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The View From The Lane: The Athletic FC's Spurs show
A scarcely believable Champions League position for Spurs!
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Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw and Dan Kilpatrick to celebrate a fourth (we repeat) FOURTH placed finish for Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League league phase. They discuss how Spurs looked so utterly in control, the individual performances of Udogie, Simons and Odobert, as well as a system change by Thomas Frank that looks like a plan for the future.
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HOST: Danny Kelly
WITH: James Maw, Dan Kilpatrick
PRODUCER: Tom Fuller
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