It’s nonetheless a bit troublesome to course of that Tottenham will likely be within the Champions League within the coming season.
Earlier journeys into that competitors got here off the again of thrilling, gravity-defying Premier League campaigns, beneath Harry Redknapp, Mauricio Pochettino and Antonio Conte, wherein Spurs fought off hefty competitors for these prime 4 finishes and entered with a little bit of a swagger.
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It’s truthful to say the scenario this time round is totally different and Spurs go ahead figuring out they should enhance dramatically.
Final season, it was a bit a lot to count on Lucas Bergvall, Archie Grey, Djed Spence and Mikey Moore to shoulder the burdens of a brutal top-fight marketing campaign and it will, once more, be an excessive amount of to ask them to tackle heavy tasks within the Champions League.
I am not saying any of them disgraced themselves final 12 months – they carried out creditably and discovered hundreds – however they did not make a lot distinction to the outcomes.
So for Spurs to play with any form of confidence this 12 months, they should recruit gamers who will likely be instantly snug at that stage.
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I recall the eyebrows raised when Rafael van der Vaart arrived at Tottenham earlier than they launched into their exhilarating Champions League run within the 2010-11 season.
It was not totally clear what he would provide Spurs on this new journey till the early moments of their first group stage away sport. His pinpoint cross was headed in by Peter Crouch to place Spurs 2-0 up. He ran the primary half with intelligence and verve. Sure, the sport ended 2-2 and Van der Vaart hardly ever performed previous the hour mark, however he confirmed the best way for Spurs that day and helped energy them to the quarter finals.
If Daniel Levy and Thomas Frank can discover a Van der Vaart equal (or possibly a pair), Spurs followers can actively stay up for the Champions League somewhat than simply rub their eyes in amazement that they’re there within the first place
[BBC]