Back when Juan Ramos was installed as Tottenham's new manager, I wondered if he would survive the rigours of the English Premier League. He has since proven he's got something going for him (not to mention loads of luck) by guiding London's premier "living-in-past-glories" team to a long unbeaten sequence before losing out to their bitter neighbours Arsenal.
Tonight, with Ledley King continuing his jaunt back from injury and providing some stability to a still suspect backline, this form should see them through a tough encounter with Reading. Now, Steve Coppell has done a great job with limited resources, and I do hope Reading survives and see them back again in the EPL next season, but they are suffering from a really bad case of sophomore blues. Hardly scoring and losing by the odd goal every game is hardly mid-table material. In fact, it'll allow doubts to creep in increasingly by the week.
It would be easy to go for the home win, but I have a sneaky feeling that Reading might pull a rabbit out of the hat and snatch at least a draw, if not a win. Tottenham should get back in the business of providing some holiday cheer for football fans - but shooting themselves in the foot!
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