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Europe and the cups are going to start evening the league out soon I'd wager. Chelsea got the insane advantage they got last season because of no European comp. Now that the european comps are up and running we will see what happens.
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The best squad equipped to deal with multiple competitions that I can see is Citeh. Manure have a very large squad but I question their quality but they have a manger that doesn't give a fuck and will play shite conservative football that may see them compensate. Other than that Liverpool, Chavs & Scum I think have worse squads (depth/ability) than us.
Which should make a top 3-top 4 finish well within our reach in theory.
But everton won the transfer league!
The next 4 Premier League games are key:
Bournemouth (H)
Liverpool (H)
Manchester United (A)
Crystal Palace (H)
Games 8-11 caused us the most problems last season with 4 draws in the October-November period. It is a great opportunity to improve and make ground here. Realistically we would need to be aiming for 3 wins and 9 points to significantly beat this stage from last year and mount a serious title challenge. I'm not saying we will do it. It will be hard work at Wembley and between Champions League and League Cup matches. But if you compare the points from last season everything is still possible:
My Football Facts & Stats | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League Points Won
Bournemouth (H)
Liverpool (H)
Manchester United (A)
Crystal Palace (H)
Games 8-11 caused us the most problems last season with 4 draws in the October-November period. It is a great opportunity to improve and make ground here. Realistically we would need to be aiming for 3 wins and 9 points to significantly beat this stage from last year and mount a serious title challenge. I'm not saying we will do it. It will be hard work at Wembley and between Champions League and League Cup matches. But if you compare the points from last season everything is still possible:
My Football Facts & Stats | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League Points Won
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Well, we got 9 points. We did what we needed to do in the last 4 games for a significant improvement on this stage of last season. We also made unexpected ground in the Champions League at the same time. Next up:
Woolwich (A)
West Brom (H)
Leceister (A)
Watford (A)
If we want to take it a step further now, we should be aiming for 12 points in our next 4 league games. As difficult as this sounds, there are many reasons for it.
We lost two games at this stage of last season, putting us 10 points behind the leaders. Winning our games would already give us a better points per game ratio than at the end of the entire of last season, with our favourite stages still yet to come.
It would also put the Chelsea and United games firmly to bed and make us closer title contenders than ever before. Simply put, it's make or break time for reducing the gap over Christmas and into January.
So, no pressure lads...
Woolwich (A)
West Brom (H)
Leceister (A)
Watford (A)
If we want to take it a step further now, we should be aiming for 12 points in our next 4 league games. As difficult as this sounds, there are many reasons for it.
We lost two games at this stage of last season, putting us 10 points behind the leaders. Winning our games would already give us a better points per game ratio than at the end of the entire of last season, with our favourite stages still yet to come.
It would also put the Chelsea and United games firmly to bed and make us closer title contenders than ever before. Simply put, it's make or break time for reducing the gap over Christmas and into January.
So, no pressure lads...
Good news about those games is they are away games as even though we have started to grind out a few results at 'home' the football and manner of most of those wins hasn't been the most inspiring.
The united game was a bit of an anomaly, as for the most part I feel like we've played better football away this season.
Even the most defensive managers struggle to get playing for a draw at home past their fans...
Far easier for us when teams don't just sit back and time waste from kick off.
A fun little resource for those who want it:
EPL xG Table and Scorers for the 2017/2018 season | Understat.com
It's a bit clumsy to use at first, but if you click on the settings, you can get a lot of stuff. The table is sortable by every category, and they also have a chart function. The player stuff is awesome too, but the access to past year stuff for teams seems to be broken right now.
EPL xG Table and Scorers for the 2017/2018 season | Understat.com
It's a bit clumsy to use at first, but if you click on the settings, you can get a lot of stuff. The table is sortable by every category, and they also have a chart function. The player stuff is awesome too, but the access to past year stuff for teams seems to be broken right now.
So I'm on a long bus ride (3 hours, which is long by local standards) and I looked at the table and thought it is well possible we'll finish above both the Chavs and the Scum. So I decided to go and check the highest ranking London club in each season since, well, when London clubs joined the Football League. It could be leveled that this stat is meaningless and some red-herring, but for most seasons (especially post WWII) the highest ranking London side was also up there in the table.
