Aston Villa-TottenhamJust as I have already mentioned in my recent tips, Tottenham do not deserve to be in the bottom part of the table. They definitely don’t deserve to fear for survival but that is something they no longer have to worry about. Redknapp succeeded in stabilizing the team and they are back to safety after the series of good results. Even though they are just four points clear of the relegation zone, their current form should guarantee them survival.
The fact that nobody at the club will be satisfied with mid table finish is something different but after the dreadful start to the season, they cannot hope for more. On the other hand, we have Aston Villa, who surprised not just England but the whole Europe.
Aston Villa are still the main candidates for the fourth place but the latest slip ups could prove costly. They are without a win for quite a while, but they kept the good position thanks to Arsenal’s poor form. Still, the team from London closed the gap to three points and we will see if O’Neill will succeed in taking his team to the Champions League. It seems that the busy schedule has taken its toll, while the pressure on the players is also too much to handle. At the start to the season, nobody expected them to do so well but now they are considered favourites in most of the games and that changes perspective. It is obvious that they are struggling to adapt to the new situation and they failed to show their best form in the last few games. O’Neill took his team to the short training camp to Dubai, in order to freshen them up, but also to boost the team’s morale. I believe that they will have problems staying in the fourth place. Arsenal are used to chasing their rivals and this situation is nothing new for them, while this is all new for Villa. They did not feel any pressure in the past but things are getting tensed. The Tottenham match will show if the trip to Dubai had a positive effect.
The team from London had a disappointing start to the season as you probably know. They were made pay for bringing Ramos and I don’t mean the money. After Redknapp came to the club, Defoe and Keane returned to White Hart Lane and Tottenham are slowly reaching their form. Lennon are impressive lately and he is probably the most influential player and it seems that Redknapp will enjoy success at the club after all. The team will have a calm finish to the season, while they will probably spend millions of pounds on the new players in the summer in order to try and finally qualify for the Champions League. Four goals scored against Middlesbrough showed that the Spurs were slowly reaching the rhythm and the draw away to Sunderland only proved that. Even though they had been a better team, the Spurs had to settle for one point but the most important thing is that they continued the good form. They will play to win this match and I believe that they have the chance. Experienced manager managed to motivate the players and Tottenham are in for a long unbeaten run, if you ask me.
O’Neill will have some problems without Cuellar and Sidwell but he has no other worries. On the other hand, Redknapp is without long-term casualties, Defoe and Hutton. I expect both teams to go for a win and to put up a good fight. Tottenham failed to win any of the last six games at Villa Park, while they lost to Aston Villa at home this season. Still, I believe that the visitors are closer to winning this game as they are in good form, while the hosts are under big pressure and are far from impressive lately. The odds on Tottenham to win on the level ball (0:0 Asian Handicap) are great and I advise you to take them.
Tip: Tottenham Odds 3.5, Over 2.5 goals Odds 2.05
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