Crafty Foxes Too Sharp For Spurs
Common wisdom dictates that league winning teams are identifiable by their reaction to defeat. By that barometer, Spurs are lacking.
Common wisdom dictates that league winning teams are identifiable by their reaction to defeat. By that barometer, Spurs are lacking.
It was a harsh lesson for Spurs about the realities of what is required in chasing down a title.
It’s safe to say that not many gave Tottenham a sniff of Champions League Football, let alone the title.
Spurs cannot afford to dwell on their disappointment. Mourinho’s team now travel to Anfield for the stiffest examination yet of their title credentials.
Spurs now enter the season’s relentless Christmas period still competing on all four fronts.
Spurs are at the most dangerous now when Kane forces defences to follow him into his own half.
Such was the fragility of Tottenham’s defence though maintaining their lead for even that short period proved beyond them.
Fundamentally though, this was a result born of team play and tactical discipline rather than individual brilliance.