Tottenham Sign Off Greatest Season in Decades with Classic Embarrassment

The final day of the Premier League season saw Tottenham presented with a seemingly simple assignment. 

Avoid defeat against already relegated Newcastle United to secure second place, the club’s best finish since the glory days on the 1960s and ahead of Arsenal for the first time since 1995. 

They failed, miserably, and their eternal rivals took full advantage by thrashing Aston Villa, 4-0, to claim the runner-up spot. 

Other chances at significant milestones were similarly squandered in the 5-1 surrender at St James’ Park. 

Had Spurs scored three or more goals and conceded fewer than three, they would have ended the season with the best attack and defence in the division and the club’s Premier League points record. 

Instead, they produced the limpest performance since the 5-0 thrashing at home to Liverpool that cost Andre Villas-Boas his job. 

Manchester City have finished with the best attack, Manchester United (having played 37 games) have the best defence and Spurs have accumulated 70 points from 38 games.

That matches the tally that Harry Redknapp’s side collected in 2009–10 but two fewer than AVB’s 2012–13 vintage. 

They had 68 points after 34 this season but managed just two draws and two defeats in the final month of the campaign. 

Having not lost a league game by a margin greater than one goal in over a year and not conceded more than two goals in any match, the comprehensive nature of Newcastle’s victory over Spurs ranks as utterly astonishing. 

Mauricio Pochettino’s team has performed progressively worse since the West Brom …

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