Following the weekends’ loss to Manchester United, the general consensus is that Tottenham are now out of the top-four race and it is hard to disagree with that conclusion.
However, if one enters the Twilight Zone, there is a way that Jose Mourinho can guide his under-performing side into a Champions League spot.
Spurs are on 49 points with seven games remaining, in better words, the most points they can attain this season is 70.
That in itself is a long shot, however, if you look at their remaining fixtures, every one of them is winnable.
If Spurs were to face one of the other top-six sides then even the most positive fan would probably accept that it is unlikely to happen, however, they do not, in fact, only one of the remaining opponents is actually above Tottenham in the standing and that is Leicester City, who themselves are in a bit of a free fall.
However, even if Tottenham does win their remaining seven fixtures they would need the teams above them to drop points.
Now, if Spurs do beat Leicester then the foxes would have to drop points in two of their other six remaining games. West Ham would have to lose two of their final seven matches, Liverpool at least one and Chelsea would have to drop points in two of their games as well.
A tall order no doubt, however, it should also be noted that there are two Champions League spots up for grabs if one accepts that Man Utd and Man City are basically already qualified.
This may sound deluded and probably is but if Spurs do win their final seven league games it really is a strong possibility, it is hard to see all the teams above them being consistent right to the end, especially with some fo them having to face each other.
This season still has some twists and turns ahead of it and a good win over Everton on Friday evening and who knows what effect that could have on the team. It needs just one huge result to change momentum.