The Tottenham squad for the 2024/25 season is in place and able to go, as Spurs look to safe Champions League qualification for the primary time since 2022.
The official get together line will likely be to problem for the Premier League title, however, after final time period’s collapse and eventual fifth-placed end, Champions League soccer is extra reasonable. Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs are a fluid, thrilling unit when on type however may be porous as sponge when not – the north Londoners conceded 61 league objectives final season, solely six fewer than Seventeenth-placed Nottingham Forest.
Outcomes towards direct rivals want to enhance, significantly at house: Spurs’ 12 defeats in 2023/24 included yard reverses to Aston Villa, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis – every dealing a key blow to their ambitions and boosting a competitor’s. Enjoying free-flowing soccer is good, however followers demand better consistency.
Premier League seasons encompass 38 video games. Final trip, Spurs entered November prime of the desk and unbeaten, with eight victories, two attracts and 26 factors taken from a attainable 30… then an implosion at house to Chelsea on matchday 11 obliterated their type.
Lengthy-term accidents (sustained throughout that fiery derby conflict) to James Maddison and Micky van de Ven contributed to a five-game winless streak from which the facet by no means actually recovered. Spurs in the end missed out on Champions League soccer.
If Postecoglou’s facet can begin simply as strongly and preserve that normal this season, they’ll be difficult for extra than simply European qualification. However can they keep away from collapse when inevitable accidents and suspensions strike?
Tottenham squad for 2024/25
Tottenham squad for 2024/25: Ange Postecoglou’s full group
GK: Guglielmo Vicario
GK: Fraser Forster
GK: Brandon Austin
GK: Alfie Whiteman
DF: Sergio Reguilon
DF: Radu Dragusin
DF: Emerson Royal
DF: Future Udogie
DF: Cristian Romero
DF: Pedro Porro
DF: Djed Spence
DF: Ben Davies
DF: Ashley Phillips
DF: Micky van de Ven
MF: Oliver Skipp
MF: Yves Bissouma
MF: James Maddison
MF: Archie Grey
MF: Lucas Bergvall
MF: Giovani Lo Celso
MF: Pape Sarr
MF: Rodrigo Bentancur
MF: Alfie Devine
FW: Son Heung-min
FW: Richarlison
FW: Timo Werner
FW: Dejan Kulusevski
FW: Brennan Johnson
FW: Manor Solomon
FW: Dane Scarlett
FW: Dominic Solanke
Tottenham squad numbers for 2024/25
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No.
Participant
Place
1
Guglielmo Vicario
GK
3
Sergio Reguilon
DF
4
Oliver Skipp
MF
6
Radu Dragusin
DF
7
Son Heung-min
FW
8
Yves Bissouma
MF
9
Richarlison
FW
10
James Maddison
MF
12
Emerson Royal
DF
13
Future Udogie
DF
14
Archie Grey
MF
15
Lucas Bergvall
MF
16
Timo Werner
FW
17
Cristian Romero
DF
18
Giovani Lo Celso
MF
20
Fraser Forster
GK
21
Dejan Kulusevski
FW
22
Brennan Johnson
FW
23
Pedro Porro
DF
24
Djed Spence
DF
27
Manor Solomon
FW
29
Pape Sarr
MF
30
Rodrigo Bentancur
MF
33
Ben Davies
DF
35
Ashley Phillips
DF
37
Micky van de Ven
DF
40
Brandon Austin
GK
41
Alfie Whiteman
GK
44
Dane Scarlett
FW
45
Alfie Devine
MF
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Dominic Solanke
FW
Tottenham supervisor
Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Ange Postecogloumade an immediate influence after arriving at Spurs from Celtic one yr in the past, making shrewd signings, implementing a high-octane model of soccer and wooing a beleaguered fanbase together with his no-nonsense persona. The Australian’s dogmatic, attack-no-matter-what philosophy has been broadly lauded, although latest jibes concerning the membership’s ambition can have some followers nervous.
