This Years Excuse...One Man Team..

There are 11 men that stand in line to represent whatever team you support. These 11 men among others,train everyday to develop their skill in order to fight for the ultimate 3 points to put them in a good position that either wins them the league,qualify for Europe and for others to acquire more points to keep them from being relegated. These 11 men differ sometimes as there is a pool of 25 men to pick from. Sometimes even with 11 men,there is one that stands out,the one that his touch and skill is superior than the other 10 that make up the team. The one that when absent there is a significant difference to the entire team. There are a couple of teams that have such players but are not necessarily a one man team...unfortunately...Tottenham isn't one of them. This season in particular for Tottenham one man that has stood tall has been Gareth Bale,he has stood out that even in games that he didn't play his best,his presence on the pitch has contributed to Tottenham's pursuit for a european spot come the end of season. Make no mistake,there are top players in tottenham that can make a major difference, the likes of Moussa Dembele and Adebayo but Gareth Bale's form this season has shown that Tottenham is a one man team.
 
The fight for fourth this season has drawn more attention than before as there are a possible 4 teams battling for the positions. The four teams are Arsenal,Tottenham,Chelsea and Everton. Over the years,the European positions have been business as usual as the likes of Tottenham and Everton were not in the running but things have changed and from what I have seen or what Tottenham have shown,if you want to be a one man team,make sure or hope he doesn't get injured.

 
On Thursday when Gareth Bale went down in the europa league match against Basle,there were heavy hearts in the white side of north london as yet again,a possible reason for why spurs wouldn't finish 4th had evolved,the one man that has been making things happen for spurs had gotten injured. You could say it was harsh to say that Tottenham would struggle without him but there were games even with Bale in the team,spurs did struggle. Tottenham v Everton,a match clearly defining the battle for an European spot. Spurs took the lead early but with Everton coming back to lead 2-1,there was no magic. No one to create that extra touch to give Tottenham a fighting chance ,they did manage to get a draw. The score ended 2-2 but the answer to the question of why tottenham couldn't win is simply because there was no Gareth bale.
 
Every team hopes to have that one man that can make the difference but it will be safe to say that without that man,you would like to know that your team can raise themselves and win if that one man isn't in the team. The excuses or hard luck that Tottenham has used has gone from lasagna to Chelsea being lucky and I wonder if Bale getting injured will be the talk this year...

 

There are 6 games to go and we shall see if spurs qualify for the champions league spot but from what I saw against Everton,if the struggle goes on...it would be without a doubt to say Tottenham is a one man team and they most certainly better have a plan B.

Till then i would like to thank everybody that has been with true2soccer up until now,this is our one hundredth post and wouldn't have been possible without your eyes,reading what we have to say,Thank you and have a good week.

In More words to come..Sabi Boi