Saturday, April 20, 2013

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City: crunch time for Andre Villas-Boas as City... - Telegraph.co.uk

Villas-Boas has truly rehabilitated himself: he's changed perceptions, he has received back a number of the delight he felt he'd lost when he was only left embarrassed a' and angry a by what happened at Chelsea. At Spurs, he is more himself, more able and more at home to demonstrate his power and true character. Although it is more mooted, the criticism from outside the membership has continued. For many, every problem is Villas-Boasas fault, every triumph, it appears, regardless of him, even though there's now a recognition of how he has developed Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon as people and increased the group as a with a more cohesive game-plan. But, he knows that it is not enough. It's insufficient for him, either. Villas-Boas came back to the Premier League to prove his worth and that meant winning awards. For this reason a' told by Levy, who had grown annoyed at Redknappas indifference to the opposition a he produced such a determined effort to attempt to get the Europa League. Spurs have not performed since that sodden night in Switzerland 10 days ago in which the competition was exited by them to Basle on fines, while a lead over Arsenal, acquired by winning the north London derby on Marchaa3, moved. today as manchester City is faced by them, there's a real danger that Tottenham might not end in the top four, which will be considered a substantial drawback and will result in a of the argument that the club needs to have stuck with Redknapp. That would be short-sighted and neither does it reflect the feeling within the club. There will be bitter disappointment, not least from Villas-Boas, who will regret the failure to sign midfielder Joao Moutinho last summer and striker Leandro Damiao in January and who knows that when he's to actually build Spurs into Premier League title competitors a' his purpose a' they want Champions League baseball. Neither mind instructor or team desire to tread water. If a top-four finish is missed, Levy will have to examine his approach to the transport market and whether he must certanly be using a manager of football; Villas-Boas will have to ask himself whether he is pressing hard enough for his targets or whether several of those targets are unrealistic. That's maybe not for the present time. Presently there are six category activities remaining and Villas-Boas has set a goal of at least four wins a' even though more might be required. Sunday's is a pivotal fit, as games against City often are for Spurs, and they'll wish to welcome back Bale and Jermain Defoe from injury to add much-needed speed, while Lennon remains struggling to overcome a leg problem.

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