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Tottenham Hotspur: Why Spurs Must Lean on Domestic Cups to Learn to Dream Again

Over the last few weeks, it’s been quite hard to peg down what or who Tottenham are.

The closest thing to liken them to is perhaps looking in the mirror and seeing a reflection that’s blurred. You recognise the rough shape and the features but without a crystal sharpness that allows you to see a truly defined image.

Against Leicester, for 45 minutes, it felt as if the image was starting to come into focus. You looked at the game progressing and silently nodded as you counted the players into position. Serge Aurier and Danny Rose, Spurs' most natural full backs, Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen once again together in the centre-back positions.