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Tottenham’s key participant
Son Heung-min
Son Heung-min (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Son Heung-min hit 17 objectives and 10 assists within the top-flight final time period to assist fill the goalscoring void left by Harry Kane. Tottenham’s skipper is now the membership’s fifth-highest scorer, with 162 strikes, and stays their most potent attacking menace. Arsenal followers apart, who doesn’t love the South Korean?
One to observe
Micky van de Ven
Micky van de Ven (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Micky van de Ven turned the quickest Premier League participant in historical past when clocking a prime velocity of 37.38km/h towards Brentford in February, leapfrogging Man Metropolis and England speedster Kyle Walker to prime spot. The Dutch defender loved a stellar debut marketing campaign and will likely be determined to keep away from damage and contribute much more this time round.
The temper
Grumbles round exorbitant ticket costs, Daniel Levy’s perceived penny-pinching and a scarcity of silverware persist, however the present temper is much better than it ever was beneath Postecoglou’s predecessors Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho. On their day, this group is able to serving up the kind of soccer worthy of the membership’s magnificent stadium. Whisper it, however there’s perception round Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Most certainly to…
Leak objectives at set items. Spurs have been among the many worst sides in final season’s Premier League when it got here to defending lifeless balls, resulting in questions over a scarcity of devoted set-piece coaching. Postecoglou claimed he had “no concern” with the worrying statistics. “Ultimately I’ll create a group that has success and it will not be due to engaged on set items,” he sniffed. “I am simply not fascinated about it. I by no means have been.”
Least prone to…
Winsomething. Since Spurs lifted the 2008 League Cup, 64 of their gamers and coaches have received greater than 200 trophies… at different golf equipment after leaving Tottenham.
View from the stands
The massive speaking level is whether or not Ange Postecoglou may be profitable at Spurs with the model of soccer he’s intent on enjoying.
This season will likely be totally different as a result of Spurs will likely be again in Europe – it’ll be fascinating to see how severe Ange takes it and the way he handles the Thursday-to-Sunday turnaround.
Our key participant will likely be James Maddison – after a stop-start season, we hope he’ll discover his greatest type and be spurred on by his Euros omission.
Our most underrated participant is Pape Sarr. He gives the midfield loads of younger legs.
Look out for [young Swedish midfielder] Lucas Bergvall – the teenager was on the verge of becoming a member of Barcelona earlier than Spurs swooped in late. He’s considered as a possible teenage famous person.
Followers assume our proprietor might make investments extra into the membership once you look again at ENIC’s stewardship and the selections they’ve taken when Spurs had the prospect to push on.
The opposition participant I would love right here is Eberechi Eze, and it’s a sensible signing given Spurs want extra attacking choices and Eze’s potential to play multiple function.
The opposition participant who grinds my gears is Neil Maupay – a mean footballer whose solely intention is to wind up opposition gamers and supporters.
The lively participant I would like to have again is Harry Kane. Spurs scored extra objectives with out him final season – think about what number of they might rating with Harry on this group.
The participant I would fortunately drive to a different membership is I needn’t now, however it was Emerson Royal. Regardless of his potential to get ahead, he is not ok competitors for Pedro Porro.
The factor my membership actually will get proper is work in the neighborhood.
The one change I would make can be for the only focus to be on the soccer membership’s success quite than different monetary avenues (motor racing, boxing, concert events).
Our season ticket costs are extortionate in comparison with the remainder of the Premier League.
I am least wanting ahead to enjoyingIpswich at Portman Highway. It has actual banana-skin potential in entrance of a packed on-top-of-you house crowd.
The followers’ opinion of the gaffer is blended. Whereas he performs a model of soccer welcomed by quite a lot of followers, outcomes in the direction of the tip of final season have been a priority, together with Spurs’ penchant for conceding from set items.
If he left, he must be changed by Mauricio Pochettino. There’s nonetheless a sense that, regardless of becoming a member of bitter rivals Chelsea, he has unfinished enterprise at Spurs.