I'll add the actual season by season list here in a spoiler so it won't overflow the post
So, we weren't the highest ranking London club since 1995. overall PL count is a follows:
Woolwich: 12
Chelsea: 11
Spurs 2
Overall tally since WWII is as follows (club, number, (pre-PL number)):
Woolwich: 30 (18)
Tottenham: 17 (15)
Chelsea :17 (6)
QPR: 5 (5)
West Ham: 1 (1) [lol you small time fucks]
Unsurprisingly in football, teams enjoy concentrated period of dominance. segmented by decades
1940s
Woolwich 3
1950s
Tottenham 4
Woolwich 4
Chelsea 2
1960's
Tottenham 6
Chelsea 3
Woolwich 1
1970's
Woolwich 6
QPR 3
Chelsea 1
1980's
Tottenham 4
Woolwich 3
QPR 2
West ham 1
1990's
Woolwich 7
Tottenham 3
2000's
Woolwich 5
Chelsea 5
2010s
Chelsea 6
Woolwich 2
analysis of data: our abyssal decade (1995-2005) took it's toll on us, almost leveled with Woolwich pre PL and having a big margin on Chelsea nearly wiped. QPR fucking hell, nearly forgot they were decent once. Though Chelsea were historically a small club (unlike us and Woolwich from the traditional top 5), they weren't tiny, I suspect that perception is due to some bias by most fans growing up in the 70s\80s when they were shit. West Ham LOL.
Now the overall table (since Woolwich made it to the first division 1905). I didn't put it earlier as the pre WWII football was different intrinsically and lacked a lot of the characteristics of the modern (post war) game. Furthermore, London clubs were admitted to the league later and on individual basis. So putting it first will give the data salient numeric bias
Overall tally (1904-today)
Woolwich 46
Tottenham 22
Chelsea 21
QPR 5
West Ham 4
Charlton 2
Brentford 1
I'll add the actual season by season list here in a spoiler so it won't overflow the post
2016-17 Chelsea
2015-16 Woolwich
2014-15 Chelsea
2013-14 Chelsea
2012-13 Chelsea
2011-12 Woolwich
2010-11 Chelsea
2009-10 Chelsea
2008-09 Chelsea
2007-08 Chelsea
2006-07 Chelsea
2005-06 Chelsea
2004-05 Chelsea
2003-04 Woolwich
2002-03 Woolwich
2001-02 Woolwich
2000-01 Woolwich
1999-00 Woolwich
1998-99 Woolwich
1997-98 Woolwich
1996-97 Woolwich
1995-96 Woolwich
1994-95 Tottenham
1993-94 Woolwich
1992-93 Tottenham
1991-92 Woolwich
1990-91 Woolwich
1989-90 Tottenham
1988-89 Woolwich
1987-88 QPR
1986-87 Tottenham
1985-86 West Ham
1984-85 Tottenham
1983-84 QPR
1982-83 Tottenham
1981-82 Tottenham
1980-81 Woolwich
1979-80 Woolwich
1978-79 Woolwich
1977-78 Woolwich
1976-77 Woolwich
1975-76 QPR
1974-75 QPR
1973-74 QPR
1972-73 Woolwich
1971-72 Woolwich
1970-71 Woolwich
1969-70 Chelsea
1968-69 Woolwich
1967-68 Chelsea
1966-67 Tottenham
1965-66 Chelsea
1964-65 Chelsea
1963-64 Tottenham
1962-63 Tottenham
1961-62 Tottenham
1960-61 Tottenham
1959-60 Tottenham
1958-59 Woolwich
1957-58 Tottenham
1956-57 Tottenham
1955-56 Woolwich
1954-55 Chelsea
1953-54 Chelsea
1952-53 Woolwich
1951-52 Tottenham
1950-51 Tottenham
1949-50 Woolwich
1948-49 Woolwich
1947-48 Woolwich
1946-47 Woolwich
1938-39 Charlton
1937-38 Woolwich
1936-37 Charlton
1935-36 Brentford
1934-35 Woolwich
1933-34 Woolwich
1932-33 Woolwich
1931-32 Woolwich
1930-31 Woolwich
1929-30 West Ham
1928-29 Woolwich
1927-28 Woolwich
1926-27 West Ham
1925-26 Woolwich
1924-25 Tottenham
1923-24 West ham
1922-23 Woolwich
1921-22 Tottenham
1920-21 Tottenham
1919-20 Chelsea
1914-15 Chelsea
1913-14 Chelsea
1912-13 Tottenham
1911-12 Woolwich
1910-11 Woolwich
1909-10 Tottenham
1908-09 Woolwich
1907-08 Chelsea
1906-07 Woolwich
1905-06 Woolwich
1904-05 Woolwich
2015-16 Woolwich
2014-15 Chelsea
2013-14 Chelsea
2012-13 Chelsea
2011-12 Woolwich
2010-11 Chelsea
2009-10 Chelsea
2008-09 Chelsea
2007-08 Chelsea
2006-07 Chelsea
2005-06 Chelsea
2004-05 Chelsea
2003-04 Woolwich
2002-03 Woolwich
2001-02 Woolwich
2000-01 Woolwich
1999-00 Woolwich
1998-99 Woolwich
1997-98 Woolwich
1996-97 Woolwich
1995-96 Woolwich
1994-95 Tottenham
1993-94 Woolwich
