Can Spurs finally get a Champions League place?

It seems that ever since Tottenham agonizingly missed out on fourth spot in the Premier League three and a half years ago they’ve never really got over it. You might say Spurs feel they have the right to qualify for the Champions League despite the fact their progress towards achieving that goal has got worse ever since. After the time Tottenham achieved their highest ever Premiership finish they have seen two new managers, numerous players transferred in, out and returning, and a potential relegation scare that a year ago saw them record their worst ever start to a Premier League season, earning two points from their first eight games. Only one team in history had recovered from such a woeful opening campaign to survive the drop.
Tottenham fans who no doubt believe their team should be challenging for the top four must have given up hope as they became a team with the Champions League in their sight to a side that faced the possibility of scrapping it out in the Championship. It seemed ironic that Juande Ramos was brought in to replace Martin Jol in order to guide Spurs to the top of the table yet they flirted with the bottom instead. Now with the arrival of Harry Redknapp, Tottenham are again reformed and once again boast the possibility of challenging for a place in the top four. Spurs have looked devastating going forward but still become undone at times by their ropey defending.
Despite having a good history of World class centre-half’s such as Gheorghe Popescu, Sol Campbell and Ledley King, the Lilly whites have been unable to maintain a strong balance among the back four. Defenders have arrived at White Hart Lane with high reputation and expectation but left the club without any disappointment to the fans.
Tottenham have only managed to keep one clean sheet all season, they have coped very well with the smaller teams but still find it hard to pick up points against the big fish, especially away from home. Manchester United came to White Hart Lane this season and not only outclassed the home side but managed to do so when they were reduced to ten men.
It is going to be a long and even harder road to make it into Europe’s elite with the likes of Manchester City, Aston Villa and Everton threatening to bid for a place. With the Premier League becoming more and more competitive Manchester United and Chelsea are finding it difficult to dominate so much, thus making the competition less predictable and teams are battling to keep their place at the top or find themselves sliding down the table. With the squad that Tottenham have now they are in a position to compete but have to learn to adapt the winning mentality which involves playing great and winning, playing poor and winning, competing right to the final whistle and turning games around when they look destined to lose or end in deadlock. The English Premier Division is the best league in the world which is why it is even harder for Tottenham to achieve what they nearly did three and a half years ago.