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I don't think we as far away as people think. Last season the margins were very fine indeed and had we been able to score the goals that our dominance deserved we could have had perhaps 15 more points, how far would that be from the title?
Our current squad of players, unlike us long suffering fans, believe in themselves. We lose to Man U away because we just aren't good enough, not because of some mystical bad luck omen or a lack of belief.
Last season won at Highbury and Anfield for the first time in years, why? Because we believed? Were lucky? No, it was because we were as good or slightly better than those 2 teams and were able to perform on the day.
Currently I would say that we are 2 strikers, a defensive mid and a bit of tactical flexibility away from being as good as any team in our league. Diarra, Ade and one other would put us on a par with the mancs etc and therefore would give us a chance of winning the league.
I don't think you've got the Spurs tints on either. If Defoe and Crouch had scored just half the number of goals they managed te previous season we could easily have been on a par with Chelsea and City.
But this is probably OT!