11-05-2011, 16:37
(11-05-2011 13:10 )mitchell Wrote: [ -> ]Why would Gareth Bale leave Tottenham just because they haven't got into the European Cup??? Pepe Reina & Steven Gerrard are still at Liverpool & next season will be another season out of the competition yet new contracts are being signed left right & centre.
Too many people believe too much shit thats printed in the papers, i.e. Jeremy Clarkson having his way with Jemima Khan, do me a favour.
Tottenham are 1 or 2 players off being a side capable of challenging for a top 4 finish every season, if not competing in the title race for at least the first half of the season & with only the league to concentrate on next season they'll be looking to add to their squad not deplete it, their style of play attack wise isn't that different to Arsenal interms of result so they'll be confident of fighting for a top 4 place next season & quite possibly at the expense of their north London pals
I don't get the media hype about how attractive Spurs are myself tbh
The vast majority of their attacking play consists of:
a) Long diagonal balls to Crouch who knocks it down to Van der Vaart/Modric/Defoe or whoever
b) Giving the ball to Bale, who then runs like hell
Fair enough they were very entertaining in the CL and scored a load of goals, but they had to be to make up for their poor defending, although they have improved this in the 2nd half of the season. Unfortunately at the same time they've lost their attacking spark, resulting in many draws
I do agree though that there not far off being a consistently top 4 team as they already have one of the best squads in the league, of course it doesn't help that their best 4 players are injury prone (Bale, King, Modric, VdV)
*This post has nothing to do with me being a Chelsea fan and my distaste for Tottenham...kinda