00:00 James, it was a very good win against Manchester United for Tottenham at the weekend.
00:05 Great performances all around, obviously ending in a 2-0 win.
00:08 Erik Tinhag's side really quite outplayed by Tottenham, you could argue.
00:13 Looking at the full-back areas, I know you wanted to mention Pedro Porro,
00:16 who's struggled a little bit since he's come to Tottenham.
00:18 He's had some moments since he's been in that shirt.
00:21 But you thought he had a really good game at the weekend.
00:24 Yeah, I think there was a number of strong performances,
00:27 but I think particularly calling out Destiny Odogi and Pedro Porro.
00:31 I mean, Odogi's 20, Pedro Porro's just 23,
00:35 both wing-backs by trade who were essentially converted into full-backs this year by Ange Postecoglu.
00:40 And it was a big call to bring in Porro on Saturday.
00:44 Obviously, Emerson Royale played against Brentford, scored the goal,
00:47 although he was at fault for the second goal when Rico Henry got past him far too easily.
00:53 We know what Porro can do going forward.
00:55 He's terrific on the ball, excellent with his deliveries from set pieces.
00:59 He's got an eye for goal, bagged a couple last season and a few assists as well.
01:03 But it's always been the 'can he do it' going backwards?
01:06 And he was excellent.
01:08 I mean, it was defensively the best performance he's put in, in a Spurs shirt.
01:11 He'd had a shaky pre-season.
01:13 He was at fault a couple of times for goals where he sort of come in at the back post
01:17 and he's been sort of caught underneath the ball.
01:20 And he had a couple of shaky moments in the first half in particular,
01:23 but he grew into the match and he was absolutely superb defensively.
01:27 He gave away nothing, particularly in the second half.
01:30 And he got forward at Will, he was playing that inverted role,
01:32 which is not easy, collecting the ball often from the goalkeeper,
01:36 with a lot of people pressing him.
01:38 But he managed to get out very, very quickly, very well and set the tone, really.
01:42 And obviously, he had a hand in the first goal lane, the pass out to Kulosevsky.
01:46 And obviously, Kulosevsky drove in and put that deflected ball across that Sar came in and smashed home.
01:50 So, a real big call from Postakoglou, really attacking look to the team.
01:55 But I thought both he and Udoge were excellent at both ends of the pitch.
01:59 And obviously, Poro almost had a goal when he hit the crossbar in the first half,
02:03 with a terrific effort from the edge of the box.
02:05 So, big positives there, certainly.
02:08 And there was positives all over the pitch.
02:10 I mean, particularly as the game wore on, we rode our luck, no doubt, in the first half.
02:16 We were perhaps lucky to not go a goal behind.
02:18 Man United did have some big chances, obviously Bruno Fernandes missing that header,
02:22 Rashford going through one-on-one.
02:25 But Vicario, that was his best game as well, albeit he's only played twice.
02:28 But he looked very, very solid.
02:30 Reflexes superb, started the attack well with his short passing.
02:34 And he did look a little bit shaky against Brentford, but he looked very, very solid.
02:38 And I think shows big signs of potential and what we've got there,
02:42 and potentially a bargain at 17 million.
02:45 So, he was excellent, as we mentioned, the full-backs.
02:48 Defensively as a unit as well, we were very good.
02:50 Romero quietly went under the radar, but he was excellent.
02:53 You know, Martial in Van der Ven, he grew into the game.
02:56 Bissouma, again, outstanding.
02:57 We've called him out on these videos previously, but he could be one of the best,
03:03 sort of, new signings, if you want, inverted commas, of the summer,
03:07 because he's been outstanding.
03:08 Man of the match in his first two games, never got a run under contact, really,
03:12 but he looks like a player reborn.
03:14 And then you've got Paps Saar, who we know how highly Postacoglou rates him,
03:18 but he was excellent on Saturday.
03:20 He was everywhere, you know, making runs into the box, obviously got his goal.
03:24 I think he had two shots on target, actually drew a good save from Anand in the first half.
03:28 Breaking up the play, you know, he's got a good eye for a pass.
03:33 And when you think we've got Benton Kerr to come back into that midfield,
03:35 alongside Madison as well, potentially,
03:38 I think Spurs have got one of the best midfield threes,
03:41 potentially, in the league, if Benton Kerr comes back.
03:44 And he's fit and firing and returns to the form that he had previously.
03:47 So, lots of positives, you know, obviously good to get that statement victory.
03:52 The atmosphere inside the stadium was superb as well.
03:55 There was a few protests before the game around ticket prices, and rightly so.
03:59 Lots of rumbling still going on in the background with Daniel Levy and the board.
04:03 But inside the ground, the atmosphere was first class.
04:06 And, you know, it's maybe too early to say, but I'm going to say it anyway.
04:10 I think we've got our Tottenham back.
04:11 You know, there's an air of positivity about Spurs.
04:14 And to be honest, whether we finish 10th or whether we finish 4th this season,
04:18 you know, we're going to enjoy it.
04:19 And I think that's something that every Spurs fan just wants to see, you know.
04:22 Positive, attacking football, you know, the right intent.
04:25 And we've got a manager who, you know, I think, to be fair to Daniel Levy,
04:28 I think he's going to be a fantastic appointment.
04:31 Obviously, time will tell in terms of how we develop and how we finish.
04:34 We'll by no means have finished article, but there definitely are positive signs.
04:39 And a nice to get that statement victory over, albeit an underperforming Man U side
04:43 in the second half, but certainly good to lay down a bit of a marker to the rest of the division.
