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Tottenham Hotspur: Jamie Carragher says they won't make top four

Image: Tottenham have strengthened but face a fight to make the Champions League places

Tottenham have started well this season but I think they will find it very difficult to win the Premier League.

Well-balanced
As for some of Spurs' other signings, I like the look of Paulinho - I think he is going to get a lot of goals this season and every time you watch them play he is involved in the game and creating or finishing something - and Eriksen has shown some lively touches. The good thing for Villas-Boas, though, is that while last season Tottenham's most important player was obviously Bale and before that it was Luka Modric, they now have many go-to men as they are a really balanced and well-organised team. There are lots of players who can do damage going forward - other than the guys I've mentioned, Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored goals this year and Andros Townsend has come to the fore in a big way - and they look as good at the back as they have done in a while. Okay, they had that disappointing defeat to West Ham last time out, but Michael Dawson and Jan Vertonghen look solid at centre-half and in Hugo Lloris - who is not the biggest but is technically good and quick off his line - they have one of the Premier League's best 'keepers. Tottenham have lost a superstar in Bale but their squad is improving - though it might take at least one more season before they are back in the Champions League.

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