Tottenham Hotspur finished 7th in the 2020/2021 Season on 62 points.
Tottenham's campaign last season was filled with promise and demise, conjuring up a title charge early on in the season with the prolific duo of Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son firing on all fronts. By Christmas, Spurs along with Liverpool who led the way were right in a title fight with one another. They faced each other in a crunch game on the 16th of December and were narrowly defeated as they conceded a 90th minute winner to Roberto Firmino. This, for me, is where Spurs' season began to unravel and their credentials as serious title contenders began to suffer. What followed was a 2-0 home defeat to Leicester, a poor home draw with Fulham and an away defeat to Sheffield United, losing 3-1 against a side who won just 7 games all season. Kane and Son were still performing to the peak of their powers but Jose Mourinho was struggling to find a balance in his side and seemed to find himself in a situation where his team was 'top-heavy'. In the end, they relied too much on Kane and Son to provide at one end whereas their ageing defense began to show cracks and weaknesses. Kane ended the season as top goal scorer with 23 goals and was the best provider in the league, notching up 14 assists. As expected, Harry Kane was left unfulfilled once again after giving his all on the pitch and having no silverware to show for it. What has transpired over the last few months is the 'gentleman's agreement' saga which has caused a massive amount of unrest amongst the hierarchy of the club, especially with Daniel Levy, who has said he is keen to ensure that Kane honors the three remaining years on his contract, despite their conversations in the past. Amongst all this havoc, Tottenham were also trying to appoint a new manager and eventually did in the form of Wolves' Nuno Espírito Santo, who is by now an established Premier League coach given the incredible job he has done at Molineux. The Harry Kane saga has ended since the time of writing, for now. Kane had missed training on two occasions and it seemed as if his departure was imminent, but there was a turnaround of some sorts and Kane will remain for another season at least. A huge boost for Spurs ahead of their tricky campaign under a new coach, with arguably the best player in the league remaining in their ranks. Santo and Levy will no doubt want Kane's situation finalized before the end of the new season but for now he stays. Spurs have also invested in their side like most top sides this transfer window. They tried to reinvigorate their rusty back-line with the signing of the established Cristian Romero from Atalanta, who will no doubt replace the departed Toby Alderweireld. They have also picked up some talents from La Liga, with prospect Bryan Gill also joining the club from Sevilla along with full-back Emerson Royal from Barcelona. A new era begins for Spurs and if anything fans will hope that Santo can bring some consistency to this side, who have been renowned for starting well each season but slipping away when the crunch fixtures begin to pile up. There is no doubt Spurs have the guile to compete 1v1 against the top 6, as we seen last year with their impressive home performance against eventual champions Manchester City, but the real emphasis will be on the longevity of these performances in the hope of breaching the solidity of the top four.
MAJOR TRANSFERS.
IN- Cristian Romero- (Atalanta, £42.8 million).
Bryan Gil- (Sevilla, £21.6 million + Erik Lamela).
Emerson Royal- (Barcelona, £25.7 million).
OUT- Danny Rose- (Watford, free).
Erik Lamela- (Sevilla, part of swap deal for Bryan Gill).
Toby Alderweireld- (Al-Duhail, £4.25 million).
Joe Hart- (Celtic, £1 million).
Moussa Sissoko- (Watford, £5 million).
Juan Foyth- (Villarreal, £13 million).
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