Wolves earn their Spurs---Another lazy cliche ridden headline

After beating Everton in midweek the talk since had been whether Spurs could draw level at the top of the table and go on to win the title,their next opponents were Wolves, who were seen as nothing more than a minor irritant to be brushed aside without a seconds thought by the mighty North London outfit...

Happily football is not always predictable and Wolves are very rarely a pushover for the more vaunted teams in the Premiership,even though many of those clubs fans believe that all they have to do is turn up and the three points are theirs for the taking,the fools.

We all knew it was going to be though as Spurs have been on fire lately and have some fine players in Van De Vart,Bale,Modric,Lennon and Adebyor.On their day they can rip any team apart never mind one fighting it out near the relegation zone.

To counter this obvious threat McCarthy put out a 4-5-1 formation with Fletcher holding the line on his own upfront.We all adore this tattoo festooned Scot at Wolves,he had  slow start at the club but since gaining full fitness at the end of last season has been a leading light at the club,so much so that his scoring record from the last ten games of the previous term to now is as good as anyone in the country.All this in a struggling team remember.

Whilst we all marvel at his goalscoring i have never been convinced by his work outside the box,however yesterday he was magnificent,not only grabbing a goal--naturally--but holding up the ball and bringing the midfield in to play.

The much maligned Karl Henry was playing his 200th game for his local club and did what he does best,getting his foot in,harrying opponents and generally breaking up Spurs attacking play.I hold my hands up to being a huge KH fan here...

Next to him was the cult hero that is Manny Frimpong*,on loan from Arsenal.He was bouncing around like Tigger on speed at the Lane.No great surprise as his parent club is Tottenham's hated rivals,a point not lost on the home fans who booed him throughout,not convincingly though to be honest...He almost grabbed what may have been the winning goal with a side-footed volley early in the second half.Had he scored i have no doubt his head would have exploded with joy...

Lately the defence has been much tighter,This has gone along with Roger Johnson finally becoming the player we all hoped we'd signed from Brum in the summer.He's had a tough first six months at Wolves but hopefully that's behind him now and he, and we, can go from strength to strength.Also great to have the ever dependable Foley back at right back too.

We all knew that most of the game would see us on the back foot but we battled hard to keep the score at 1-1.A tremendous effort all round and once again Wolves left the Lane the happier of the two sets of fans.

During the walk to Seven Sisters tube station--A trek even Ranulph Fiennes would baulk at--- i was interested in listening to the Spurs fans views on the game,the consensus seemed to be that they "Should be beating teams like us" This is the usual cry of the arrogant fan who fails to see their own team's shortcomings in the deluded belief they have a divine right to win without putting in the hard work and earning the right to get the desired result.

Can Wolves stay up this season? I think so,there are area's we need to improve on but i feel we have the skill and fortitude to do so.

Can Spurs win the Premiership title?   I care not a jot...

Spurs show their superior skill level against hapless Wolves...

*Anyone interested can follow Frimpong on Twitter @frimpong26afc