Considering there wasn’t much to celebrate last season, the start of the 2020-21 campaign has been better than expected. Even though Jose Mourinho didn’t add many players to his squad, Spurs lie in first place in the league, level on points with Liverpool. Plus, Tottenham have only lost a single game in the Europa League, and are top of Group J, too. All in all, the future looks bright for the Tottenham faithful. Of course, we’ve been through false dawns before, so it’s not wrong to wonder whether this is an actual challenge for silverware or a good beginning that’s about to peter out pretty quickly. Here’s what Spurs’ fans have to consider.
The Bookies’ Odds
You might not be a betting man, but you can’t deny that the bookmakers know their onions when it comes to the winners of the Premier League. It’s their business to price teams appropriately, and this is excellent news for Spurs’ supporters since the odds of Mourinho’s men winning the league have dropped dramatically.
Currently, most bookies have them as third-favourites at 5-1, behind Man City and Liverpool. Sure, it would be wrong to write City off with the squad they have, yet they’re a long way behind already, leaving Liverpool as the leading contenders with a depleted side.
Given the unpredictability of football, however, it’s fair to say many people would rather visit an online casino such as オンラインカジノ. Games like roulette and baccarat can distract you from the heart-wrenching disappointment if Spurs don’t get the win.
Injuries
Spurs’ squad looks mightily impressive when you go through it with a fine-tooth comb. With Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son, the North Londoners have a destructive forward line. At the same time, Giovani Lo Celso and Pierre-Emile Hojberg are steely and classy, and Tanguy Ndombele has finally shown what he is capable of. Yet, if one or two of the starters were to suffer injuries, it could be a different story.
Yes, Gareth Bale has quality, as does Lucas Moura, but are they good enough to sustain a push domestically and in Europe. So far, Tottenham are one of the few teams not to experience too many injuries to key men, unlike Liverpool and Man City. Still, it needs to stay that way for Mourinho to add his fourth title to his trophy cabinet.
Post-Christmas
For now, talk of a Spurs’ title push is hot air. While the club has performed well, there have only been nine games, meaning there is another 29 to go. And, the hardest part of the season is yet to arrive. Over and after the festive period, Tottenham have a potentially season-defining set of fixtures.
Beating Pep Guardiola’s men was the beginning, but there is Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Leicester, and Wolves to play before Boxing Day. Unlike the City tie, three of them (Chelsea, Liverpool and Wolves) will be away from home. If the boys are still within reach of the title in the New Year, it’s safe to say that everyone will be taking them seriously.
According to the bookmakers, this side has a decent opportunity for upturning the apple cart and breaking the monopoly of Liverpool and Manchester.
