Hate to say it…but it’s time to take Tottenham seriously
Complimenting Tottenham doesn’t come easy and over the past few years or so I have had no real reason to, but watching them this season has really made me take note and I am sure that I am not the only neutral to be impressed by them or who believes that they can actually break the stranglehold that is the top four.
I know Tottenham fans choose to play their chances down and all the guests I have entertained in our company box at the Lane have all been quick to dismiss such talk and don’t want to tempt fate, but the fact of the matter is that at this moment in time Tottenham are not only the team that occupies 4th spot at present, but none of the others actually possess anything like the strength in depth that Redknapp has at his disposal. The likes of Villa are a solid outfit, but they haven’t the firepower or depth to the squad to be able to sustain a challenge.
Today Tottenham were scintillating and to be honest they should have put my sorry team out of sight well before the 81st minute. You do feel that another day we could have been hit for four or five and you wouldn’t have had many away fans complaining had they done so. It was like watching a carbon copy of the game against City a fortnight ago where with every attack Tottenham look like scoring and although they have let their guard slip like they did against Stoke and Wolves this season, the majority of the time they are on their game and have shown real consistency throughout. I am sure that there isn’t a moment that doesn’t pass Harry’s mind about those dropped points at home, as well as the throwing away of games against the likes of Everton and Villa away. Tottenham should be a lot better than 4th at present and that is why they need to be taken seriously.
As I mentioned what separates Tottenham is their strength in depth and the very fact you can drop a player in the form that Kranjcar is in for Luka Modric, or Sébastien Bassong for Ledley King it just shows what a great squad has been built. When you consider you have the likes of Woodgate, Jenas, Keane, Pavlyuchenko, Bentley, Bale and Hutton still in reserve then it is very difficult to play down their chances for a top four place this season. I am sure Tottenham supporters will remain dismissive, but I reckon you’ll be foolish not to accept that you are a serious contender.
Written By Laurence Richards
Football News 24/7
Exactly why this transfer window is the mst important in the clubs history. We are the richest club in Europe never to play in the champions league and with the amount of money we have wasted in the last 10 years we should have had more success. Wether the chairmen are to blame for appointing a succession of wrong managers or managers for squandering the incomes of small countries on mediocre players, it is all irrelevant now. We are now in 4th, have a squad with good depth and have to consolidate our position NOW. If we need to sell before we buy, then so be it. We need to bring in players who are better than the outgoing ones, simple as that. Kenwyne Jones will not add anything to us, please Harry NO,we have Crouchy, who is better. We need players with guts, grit and determination to help us grind out the results and not end up having more Wolves and Stoke days. We already have the silk with Krank,Modric,Lennon,Defoe. Now we need to add the steel before Wilson buckles under the weight. My opinion even though you don’t care, Scott Parker would be a step up from Jenas. We need a top class centre half as Ledley and Woody are always one game away from a season long injury. Drenthe from Real Madrid would be ideal LB and available. Would love to see VD Vaart in a spurs shirt, he would be superb. As for a keeper, Gomes looks to have found his form so a NO.2 with experience who is going to sit on the bench. Much as I cannot stand Bellamy, he is one of those players who seem to have played well under Harry and is the kind of player who comes up with an 88th min goal when the score is 0-0.Might be worth a punt if the price is right, assuming we lose Pav.
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Nice Article Laurence, shame the Official West Ham website couldn’t be as fair in their analysis of the game !
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Laurence well spoken all this hatred is not for me West Ham have always played the game in the right manner. This is why your past and present players have bean poached and are a credit to your youth system and scouting network.Lets hope you survive because this would be another good club lost and no disrepect to Burnley and Wigan, but wih crowds of less than 20,000 thousand it would be better if one of those teams got relegated .
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