What does the stadium transition mean for Spurs’ performances?

An alternative explanation for this season’s rougher games Spurs have not started this season as sparklingly as we might have hoped. On the other hand, we seem to be sailing steadily enough—Saturday’s win at West Ham means we’ve now won as many Premier League games as any other team. I’d describe the beginning of the season as lukewarm. There’s cause for both hope and concern about the Spurs team, but they’ve been grinding out good-enough performances in most games.

Much has been made of our summer transfer inactivity, and fans will always nurse gripes about Pochettino’s team and tactical decisions, but lately I’ve been wondering about a stadium-sized elephant in the room, and whether the absence of White Hart Lane could be hurting u...