Well it’s been a slightly less eventful week in Spursland this week, something that Daniel Levy is probably happy about. Even the transfer news has died a little, with the exception of some silly bugger thinking that we were going to swap Defoe for SWP. Hopefully most of us who trawl the internet for Spurs news have developed radar that can detect the whiff of bullshit from 200 paces.On the plus side, at least the will he/wont he saga of Curtis Davis has finally been resolved. I would love to have reported that Villa got ripped off after throwing £10m at WBA, but a season long loan “with a view” to a permanent move to the tune of £8.5m sounds like a very good bit of business. I suspect that the player himself didn’t fancy warming our bench all year, and so fair play to him.
The draw for the cup is in, and we are fixed to face the powerhouses of Cypriot soccer; Anorthosis Famagusta (the image is their badge by the way). That, my fellow fans, can only be described as a right result. Even more so for those of us who have yet to go on their holidays.
The Jenas debate rumbles on, and as I am in the pro-Jenas camp (barely) I should like to rally the boo-boys and point out to them that when a player publically declares his love of the club, and states that he wants to stay there for the rest of his career (which could be another 10 years) then in my books he has earned a little respect. We often moan about a lack of loyalty amongst players, but this week both Jenas and Defoe have shown it in abundance so let’s get behind them.
Now, as quickly as SpursClub giveth, SpursClub taketh away and it would be irresponsible of me not to point out that, in actual fact, he is a bit shit at the moment. Jenas is at his best when he is playing one-two’s and/or powering into the box ala Fat Frank, but too often I see him pick the ball up in the centre circle and give his trademark flap of the arms in mock protest that nobody is running for him. This results in either a hopeful yet doomed lob upfield, or a boring pass sideways or backwards. Perhaps being dropped from the England squad will liven him up a bit.
Compare that to the outstanding week that Kevin the Prince has had. One assist and an overhead kick that sailed into the onion bag gives him 2 assists and 2 goals in as many games. This is extremely promising, and although I think that Jol would rather eat his own hat before he dropped Jenas, KPB must surely be knocking on the door. I say give him a chance, but I think we all know it ain’t gonna happen.
And so onto Fulham, and do we dare even contemplate defeat? Losing 2 games in a row at the start of the season wasn’t the disaster it was billed as, but it heaps the pressure on now. Losing 4 out of 5, or if you include the Arsenal game coming up, potentially 5 out of 6 would make grabbing that 4th place a real uphill struggle.
However, on the positive side, Lennon, Dawson and Kaboul could all be back in the fray, and although Fulham have a genuine threat in Healy, I just can’t see us rolling over in such an important game. Keeper Neimi is a major doubt for them, Zat Knight has been sold and both Aaron Huges and Christenval are still missing so their defence could well be shaky. We have a poor record at the Cottage, but the lads have to treat this one like a cup final and I have no doubt that we will come away with three points for only the second time in Premiership history.
Anything less just does not bear thinking about.
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