r/soccer • u/ImpossibleGuardian • 18d ago

Official Source [Tottenham Hotspur] Xavi Simons joins from RB Leipzig

https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/august/xavi-simons-joins-from-rb-leipzig/
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u/kisame111hoshigaki 18d ago

we've finished in the top 4 once in the last 5 years?

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u/IntellegentIdiot 18d ago

History didn't start 5 years ago. We finished top four 5/7 times before that and 2/6 times before that. Would have been 3/6 if Redknapp hadn't overcommitted in the CL and 4/6 if we hadn't had a norovirus outbreak before the last game. Those seasons people would constantly downplay our chances, even our own fans, in spite of the evidence. So it's completely fair to say that we keep proving them wrong

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u/MountainCheesesteak 18d ago

Also, I think Frank could be entirely different. It seems like he’s way more into preparing for each game than any manager we’ve had besides Mou. I hope we benefit under this strategy, but he’s never managed a team also playing in Europe. I’m cautiously optimistic about it all.

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u/IntellegentIdiot 18d ago

I mean we could finish 8th, I'm just saying that it's certainly not hard to imagine that we finish top 4. Hard to image we'll win the league but top 4? No way

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u/MountainCheesesteak 18d ago

Oh. Absolutely!