Tottenham 4-0 Liverpool

Tottenham were unstoppable against 9 men Liverpool and thrashed them 4-0 to move up to 11th spot. Although they had a comparatively bad start to the season but this performance must boost up their confidence.
Tottenham played some exquisite passing game that Liverpool had no chance to do anything throughout the game. With the center of the field controlled very much by Modric and Bale, Adebayor could get his name twice on the score sheet by the end of the 90th minute.
Modric gave them an early edge scoring off in just 7th minute . But it was a second yellow for Charlie Adams which I think was the turning point in the game.
Tottenham were down to 10 men and a goal down. A situation from where it was almost immpossible to recover.
But the situation got even worsened when skrtel was sent to make Liverpool down to 9 men. After that it opened so many spaces for Tottenham to get down to the goals.
First it was Defoe and then two strikes from Adebayor which finally made the score look so bad for Liverpool.
Even Daglish was smiling on this frustration after the end of 90th minute.
Tottenham now have proved that they still have quality to be in top 4 this season and this win will surely overshadow their loss to both the Manchester Clubs in August.

Arsenal are holded by Tottenham at 3-3

It was an awesome turnaround in crunch Derbie between Arsenal and Tottenham where Tottenham once again showed their class performance and earn a valuable point against Arsenal and make a strong hold for the chances to be in top 4. They are now just 2 points behind Manchester City with just 6 games to go.
It was a game with superb attacking skills from both the teams but lacked in defense. Both clubs once again showed their class in the attacking game but had some sloppy time defending.
The game was full of events where both teams were on the charge from the first minute. Walcott was the first one to get on to the back of the net with his right footer, but it was equalized by Van Der Vaart just after 2 minutes.
However it was not too long when Nasri again made Arsnaol ahead. His goal came in 12th minute and with Van Persie on the scoring sheet at 40th minute of the game, it looked all clear for Arsenal leading at 3-1. But just before the halftime A long range shot from Huddlestone made the back door entrance for Tottenham with 3-2 at half time.
After Halftime it was all Tottenham's game, and with a 70th minute penalty taken by Van Der Vaart, it was once again all square which finally ended in a 3-3 draw with boths teams having to share the points.
Tottenham must be quite happy with the result they have got especially knowing the fact that they wee playing at Emirates Stadium. However,Arsenal would certainly not like it. If they are to win trophies again, they will have to discover a way of being more forceful.

EPL Preview For Tottenham

The 2007-2008 season was a roller coaster for Tottenham Hotspur. Martin Jol was removed from the manager’s post in late October, but only found out through a text message sent to his nephew, who then forwarded the news to the Dutchman’s phone. A team that was a trendy pick to break into the top four at Arsenal’s expense was sitting around 15th place at the time, and for all the plaudits received by Juande Ramos for the job he did after he took over from Jol, Spurs still only wound up in 11th. They beat Chelsea to win the Carling Cup, but Ramos isn’t being paid a whopping $9 million per season for mid-table finishes.

Spurs have undergone considerable change under Ramos, both on the field and off. The Spaniard implemented new dietary and fitness standards to keep his team in the best possible shape. He uses a more rigid, disciplined 4-4-2 than Jol, relying less on individual creativity and making it a team game.

He’s turned over the roster from back to front, bringing in eight new players this summer in addition to the four acquired in the January transfer window, while getting rid of eight others this summer, four in January, and loaning several more out. All these moves haven’t come cheaply; the net cost to build this new first team is well over $100 million. To be fair, the money spent has brought back some great young talent and potential high-impact returns.

Heurelho Gomes was signed from PSV for around $14 million to be the starting keeper. David Bentley’s initial $30 million price tag needs to justified with his play on the right wing. Luka Modric is a joint club-record signing at $33 million from Dinamo Zagreb, and the Croatian midfielder should play as an attacking midfielder behind the two strikers. Giovani Dos Santos, who has been labeled as “the next Lionel Messi, cost roughly $9.5 million up front, though that figure could rise to $17.2 million based on performance-related criteria, and the deal includes a sell-on clause as well. Dos Santos made the move from Barcelona, who seemed happy to ship the supremely skilled Mexican youngster off because of some well-documented attitude issues, likely relating to the immaturity that comes part-and-parcel with his age. He’ll be looking to prove those doubters wrong with his play opposite Bentley.

