The Diamond Light: Spurs Weekend Update | OneFootball

This weekend brought one of those treasured situations on the Tottenham side of North London: a win for Spurs and a defeat for our neighbors Arsenal.

West Ham got the surprise with a deserved win against a strangely flat (at least in the first half) Arsenal.

This season of course is long gone for any hope of Spurs catching Arsenal who now will find it very difficult themselves to catch Liverpool following their win at City.

No, our eyes are more towards the very mid of mid-table (though at least clear of the relegation places, which wasn't quite the case just a few weeks ago).

Spurs winning at Ipswich shouldn't count a shock, but I also did not have us as strong favorites at Portman Road.

Ipswich have been a little unlucky not to have more points this season, have already beaten us once, and could have been 3-0 up in the first 5 minutes.

Liam Delap could have had a hat trick before we even really got into the match. I don't think he can take a throw-in as well as Rory Delap could, but he was a threat all game, and is having a great season despite his team's league position.

As it turned out, the 85 minutes that followed were one of our stronger performances of recent weeks.

Even after conceding to let Ipswich back in the game, we kept our composure. Kevin Danso particularly had a solid game at the back.

So too Djed Spence. We still miss Van de Ven and Romero a lot, particularly Mickey's unrivaled pace, but Danso has started well after signing in January. It was good to see James Maddison play an effective role as well.

It was a very good weekend in general for away teams in the premier league. A lot of away wins by teams near to us in the table.

Chelsea dropped points again, though it still looks like a bit of a gap too far for us to catch them. With 12 games left, it seems we are pushing for top half at best, but you never know.

One question fans of Spurs and others could be asking of their club is if Marco Asensio was available in January, why didn't we try to sign him? I think Villa have made a great transfer there.

So, high importance for the rest of this season for the Europa League. With that in mind, our opponents AZ Alkmaar won 1-0 today and currently sit 4th in the Eredivisie.

Although we have already beaten AZ Alkmaar once in the Europa League this season, and I am glad we avoided Real Sociedad, Troy Parrott starting up front for our opponents is a potential concern when we play.

Or maybe I am worrying unencessarily? I mean, former players never come back to score or play blinders against Spurs, right?

As for any Diamond Lights re-release or a Hoddle & Waddle Greatest Hits tribute? No news today, but I'll be sure to cover it should either of those dream scenarios receive any updates.