Tottenham Hotspur Vs Burnley: No Need To Focus On Champion Trophy

JAKARTA - Tottenham Hotspur must build a consistent team rather than focus on ending their 16-year title fasting. This consistency is needed against Burnley in the third round of the FA Cup at the Totteham Hotspur Stadium, Saturday, January 6, 2024, early morning WIB.

Tottenham lost consistency so they failed to maintain their position at the top of the standings. After losing to next door neighbor Arsenal, which made them drop, The Lilywhites then passed Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Finally, defending champions Manchester City returned to the top four after losing a number of points.

In fact, tottenham are no longer in the Champions League zone. They are still stuck in fifth place with points 39. Six points adrift of Liverpool who are at the top of the standings.

Failure to maintain consistency makes Tottenham fast for the title. The team last won the trophy in 2008.

At that time, Tottenham won the Carabao Cup. In the following years, the North London club was only a finalist like in the 2019 Champions League final. They also launched twice to the 2015 and 2021 Carabao Cup finals.

In the 2016/17 season, Tottenham ended the Premier League competition by becoming runners-up. This achievement further confirmed Tottenham as the number two specialist.

"With a club like that, I believe winning just one trophy can actually be done. So, it is necessary to build a team and a club that is able to compete to win trophies every year," said Manager Ange Postecoglou.

"There is hope of winning trophies because it can cure all diseases. That's not true. Once you win trophies, what fans say? Will they say, 'We don't need to win anymore and wait until 15 or 16 years'. Of course not. They will ask for more," he said.

Postecoglou is optimistic about building a solid team so that Tottenham can achieve success. Postecoglou itself has won success by winning trophies in Australia, Japan, and Scotland.

Tottenham played an important match in the early stages of the FA Cup. Despite just fighting in the third half, Tottenham have met a team of fellow English Leagues, Burnley.

Totteham is in the top of the wind for acting as the host. Meanwhile, Burnley is experiencing difficulties due to being in the relegation zone.

In that match, Totteham lost the captain of the South Korean national team, Son Heung-min. He was called to defend the national team competing in the 2023 Asian Cup.