Spurs vs Wisla Krakow (UEFA Cup, 1st Round, 1st Leg) 
Juande Ramos' strange tactical formations and using players out of position has gotten him into the Spurs history books for the wrong reason at the start of this season. Spurs are now off to their worst start to the season in their history.
Fingers are pointing everywhere with Ramos calling for more time for him to gel the team and blaming the fact that leaving all our summers to the last minute did not give him time to work in the new players. This is true. But the blame has to be mostly placed on Levy and Comoli. Levy, for his stubborness not to accept lower bids for Berbatov and dragging it out to the 11th hour, and Comoli for his horrible transfers that he brought in, and for not signing players that fill our gaping holes.
Berbatov and Keane were sold as part of good business as the money earned was significant. But they HAVE to be replaced with players of equal quality. Bringing in Pavlyuchenko and Corluka who are both cup-tied for UEFA competition is utterly ludicrious. Our strike force now consist of Darren "can't find his pre-season form" Bent, Frazier "I want to return to Man U" Campbell, and Giovani "I'm still adapting" Dos Santos. We still have holes for a defensive midfielder and a capable replacement for King in defence to partner Woody.
Worse still, Ramos seems to keep insisting that Bentley play inside or on the left when he is clearly more suited for the right winger's job. Lennon has pace but can't make useful crosses to save his life.
My rant can go on but the upside for this match is that this match is against a European team, who will play the match at a slightly slower pace than the English Premier League teams. This will allow the new boys in Spurs more time to construct their attacks and move the ball more effectively. But Wisła Kraków are not pushovers. They have won the Polish League 11 times in total and were champions in Poland 5 times this decade.
If Ramos plays his cards correctly, we should get a result at home. COYS!!!
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