You'll notice the top 3 are the top three from last year. Spurs were last year's fourth place and are currently lost in the sea that is the 6 way tie for 5th place. Ok, if there's a 6 way tie, then it's too early to start looking at standings.
There's too many reasons to go into detail about why this loss hurts, so excuse me while I delve into list format.
1) Wigan looked to be the worst defensive team in the league, giving up 10 goals in their first two matches.
2) Spurs controlled 64 percent of the possession against a side that didn't even attempt an offensive attack until the last 15 minutes.
3) They were coming off a 4-0 dismantling at home that clinched a spot in the Champions League group stages.
4) They had nine more corners in the game.
5) The first 80 minutes of the game looked like a draw was the worst case scenario.
I'll stop there. It's hard to explain how quickly this game became a disappointment. I don't have TiVo or anything, but I seem to remember boos reigning down within the first 20 minutes.
The crowd in attendance and everybody watching (myself included) expected at least a 4-0 win. The scoreless tie at halftime was already a disappointing effort from Spurs.
While watching I tried to justify the performance. No big deal, Wigan is playing out of their minds defensively and we're playing sluggish offensively. We'll be able to push a goal across in the second half. It won't be the impressive score we were looking for, but it's still three points.
At the 70th minute I had come to grips with the fact that this game was going to be a scoreless tie. I wasn't happy about it, but at least we'd get a point. You can't give away points, especially at home.
Then Hugo Rodallega puts a weak shot past back up goalie Carlo Cudicini and I'm stunned that the Spurs are actually going to lose.
A couple more performances like this and I won't be directing my attention towards the top of the standings to find Spurs.
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