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Let’s praise The Premeer League. Oh Premeer League, oooh, you’re so great. So absolutely huge. God, we’re all really impressed here, I can tell you. Forgive us, O Premeer League, for this hideous compliment and cheeky compliment. But you’re so strong and, well, so super. Fantastic. Amen.
We laugh at the self-obsessed, self-referential, and downright selfish pomposity of it all, and rightly so, the problem is, when all is said and done, its colossal monstrosity is utterly inadmissible. Of the 10 Premeer League games this weekend, almost all are a direct hit, and this little altercation is right there.
Both sides urgently need a result. In typical Tottenham style, just when they looked like serious title contenders, they went to Palace, invited unnecessary pressure on a poorly equipped defense to cope and conceded a late draw, then went to Anfield, invited unnecessary pressure on a poorly equipped defense to face and conceded a late draw. Could it be that deliberately excluding your best players from games is not the best way to win them? Oh Tottenham. Oh Jose.
And then there is Leicester. There’s a lot to like about the youthful, inventive, cheap side of Brendan Rodgers, but every time they seem ready to make a serious statement, they lose. Most recently 2-0 at home to Everton, but also at home to Fulham, Villa and West Ham. Could it be that deliberately excluding your best players from games is not the best way to win them? Oh Leicester. Oh Brendan.
Given that course of treatment and the counterattack style that’s part of it, you’d think an away game would do them good … except there’s not the remotest possibility that the Spurs would allow them that, equally consumed by the desire to play a game. in a way that has already proven partially effective at best. How the various players and coaches solve it will be fascinating and this should be a lot of fun, if the ball ever leaves the center circle.
Start: 2.15 pm GMT
