So 38 games done and dusted and what are we left with? A week praying to the footballing gods that come Saturday night Spurs have their rightful place in the Champions League. Come on, we deserve it don’t we? Surely? If we’d been offered 4th back in August we would have sold our mothers to […]
Proud to be Bayern?
So 38 games done and dusted and what are we left with? A week praying to the footballing gods that come Saturday night Spurs have their rightful place in the Champions League.
Come on, we deserve it don’t we? Surely? If we’d been offered 4th back in August we would have sold our mothers to take it. Yet now, to some fans it feels like it should have been so much more. I agree, I really do – the way we were playing in the opening half of the season was a joy to behold, so anything mini capitulation that followed was always going to be a disappointment.
The reason behind the change of results will probably never been known, but it’s something of a mixture of bad luck, poor management, loss of form, and the England manager debacle. And yet I just can’t help be positive about what lies ahead for our great, if a little under achieving club, from N17.
[typography font=”PT Sans” size=”20″ size_format=”px” color=”#222222[/linequote]The once cemented top four are now a thing of the past and I know where I’d rather be in seasons to come.[/typography]
We have a young squad of genuine world class talent, the majority of which would walk into most other sides on our level and beyond. And they will improve, make no mistake – yet it was possibly our key shortcoming, that lack of winning mentality that comes with winning trophies on a regular basis. The belief that we could compete with United and City for the duration. The knowhow of beating the less adventurous when it really mattered – that cost us most dear.
We have a manager that for his faults has given us some of the best football this club has seen in decades. He has turned a club from dreamers to believers and raised expectation beyond belief. Like him or not, he has given us our swagger back and has caused the elite to look firmly over their shoulders. The once cemented top four are now a thing of the past and I know where I’d rather be in seasons to come.
Take a step back and have a glance down the Seven Sisters Road – look at the other lot’s reaction to finishing one point ahead of us in the table… that alone will tell you more about the continued rise of our club, more than this or any other blog could.
And we are 90 minutes away from yet another landmark in our history. No longer will we be the unknowns of Europe’s premiere club competition, but a threat, a team capable of untold success. We need to stand tall, be brave, hope and above all believe those footballing gods are for once smiling down on the Lilywhites. While I love being Spurs, I’m proud to be Bayern if only for a day.
COYS!
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16/05/2012 @ 2:26 pm
I would probably have been supporting Bayern anyway. I am not from the UK, so even if we got third I would probably have wanted Bayern to win.
16/05/2012 @ 2:27 pm
It is a sign of our improvement that we finished just a point behind the scum down the road but they know they were extremely lucky to do that especially as they were gifted all three goals, however I have to raise a few points regarding our manager Redknapp.
Reknapp has always worried me with his transfer targets. He always seems to buy stop gap players, players with a short shelf life and always premiership players that are proven but are welll past their prime. Where are Tottenham’s scouts? Do we have any? and if we do what are they doing? There is so much wrong with Redkanpp as a manager but it is offset by his man management skills. His lack of tactical knowledge, his lack of rotational skills, his constant need to put players in the wrong positions but the one thing that really worries me are his transfer dealings.
Ryan Nelson, Brad Friedel Lois Saha, Emanuel Adebayor loan deal, Steven Pineaar and William Gallas. Not exactly a team for the future is it? I only put Pineaar on this list because at the time we did not need him, which is proven because we loaned him straight back out.
Redknapp also doesn’t seem to have a clue about coaching young player and in fact he seems uninterested in doing this. Young players at Tottenham seem wasted, unwanted and unplayed. We have a Mexican international sitting on our bench week in week out rarely getting a game. He is a very skilful player that needs a chance not the occasional Europa league game but premiership experience. How is he expected to learn and grow without being given a chance. In fact the first thing Redknapp did as our manager was to get rid of our reserve side and just loan the players out. I feel this is a huge mistake because the reserve team is part of a players learning and getting that player to take Tottenham to there hearts. Loan them out by all means to gain further experience.
I hope Redknapp learns by all his mistakes but I have always felt he is not here for the long stay and always had the England job on his mind. Maybe now that has gone he will look to do long term things at Tottenham and not just for the quick fix.
16/05/2012 @ 2:28 pm
With the possibility of having two Champions League campaigns in the space of just three seasons, anyone who complains should sod off and support another club. We were barely good enough for the Uefa Cup/Europa League before Redknapp came in. Now that we’re a regular candidate for the top four, fans turn their backs on him as soon as we hit a blip. It’s embarrassing.
Cough up what Ajax are demanding for Jan Vertonghen (8-12 million isn’t really a lot to pay for a defender who’s being courted by the best in europe), hope that Bayern do us a favour which would be a double boost because it would also strengthen the chances of us landing Remy, then move quickly to offload the fringe players in the squad. I’m also glad that we’re moving quickly, rather than wait like usual until the last seconds of the transfer window before making rash purchases.
COYS! (And for Saturday only, COYBM!)
16/05/2012 @ 3:03 pm
Off load all the Deadwood,okay we lose & win some,Dos Santos I still believe must be given a chance,encourage,nurture,potential,best position,like Jake L,Steve C,Harry K,not Harry R.
Spend on Keeper,C/H,C/F the Spine of a team,Moses,Hollett,J Rhodes,France`s taxes will draw
players to Premier League,likewise Spain!! power ,strength,Skill&speed,all required at W.H.L.
16/05/2012 @ 3:19 pm
Woolwhich see beating us by 1 point as a trophy for the empty cabinet in the Emirates.