As Thomas Frank is finding out, Tottenham are just an odd club. Some Spurs fans are questioning whether he has the credentials to manage them, which I don’t understand. All he needs is time.
Mark Chapman reeled off a stat on the Monday Night Club that Tottenham are a big-six club because they are fifth in the table for total points gained in the Premier League era.
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Come on, Chappers. We are better than that. Have Spurs ever won the Premier League? No. Is there a ‘total points’ trophy? Also a no.
Spurs are a big club, but that’s from their distant history, not from what they have done since 1992. They are well-supported and have got a fantastic stadium, but you don’t win trophies for those things either.
They need to get things right on the pitch but when they have brought in a manager who did win something with them, Ange Postecoglou, they have sacked him.
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I am sure Spurs will improve, if Frank is given a chance. They played well in defeat against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday and that makes me think they might have too much for Fulham.
Marco Silva’s side really needed their win over Sunderland to avoid being dragged into the relegation scrap, and they are still not out of trouble.
Fulham’s away record is pretty awful but then so is Tottenham’s home form, so the obvious thing to go for here is a draw.
It’s only taken me four seasons of doing these predictions, but I am finally applying some logic.
Sutton’s prediction: 1-1
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