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Already my POTY favorite.
One question though: You knew from the start that Tottenham didn't have the conviction to do what was needed to win, how did you know that?
Because Tottenham isn't a team that sends a brutal hitman out there to harm opponents. They don't have a Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Diego Costa, Flamini, Van Bommel, or Busquets to antagonize players with anti-football; nor does Tottenham have a pitch enforcer like Terry, Vidic, Godin, or Chiellini who will get in the way of a hitman and make everyone else pay for it.
And I think a winning team needs either a hitman or a couple of enforcers to handle and expose the opposing hitman to cards, or incense the opposition to lose their wits. And I don't think in the history of football, two Belgian centerbacks leaves any room for either a hitman or an enforcer. And It's quite possible the only battle tested player on Tottenham's payroll is Erik Lamela, known for getting knocked out by Dani Osvaldo in a locker room scuffle. It's a soft team with the potential to play beautifully. But that softness is a massive weakness.