Before last season kicked off most pundits and fair-minded fans were predicting that Tottenham would finish third, they were seen as the nearest challengers to Man City and Liverpool.
Fast forward 12 months and despite the squad actually being strengthened and with a world-class manager at the helm they are now viewed as a team that will struggle to make the top six, nevermind top-four.
Obviously, there is justification for that, the results were terrible for large portions of the season, elimination from the Champions League and FA Cup was done with a whimper and the football was horrendous to watch, even with a full-strength team.
However, the assumption that Spurs are a club in crisis or will struggle from the get-go next season is just too simplistic for me.
I could go on and explain why I believe that but it would take thousands of words and even then I know it will bring about much opposition, especially from my fellow Spurs fans.
What I will say is that I do not feel Jose Mourinho is past it, that he will get the team he wants and that they will respond positively to his instructions and that with a few solid signings in key areas (right-back, left-back, central defence, back up striker) and the more recent signings (Lo Celso, Ndombele, Bergwijn, Gedson, Hojbjerg) coming good that we will see a very different Tottenham next season.
Now, because of the negativity surrounding the club, Mourinho and the players, I feel that it has given me a great opportunity to take advantage.
It is that time of year for me to look at the odds on Tottenham achieving various targets next season and there is two bets that I will be going in heavy on before the season kicks off.
The first one is for the lads to finish top-four, I am convinced they will and the 4.33 available in some places is massive to me and I will put my neck on the line right here right now and state clearly that is a banker bet for me.
The second one is to win the Europa League, however, that depends on the price when that market is formulated, though I may instead go with to win a trophy instead.
So there you go, I have nailed my opinion to the mast and accept that I am now here to be shot at but I don’t care, I genuinely do feel that we will finish top-four next season and will back that up with some cold hard cash.
As the headline states, Tottenham are being underestimated and that is a good thing, otherwise, I would not be able to land such good odds.