I am a relatively new fan of English Premier League soccer, turned onto it after becoming infatuated with this summer's World Cup, and have been following Tottenham Hotspur all year long. After a little losing streak, Spurs seem to have righted themselves in the past week. They played 3 matches this week: 4-0 over Fulham, 2-1 over Everton, and now 4-1 over Bolton. Today's game was especially impressive for a few reasons. First of all, the way they came out of the gate in the beginning of the match was amazing. Three goals in the first 22 minutes, all set up beautifully, and they could have had one or two more. And then they way that they came back from Robbie Keane's red card and subsequent penalty kick really showed the team's resiliancy. The pairing up top of Keane and Dimitar Berbatov seem to be Spurs best option at the moment, and the midfield that has played together the last two games of Lennon, Zokora, Jenas, and Tainio seem to be working really well together. Once Spurs get the leader of their defense back in Ledley King, I think they will start taking their play to the next level. Although I have pretty much given up hope of reaching the top 4 of the league table and securing a champions league berth, I am very optimistic about finishing in the top 8 and making a return trip to the UEFA Cup. With West Ham coming up next, Spurs should be able to gain three more points in their push up the table.
Bring on Chelsea in the FA Cup!
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