Hold Your Nerve: Why It's Time to Be Optimistic Again for Spurs Fans

90min presents a special column from Spurs fan and host of The Extra Inch podcast, Chris Miller, ahead of Tottenham's game with Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Find Chris on Twitter at @WindyCOYS.

It’s curious that I'm feeling the most optimistic I have since opening day ahead of Palace this weekend - despite Spurs conceding 26 shots in their last match against their biggest rivals. For the record, that’s more shots than we've conceded in any match in each of the previous two seasons.

There were issues, sure. With both Kyle Walker-Peters and his nominal back-up Juan Foyth injured, Davinson Sanchez filled in against Arsenal last time out. He looked less like a fish out of water and more like a fish…