Tottenham and Andre Villas-Boas. That’s the main story headlining football websites and blogs all over the Internet. The Portuguese manager is expected to be announced as new Tottenham boss later today as he flew into London on Monday to resume negotiations
with the board.
However, what does this mean for Tottenham? Having failed at Chelsea and getting released by the club after only 8 months, Villas-Boas looks towards a new challenge. He will be hoping to prove his worth in the Premier League and silence all the critics who
scrutinized what he aimed to do at Chelsea.
Tottenham fans will however have mixed feelings regarding the appointment of Villas-Boas, but can you blame them? The club choked towards the end of last season and experienced a miserable dip in form after the eventful and exciting North London derby against
Arsenal at the Emirates. Tottenham were leading 2-0 against an http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 team that wasn’t doing too well at that time. At that point, Tottenham looked firm favourites for the third spot and finishing above Arsenal – something they’ve failed to accomplish in
decades.
Fate had other plans for the team. Arsenal came back from being 2 goals down and ended up winning the game 5-2. This was without a doubt one of the best North London derbies in ages. Now that’s saying something considering the number of thrillers we’ve seen
between the two North London rivals over the years.
From that moment on, Tottenham just collapsed. Harry Redknapp went from hero to zero and things looked sort of grim. Despite finishing fourth, Tottenham had to miss out on the Champions League spot on account of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 being crowned champions and automatically
qualifying for the competition next season.
Harry Redknapp was sacked by Tottenham earlier this summer, and they’ve been without a manager ever since. With transfer speculation linking major players such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Bale-c14422 and Rafael Van Der Vaart away from White Hart Lane, you couldn’t help
but feel bad for Tottenham supporters. Things did not look good for the club and the situation was the complete reverse of where they had been this time last year.
With Villas-Boas’s arrival, Tottenham fans can breathe a sigh of relief. The manager failed at Chelsea, but could be a massive hit at Tottenham. He loves to play attacking and fast paced football, something that Tottenham have always been capable of producing.
Chelsea was a complete different situation, with an ageing squad and players that were not physically capable of playing a high defensive back line. Villas-Boas perhaps was rushing things when all he had to do was work around Chelsea’s strengths and develop
a football plan that would not ask too much from his players.
Gareth Bale has recently committed his future to the club, signing a four-year contract extension that ties him to the North London side till 2017. Despite considerable interest from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, the player has opted to stay, and this can be looked upon as
a sign of positivity. Bale has been one of Tottenham’s best players in recent seasons, terrifying defenders and goal keepers alike with his pace, power and explosive shot.
Tottenham are also expected to announce the arrivals of two new players. Gylfi Sigurdsson has apparently agreed terms with the club and will arrive at a cost of €10 million from Hoffenhiem. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jan-Vertonghen-c17814 is also expected to be signed soon once he has settled
the dispute regarding his transfer commission with Ajax.
So, not all is doom and gloom. Tottenham may go through some changes, but they may be for the better. It is believed that Villas-Boas is not looking for a major overhaul of the current squad, but will only add to the current squad to increase the options
at his disposal and gradually decrease the average age of the team. This could indeed be the start of something beautiful for Spurs, who will look towards competing for top honours next season and establish themselves as one of the best sides in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749, and
perhaps even Europe.
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