Tottenham look set for Champions League football next season.
Tempo
The last time Tottenham Hotspur played in the Champions League, they blew teams away with their attacking football and a certain Gareth Bale.
That was under a tactically inept Harry Redknapp. And, although he has his own limitations, Mauricio Pochettino is far more clued up in that department.
As such, Tottenham can easily be a match for plenty of sides in Europe – as they’ve already proved in the Europa League – with their high-tempo, high-pressing game.
They came up short against Borussia Dortmund but, in truth, the Bundesliga outfit are one of the best teams on the continent – losing to them is no shame.
Youth
Spurs’ young players have a massive advantage: fearlessness.
Dele Alli, Eric Dier and more have done as well as they have because they don’t hold back. True, many lack experience – but that hasn’t stopped them so far.
Every time they’ve faced a new challenge, they’ve taken to it like absolute naturals.
Harry Kane
Every top Champions League side has a top centre-forward. Manchester City have Sergio Aguero, Paris Saint-Germain have Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the list goes on.
Tottenham’s Harry Kane, though, is one of the form strikers in Europe right now. At his best, he’s good enough to take the north London side wherever he wants.
Kane has shone on the international stage and is wiping the floor with the Premier League. The Champions League is merely the next stage in his progression.
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