1963, promoted back to the top flight at Israeli international in 1990 instead.
Ronny Rosenthal the end of the campaign.”
was raised just a “The Luton manager Jimmy
Rosenthal was a key member Ryan recommended me to Kenny
stone’s throw away of the Maccabi Haifa team that Dalglish,” recalls Rosenthal. “I went
won back-to-back top-flight (Liga for a trial at Liverpool and I signed
from Maccabi Haifa’s Leumit) titles in Israel in 1983/84 on loan initially before the deal was
and 1984/85. made permanent.”
former Kiryat Eliezer Stadium.
Having caught the eye of his local “It should have been three titles in Ronny made 97 appearances for
club as a 10-year-old, Rosenthal a row,” adds Ronny. “We were top of Liverpool between 1990 and 1994,
started training with the ‘Green the league for nearly the entirety of during which time he scored 22 goals.
Locomotive’ a few years later. He the 1985/86 season but we lost our But he was given permission to
progressed through the Maccabi last game of the season to Hapoel depart Anfield midway through the
ranks and made his first team debut Tel Aviv, who leapfrogged us with 1993/94 campaign and signed for us
a month before his 18th birthday that victory and went on to win the for a fee in the region of £250,000 in
against Hapoel Kiryat Shmona title. That was my final campaign January 1994.
on the opening weekend of the playing club football in Israel.”
Liga Artzit season (Israel league “I turned down a few approaches
football’s second-tier) in 1980/81. Following his departure from the from other clubs during my time
“I came on as a substitute when Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Rosenthal at Liverpool… Birmingham City,
we were losing 1-0 with around 30 enjoyed a successful spell in Blackburn Rovers and some overseas
minutes of the match remaining,” Belgium. He won the title with clubs,” says Rosenthal. “At that time in
recalls Ronny, who went on to score Club Brugge in 1987/88 while he my life, I was keen to move to London,
38 goals in 138 league appearances started for Standard Liege in their so Tottenham was the perfect
for Maccabi Haifa between 1980 and 2-0 defeat to Anderlecht in the destination for me personally and in
1986. “Having come on, I managed to 1989 Belgium Cup Final. He had terms of my football career.”
score twice in five minutes and we a successful trial with top-flight
won the game. It was the start of a Luton Town thereafter but with the He scored on his Spurs debut in a
good season for us…we managed Hatters unable to afford his transfer 3-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at
White Hart Lane on 5 February, 1994

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

while he also netted in our 1-1 draw “I can remember the day after one street. It was absolute chaos. Of
against Aston Villa during a season in that match at Southampton, a course, most of the attention was
which we struggled at the wrong end number of football journalists came for him not me!”
of the Premier League table. to interview me at my home in St
John’s Wood to speak to me about After a ‘Supersonic’ performance
Ahead of the 1994/95 season, my hat-trick. I lived just across the at the Dell and a two-and-a-half
World Cup stars Jurgen Klinsmann road from (Oasis frontman) Liam year spell in N17 that yielded 11
and Ilie Dumitrescu were added Gallagher at that time and there goals in 100 appearances, Rosenthal
to our attacking roster, which was a big news story involving him departed for Watford in the summer
already boasted the likes of Teddy that day – don’t ask me what! There of 1997. The forward, who scored 11
Sheringham, Nick Barmby and were reporters trying to get up times in 60 appearances for Israel
Darren Anderton. With such an trees, photographers everywhere during his career, retired from playing
embarrassment of striking riches, and I’ve never seen so many cars on in 1999 and has worked as a football
Rosenthal initially struggled for consultant ever since.
game-time but went on to make 25
appearances during the campaign, AT THAT TIME IN MY LIFE, I WAS KEEN TO
which included a start in a 2-1 FA MOVE TO LONDON SO TOTTENHAM WAS THE
Cup quarter-final win at former club PERFECT DESTINATION FOR ME PERSONALLY
Liverpool on 11 March, 1995. AND IN TERMS OF MY FOOTBALL CAREER

It was ‘Rocket Ronny’s’ performance
in the previous round that provided
the standout moment of his Spurs
career, as he came off the bench to
bag a hat-trick in our 6-2 FA Cup fifth
round replay victory at Southampton.

“I’d been out with an injury and
hadn’t had many opportunities to
play for the first team or in reserve
matches in the run-up to the game,”
says Rosenthal, who came on as a
43rd-minute substitute, as we trailed
2-0 at the Dell. “I always believed in
myself, but having been out of the
team and not being fully fit, I could
never have anticipated I would have
got a hat-trick that night! If you watch
the match back, you’ll notice there
are a number of occasions when I’m
holding my side because I’m not fit!”

