Premier League team profile: Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. are having a much better season in 2009-2010 than the previous year. In 2008-2009, Tottenham finished eighth in the Barclay’s Premier League, as they compiled a total of 51 points with a record of 14-9-15. This season, Tottenham already walks into May with 64 points.
As this season comes to and end, Tottenham is in the race for finishing the year in the top four of the English Premier League table. The team has already secured a spot in European cup football for next year, but it’s still to be determined which cup they’ll compete in. If Tottenham finishes the season third or fourth, they’ll play in the UEFA Champions League. If the team finishes fifth, sixth, or seventh, they’ll compete in the less prestigious Europa League cup. With only three matches remaining on schedule in May, Tottenham still needs a few points to guarantee a trip to the UEFA Champions league.
This season, Tottenham had solid performances in English cups as they came close to bringing home some trophies. In December 2009, they lost to Manchester United 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the Carling Cup. Tottenham’s hopes for a domestic title also ended when they lost to Portsmouth 2-0 in the semifinals of the FA Cup in April 2010.
Tottenham’s success for the 2009-2010 can be attributed to the arrival of several new players such as Jermaine Defoe, Peter Crouch, Roman Pavlyuchenko, and Robbie Keane. These strikers added some real firepower at the front of the pitch, as they combined to score dozens of goals. At the defensive end, veteran Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and young defender Sébastien Bassong played a crucial role. This season the bet on football will be much higher

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