Back on Top of Fourth

Recently, the Navy has been very kind of my support of Tottenham and today was no exception. It was one of the few times I was pleased to be off the flight schedule. Spurs battled Fulham at the Lane and two somewhat fortunate goals saw us take fourth place in the Premiership outright. The Little Engine that Could (Luka Modric) somehow out hustled Riise from Fulham to send a half volley into the Beanstalk (Peter Crouch) who nicked it past Schwarzer for the first. It was the type of hustle goal we needed badly after being held scoreless in the last two League fixtures. We dominated the half hour and Fulham was lucky not to be down more than one at the half. Our second goal came from the most unlikely of sources in David Bentley. A set piece deflection off of Riise's head saw the ball go past a helpless Schwarzer. The last half hour was largely uneventful as we cruised to a 2-0 win.

"I couldn't more surprised if my head was sewn into the carpet." That famous quote in Christmas Vacation pretty much sums up my thoughts on seeing Bentley in the starting eleven and then actually scoring a goal. Bentley has been a primadonna off the field and every time he seems to be on the cusp of breaking into the lineup, he ends up pissing off Redknapp. With an injury to Lennon and Krancjar sick, the bastard actually took his chance. Am I happy that he scored? Hell yes! Was I even more excited that everyone rubbed his head and tried to mess up the silly haircut he's carrying? Yes I was. The past four days have seen two members of the squad who seemed to be out the door actually deliver for the Lily whites. First Pav, now Bentley. They both could be saying farewell, or they could be gaining some favor in Harry's eyes. The next fifteen or so days will likely determine their futures.

Tomorrow, I will be writing an ode to a player I feel has been the most responsible for the turnaround at Tottenham. We went from the depths of relegation to challenging for a Premiership place. Who can it be? I'll leave you guessing....