Spurs were overtaken by Wright’s former club Arsenal on the final day of last season.
Ian Wright has explained in his latest column for the Sun (page 52) newspaper what was going through his head when Tottenham Hotspur surrendered second place to his old side Arsenal on the final day of last season.
Spurs had long looked like Leicester City’s closest challengers for the Premier League title but a poor run of form, culminating in a 5-1 defeat at already relegated Newcastle United, allowed their fiercest rivals to finish above them for the 21st year in a row.
Many have questioned the credentials of Mauricio Pochettino’s team in the meantime, although Sunday’s convincing victory over Manchester City, which closed the gap to a point on the league leaders, has substantiated Wright’s May belief.
“Some wrote them off as ‘typical Tottenham’ when they slipped to third last season after looking likely to win the title at one stage. I saw it differently,” wrote the former Arsenal striker in his Sun column.
“I saw it then as potentially being the start of something massive and I’ve seen nothing so far to change that opinion.”
Wright went on to admit it would ‘break his heart forever’ if Spurs were to go on and win the title this season, 56 years since their last.
The future certainly looks bright for the side from White Hart Lane, who boast a squad full of promising youngsters and whose new stadium is scheduled to open in 2018.
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