State Of Spurs: All Mixed Up

Can't imagine what life must be like at White Hart Lane these past couple of weeks, with the ever-loving British press casting yet another critical eye at every facet of the operation of Spurs, both in the board room and in the dressing room.


I've lost track of all of the stories about the threads of discontent in the fabric of the Spurs organization these days: manager Martin Jol is on the hot seat after a disastrous opening two games with a large chunk of players on the injured list; no wait, he's not in trouble. Jol has the backing of the board; whoops, maybe not after all, who say he will be fired if they don't secure a Champions League spot this season.




Jol also insists there's no way in hell he'd sell Dimitar Berbatov to anybody, yet those stoopid rumours about Man United won't go away. Jol loves Berbs; no wait, he's become disenchanted with the Bulgarian, who will now have to accept his place in the striker rotation. Because of that, Berbs is pissed off at Jol and his coaching style; not so, says his agent. In addition, all of the Jol bashing from the front office has led the players on the squad to stand fully behind their coach, including recently comments from Paul Robinson and Darren Bent.



On another front, Sevilla coach Juande Ramos will be the new head coach after having had it offered to him in a secret meeting with top Spurs officials in Spain; now Ramos says that he was never offered the job in the first place.




Then there's the ongoing drama with Jermaine Defoe, and if he is really happy being a third (and now sometimes fourth) choice striker. Ledley King is still hurt, as is Aaron Lennon, and someone reported that King may never take the pitch again.



Some fans are wondering why a team needed four expensive strikers when the team had other issues to address; the big guns won't fire if the ammunition doesn't get there.



The lingering situations of both Mido and Hossam Ghaly amid their departure from White Hart Lane has had many shaking their heads in disbelief.



I'm sure there are a couple of other items that needed addressing, but my head is starting to hurt recalling a lot of the wishful thinking that apparently passes for journalism these days.....



But the good news, such as it is, is that this Sunday Spurs travel to Old Trafford to take on a team that is in worse shape than they are, for currently Man United have drawn two and lost once in their opening three games for their worst start in a long, long time. The absence of Wayne Rooney (injury) and Cristiano Ronaldo (red card) will give the Lilywhites some semblance of hope, but the rest of the Red Devils will be mad as hornets because Sir Alex isn't one to idly sit and let dire situations remain as they are. Should be an excellent match this Sunday morning.............my prediction is a 2-2 draw. COYS!!!