The Return of Ricketts

Oh how Tottenham have turned the table upside down.  3 league wins on the back of 2 league defeats and Tottenham are suddenly in 6th place with a game in hand.  Everything is suddenly gone from doom and gloom at the lane to everything is rosie.

Wigan 1 v 2 Spurs

We played exceptionally well at Wigan in the first half and then decided to have a nap in the second half.  We were probably slightly lucky to hold onto a the 2-1 win and the sending off will have definitely helped Tottenham's cause.

Again Spurs started brightly and were pretty much not playable in the first half, similar to that of the Liverpool game.  Decent flowing football, Bale looking unplayable and the whole team working together.  Two changes to the squad in Sandro coming into the middle and VDV starting up front.  Both looking very comfortable in the positions they were asked to play in, although I still think Modric is a waste out wide on the right.  Sandro and Parker certainly looked like a comfortable combination in the middle of the park and they are two players who really cover the pitch well.  Maybe some life after Modric in the future?

In the second half we decided to take it too comfortably and in the Prem this cannot be done.  You concede a soft goal and all of a sudden, we take a different approach mentally.  We were fortunate that Wigan had a player sent off and we could see out the game.  That made my prediction spot on.

Tottenham Hotspurs V Shamrock Rovers - Thursday 29th Sept - KO: 8pm, Channel 5

Shamrock felt it was harsh to be drawn against Tottenham in the Europa League, but for most Spurs fans, I think we saw that coming.  Shamrock were comfortably turned over in their first game and much will be expected of Tottenham to do the same.

Harry will have one eye on the prestigious North London Derby and bragging rights again.  He will not risk Bale or Adebayor and a few of the other first team players to ensure we can come flying out the blocks at the lane.  In some ways this will give Shamrock a confidence boost ahead of tomorrow.

I expect that Spurs will probably play Sandro and Parker tomorrow and the majority of the back line to ensure a good spine.  Where will he go upfront?  I am not sure, maybe Kane and Dos Santos to start with, Defoe (Hopefully recovered from illness) on the bench if required.  Pav could well be just warming the bench again.

The Return of Ricketts

Then the other added spice to the game is the return of Rohan Ricketts, an ex Spurs and Arsenal player with a point to prove.  He made one appearance for Arsenal and then moved to Spurs, he didn't play in his first season but the season to follow he was a regular in the side, even talks of an England Call up!  The he fell of the radar and since then has played for more teams than I have had hot dinners.  Rohan has really never filled his potential and will be looking to cause an upset and pretend he was always an Arsenal player (as they all do).

Our first 3 points will come tomorrow in my opinion.

Team Selection

Cudicini, Walker, Bassong, Kaboul, Ekotto, Falque, Sandro, Parker, Lennon, Kane, Dos Santos

Prediction

3-0 to Spurs of course

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