It is quite remarkable that if Aston Villa wins, Tottenham will be out of the top 4, but just recently (2 rounds ago) Tottenham was in first place. But it’s hard for me to believe in such an outcome, since three defeats in a row would be too unfair for Tottenham. I hope they stay in the title race. Overall, we are looking forward to a great tour with three big games at once.
By experiencing consecutive defeats in the last 2 matches, the
mentality of the Tottenham team will definitely decline, especially since they lost the top of the standings. Aston Villa is a very strong team this season so I think it is possible that they can beat or hold Tottenham to a draw.
In this match, the Tottenham team's mentality was really tested, if they fail to recover then it is certain that they are not ready to compete fiercely at the top of the standings in the race for the title.
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It’s hard to say for sure because for really good teams, failure acts as an additional motivator. Aston Villa are consistently good (for their status) and for example last year they finished 7th while Tottenham 8th. In the upcoming game, Tottenham have the status of favorites, but their advantage is tiny and can only be attributed to the fact that Tottenham is playing at home: