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Message: [QUOTE="businesslawyer, post: 2904067, member: 55"] So here's the thing about Spurs in a nutshell -- do you want the good news or the bad news? The bad news is they've played themselves to the verge of elimination in the Champions League very quickly, despite games against City and Liverpool that they easily could have drawn at the end, they were totally outplayed at home in both games, and they just don't look nearly as sharp offensively or defensively as the last few years. They are playing like a team that will need a lot of luck just to keep a Top 4 position. Having said all that, the good news is that despite everything -- not looking good, not having a home field, having played two thirds of their league games on the road, more than their share of injuries and the negativity of a totally failed offseason where they signed literally no one -- they are sitting in the Top 4, only 3 points out of 2d place and 5 points from the lead, with two thirds of the season left. So if they can get into the new stadium, and get healthier, and add a key piece or two in the winter transfer window (most importantly would be another defensive oriented midfielder), there is no reason anyone other than City isn't catchable. (City, while without a meaningful lead, is clearly the best team in the league in my opinion). So do you want to be pessimistic, and say Spurs isn't that good, or optimistic, and say we're better than we've played but are due breaks and extra home games in the second half of the season if they just stay close until Christmas. I go back and forth. After the break, back to back games home to Chelsea and at Aresenal will tell us a lot more. [/QUOTE]

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