ONE TOUCH INSIGHT
Tottenham’s big summer spending has not changed the familiar story of a club that looks ambitious on paper but reverts to old patterns on the pitch. Brentford’s third goal arrived just after the hour, sending a few fans for the exits and leaving the home end thin by full‑time, while the only new face in Brentford’s XI, Mamadou Sangaré, ran the game at a pace that Tonali, Bergvall and Gallagher could not match.
The irony is clear: the club‑record signing from Lens dictated the tempo, yet Spurs still fell back into the familiar lack of stability that has plagued them despite Daniel Levy’s sideline presence and Roberto De Zerbi’s recruitment drive. The stadium may be nice, but ambition and the squad remain an awkward fit.
Sangaré starting the next match against Brighton would be the first concrete sign that De Zerbi’s recruitment is finally paying off.
AI-assisted · generated from The Guardian reporting, not editor reviewed
