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Spurs are spending close to £200 million to build the midfield De Zerbi actually wants. A-licence coach JJ joins Jim to walk through exactly what Tonali and Fernandes would bring to the system, to the squad balance, and to the bigger picture of the rebuild.
- How both signings fit De Zerbi's double pivot
- Why the back-line work (Senesi, Van Hecke, Porro) was the right first step
- What the £200m actually delivers — and what still needs to follow
- The Xhaka case study: why the same player can transform under a different system
- Why "progressive passing" is a system question, not a one-player question
The considered version of the Tonali and Fernandes conversation.
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"A Coach's View: Inside Spurs' £200m Midfield Plan" is an episode of OhSoSpurs Podcast. Runtime 28 min. Published June 27, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.