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The Battle For 4th Position: Ten Match Countdown

by Kevin on March 9, 2010

in Premier League

With just 10 fixtures remaining we are still in the hunt for 4th position, and a Champions League spot, but have tough competition from Man City, Aston Villa, and Liverpool. I predict Tottenham finishing in 6th. See why below.

Not since the 2006-7 season have we been stood much of a chance of gaining a Champions League place – which I’m sure you remember was ended on the final day by a bout of food poisoning. Let’s hope that all meals are cooked to perfection for the remainder of the season!

So, let us look at the current situation and assess our chances of Champions League football at The Lane next year;

As I write we are sitting in 4th place on 49 points. Man City are right behind us on goal difference, but have a game in hand. Liverpool are in 6th on 48 points, but we have a game in hand over them. Villa are currently down in 7th with just 45 points BUT have 2 games in hand over the Spurs.

The battle for fourth place is still wide open. Wigan’s 1-0 win over Liverpool last night was well received, but they are still in it. Having said this they still have to travel to Old Trafford, and face a home tie against Chelsea before the season finale.

City have a home tie with United on the 17th April, and I’m positive Alex Ferguson and his team will be desperate to beat their bitter (and big spending) rivals – even more so due to the fight for the Premier League title. A trip to The Emirates awaits City the following week. Can they beat two title contenders consecutively?

A meeting with Aston Villa in the penultimate weekend of the league campaign could be one to watch out for.

Speaking of Aston Villa, a trip to Stamford Bridge looks to be their trickiest fixture, with a relatively easy run-in compared to City and Liverpool. Don’t forget the meeting with City on the 1st May though!

So, how about the mighty Tottenham Hotspur?

Unfortunately we have still to play all three of the title contenders before the season ends. Not just that, but on consecutive weekends.

Sat 10th April: Arsenal Home
Sat 17th April: Chelsea Home
Sun 25th April: Man Utd Away

Not good news there then. More annoyingly, we keep working our way through the FA Cup the hard way. How many more replays are we going to let congest our fixture list?!

Liverpool have the Europa League. Spurs and Villa have the FA Cup. City have only the Premier League to concentrate on.

For that reason, I predict big spenders Man City to take 4th place, with Villa close behind. I’m hoping we can take 6th place with Liverpool behind.

Before I get abuse, I’m just being realistic based on remaining fixtures. It’s not what I WANT to happen, but what I THINK will happen.

If you have a different opinion, share it in the comments section below!

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Tottenham Will Finish In The Top Four

by Kevin on August 21, 2009

in General

Tottenham will finish in the top four – according to Hull boss Phil Brown that is.

From a neutral’s point of view you have probably seen a team in the top four this season, no doubt.

We didn’t apply ourselves from minute one or get close enough to Tottenham to keep ourselves in the game.

I thought there was a gulf between the two teams in terms of class, quality and the performance.

Every player on the field of play for Tottenham was outstanding. That’s one of the best performances I have seen in the Premier League.

Source: The London Paper

Whereas I am hopeful we will enjoy a much better this year than we endured last season, I’m not sure we are ready for the top four quite yet.

In fact, I predict that the top four of United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool will remain unchanged this year – despite Man City’s attempts to buy themselves a slice of the action.

But, I also believe the gap is closing with ourselves, City, and Villa all chasing the leading pack. Realistically, we need to be aiming to finish at the top of this pile (aka 5th place). This I DO believe we are capable of.

It is very easy to get excited and over-ambitious after the perfect start to the season, but let us not forget that there are still 36 Premiership games to go.

Is 5th place a realistic target this season?

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