It is very easy to fear ambition, especially as a Spurs fan after so many years of disappointment but that does not mean that we cannot rise above that fear and believe.
There is no point scaling the summit of the Premier League to then just turn around and be all negative and dismiss our title hopes.
The truth is that the top six opposition this year have issues and Spurs are well placed to take advantage.
Liverpool has injuries up the wazoo, Man City are simply not firing on all cylinders, Man Utd and Arsenal are mid-table teams right now and Chelsea still has a very unpredictable defence.
Tottenham also has some issues but there are far more positives than negatives and until one of the other top six teams puts a significant winning run together there is no reason why Spurs cannot be talked about as genuine title challengers.
We are almost at 25% of the season gone and Spurs, at worst, will be second, probably first once all this weekend’s games are concluded. Whoever is top at that point fully deserves to be seen as potential league champions.
Jose Mourinho has got his squad well balanced, there are two good players to each position, the players are playing for the manager, they seem happy, disciplined and motivated, all the ingredients of a title winning team and if anyone knows what it takes to build such a team, it is Mourinho.
Some will no doubt say it is too early and some will be afraid of jinxing the team by talking too soon about title challenges but I am not one of them, for me, it is not too early at all to be talking about the title.
I am not saying we will win it this season but I am definitely saying we can and I see no reason why all Spurs fans cannot say it loudly and proudly.
In fairness you did put Silva in the same point as Sterling, Fernandinho and Aguero. Hard to read between the lines when you write in such a manner. All 4 of the players you mentioned did play last season though and Liverpool blew them away. My point stands, Kompany as a player and leader is so difficult to replace. City are missing him more than anyone else. Sterling for instance has been horribly out of form since last January. I don’t think he would have caused us any problems if he had played. All conjecture though. Chelsea up next and we need to put them in their place again, they are flat track bullies at the moment, beatings bottom half teams.
I didn’t say Silva was missing,if you read it again I said being missed I know he left its hard replacing your best players,especially one as good as Silva we should know,Bale,Modric,Walker,Dembele to name a few,it’s taken along time replacing their talents.
Silva missing? Not half, he is at Real Sociedad now. As we have had our fair share of injuries a team funded by a trillionaire should be able to cope.
Enjoying the fck out of it yes🌚 YIDZ
Fantastic result yesterday, a José masterclass. THFC should be spoken about as POTENTIAL Premier League winners.
Oh wait a moment, the ‘want to be entertained’ mob are conspicuous by their silence today?
It could happen but certain players have to stay fit for the duration and I just can’t see that happening. If Toby is missing for a few games you’re looking at Rodon and Dier at centre half.
Know exactly what you mean. Loved every minute of Jose’s masterclass and so did most of the pundits too. Yes, it’s early, but there has been massive improvement since the Everton game and we’ve got better and have more nous about us now. I’m enjoying the f**k outta this!!
Who would have thought after the first 8 games United,Wolves,City,and Arsenal have conceded more goals than they have scored. 👏
David Silva,Fernandinho,Aguero, all being missed as well as a fit Sterling.
Was reading some of the comments from a year a go recently. You tried to boy me off as well so fck you too. Fkin hypocrite
Ignore him Dilly, when he’s on a rant theres no compromise…
You man are soft. Ride the hype
No pay them wonky weak hearts any mind man.
“it was only City” aka the bookmakers favourites to win the league before kick off :/
They’re aguably the toughest side in the league even if they’re slightly off form
It will be if he ain’t seeing a lot of it. José will know a way to shut down supply. I ain’t worried about no man no team. Bring dem come, we have suttn line up fe dem
Teams that turn over City are rare, but Leicester and ourselves have done it now so their star has definitely waned. All down to Kompany, he has turned out to be irreplaceable, even for the riches of an oil state. We can expect to see a replication of our tactics v the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool and Leicester and if we come out on top all will be good. Chelsea have played few top teams so far, so this is a real test for them. Newcastle could have scored a fair few yesterday though and no matter how good Chelsea’s attack is, their defence is dodgy. I don’t think Frank has a clue how to sort that. He’s been given a load of money and a decent squad to begin with and been found floundering too many times for him to be classed as a good coach…..yet! For top 4 we need to average 2 points per game, but after yesterday’s result we have to aim higher. Toby will be missed though. He is immense. Can Mighty Joe fill in, we’ll see. When we play against the weaker teams, the ones who sit back, I want to see Hojbjerg, Ndombele and Lo Celso in midfield. Yesterday, it made sense to play Sissoko but he isn’t needed v the likes of West Ham, Burnley or WBA. Breaking News. Man Utd are the proud, new sponsors Stockley Park after they have done so much to promote the brand.
