WHY I’D LOVE TO SEE TOTTENHAM WIN THE FA CUP
DURING the years I spent at Tottenham Hotspur, the ambition was always to overhaul Arsenal and take control of north London. I left White Hart Lane in 2011 but I’ve continued to follow that story and it’s always interesting to see how the two teams measure up. We played Arsenal last Sunday and should have taken something off them. Stoke have always found a way of causing problems for Arsene Wenger. With Tottenham, however, it’s been a different story. Spurs have given us some difficult days in the last few years and I have come off from some games thinking they are the best team in the Premier League. They move the ball so fast and, along with Manchester City and Liverpool, I love watching them. They had a big day last weekend when winning at Chelsea and I cannot see them finishing outside the top four. What I really want to see from them, however, is an end to the talk about them not winning trophies and I will be rooting for them in the FA Cup.
I know how much it would mean to Tottenham to win some silverware. I played in the 2010 FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth and that day was a killer. I hit a post and had a goal disallowed in a match we lost 2-0 but should have won. That was as close as we got to winning anything.
Tottenham have made themselves regulars in the top four but they are too good not to have medals. I know what the outside view of Tottenham used to be — Jamie Carragher used to say at Liverpool ‘They’ll blow up, they always do’ — but I also know how much they want that to change.
I will be doing all I can to beat them this afternoon but, once that is out of the way, I will be hoping the power shift in north London gets a silver seal.