Followed this one again via GameTracker, as I had no particular interest in Man U/West Ham . Still haven't seen any of the highlights, as Sky Sports didn't show any in the show I caught, and Fox Soccer place the match into the "also-played" category section of all scores and no highlights as they focused on the battle of relegation to open their show.
Spurs scored twice early on behind Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov, and were playing the better football, when City's Emile Mpenza knocked one in just before the first half ended to cut the lead in half and give the visitors some hope. Once again, with a lead, I watched the tracker show the time of possession give way from the advantage of the home side to that of the visitors, with the final tally giving the Blues a 56% percent lead in that stat. A couple of fine Paul Robinson saves (that's why he's England's number one, blah blah blah,) kept Spurs in the lead, and Jermaine Defoe missed a late penalty kick that might've eased the minds of the Spurs faithful a bit earlier, but once again nothing comes easy with this team, does it?
All I know is that Spurs finish fifth, for the second year in a row, and qualify once again for the UEFA Cup. I feel extremely confident Berbatov will be staying put (not so sure if the defense continues to be as leaky next year and Spurs slip down the table while the rest of the league fixates on Berbatov); it was indeed a roller coaster of emotion with this team this year, alternating the exhilarating with the aggravating, often within ten minutes of each other, but damn it, it sure was exciting to watch, and gave all of us something to think and write about. COYS!!!!
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