Tottenham’s European Adventure

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Published: November 26, 2010

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Xavier Hochstrasser. Remember the name?

He was the man back in August on a cold night in Berne, who put Young Boys of Switzerland three up inside the first 30 minutes in a Champions League qualifier, which threatened to make a mockery of Tottenham’s European dream.

Fast forward to late November, and here we are with Tottenham proudly sitting at the top of group A in the group stages, and with it, a ticket to the last 16. Few would have dreamt back in August that this would indeed be the case, as the slippery Astroturf in Berne caused havoc for the Tottenham defence.

Spurs recovered to lose the game 3-2, a game which manager Harry Redknapp described as a “great defeat”, and how right he was. In the return leg, the class of the North London side shone through, winning 4-0, and their passage through to the group stages of the Champions League was secured.

Since then, the club hasn't looked back, winning three out of their five games, scoring 15 goals in the process, and has fans dreaming of a Wembley appearance in May. And after dispatching the German side Werder Bremen 3-0 on Wednesday night, events in Switzerland now seem a distant memory.

As Peter Crouch swept in the third goal on a chilly night at White Hart Lane, thus dumping their opponents out of Europe, the transition was complete.

This time last year, few would have dared to believe that Champions League football was possible. Who would be able to break up the monopoly that was Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, four clubs that have been in the Champions League in each of the past five seasons?  It was the latter that fell away last season, allowing Tottenham Hotspur to gleefully take fourth spot in the Barclays Premier League at the expense of Manchester City.

However, as I sat in my seat on Wednesday night, watching my beloved Spurs dismantle Werder Bremen with ease, it showed that this ...
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