Inconsistency can dog any side but one of the marks of Spurs’ campaign to date has been the extreme highs and lows. A 3-2 win at Old Trafford being the pinnacle while a 1-0 home loss to Wigan where we barely threatened plumbed our occasional depths.
Sunday’s match highlighted things again where a three game winning run was brought to an end by two Everton goals after ninety minutes. Those lows will be taken as evidence by the AVB detractors that still remain but the coach himself is expecting the side to rise to ‘another level’ over the Christmas period.
“We now have a week to prepare and that’s important for us because we haven’t stopped for a month or so. Finally, we have a breather,” AVB said.
“The players can recover and I think you will see us at another level in these next two home games. We have to make the most of it.
“The league is very tight at the moment and if we got the result we wanted at Everton, it would have put us in a very good position. It didn’t happen like that.”
Andre also believes in our ability to bounce back from our latest setback.
“Two home games before the Christmas fixtures is good for us and we have to continue our performance and bounce back,” he added.
“We’ve showed good signs of ability to bounce back from adversity and I think we’ll do it one more time.”
Consistency is elusive for most sides but Spurs will be looking for it more than most in 2013. If they can find the level that AVB hints at, the need to bounce back might not be so vital in the second half of the campaign.
We are in fourth/fifth spot because our competitors are not performing neither, not because we are so good, on the contrary… We lack creativity, a threatening striker, as well as a leader on the pitch who would allow us to close down matches when we are in the lead. 4th spot is possible this season if *rs*n*l and Liverpool keep (under)performing like they do and if we attain our level from the first part of last season. A lot will depend on injuries and two additions to the squad. It’s Levy, so Wesley Sneijder (on loan) and Demba Ba would already make me happy, but I wouldn’t reject Moutinho and/or Damiao:-)
Spures need 6 player in january window——1.WILLIAN 2.CARLOS SANCHEZ 3. SOLDADO 4.MOUNTINHO 5.ERIKSON 6. PEDRO OBIANG
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6 players? lol. why not just the Barcelona first 11?
We aren’t far from where we want to be. When we have our strongest defence and Parker back for midfield, a creative midfielder and striker is “all” we need. And perhaps cover for if/when Bale moves on.