I don't want to hear that Spurs still have the same number of points as they did last year at the same time, the loss yesterday at White Hart Lane is just another backward step in what was supposed to be a season of continued progress.
This will be brief, because "I am depressed" (to quote the late great Slim Pickens), but the good points were Gareth Bale's stunning free kick to give Spurs the early lead, and some heads (and hands) up play from goalie Paul Robinson, who thwarted a few chances away to give the home side the illusion that if they just dug in and continued to battle the way they did in the first half, the three points would soon be theirs.
The bad points: Robinson made a mistake on the first allowed goal, on a set piece naturally, and all of the pre-season money spent on additional strikers came to naught as Dimitar Berbatov, Darren Bent, and Robbie Keane all squandered golden scoring chances to put the match away. When combined with the two admittedly fine shots from from the visitors midway through the second half, it all adds up to another frustrating afternoon for Spurs fans. There is no other way to sugarcoat it, but it does appear that manager Martin Jol's future at the club is really in jeopardy now, the poor second half showing against the club's fiercest rival has to be considered the fatal blow to his chances to remain in charge.
SPURS RECAP
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