Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has doubled down on his recent claim that his old club could mount the season\u2019s biggest surprise to claim the Premier League title, and he has thus far stuck to his guns on that prediction.<\/p>\n
Redknapp had recently suggested that Jose Mourinho\u2019s rebuilding the squad and augmenting it with signing the likes of Gareth Bale,\u00a0 Sergio Reguilon and Carlos Vinicius could make Tottenham title contenders, but has in the process received plenty of flack for his prediction.<\/p>\n
However he has dug his heels in and doubled down on his view, saying it would ‘hardly be the strangest of outcomes’ to see Spurs at the top of the ladder come the end of the season.<\/p>\n
He wrote in his Sun column:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve come in for a bit of stick for suggesting Spurs can be serious title challengers this season, but what\u2019s so daft about that?<\/p>\n
“It is pretty obvious no one is going to run away with it like Liverpool last time – and some of the results have been real coupon busters.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I know Tottenham have been a bit of a mixed bag themselves, even if how well they played at Old Trafford was almost ignored as most people focused on how bad United were.<\/p>\n
“But they will be there or thereabouts this season, even though I do think the eventual champions will once again be either Liverpool or Manchester City.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou cannot knock the squad Jose Mourinho\u2019s built, though, and there is genuine competition for every single position.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s packed with internationals and the depth means that they\u2019re far better placed to handle the inevitable injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cOK, they might still fall short, but it would hardly be the strangest of outcomes in these strangest of times.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tottenham have made a pretty impressive start to the season, especially in their trouncing of last season\u2019s title holders Liverpool, picking up seven points from their opening four games.<\/p>\n
Mourinho’s men are five points behind leaders Everton heading into Sunday’s clash with West Ham.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s not be too quick to dismiss Harry\u2019s bold claim. Stranger things have happened before, and always will, in football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"