We 'll settle this on pitch, Watsay mate???

They had a strange sort of season in 2008-09 which came to a subdued end at Liverpool. After the first eight games of the campaign, they were headed only one way i.e. to Coca Cola Championship. The arrival of Harry Redknapp, his reinvigoration of the team, and his signings in the January transfer window ensured that that scenario did not come to pass. Yes, it’s Tottenham, our bitter North London rival we are talking about..

They finished 8th last season and missed Europa by a whisker but their season was not all that rosy. Juande Ramos had taken care of that. In spite of all this they had their most memorable game against Arsenal when they came back to score 2 goals in last four minutes to salvage  a 4-4 draw. It was a game Arsenal should have easily won and it is games like these which left us at fourth position by the end of the season. The away game was a goal less draw and we eventually dropped four points against them.

But Tottenham is still a very good team and Harry Redknapp is one of the wiliest, specializing in resuscitating fallen giants. His contacts are virtually unparalleled. Players like Luka Modric can give them the X factor they need. Players like Aaron Lennon, Robby Keane, Roman Pavluchenko & Jermain Jenas need no introduction to Premiership. Their exploits are well documented. This team is good enough to gatecrash the “BIG 4″, as is evident from their fairytale comeback from brink of relegation to brink of Europa league last season.

Tottenham Hotspur have bolstered their defence with the signing of centre-back Sebastien Bao song from Newcastle United for a fee believed to be upwards of £8m.He becomes the fourth summer signing for Redknapp following the acquisitions of Peter Crouch from Portsmouth and Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker from Sheffield United. They offloaded Darrent Bent to Sunderland for £10 million. With a team like this they can’t go anywhere but upwards.

If we manage to get 6 points from them, we may actually win the title. In my opinion games against opponents like Spurs, Everton, Blackburn, etc. is the difference between the title and a fourth finish; rather than games against heavyweights like Man Utd., Liverpool, Chelsea, etc. These grandslams are over hyped as every win in Premiership gets you three points, be it against Sunderland or Chelsea.

So, we must win games against teams like Tottenham, Everton, etc. Fingers crossed. X