u/Squelchy_Time

Let's go back to 22/23 when we had 37 points going into the last two games of the season, losing dissapointing to Leicester.

It was a 3–1 win at home against Leeds United on matchday 37 that got us to 40 points

The symatry to that season minus the cup win is uncanny, a 3-1 win at the weekend coupled with Moyes boys winning their final game will keep us up on 39 points, that is the positive

The worrying thing is this is now 4 seasons in a row in this position

22/23: 37 points with 2 games to go

23/24: Most goals conceded in our PL history but mid table

24/25: 40 points going into the last game

25/26: 36 points going into the last game

It hasn't exactly snuck up on us, this is under 4 different managers. 4 separate seasons, sold Rice, sold Kudus, sold Paqueta, I know it was right to sell some of them but that's a lot of quality to take out of a team, sold them for 200m and we still have a huge financial black hole.

I'm not one of them people who think adding an extra 200m in losses due to relegation will fix everything, we are more likely to do a Leicester than a Burnley but I'm at peace if we get relegated if it means a change at the top. If we stay up brilliant, if we go down it's going to force a change.

If we stop up what joy is in 4 more years of barley getting 40 points, just waiting for the next freak season where the points total is higher than usual to relegate us.

I see the medical team blamed a lot, before that Ange was blamed, every now and again it gets put down to a mix of bad luck and some kind of curse. But could it be this simple...the pitch they play on isn't upto standard, here me out

For context have you seen the inquiry going on in Spain right now about retractable pitches? Since Real Madrid installed a retractable pitch they have had so many injuries including 7 ACL injuries since 2023! They also changed their training ground to mimic the pitch they play on to compounding the issue. This is Spurs 3rd major knee injury of the season?

The most likely cause, unlike traditional pitches with 10+ inches of soil, retractable pitches have only a few centimeters of soil over a solid often metal structure. The shallow surface becomes highly compacted, leading to studs getting trapped during quick turns, which places immense, sudden strain on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Of course injuries happen in away games too like at the weekend but the reparative strain on the muscles and joints by playing on that "pitch" can't be good for legs, joints or muscles. I'm pretty sure once there's a little more data, Spurs and Real Madrid's pitches will be condemned as an unnecessary health and safety risk. Prioritising commercial events, boxing, concerts and other events over football will always have consequences.