Only one major piece from a year ago has left White Hart Lane — Robbie Keane was sold to Liverpool for a total that could end up at just over $40.5 million. The Irish striker scored 23 goals in all competitions last season and 45 combined in the past two campaigns. He formed a lethal partnership with Dimitar Berbatov up front, who will now pair with Darren Bent.

Spurs are undoubtedly strongest in midfield, where they now have eight players who would be legitimate starters for most every other team in the Premiership. Only four, and occasionally five, can play at the same time, however, and three of those spots already seem to be filled up by Bentley, Dos Santos, and Modric. Of those three, Dos Santos is the one who may not start all the time because Modric can play on the left as well, which would allow another central player to get a chance. Four central midfielders — Tom Huddlestone, Didier Zokora, Jermaine Jenas, and Jamie O’Hara — are essentially competing for one or two spots, with the middle two the clear favorites at this point, especially Zokora. Kevin-Prince Boateng may also figure into that mix, though he’s probably going to be resigned to appearances in cup games. Aaron Lennon (remember him?) provides much more pace than Bentley on the right, but Bentley is a superior crosser and is very good on the set piece. Because of this plethora of midfielders, don’t be surprised to see Ramos employ a 4-2-3-1 at times throughout the year.

Projected Starting Lineup (4-4-2):
GK: Gomes

*RB: Alan Hutton
CB: Jonathan Woodgate
**CB: Ledley King (captain)
LB: Gareth Bale

RMF: Bentley
DMF: Zokora
AMF: Modric
LMF: Dos Santos

ST: Berbatov
ST: Bent

*Hutton is out for an indefinite period with a sprained ankle, so expect to see Zokora inserted there to start the season. Jenas would then be shifted to Zokora’s role in the midfield.

**It’s been reported that because of King’s chronic knee problem, he can realistically only play one game out of every three for the rest of his career. When ready, King will start, but you’ll be seeing plenty of Michael Dawson as well.

Games against Chelsea (away), Aston Villa (home), and Portsmouth (away) highlight the six-match opening to Spurs’ schedule, which also includes must-win home games with Sunderland and Wigan.

October begins in easy fashion for Ramos’ side, with visits from Hull City and Bolton sandwiched around a trip to Stoke City. After those three matches, though, comes the first “scum” vs. “scum”, North London derby of the season against Arsenal, with this one coming at the Emirates to finish up the month.

The much-anticipated clash with Arsenal is followed in short order by an appearance from Liverpool, a must-watch game as it’s Robbie Keane’s return to White Hart Lane.

Tottenham hasn’t beaten Arsenal in the Premiership seemingly in ages, and hadn’t defeated the Gunners in any competition since November 1999 before they thumped Arsene Wenger’s kids 5-1 in the second leg of the Carling Cup semifinal last year. Spurs will get their second chance to beat Arsenal in the league on February 7 and get home-field advantage in that game.

Spurs end the year with four tough games in their last five; road games at Manchester United, Everton, and Liverpool are broken up by a winnable home game against West Brom and a tricky home date with Manchester City.

Bottom Line: It’s simple — if all of the new signings brought in by Ramos can adjust to the Premiership quickly, Spurs has the talent to challenge for a place in next year’s Champions League; if not, all the optimism in this part of North London will have gone out the window and it’ll be yet another disappointment from the club’s end. Tottenham has spent the money to contend, now they have to put up or shut up.

Tottenham Hotspur's Squad

Tottenham Hotspur SQUAD

M		Juande Ramos
1		Heurelho Gomes
27		Ben Alnwick
28		Alan Hutton
44		Chris Gunter
26		Ledley King
20		Michael Dawson
5		Younes Kaboul
39		Jonathan Woodgate
33		Sergio Azevedo Ricardo Rocha
16		Gareth Bale
3		Young-Pyo Lee
11		Da Silva Melo Gilberto
32		Benoit Assou-Ekotto
0		David Bentley
24		Jamie O'Hara
0		Luka Modric
0		Giovani Dos Santos
22		Tom Huddlestone
19		Adel Taarabt
8		Jermaine Jenas
4		Didier Zokora
17		Kevin-Prince Boateng
25		Aaron Lennon
23		Darren Bent
9		Dimitar Berbatov