Say what you like about the ethically ambiguous, reportedly-exploitative decision-makers over at Amazon - but they know a football story when they see one.
When they chose to do a documentary on Manchester City in 2017, it just so happened that Pep Guardiola's side went on to register a league record 100 points, winning the Premier League by a league record margin and generally being one of the best teams English football has ever seen.
When they chose to do a documentary on Tottenham Hotspur last year, they might have been hoping for a similar success story. As it happens, they have struck gold...but for an entirely different reason.
That reason being that Spurs have been an absolute mess. The documentary, reportedly pencilled in for a late release, promises to be less All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur and more Tottenham 'Til I Die given what's gone on at the club since the summer.
Tottenham's much-discussed Amazon documentary is coming our way.
— Kevin Palmer (@RealKevinPalmer) July 10, 2020
It could be renamed 'Seconds From Disaster' and put on the Discovery channel, but we will all watch it https://t.co/CMUplx3ewQ
What Tottenham fans expected their documentary to look like vs. what what it will actually look like pic.twitter.com/3op4Jaa2gg
— Brett (@brettjoyner21) July 9, 2020
?♂️ Friendly reminder that Amazon are still recording Tottenham Hotspur’s season for their upcoming documentary.#THFC #COYS #TOTEVEpic.twitter.com/dYwjl1Q77E
— Last Word On Spurs? (@LastWordOnSpurs) July 6, 2020
This week alone we've had Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min fighting on the pitch during a 1-0 victory over Everton...
Amazon's cameras filmed Heung-min Son and Hugo Lloris' clash at half-time, which continued in the players' tunnel, and will include the incident in the documentary, All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur. | @TimesSport
— Daily Hotspur (@Daily_Hotspur) July 8, 2020
What's happened there?!? ?
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) July 6, 2020
Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min have to be separated by their teammates as they make their way off the pitch at half-time! ?
Watch the second half live on Sky Sports PL! ? pic.twitter.com/pw7l8fklBg
Tottenham’s amazon documentary finna be lit? pic.twitter.com/QYB9fqGQXJ
— dizzle?’ (@dizzleutd) July 6, 2020
...followed by a hilariously awful 0-0 draw with Bournemouth, in which Spurs' were saved from defeat by a dramatic VAR decision. Mourinho's side were bad in that one; so bad they prompted him to storm out of an interview early.
? "Hello José, can you hear me...?" ?pic.twitter.com/aWnAE56vH5
— 90min (@90min_Football) July 10, 2020
There have been 173 shots on target against Bournemouth this season. Tottenham had none of them today.
— Richard Jolly (@RichJolly) July 9, 2020
Poch Left — Jose Right
— ‘ (@UtdChart) July 9, 2020
I know what I would prefer pic.twitter.com/N257jCnLhn
Going a little further back, we had Eric Dier storming into the stand to confront a fan, while there was also that 7-2 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich - probably not what the Prime Video executives had pictured when they signed on to film last season's finalists.
⭕️⭕️You’re lying if you don’t want to see this Tottenham Amazon documentary ? pic.twitter.com/YpnlK4EORz
— JG Futbol News (@jessy62457480) July 8, 2020
The Eric Dier section of the Amazon documentary is going to be wild pic.twitter.com/RXaCeiCln6
— Ben McAleer (@BenMcAleer1) March 4, 2020
Congratulations to former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry on scoring four goals to help Bayern Munich to 7-2 win away to Tottenham in the Champions League tonight.
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) October 1, 2019
Once a Gooner, Always a Gooner. ? #afc pic.twitter.com/7djFFUtJMm
Of course, none of that will be the main selling point. Mauricio Pochettino's dramatic sacking, followed by the appointment of José Mourinho about 30 seconds later; that'll put another billion quid in Jeff Bezos' pocket by itself.
Pochettino's Tottenham sacking 'caught on camera' by Amazon documentaryhttps://t.co/IiID6JHEYJ pic.twitter.com/2ensrDnTyc
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) November 27, 2019
Amazon Prime have just released a short trailer for their All or Nothing documentary on Spurs due to be released later in the season. ?
— The Gold Cockerel (@TheGoldCockerel) July 10, 2020
It included these two snapshots of player reactions when they saw José Mourinho at the training ground for the first time. ? pic.twitter.com/63Yi157gnJ
Mourinho writing to Levy to cancel the fucking Amazon Prime documentary pic.twitter.com/o0JN2tnDQ5
— Pratham (@Pratham__UTD) July 6, 2020
You have to feel for the Spurs fans on this one, but hey - after being embarrassingly eliminated from both domestic cups this season, at least they might finally win a trophy.
Amazon’s documentary on Tottenham’s season is going to win an Oscar.
— ✈️ (@Arrizabalager) July 2, 2020
? Tottenham Hotspur’s Amazon Documentary:
— Last Word On Spurs? (@LastWordOnSpurs) July 6, 2020
• Pochettino Sacked On Camera.
• Mourinho Appointed.
• Losing To Bayern 2-7.
• League Cup Exit To Colchester.
• FA Cup Exit To Norwich.
• Eric Dier Fighting Fans.
• Lloris & Son Clashing.
? I’m Not Crying, You Are.#THFC #COYS pic.twitter.com/rW5WiRgWqY
As for the rest of us, well it's been a rough year. Amazon's latest offering gives us something to look forward to, and for that we should be grateful...sort of.
The best thing to come out of this godforsaken year is the prospect of the Amazon Tottenham documentary
— Jaimie Kaffash (@jkaffash) July 6, 2020
petition to burn amazon to the ground.....but after the Tottenham documentary
— liz. (M3 supremacist) (@tonymartiaIs) July 2, 2020
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Source : 90min