The Golden Key Spurs Are Still Ignoring: Spurs’ Young Stars Are in Danger
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| History has shown that Spurs youngsters are in trouble |
The Golden Key Spurs Keep Dropping
A follow-up to: “Sloppy. Careless. Checked Out. Spurs’ Mentality Crisis Isn’t New — I’ve Been Warning About It for Years”
As a coach, let me explain the problem I see...
And worryingly...
I don't see that it will be fixed...
Because nobody has the foresight to talk about this.
Fans don't know about it.
They only see what happens on the pitch...
And think they know everything about off the pitch...
When in reality, they know nothing.
Nothing about what really shapes greatness.
Nothing about what separates potential...
From performance.
And indeed, they know nothing about this subject matter.
So, although they need to change...
They can't.
Because no one's shown them the way.
It is going to take something special to change them.
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| Without mentality training Spurs youngsters could be in trouble history says |
This Is Why Mentality Training Must Become Non-Negotiable
This is why a coordinated mentality training program is essential.
Not optional.
Not for the few.
Essential.
It’s the only thing that forces the issue into the light.
It’s the only thing that helps players understand why they fall away.
And how to stay on track.
It confronts a problem fans and players can finally say “Oh yes” to.
It gives supporters something meaningful to believe in...
Beyond “back the team.”
And most importantly?
It doesn’t cost that much.
But it makes millions.
Tens of millions.
Maybe hundreds of millions.
Through player sales.
Through performance.
Through trophies.
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| Spurs simply must create a Mentality Training Department |
Spurs Must Create a Whole Department for This
We have departments for recruitment, fitness, nutrition, medical, data...
But nothing for mental performance?
That’s the biggest oversight in modern football.
There needs to be an entire Mentality Performance Division:
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Sports psychologists
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Motivation coaches
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Behavioural analysts
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Purpose-led mentorship
Not as an add-on.
Not as a favour.
But embedded into the culture of the club.
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| How Spurs can attract the best young talent in the world |
This Is How Spurs Can Attract the World's Best Young Talent
You want to sign the next Bellingham?
Musiala?
Pedri?
Here’s the truth:
Top young talent doesn’t just want money — they want development.
Right now, Spurs have something no other club has fully embraced yet:
The opportunity to be the first elite football club to take mentality as seriously as skills.
This becomes our unique selling point.
A beacon for the best young players on earth.
Not just "we’ll play you" — but we’ll grow you into a world-beater.
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| Spurs have been built on a history of innovation |
Spurs Were Built on Innovation. Time to Honour That Again.
This idea isn't alien to Tottenham Hotspur.
It fits our history perfectly.
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First and only amateurs to win the FA Cup
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First English team to do the Impossible Double
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First British club to win a major European trophy
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First to bring World Cup winners to English football
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First to build a stadium with a retractable NFL pitch
So now?
Let us be the first to master the mind as well as the ball.
Let us become the club that didn’t just say it wanted to win...
But built the mental infrastructure to finally do it.
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| THBN The Final Word |
THBN The Final Word: If We Don't Fix the Culture, The Kids Are Doomed
We can get excited about Mikey Moore.
Will Lankshear.
Mathys Tel.
Pape Sarr.
Archie Gray
Lucas Bergvall.
But if we keep pouring clean water into a dirty glass...
We keep poisoning potential.
If Tottenham Hotspur don’t build this now...
We will lose another generation of talent.
And worse...
We’ll keep teaching young players the wrong way to think.
The losing way.
It’s time to teach them how to win.
COYS
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| Links to other interesting recent THBN articles |
The article to read if you haven't already: Forget Talent – This Is Why New Zealand Wins and Tottenham Doesn’t (Yet) - how Tottenham Hotspur can turn themselves into winners
Tottenham Hotspur are guilty of: The Elastic Band Principle and Tottenham Hotspur’s Coaching Identity
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| Another hard-hitting THBN article: You Booed the Sub Who Scored: Spurs Fans, This Is Why You Lose |
Proper Supporters Support Bill Nicholson Style
Readers' question answered:
What kind of "winning mentality" thinks losing league games doesn’t matter? - you think you know what a winning mentality is, but you don't
Tottenham Hotspur Are Building a Lancaster Bomber – Not a Mosquito - Spurs' Lancaster Bomber is still in the factory and we are having to deal with deserters
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Recent Posts From 'The Sensible One' THBN:
Sloppy. Careless. Checked Out. Spurs' Mentality Crisis Isn’t New — I’ve Been Warning About It for Years - Over 10 years in fact
Proof Reporters (and Some Fans) Are Clueless About Success at Tottenham Hotspur - reporters simply not understanding something simple they are told because they have losing mentalities
Social Media Backlash: The Silent Career Killer in Modern Sports - online abuse affects people including the players you profess to support
Even If Tottenham Hotspur Won the Quadruple, Some Fans Would Still Boo - Spurs fans are addicted to hatred
When Belief Breaks Down: The Hidden Cost of Lost Faith in a Manager - it's not the system that breaks
Two Paths, One Mentality: What Spurs Fans Still Don’t Understand About Winning - winners don't think like Spurs fans think
What Snapper Fish Teach Spurs Fans About Building a Winning Club - The Florida Keys Conservation Area ecosystem and Spurs
What Spurs Fans Could Learn From The US Masters Golf - How to win
Tottenham Hotspur's Real Problem: Fans Who Fear the Rebuild They Wanted - you complain you don't get a rebuild, you get a rebuild, and you still complain, proving fans are part of the cultural problem at Spurs
Ange Was Right: The Problem at Spurs Is ... - fans demonstrate exactly what I have been talking about recently
United We Stand, Divided We Fall - so why do our fans create a Warzone of Negativity?
Fans Create a WARZONE OF NEGATIVITY and Expect Success!! - They produce a lesson in how to perpetuate failure
Toxic Fans Cost Trophies - Science Proves It - every fan should be supporting on social media to help create a winning environment, not a losing one
6 Spurs Finals Under Levy: It's Not Recruitment, It's Mentality - Both players and fans need to improve their mentality
Spurs' Spending Strategy: Inside the Next Three Transfer Windows - How much Spurs will have to spend in the next 3 transfer windows
Johan Lange's Strategy: Adapting European Players to Tottenham Hotspur - How European players have to adapt to the Premier League
Italian Tactics vs. Premier League Pace: How Spurs' Defence Adapts - The differences between defending in Italy and England. Did it help Djed Spence?
2 comments
1. Why has he chosen to sign now?
2. Has he sought an assurance that Postecoglou will be remaining because a different manager might change those relationships he speaks highly of?
3. Does this signing suggest that the many journalists reporting that Postecoglou has lost the dressing room may soon need to find other themes for click bait?
Regards Andy McCarthy
#2 sounds likely. I wouldn't bet the house, but probable.
#3 Doubtful. They don't really need facts to base their stories on as they know if you play to people's fears you will never go unread ;-)
As Clive indicated - are the players really doing enough in the games they don't see as critical? I suspect Spurs are crying out for mentality training (the sort Kane never needed).
COYS!!