lukespurs7
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- Feb 21, 2006
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So I've been thinking about this since our gutting loss to Chavski at Wembley.
Everyone talking about spurs and our missed chance and that we bottled it again in another semi final etc etc. But I think the obvious key point here is that we're a much better team that we've ever been comparatively to the other teams in our division. Since 1993 at no point have we ever been challenging for the title and barely ever have we been close to 2nd/3rd especially not this late on in a season for 2 seasons running.
I feel as if we're now a top2/3 ranked tennis player, not quite the very best like Federer was at his peak and you knew he'd win grand slams, but we are a close 2nd/3rd battling with 4/5 other very similar standard players. This is our first major cup semi whilst we've been this good and you could say being 2nd at this point but going on to finish 2nd/3rd is also similar to reaching a semi final.
Now whilst previously if we'd got to a semi final, we were probably anything from 5th-14th ranked team and would have a significant quality gap between us and the top teams, hence why we kept getting knocked out and more often than not out played on these occasions. This time that wasn't the case, we outplayed Chelsea for most the match but they used their experience to win this one. Our time will come if we keep this group of players and they keep learning sooner or later a 2/3 ranked player will win a grand slam if they keep performing to that high level and reaching semi finals. We are just the same, if we keep performing as we are we will win the league or fa cup or Europe league etc in the next 3-4 years for sure.
It's a tough ask to keep up this level and keep all of our key players but if we do I see no reason not to be optimistic especially if poch and the players keep believing then the fans will too. And once we get that first trophy the curse will be lifted and we'll start to get a few.
COYS.
Everyone talking about spurs and our missed chance and that we bottled it again in another semi final etc etc. But I think the obvious key point here is that we're a much better team that we've ever been comparatively to the other teams in our division. Since 1993 at no point have we ever been challenging for the title and barely ever have we been close to 2nd/3rd especially not this late on in a season for 2 seasons running.
I feel as if we're now a top2/3 ranked tennis player, not quite the very best like Federer was at his peak and you knew he'd win grand slams, but we are a close 2nd/3rd battling with 4/5 other very similar standard players. This is our first major cup semi whilst we've been this good and you could say being 2nd at this point but going on to finish 2nd/3rd is also similar to reaching a semi final.
Now whilst previously if we'd got to a semi final, we were probably anything from 5th-14th ranked team and would have a significant quality gap between us and the top teams, hence why we kept getting knocked out and more often than not out played on these occasions. This time that wasn't the case, we outplayed Chelsea for most the match but they used their experience to win this one. Our time will come if we keep this group of players and they keep learning sooner or later a 2/3 ranked player will win a grand slam if they keep performing to that high level and reaching semi finals. We are just the same, if we keep performing as we are we will win the league or fa cup or Europe league etc in the next 3-4 years for sure.
It's a tough ask to keep up this level and keep all of our key players but if we do I see no reason not to be optimistic especially if poch and the players keep believing then the fans will too. And once we get that first trophy the curse will be lifted and we'll start to get a few.
COYS.
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