3 reasons why Tottenham will not win the 2016/17 Premier League title

Mental strength

There were times last season where Tottenham had the chance to usurp Leicester and go top of the division.

But they bottled it.

Spurs went to West Ham in January knowing that victory would take them top, but they laboured to a disappointing 1-0 defeat at Upton Park and, although the Hammers played well on the night, Spurs were lacklustre in what many viewed as one of their poorest performances of the campaign.

The weekend after, they hosted North London rivals Arsenal, again with the chance to go to the summit if they won.

And, despite being 2-1 up and playing against ten-men, they couldn’t see the game out, conceding to Alexis Sanchez 14 minutes from time.

Thus, there have to be question marks about Spurs’ mental strength going into important games like these two above. Arguably, we’ve seen it in Europe this season, where Spurs haven’t played with the same drive and authority as they did in the Premier League last season.

When the pressure is on, are they up to it? It very much remains to be seen.