“Every time I’ve seen the light at the end of the tunnel, it’s usually been an oncoming train.” This was the response from Ange Postecoglou when he was requested about our harm disaster final season.
This season, our soccer membership has effectively and really come off the rails and is crashing into the Championship. Yes, accidents have performed a big half once more, however we all know the problems run a lot deeper than the medical division.
As a lot as Roberto De Zerbi wouldn’t have been my most popular candidate to steer us out of the relegation zone, I used to be hopeful he would possibly galvanise this staff in a means his predecessors had didn’t.
For a short second on Saturday, it appeared as if the Italian and his determined squad had discovered the breakthrough. However, like a lot of this season, it wasn’t sufficient.
The optimist in me stirred on the indicators of enchancment; specifically, De Zerbi’s excessive-press revealed there may be nonetheless vitality left on this staff and was an essential issue within the play that resulted in Xavi Simons’ elegant strike.
However, even this glimmer of positivity finally left me feeling down, as a result of it additionally served as a painful reminder of a lot wasted time earlier within the season.
If solely the board hadn’t held on to Thomas Frank for thus lengthy when it clearly wasn’t working. If solely they’d gone for a coach with expertise within the Premier League as an alternative of Igor Tudor. If solely somebody with choice-making tasks at this soccer membership truly understood the game.
I’ll do my greatest to stay hopeful till the ultimate whistle on the final day of the season, however sadly it all feels like too little, too late for Tottenham Hotspur.
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