A great article.

Bale and Lennon set to roll back the years

Date:
20th March 2010 at
10:55 am |
Filed under: Football
Blogs, Tottenham |
Author: mark turner | Tags: Aaron
Lennon, Gareth Bale, Harry
Redknapp, Jermain
Defoe, Luka Modric, Michael
Dawson, Spurs, Tom
Huddlestone, Tottenham, Tottenham
Hotspur, Wilson
Palacios | image Action Images

Tottenham
Hotspur fans will know that, for what has seemed like an age, the
team has been about as balanced as an obese African elephant walking an
unusually thin tightrope. First we had Ginola, but couldn’t defend. Then
we had Graham, but couldn’t attack. Then we had Hoddle and Pleat, and
couldn’t do either. It’s been hellish. We thought we’d got it right with
Jol, but then the club decided Carrick wasn’t worth keeping, and
eventually, neither was Jol. SIGHS. Oh well, that’s Tottenham for you. We’re a mid-table club, destined to
have great players, but never a great team.However, what if this
time, things are different? What if, in fact, there is nothing false
about the new dawn at Tottenham?Call this an article of faith, call
it the rambling’s of a man with too much time on his hands, but a quick
glance at the current Tottenham squad is more encouraging than it has been in
years. In Aaron Lennon and Gareth
Bale, we have something that we haven’t possessed in the many years
I’ve been watching. That is, a genuine threat from both the left and
right wing.In Aaron
Lennon, Tottenham had one of the best performers in the Premier
League before his injury in December. Lennon was nearly top of the table
for assists, whilst also chipping in with the odd goal. Similarly, Gareth
Bale has excelled on the left side of midfield, and has consistently
been one of our best performers, even when playing at left-back. With
Lennon but weeks away from full-fitness, a mouth watering prospect
befalls us. Two young, quick and skilful players will soon be playing in
the same team Tottenham side, providing Spurs with
the threat from both flanks the club has long yearned for.In the past, Tottenham’s left hand side and central midfield has been
akin to our very own Scylla and Charybdis, and yet now we find we have
answers to both. Whilst Modric and Bale complement each other
majestically on the left, in central midfield, Palacios has given Tottenham the steel and legs we have lacked far too often
over the years. Coupled with Huddlestone’s passing,Tottenham might just have one of the best sides in the
league next season, regardless of the money Manchester City
et al are likely to depart with this summer.Although Bale and
Lennon remain a central source of optimism, Defoe, Modric, Kranjcar,
Palacios, and even Huddlestone are evidence of Tottenham’s continued progress. In defence, Gomes is
actually starting to look like one of Europe’s best goal keepers, whilst
it would be churlish of anybody not to accept that under Redknapp, Michael
Dawson has improved beyond recognition. Even without King or
Woodgate, Dawson now looks like a player you can believe in.This
sort of blind optimism and hyperbole is perhaps typical of a Tottenham fan, and the picture portrayed here can be
easily dismantled. Lennon might turn into the modern day Darren
Anderton. Wilson Palacios might decide that he’s ready to make that
move to Real Madrid. Perhaps Alex Ferguson will, full of nostalgia,
decide it’s time to break Tottenham hearts once more and prise away a prized asset?
However, what are we without hope? In essence, without hope, we are 19
years with two League Cups and too many mid-table finishes…My
eyes have seen the glory, and although our injury nightmare might cast a
cloud over the rest of this season, you can’t help but feel that the
cloud burst can’t last all day…You can find me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/mark0turner

nice find. thanks for posting baz