The drama continues in the English Premier League after Everton's deduction of 10 points. Now, Tottenham is under scrutiny for the transfer of Jermain Defoe to Portsmouth in 2008 for around £7.5 million. They conducted the deal with a third-party without the proper FA license before the transfer took place. Recently, the FA stated they would review the case if there is new evidence indicating serious violations of principles. If found guilty, they could face a points deduction. After a convincing winning streak at the start of the season, Spurs have hit a rough patch with two recent defeats. And now, the looming threat of a points deduction hangs over them. If points are deducted, their chances in the title race seem bleak. Will we lose a contender for the championship?
Hopefully this doesn't happen, because if Tottenham get punished (reduction of points) then I can be sure they will be out of the competition for the Premier League title this season.
Actually, the Tottenham team has quite strong strength this season, but it's just that their mentality is not that good and that has been seen in Tottenham's previous 2 matches.
At the start of the season, Tottenham were unbeaten, but when they lost, it had a big impact on the team's performance in the next match, which proves that this team is not that strong mentally, especially if they get punished, of course it will be a big blow for them this season.
drama like this cannot be avoided if it has been investigated and if there is a violation, Spurs will definitely have points deducted.
but I really agree with your argument that if this happens the competition in the EPL for the title will no longer be interesting because Spurs are the only ones currently looking more consistent before having problems with players getting red cards and will definitely be able to come back to strengthen Spurs performance and try become a strong challenger again for Man City but unfortunately if this happens I will feel that there is nothing interesting anymore after this points deduction.
maybe if that happens, it probably not affect the mentality of the Spurs players because Ange Postecoglou team has a very good mentality, even though there will be a point deduction, I am sure they will soon catch up on the points they have lost.