Tottenham Hotspur and a sense of timing rarely go hand in hand. If there's a way to shoot themselves in the foot then the north London club will invariably find it.
As if there wasn't enough pressure on Ryan Mason to lead Spurs to a victory at Aston Villa on Saturday if he was to stand any chance of getting the head coach gig permanently, so the club dumped a truckload more on him with their activities on Friday evening.
For less than 24 hours before a match that could define their European fate, news emerged from inside Tottenham with the club insisting that they had not met with Julian Nagelsmann despite their respect for him and did not intend to as he was not a candidate for them right now.
