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.
Tottenham has tried in the wake of this season but their performance is dwindling though still very encouraging if not for their last two matches, they should maintain the top of the league now. It's still pardonable that Chelsea beat them as Chelsea is now proving to be coming up powerfully but so disappointing for Wolves to have beaten them. Still, it's good if they try better as 2 points lower than Man City and 1 point lower than Arsenal and Liverpool are still nothing, it all depends on them continuing with the good tempo they started the season with. I certainly do not see anything bad in it if Tottenham wins the Premier League this time, it mustn't always be the top clubs that we're used to.
Just like Leicester City in 2016 shortly after leaving relegation won the EPL to surprise the world. However, the issue levied against Tottenham is a discouraging one, but the final judgement might be farther than we think. You can imagine Man City's allegation since then, I do not know why the club has not been fined yet, maybe they are still investigating the matter. They were charged for breaking the financial fair rule for 100 times within 9 years. I didn't follow up with the case anymore but it would be another blow to them if the guilty verdict is eventually passed on to them. But this case of Tottenham is a very little one, if the charges were not so weighty, the penalty might be less too, only that it would surely affect them in their quest to lift the trophy if it's a sporting penalty they are eventually slammed with.