Paulinho

And to his left is Jesus Angulo, the 29-year-old Mexican international who's playing to his left.

In the front three of the attack, Noticeable by his absence is the Portuguese international Paulinho.

He would come in.

He's coming in off an injury now.

Paulinho has missed some action, but we would see him before the end of the match.

But getting the start in this one is the Uruguayan Federico Binhas.

He's 28 years old.

And then in the second half, it got put out of reach.

They face an Everton side that they beat on the final day in 2025-26 to retain their top flight status, and to whom they've only lost one of their last 17 Premier League home games.

That defeat came in September 2020, since when Spurs have won all five home matches in North London, but last season's home win against the Toffees, courtesy of a João Paulinho goal, was the hosts' only victory and clean sheet in the last 12 matches played in N17.

David Moyes' side also lost 3-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium to the Lilywhites in October 2025, but never in their entire history have Everton lost three in a row against Tottenham without scoring.

No away wins in six for Everton.

[laughs]

Uh, Paulinho.

Paulinho.

Played for Malaga before, no?

No.

[laughs]

It was our joke at that time.

It was like for one Paulinho you could buy something.

The legend.

Ciao, Paulinho.

Sure.

Of course he was.

Players like Alexis Vega leaving Chivas, players like Pollo Briseño, Marcel Ruiz, El

Nino, Marcel Ruiz, Paulinho.

Is this now the best club in Liga MX, the way they handle things, Toluca?

Liga Mequis is very funny in the way they go through cycles.

He's got a certain aura about him that just knows how to motivate the player, get to the player, bring that extra dimension out of a player that's already a top player.

But I go back to the ownership.

Paulinho, who was back-to-back goal-scoring champion, who was getting called up by the Portuguese national team, who was in that player pool.

He gets injured.

And I think they've addressed perhaps any sort of defensive deficiencies.

João Paulinho's been reunited with Marco Silva to anchor the midfield.

You've got Clement Longley.

at the back.

It seems like they've got two players per position.

Paulinho's out for the rest of the season.

He was the back-to-back leading goal scorer in Liga MX.

No problem.

Mm-hmmIt's not that I can't keep going on about Toluca.

It just wouldn't do them justice.

Well, unlike me, because you know I'm an essential worker, I was up at 2:00 AM Eastern Time when this match finished, and El Turco Mohamed did his press conference and confirmed that Paulinho could play about 30 minutes-

Whoa