Ginola: Spurs can win PL this season

[spursgirls]

Dont say it out loud just yet. We need to get a good run of games going before we start talking about it

It's a shame the International break has come when it has. We would have carried on playing brilliantly, I'm sure.

 

[SpringHeeledJim]

Injuries I feel will be the deciding factor. If Kane and Son can play 90% of our league games, I would be extremely confident of a top 4 place and probably higher

 

[billnick]

This is as good a chance as we'll get. Publicly is maybe another matter, but if they're not talking about it privately why put on the shirt?

 

[tottenmal]

This is as good a chance as we'll get. Publicly is maybe another matter, but if they're not talking about it privately why put on the shirt?

Agreed.
On the one hand I don't like pundits etc coming out and saying it this early, feels like it adds a pressure that just isn't needed yet. But on the other hand, I honestly feel that if people had started talking about it sooner, and therefor the team believed we were in the title race in the January rather than the end of Feb, I think we would have beaten Leicester to the title that year.

 

[glacierSpurs]

At the moment, people should realise that it's not about how good we are (which we actually can be), but how bad the rest of the top 6 teams are.

Granted teams like Everton and Leicester may be front runners now, they probably lack the depth as the season progresses.

 

[TheTanguy]

Imagine if we finish second........... Behind Everton.

 

[JC-Rule]

We are not in the title running yet. We have bought 6 new players, all of which need to either/or find fitness/gel with the team, and when they're ready, might be in contention for the starting line-up (ie. a huge starting lineup turnover from last season). The out-and-out star signing is an unknown quantity. Last summer's star signing is only now starting to shine. We've wasted points in the opening games and we fluctuate between a goal scoring machine and a team that can barely get a goal in. The potential is high but the present unknowns are too many to announce us as a title contender.

as much we all enjoyed smashing the saints and the manx, it would have been more profitable to spread the goals out over the barcodes and Everton games.

But it doesn't work this way.

 

[Shadydan]

The easier ones are the problem! We're built for the counter. Teams that sit back have troubled us for a while. No one seems to be defending well this season though so hopefully we'll fly out of the traps and put them away early.

Newcastle defended with 10 men an we cut through them pretty easily

 

[tony0379]

Yes we were dreadful against Everton but maybe that was the jolt everyone needed. Since then, certainly So'ton 2nd half onwards, we've looked excellent and more importantly improving.
And we played well against Newcastle, it was just one of those things.

Maybe it's good we've got a bad performance out the way so early on.

I was incredibly worried after Everton but the turnaround has been pretty astonishing. We look like a different team. And we've still got this Welsh fella to come into the side too.

We were awful, bit if Doherty and Dele put those 2 changes away. We win. All fine margains

 

[teedee]

Imagine if we finish second........... Behind Everton.

You mean like 1963?

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Everton (C)	42	14	7	0	48	17	11	4	6	36	25	2.000	61	Qualified for European Cup and 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	6	1	72	28	9	3	9	39	34	1.790	55
3	Burnley	42	14	4	3	41	17	8	6	7	37	40	1.368	54
4	Leicester City	42	14	6	1	53	23	6	6	9	26	30	1.491	52

 

[spursgirls]

You mean like 1963?

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Everton (C)	42	14	7	0	48	17	11	4	6	36	25	2.000	61	Qualified for European Cup and 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	6	1	72	28	9	3	9	39	34	1.790	55
3	Burnley	42	14	4	3	41	17	8	6	7	37	40	1.368	54
4	Leicester City	42	14	6	1	53	23	6	6	9	26	30	1.491	52

Just look at the goals scored!
But then look at the goals conceded. :-(

 

[daveduvet]

We are not in the title running yet. We have bought 6 new players, all of which need to either/or find fitness/gel with the team, and when they're ready, might be in contention for the starting line-up (ie. a huge starting lineup turnover from last season). The out-and-out star signing is an unknown quantity. Last summer's star signing is only now starting to shine. We've wasted points in the opening games and we fluctuate between a goal scoring machine and a team that can barely get a goal in. The potential is high but the present unknowns are too many to announce us as a title contender.

As a caveat to this: if we play regularly like we did against Man U, the chance to hit top 3 is definitely viable

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

As a caveat to this: if we play regularly like we did against Man U, the chance to hit top 3 is definitely viable

I think I'll be just a tad but more cautious and state that I have a reasonable belief in avoiding relegation.

 

[rez9000]

I think I'll be just a tad but more cautious and state that I have a reasonable belief in avoiding relegation.

You risk-taking, neck-out-sticking, fool! It's far too early to say!