Encouraging Start for Tottenham Hotspur Over Busy Beginning

By Aaron Coe | Oct 6, 2020

Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane (C) celebrates scoring his team's sixth goal from the penalty spot as Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea (L) lies on the floor during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on October 4, 2020. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) /

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Tottenham Hotspur started the season playing 7 games, over 21 days, across three competitions and started well enough to be in mix as the season kicks on.

Tottenham Hotspur knew they were going to have a difficult start to the season. It was not so much the competition, although playing Chelsea, Manchester United, and apparently Everton is nothing to sneeze at, the fact is the volume of games was the more daunting task than any opponent. For professionals to be playing essentially a game every three days is difficult and could have destroyed the season before it even really got started.

Fortunately for Tottenham, the squad held up – mostly – and the team did well enough for Spurs to be advancing in two competitions and part of the conversation in the Premier League as well. Let us look back at the start to the season and see how Tottenham have done as they advanced in the EFL Carabao Cup and Europa League, while starting an uneven Premier League campaign.

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