Rosenthal scored his first goal
of the night 12 minutes into the
second half. “Nick Barmby crossed
the ball and I was able to get a good
connection with my left foot to
control my shot and put the ball
where I wanted,” he describes.

The Israeli’s second strike – a shot
from range on 59 minutes – took
the game into extra time. Twelve
minutes into the added period, he
completed his hat-trick with another
effort from outside of the box. Our
emphatic 6-2 victory was rounded
off with goals from Sheringham,
Barmby and Anderton.

“Everything worked for me that
night,” smiles Rosenthal. “There was
an element of luck involved of course,
because you need some luck when
you’re scoring from long range.

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THE ROAD TO GLORY

THE ROAD

TO

GLORY

As we approach a year ending in ‘One’ and look forward to celebrating a number of anniversaries of
our previous trophy triumphs, in each matchday programme this season we’ll reflect on one game

that we played along the road to glory in one of those successes.

THE TROPHY:
1921 FA CUP
THE MATCH:
SPURS 6
BRISTOL ROVERS 2
THE DATE: 8 JANUARY, 1921

A wonderful photograph of our fans packed into White Twenty years after our very
Hart Lane for the visit of Bristol Rovers in 1921 first trophy win, when we
famously won the FA Cup
48 as a non-league team, we
went into the 1920/21
campaign hoping to get
our hands on silverware once again.

Not that our record in the
competition in the intervening years
suggested we would. We actually
hadn’t gone past the quarter-final
stage since our 1901 success, so a
decent cup run was long overdue.

THE ROAD TO GLORY

Goalmouth action from
our cup clash with Rovers

For the second successive year we Jimmy Seed’s snapshot caught it became 5-1 on 65 minutes after
were drawn against Third Division out the visitors’ number one Jesse Jimmy Cantrell headed in Walden’s
Bristol Rovers in the first round. Whatley. corner kick.
The previous January we won 4-1
at Eastville with Jimmy Cantrell They lost Denis Howes to injury We lost concentration again
helping himself to a hat-trick. It was soon after and then we doubled our shortly after and allowed Walter
a comfortable win and there was a advantage when Seed was brought to break clear once more, his
touch of criticism within the Rovers down for a penalty and Tommy cross converted by Joe Norton but
set-up that the reason for their Clay made no mistake from 12 the scoring was completed eight
heavy defeat was because they tried yards. It was 3-0 in the 27th minute, minutes from time, Walden again
to play us at our own game, namely a Bert Smith hooking home from a the architect as his centre was
free-flowing passing game that they corner and Rovers were reduced to converted by Bliss.
were simply not used to. nine men when John Bethune also
hobbled off. Just before half-time, All newspaper reports of the game
So, when the draw paired the Bert Bliss got to the byline and commented on the straight-forward
two sides together again, the delivered a cross for Fanny Walden nature of our victory, with our
Rovers matchday programme on to make it 4-0. subsequent matchday programme
25 December when discussing the writing: ‘Outclassed and overplayed,
tie at White Hart Lane suggested a Early in the second half though, the Rovers’ plucky perseverance in
very different tactic. ‘Don’t let them the visitors got on the scoresheet the face of hopeless odds merited
have it; play the rugged, unorthodox, when Joe Walter capitalised on a the reward of the two goals they
kick and rush, robust form, upsetting Bob McDonald miskick and raced secured in the second half. Our boys
game. This is the only chance we through to beat Jacques, before accomplished all that was necessary
shall have of success.’ and though the conflict was not of a
highly strenuous character, it was a
Our league form was fairly average tiring game on the heavy ground.’
going into the game as we sat eighth
in the First Division table although Our reward for the win was another
we had lost eight of our 22 games home tie, this time against Bradford
to date. However, we didn’t have City, as our hopes for more FA Cup
any trouble dumping Rovers out of glory started to gather pace.
the cup again, even if they did try to
deploy spoiling tactics! TEAMS -

In fairness, the game was decided Spurs: Jacques, Clay, McDonald, Smith,
in the opening minutes due to a Walters, Grimsdell, Walden, Seed,
combination of early goals and Cantrell, Bliss, Dimmock.
injuries to a couple of visiting Bristol Rovers: Whatley, Bethune, Panes,
players. Rovers did have the first Howes, Sims, Crompton, Walter, Bird,
opportunity which forced our Boxley, Leigh, Morton.
goalkeeper Bill Jacques into action,
but we were soon in front when

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