Spurs

Have the wheels come off?

Quite simply YES!

No, but our 'Arry is getting peeved with all the questioning: 'Arry do you think the players are unsettled because of all the 'Arry for England talk? 'Arry have the FA contacted you 'bout the England job? 'Arry if you were England manager who would you pick for Captain etc.

............... ............Everton 1 ....... Spurs 0
Possession............39% ................61%
shots ...................9 ......................22
shots on target.....5.......................9
corners.................0.......................8
fouls.....................13......................9

Stats don't = pts.......goals and clean sheets = pts.

Spurs confidence and belief has gone ever since the Balotelli penalty in my opinion. Allowing Walcott (the worst player in the premier league with the technical ability of a 2 yr old) to score two goals in enough to contemplate suicide. Then came the Man U/Everton results and everything seems to be completely drained from the players. Injuries to VDV & suspensions have all added to the problems.

Tough battle for 3rd now against a resurgent Arsenal. I think Harry will soldier on and get a top 4 finish and attempt to sign off from Spurs with an F.A Cup win before saying hello to England. It's pretty straight forward as that in my opinion.

Talk of a title challenge have proven to be a bit premature but they haven't had the easiest of recent runs, what they do from here on will show whether the wheels have fallen off, no shame in losing to United or Everton although the manner of defeat to Arsenal is a slight worry.

Nore Staat wrote:No, but our 'Arry is getting peeved with all the questioning ....

Spot on, Nore Staat.

If he does become England manager, makes me wonder how he would get on with the usual media interrogation following a poorish run ....

While three losses in a row is never good for any team, the games they lost were always going to be tough. What's up next, Stoke at home? Should win that and then a big game against Chelsea. So no wheels haven't come off. But next games are important.

Everton were getting bamboozled in the 2nd half. That is the trouble with Everton who often turn it on against London clubs and rollover toe Man United every season.

Spurs have alot of power still in attacking ability so I don't believe it's right to judge them yet as they are losing to teams who play well at this time of the season.

Luck and confidence go hand in hand. Take earlier away games which Spurs won. They were a bit lucky against Fulham, WBA and Blackburn yet won all three.
They were distinctly unimpressive against WBA at home but still got three points. They played quite well against Man U at home but got nothing.
A defeat at Stamford Bridge could put even fourth place in jeopardy.

A defeat at Stamford Bridge could put even fourth place in jeopardy.

Chelsea don't have much going for them especially scoring wise. The midfield is pedestrian and doesn't create and the wingbacks are often out of position. Spurs should go there and expect to win as they have much more fluidity on the pitch and a lot of competition for places.