A new club, country and language, injuries, managerial changes and not to mention the COVID-19 pandemic and behind-closed-doors games – it has been quite the first two years for Giovani Lo Celso as a Spurs player.
Initially arriving on loan from Spanish outfit Real Betis in the summer of 2019, Gio endured a stuttering start to life in north London as, after having made just a handful of appearances off the bench for us in the opening weeks of the 2019/20 season, a hip injury sustained on international duty in the September saw the midfielder’s early progress brought to an abrupt halt.
He didn’t return to action for us until the end of October when we found ourselves in a sticky patch of form yet, given his first start for us on a trip to Crvena zvezda in the Champions League, he made a valuable impact as he opened the scoring in a crucial 4-0 win.
Despite the victory though, frustrations unfortunately continued domestically – a run which ultimately curtailed Mauricio Pochettino’s tenure and saw the arrival of Jose Mourinho.
FROM THE VERY MOMENT I ARRIVED AT THE CLUB, I WAS GIVEN A VERY WARM WELCOME BY EVERYONE. WE HAVE A GREAT SET OF PLAYERS HERE
During the early months under Mourinho, Gio remained on the fringes of the squad, however, with opportunities in the team opening up as fellow attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen departed, our number 18 was given his chance – and he certainly delivered.
Denne historien er fra Spurs v Wolves-utgaven av Tottenham Hotspur Publications.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra Spurs v Wolves-utgaven av Tottenham Hotspur Publications.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
OBITUARY – JOHNNIE HILLS
We were saddened to hear of the passing of John ‘Johnnie’ Hills, a defender who spent 11 years at the Club as an amateur and professional between 1950-61. He passed away at home in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, 26 November, aged 87.
PAPER CHASE
Club historian John Fennelly looks back at what supporters were reading on their way, at half-time and heading home afterwards when NORWICH CITY visited in March 1938.
RIDE FOR UGO
Laurence Gant, Head of Academy Sports Medicine and Science, is set to take part in a five-day charity cycle in memory of his friend, and our former Under-23s coach Ugo Ehiogu.
DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
BIG WIN OVER EVERTON
SPURS WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL ROUND
GAME ZERO ACHIEVES NET ZERO CARBON STATUS
Sky this week published a case study revealing that Game Zero, our Premier League match against Chelsea here in September, achieved net zero carbon emissions.
LIVING IN THE MOMENT
Exclusive interview with our young midfielder OLIVER SKIPP, now an established member of our first team and also a familiar face to today’s opponents, who is enjoying every moment in the Premier League spotlight.
MEET OUR FIRST-YEAR UNDER-18S PLAYERS
TOUGH DAY AGAINST COTTAGERS
TREBLE TOP
Looking back at Spurs hat-tricks scored against tonight’s opposition.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
A creative midfielder who was full of heart and desire, LEWIS HOLTBY made his Spurs debut against this afternoon’s opposition back in January 2013 and went on to make 42 appearances in our colours, scoring three goals. We caught up with the Germany international to discuss his time at the Club and find out what he is up to now…
