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Remembering Our Last Success at Wembley

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We all know what happened next. Thank you very much Petr Cech and thank you very much Jonathan Woodgate. Pandemonium in the stands.

Jose Mourinho is continuing to work his magic on assembling his ideal Tottenham squad in order for us to challenge on all fronts ahead of next season. We’re actually a tempting 5/1 at the time of writing with some bookies to snatch a top four place this season. That would help attract the best players in the summer too. It’s a very tempting price considering Chelsea and Manchester United are struggling a little at the moment. Some new UK bookies might even price us higher, so it’s worth checking out the odds of a few bookmakers if you fancy a bet on it. There’s a long way to go yet, which is why those odds are appealing. It’ll be interesting to see how 2020 pans out.

As we look to build a fantastic squad ahead of next season in order to fight for some silverware, let’s take a moment to remember the last time we won a major trophy. The League Cup in 2008. And what a journey it was.

Third Round – Middlesbrough at Home

Martin Jol got our League Cup adventure underway in September 2007 with a 2-0 win at home to Middlesbrough. Bale and Huddlestone netted that day to keep Jol in a job, but he didn’t last much longer. Defoe and Bale were great that day. An honourable mention must also go to Paul Robinson, as he made a couple of good saves, especially the one from Fabio Rochemback.

Fourth Round – Blackpool at Home

No fireworks that day, let’s be honest. But we got the job done. Juande Ramos got the job done. It was his first game in charge. It was another 2-0 win, with goals from Robbie Keane and that defensive goal machine Pascal Chimbonda. We took our chances on the day, Blackpool didn’t.

Quarter Final – Manchester City Away

What a start. Jermain Defoe after five minutes. Thank you very much. Against a Manchester City side who had a 100% home record to protect too. However, our task was made harder after Didier Zokoro was sent off after about 20 minutes. Defoe was a little unhappy at being subbed because of it too. Nobody could touch Dimitar Berbatov that day, though. He had a great game. And Paul Robinson. He made some crucial saves. Yet again we won another League Cup game 2-0. Our third 2-0 win on the trot.

Semi Final – Arsenal

Here we go. We hadn’t beaten this lot since 1999 in any competition. They were going to ruin our chances of silverware again, weren’t they? Not a chance. The first leg was at the Emirates, and they got extremely lucky that day. We should have taken a lead back to the Lane, but Walcott enjoyed the rub of the green late on, via his hand. The Gunners hadn’t lost at home all season when this game came around, so it was just written in the script that they wouldn’t lose the game, no matter how well we played.

Onto the second leg, more of the same please.

Well, I’m not sure many were ready for the incredible joy we all felt that day! 5-1?! Astonishing. Three minutes on the clock. Jenas. 1-0.

during the Carling Cup Semi-final second leg match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on January 22, 2007 in London, England.

27 gone and Bendtner headed into his own net. 2-0. Robbie Keane. 3-0. Aaron Lennon on the hour. 4-0! Dreamland! Ok, they nicked one through Adebayor, but that wasn’t going to ruin our day. Steed Malbranque capped off a wonderful game with another in the last minute to see us through to the Final against Chelsea.

Final – Chelsea

The very first League Cup Final at the new Wembley. In front of 88,000 fans. What an atmosphere. Chelsea’s side looked pretty solid when the lineups were announced. It was going to be a tough day. It was made even tougher when Didier Drogba curled in a free kick just before halftime. The game changed slightly when Chimbonda was taken off for Tom Huddlestone. He could pick a pass back then with pinpoint accuracy. Arguably better than anyone in the league.

Step forward Wayne Bridge. We were finding it tough to break the Chelsea backline down, but then Bridge decides to gift us a penalty for handball. Lovely. No mistake from Berbatov from the spot. 1-1. We could have and probably should have won it in normal time with Zokora and Berbatov wasting chances. It wasn’t to be though, and the full time whistle went. Extra time…

We all know what happened next. Thank you very much Petr Cech and thank you very much Jonathan Woodgate. Pandemonium in the stands. It was a scrappy goal but who cares? We held firm for the rest of extra time and saw it out. Carling Cup winners, Tottenham Hotspur. That sounded great at the time. Can we enjoy another moment like this soon please José? Thanks.

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