No-one does fickle quite like we do at Tottenham, yet despite this, the reaction to last week's
defeat has by and large retained a sense of perspective. 12 points from 5 games still represents a
ruddy good start to proceedings, and with forthcoming fixtures involving Burnley, Bolton,
Portsmouth and Stoke we ought to be chugging along nicely by the time the clocks go back.
If you want to save yourself time you might as well just cast your mind back to the first round
tie away to Doncaster – five more goals, away from home, and despite the occasional early scare
the gulf in class eventually told. Deja-vu all over again. It's not the Tottenham I grew
up with I tell ye.
from exile he came from the wilderness unto the people; and the saw that he was good!!? really?
ok then.
Safe to say that out of our squad of assorted rapscallions and roustabouts; Gareth and Heurelho
have been at the frontline of the barrage of media criticism, much to the delight of more lack
lustre contributors, (mentioning no names).
Well we can call off the missing person's search. Head down to Deepdale tonight and you're
likely to be treated to rare glimpses of Giovani and David Bentley, last seen being surreptitiously
airbrushed into the background as 'Arry's favourites went through their pre-match warm-ups. There
has been some clamour for Giovani's inclusion in recent weeks, and after the two woeful attempts by
'Arry to compensate for the absence of Modric, it would really warm the cockles tonight to see the
Mexican put in a virtuoso performance on the left.
Curiously, our most emphatic win in recent years was achieved without us ever really hitting top
gear. There were some moments at the end of the first half when we played true champagne football,
and Defoe might have finished off a couple of moves so pleasing on the eye they ought to have been
put on canvass and stuck in a gallery.
