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Current unravelling eerily similar to last season’s Tottenham derailment

By Gary Pearson

ZAGREB, CROATIA - MARCH 18: Jose Mourinho, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks dejected following defeat in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Dinamo Zagreb and Tottenham Hotspur at Stadion Maksimir on March 18, 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia. Sporting stadiums around Europe remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Images)
ZAGREB, CROATIA - MARCH 18: Jose Mourinho, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks dejected following defeat in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Dinamo Zagreb and Tottenham Hotspur at Stadion Maksimir on March 18, 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia. Sporting stadiums around Europe remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Images) /
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There are a lot of similarities between this season and last for Tottenham Hotspur, as the club endures yet another painful derailment. 

It might feel like a recurring nightmare, a horrendous case of Deja Vu. For Tottenham supporters, we’ve been here before.

Spurs, in less than a week, lost in anemic fashion to Arsenal and crashed out of Europe in humiliating fashion, almost mirroring the corresponding period of last season. On March 10, 2020, Spurs were comprehensively beaten 3-0 (4-0 on aggregate) by RB Leipzig, ending the club’s dreams of returning to a successive Champions League Final.

In truth, Jose’s team was outclassed by a far superior Leipzig side. Tottenham were badly hit by the injury bug, an excuse that lessened the blow of an otherwise embarrassing Champions League exodus.

Fast forward a year and nothing has changed. In fact, it’s gotten immeasurably worse. Other than Son Heun-min, who missed the return leg in Croatia due to a hamstring strain, Tottenham had a clean bill of health. Jose had no excuses to turn to in the aftermath of the club’s humiliating 3-0 defeat to, at least on paper, a far inferior side.

At least, at the time of last year’s round of 16 Champions League against the German side, Leipzig was considered Spurs’ equal. That was not the case when Tottenham headed to Croatia on Thursday, making this year’s ousting all the more impossible to accept or tolerate.

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