Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Is this the begining of a new era for Spurs

When the Champions League draw came out I was so excited at the prospect of Inter Milan. I have always said to be the best you have to beat the best. I don't want our goal to be to finish fourth, I want this club to be ambitious, to be the best not only in England but in the world.

Daniel Levy to his credit has taken Spurs from being a mid table side in 2000 to a club capable of beating the European Champions. Under Martin Jol we enjoyed two successive 5th places and under Redknapp we have finished 4th and more likely in the top five again this year.

Tottenham must keep building on this position to build the new stadium suitable for our demands and a team capable of competing for the title year in year out. We need kids to be wearing our shirts to provide the next generation of fans.

I was out at my son's training last night and a little boy was practicing on his own, he wanted to be Van Der Vaart, that sums up our aspirations. We will need these children to identify with our players to be our fans of the future just like George Best, Bobby Charlton, Charlie George, Ian Rush, Kenny Dalgleish, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham have in the past.

But on the pitch Spurs need to keep investing, invigorating the team. Our game at Old Trafford for me was the signal of something new. Although we lost the game, there was a certain confidence in the side. Gareth Bale, Van Der Vaart and Modric have given Spurs arguably the best attacking midfield in the Premier League. In Spurs two games against Inter Milan they managed to score six out of the last seven goals scored.

But Spurs are still short of being the best team in this country and Europe and this needs to be addressed. We lack a real potent force up front, if only we had a Et'o or Milito to get on the end of a Modric, Bale, Van Der Vaart move. I also believe that Lennon has become a weak link and doesn't seem to have the confidence of a couple of years ago.

We need also to get the centreback position sorted out, with both King and Woodgate in the side we would have a great defence but with Bassong and Gallas in central defence, I am not so convinced. Don't get me wrong, I think Spurs have a good squad, better than I can ever remember. But I want this squad to be great and like Harry I think just two or three additions we will have the squad that can bring home some trophies.

I do believe now that Spurs are best placed to push on and we already have a squad that will harm any side in Europe, but whether we can do it consistently is another matter.

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