00:03Tottenham Hotspur's last game before the international break was a home match against
00:07Nottingham Forest, a relegation six-pointer with big ramifications. Spurs and Forest were
00:14separated by just one place and one point at the foot of the Premier League table. It's
00:19a match both teams simply had to win.
00:22Big respect to them because they have players who can hurt us, but as well going on our
00:30sides, going on with our things, with confidence, with courage, with humbleness, with all the
00:36stuff, unnecessary to take the points.
00:40Fresh from a first yet inconsequential victory under Igor Cudor in the Champions League, Tottenham's
00:45quest for a first Premier League win of 2026 goes on.
00:50Forest took a giant leap to safety with a 3-0 win in North London, plunging Spurs further
00:56into crisis and raising serious relegation fears.
01:02They have just seven games to save their skin. Just one point separates them from 18th place
01:07West Ham, who occupy the third and final relegation spot.
01:14Spurs have won just two home games all season, collecting a mere 10 points, which is the worst
01:20home record in the Premier League.
01:24A 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on December 28th was the last time they accrued maximum
01:29points, and the pressure is mounting with each passing match.
01:34That's our job as a coach is, you know what I mean, to keep helping the players. And as you
01:38can see, like the players, they care and they, you know what I mean, 100% like trying their
01:43best. But at the moment it's not enough. And we need to minimize any mistakes because we
01:51know that we're going to concede the goal.
01:53The leaking of goals has led to their season spiraling out of control. They haven't kept
01:58a clean sheet in the Premier League since New Year's Day.
02:06Time is running out to fix their defensive frailties. Their first task after the international
02:11break is a trip to Sunderland. Not an easy match by any means.
02:16Obviously, a lot of players, they leave it now for the internationals. And as soon as they
02:21get back, get back on the train, come and try to get everyone up to speed and prepare in
02:29the next game.
02:31When Tottenham Hotspur kicks off at the Stadium of Light on April 11, they could well be in
02:35the bottom three, which will only add to the club's relegation fears.
02:49Two uncapped players were called into Brazil's final squad before the World Cup. And they'd
02:54both play their trade in the Premier League.
02:57Indeed, Igor Thiago has been banging in goals for Brentford, while Rehan has wasted little
03:02time in adjusting to life at Bournemouth.
03:07He provided an assist on his Cherries debut in a victory at Wolverhampton before netting
03:12against both Everton and Aston Villa.
03:17Rehan's dazzling displays caught the attention of the Brazil national team, who included the
03:21winger for friendlies with France and Croatia.
03:24And by earning a maiden senior call-up for his nation, the 19-year-old attacker is living
03:29out every young Brazilian's childhood dream.
03:32It's a child's dream to be here with the Brazilian national team. When I received the news, I
03:38was watching it on YouTube. I was very happy. My wife and my manager were there too. So I'm
03:45happy, but also nervous to be here in the Brazilian national team, working with Mr. Ancelotti and
03:50working with the players I've only seen on television.
03:54A product out of Vasco da Gama, Rehan is the son of Valkmar, a former Vasco player who
03:59won multiple titles with the club where his own career began.
04:04My father has been helping me since I was little. He's been helping me since I joined Vasco as
04:10a six-year-old. I'm very grateful to my father. I can only thank him.
04:15After 14 years at Vasco, Rehan completed his move to the south coast for ÂŁ24.7 million,
04:22making him one of Bournemouth's most expensive signings. Two months after signing on the dotted
04:28line, he is now rubbing shoulders with Brazil's best, having made his way through the country's
04:33youth ranks. A South American champion at under-17 and under-20 level with the Salasau, he hopes
04:42to maintain this winning trajectory with the senior national team.
04:46We know there's a lot of competition, especially here in the Brazilian national team, the country
04:53that has won more titles than anyone else. I'm now at Bournemouth and I'm going to continue
05:00to work hard. I hope to be at the World Cup. God knows everything.
05:08After a maiden senior call-up, playing at a first World Cup is now a realistic goal for
05:13Rehan, who is living out every young Brazilian's childhood dream.
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