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handtightenonly
I've been saying for a while now that all this talk of Spurs being the team win it next year is bullshit. The way they capitulated when the pressure started to kick in this season, was spectacular, but also says something fundamental about the manager and group of players. West Brom was one thing, the games since they lost it could be put down to the season being over (although they were desperate to finish above Arsenal for once), but the Chelsea draw was really telling. Not just giving up a 2-0 lead when it really mattered, but the indiscipline. Lucky not to have four players suspended. Poch's inability to cope with the pressure on the touch line spread through his team like a virus.
Yes they're a young squad, yes they've done better than they expected, but I reckon this collapse will scar them, even if they hang on to their best players. From contenders for champions of England to second best, yet again, in north London. That will hurt, and I don't think they'll respond well.