Zac Wassink – Playing for 90 https://playingfor90.com Soccer News for International Soccer, Football, and Futbol Teams and Leagues Wed, 29 Nov 2017 22:58:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 Mauricio Pochettino haunted by lack of summer signings https://playingfor90.com/2017/12/01/mauricio-pochettino-haunted-lack-summer-signings/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/12/01/mauricio-pochettino-haunted-lack-summer-signings/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2017 09:57:19 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=445431 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is missing fresh faces that should’ve been acquired during the summer transfer window. Tottenham Hotspur’s relative lack of activity throughout the majority of the summer transfer window made sense at the time. After all, Spurs had a young and talented starting XI in place back on July 1. No available […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2017/12/01/mauricio-pochettino-haunted-lack-summer-signings/feed/ 0 Mauricio Pochettino must survive first ‘Spursy’ month of Tottenham tenure https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/30/mauricio-pochettino-must-survive-first-spursy-month-tottenham-tenure/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/30/mauricio-pochettino-must-survive-first-spursy-month-tottenham-tenure/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:47:51 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=445412 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is facing the “Spursy” problem that has haunted bosses that came, and fell, before him. Tottenham Hotspur defeated Real Madrid 3-1 at Wembley Stadium on November 1. It really happened. Fans and reporters witnessed the result in person. Not only did Tottenham beat the two-time reigning and defending European champions […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/30/mauricio-pochettino-must-survive-first-spursy-month-tottenham-tenure/feed/ 0 Danny Rose doesn’t deserve a January Tottenham exit https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/21/danny-rose-doesnt-deserve-january-tottenham-exit/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/21/danny-rose-doesnt-deserve-january-tottenham-exit/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:41:45 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=445094 Tottenham Hotspur left back Danny Rose needs to prove his worth to his current club before he even thinks of forcing an exit ahead of a move to Manchester. Only Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino could honestly inform the press and supporters if he has a Danny Rose problem heading into December and the festive […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/21/danny-rose-doesnt-deserve-january-tottenham-exit/feed/ 0 Mike Dean not to blame for Tottenham loss to Arsenal https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/19/mike-dean-not-blame-tottenham-loss-arsenal/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/19/mike-dean-not-blame-tottenham-loss-arsenal/#respond Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:30:39 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=445004 Tottenham fans have a right to be upset about Mike Dean’s horror show at the Emirates, but he isn’t why Spurs lost to Arsenal 2-0. Referees don’t win games, and they don’t lose games. As cliche as it may be to say, it’s true in just about every occasion in every sport. Sure, there’s a […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/19/mike-dean-not-blame-tottenham-loss-arsenal/feed/ 0 Faux World Cup won’t make up for USMNT failure https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/16/faux-world-cup-wont-make-up-for-usmnt-failure/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/16/faux-world-cup-wont-make-up-for-usmnt-failure/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:30:59 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=444887 The United States hosting a non-World Cup filled with nations that didn’t make the actual tournament is yet another embarrassing moment for US Soccer. One really should credit the United States Soccer Federation for managing to further humiliate itself following the men’s national team pathetic and inexcusable inability to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/16/faux-world-cup-wont-make-up-for-usmnt-failure/feed/ 0 Christian Eriksen putting the world on notice after Denmark hat trick https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/16/christian-eriksen-putting-world-notice-denmark-hat-trick/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/16/christian-eriksen-putting-world-notice-denmark-hat-trick/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:05:07 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=444880 Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen is emerging from the shadows following a hat trick in Denmark’s thrashing of Ireland in Tuesday’s playoff. The football community, for the large part, takes Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen for granted. It’s common knowledge Eriksen can, on a given night, be the best play-maker on the pitch capable of […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/16/christian-eriksen-putting-world-notice-denmark-hat-trick/feed/ 0 Harry Kane cannot be sold to Real Madrid no matter the fee https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/14/harry-kane-cannot-sold-real-madrid-no-matter-fee/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/14/harry-kane-cannot-sold-real-madrid-no-matter-fee/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:58:52 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=444798 Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy must do whatever possible to prevent selling Harry Kane to Real Madrid at any point. History seems to repeat itself at an alarming rate for Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs have a squad capable of making splashes in a Premier League race and in Europe, they ultimately come up short of reaching […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/14/harry-kane-cannot-sold-real-madrid-no-matter-fee/feed/ 0 Kieran Trippier: Tottenham MOTM vs. Real Madrid https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/02/kieran-trippier-tottenham-motm-vs-real-madrid/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/02/kieran-trippier-tottenham-motm-vs-real-madrid/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:15:12 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=444249 Tottenham Hotspur right back Kieran Trippier produced his best performance in a Spurs shirt during Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League win over Real Madrid. One would think Tottenham Hotspur supporters would know by now to trust manager Mauricio Pochettino whenever he puts together a starting XI for a major contest. Pochettino repeatedly has quieted critics and doubters, most […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2017/11/02/kieran-trippier-tottenham-motm-vs-real-madrid/feed/ 0 Harry Kane wouldn’t have saved Tottenham vs. Manchester United https://playingfor90.com/2017/10/29/harry-kane-wouldnt-saved-tottenham-vs-manchester-united/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/10/29/harry-kane-wouldnt-saved-tottenham-vs-manchester-united/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2017 11:44:10 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=444022 Tottenham Hotspur missed Harry Kane versus Manchester United, but the striker wouldn’t have saved Spurs at Old Trafford on Saturday. The narrative is that striker Harry Kane makes Tottenham Hotspur a one-man team. The story journalists, observers, supporters and critics of manager Mauricio Pochettino will tell is that Spurs can’t beat big clubs without the […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2017/10/29/harry-kane-wouldnt-saved-tottenham-vs-manchester-united/feed/ 0 Mauricio Pochettino was right about domestic cups https://playingfor90.com/2017/10/23/mauricio-pochettino-right-domestic-cups/ https://playingfor90.com/2017/10/23/mauricio-pochettino-right-domestic-cups/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:57:41 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=443659 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino was right to downplay the importance of domestic cups when he spoke about the competitions in September. All involved with Tottenham Hotspur, from players to manager Mauricio Pochettino to supporters, are flying high following a successful week in which Spurs grabbed a point against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu and […]

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