1992-93 Tottenham
1991-92 Woolwich
1990-91 Woolwich
1989-90 Tottenham
1988-89 Woolwich
1987-88 QPR
1986-87 Tottenham
1985-86 West Ham
1984-85 Tottenham
1983-84 QPR
1982-83 Tottenham
1981-82 Tottenham
1980-81 Woolwich
1979-80 Woolwich
1978-79 Woolwich
1977-78 Woolwich
1976-77 Woolwich
1975-76 QPR
1974-75 QPR
1973-74 QPR
1972-73 Woolwich
1971-72 Woolwich
1970-71 Woolwich
1969-70 Chelsea
1968-69 Woolwich
1967-68 Chelsea
1966-67 Tottenham
1965-66 Chelsea
1964-65 Chelsea
1963-64 Tottenham
1962-63 Tottenham
1961-62 Tottenham
1960-61 Tottenham
1959-60 Tottenham
1958-59 Woolwich
1957-58 Tottenham
1956-57 Tottenham
1955-56 Woolwich
1954-55 Chelsea
1953-54 Chelsea
1952-53 Woolwich
1951-52 Tottenham
1950-51 Tottenham
1949-50 Woolwich
1948-49 Woolwich
1947-48 Woolwich
1946-47 Woolwich
1938-39 Charlton
1937-38 Woolwich
1936-37 Charlton
1935-36 Brentford
1934-35 Woolwich
1933-34 Woolwich
1932-33 Woolwich
1931-32 Woolwich
1930-31 Woolwich
1929-30 West Ham
1928-29 Woolwich
1927-28 Woolwich
1926-27 West Ham
1925-26 Woolwich
1924-25 Tottenham
1923-24 West ham
1922-23 Woolwich
1921-22 Tottenham
1920-21 Tottenham
1919-20 Chelsea
1914-15 Chelsea
1913-14 Chelsea
1912-13 Tottenham
1911-12 Woolwich
1910-11 Woolwich
1909-10 Tottenham
1908-09 Woolwich
1907-08 Chelsea
1906-07 Woolwich
1905-06 Woolwich
1904-05 Woolwich
So, we weren't the highest ranking London club since 1995. overall PL count is a follows:
Woolwich: 12
Chelsea: 11
Spurs 2
Overall tally since WWII is as follows (club, number, (pre-PL number)):
Woolwich: 30 (18)
Tottenham: 17 (15)
Chelsea :17 (6)
QPR: 5 (5)
West Ham: 1 (1) [lol you small time fucks]
Unsurprisingly in football, teams enjoy concentrated period of dominance. segmented by decades
1940s
Woolwich 3
1950s
Tottenham 4
Woolwich 4
Chelsea 2
1960's
Tottenham 6
Chelsea 3
Woolwich 1
1970's
Woolwich 6
QPR 3
Chelsea 1
1980's
Tottenham 4
Woolwich 3
QPR 2
West ham 1
1990's
Woolwich 7
Tottenham 3
2000's
Woolwich 5
Chelsea 5
2010s
Chelsea 6
Woolwich 2
analysis of data: our abyssal decade (1995-2005) took it's toll on us, almost leveled with Woolwich pre PL and having a big margin on Chelsea nearly wiped. QPR fucking hell, nearly forgot they were decent once. Though Chelsea were historically a small club (unlike us and Woolwich from the traditional top 5), they weren't tiny, I suspect that perception is due to some bias by most fans growing up in the 70s\80s when they were shit. West Ham LOL.
Now the overall table (since Woolwich made it to the first division 1905). I didn't put it earlier as the pre WWII football was different intrinsically and lacked a lot of the characteristics of the modern (post war) game. Furthermore, London clubs were admitted to the league later and on individual basis. So putting it first will give the data salient numeric bias
Overall tally (1904-today)
Woolwich 46
Tottenham 22
Chelsea 21
QPR 5
West Ham 4
Charlton 2
Brentford 1
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So, time to get all offended by xG again. For everyone annoyed at MotD using xG, here's how xG is supposed to be used:
Our triplet against the chavs marked our 100th goal in all competitions this season. This is the second year we’ve achieved this feat for the first time since 83/84-84/85
Cannot think of any bad ones but our record against WBA is not as good as you would expect. They keep nicking draws like at Wembley and overall have won 48 times to our 47. Need to put that right before they go down and not drop points.
West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur Complete Head to Head Statistics - Footymad
West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur Complete Head to Head Statistics - Footymad
Can't think of any.
But it seems to have been a while since we last won at Anfield and the Emirates.
20th November 2010 - Emirates (3-2 win)
14th May 2011 - Anfield (2-0 win)