Neither would I. Ziyech can proper play though. Baller
Great goal from Fulham 1.1
Great goal from Fulham 1.1
🌚. Mandem getting carried away out here bredrin
Typo error ? no L in Pot.🤒
So
Rest assured I took far worse that your remarks in the early days on this blog attracting some below the belt personal jibes and survived. Got broad shoulders. Seen it and done it on this forum.
Stop trying to tell man how to carry himself with your protocol bo770cks
Given that I am in the Mikey Hughes camp of thinking thats not what I have said!!
[Over and out
Back later]
So what. Tottenham buzzing and you’re trying to tell man not to enjoy it. “SHUT UP
Not a great start, but still time to turn it around!
It’s called humility and respect. Thats all. Nothing more nothing less!
Everton 1.0 after 42sec poor Scotty Parker.
So what.
May I respectfully remind you that the protocol of this blog of “playing the ball not the man” is a genial forum injecting diverse views which we are all entitled to whether you agree with them or not. Called democracy!!
“behave myself? Shut up.
Behave yourself!!
Given that the last time we won a trophy was 2008 has fuelled such pessimism!!
Don’t listen to this fool. Get carried away. Buzzing on the plot
Cha! Whatever
Enjoy the moment YES but simply being a realist!
U dun know bredrin
Bla bla bla. Mug
Oh shut up. Get carried away people. Enjoy
All I am saying lets not get carried away as we are talking about Spurs here who can quickly transcend from being the best side ever to perennial bottlers!!
Been reading through yesterday’s comments. Some people ain’t got a fkin clue. East stand, the most stupid of them all, and those who agree with him ain’t far behind
Have more faith David,the players have,Jose has instilled a win at all costs mentality.
Yep, agreed. Too much hype is swirling around.
Very much a rear guard action against Citeh closing Chelsea down may prove problematic.
We didn’t give City time & space Chelsea will get the same.
Need to keep our feet on the ground. I’ve heard this claptrap so many times before after a decent result. Lets be honest it was only City who are in pretty poor shape this year. If we come through the next 3 fixtures still top then that will be more revealing and I might start really believing. My bet is we’ll finish 3rd and hopefully win a trophy. I’d be happy with that.
True but his vital presence on the field cannot be overlooked when give him time and space he will exploit!
Addressing an attacking weakness Lampard earmarked Werner for a reason. Also stopped shipping goals!
Consistency is the obvious key to title success!
He could have had a few yesterday ,but is missing more chances per game than he’s taking.He has only scored 4 goals out of Chelsea’s 22 this season,he has had a few assists as well.
Love waking up the day after a big win to read in the Sunday papers how great Spurs were
Surely that does not make him a bad striker?? Starved of service neither did Kane either in fairness in Englands latest matches. As previously stated when he goes through the gears Werner is deceptively quick and a focal point.
COME FE CONQUER. Me done tell you already
He didn’t do much against Spain 😂 Everyone in the summer was talking about Chelsea signing Werner & Ziyech and I remember saying I wouldn’t swap either of them for Kane & Sonny.
Keeping Timo Werner quiet will not be easy!!
Battle of our respective midfields and attacks Chelsea is another exciting tough fixture.
Value for money ,Spurs starting 11 yesterday cost £225m compared to City’s £533m. Looking towards next weeks game against Chelsea, games they have won,Brighton,C Palace,Burnley,Sheff Utd & Newcastle. Drawn against WBA,Shampton,Man Utd and Lost to Liverpool. Frank will hardly be complaining that his side will have two more days rest (playing Tue) than Spurs (playing Thur).
Naturally delighted with our lofty position but conscious of all too familiar false dawns lets all calm down and not get carried away with all the hype until we have finally won some elusive silverware!!