Tottenham Hotspur – Hungover scorpion
On paper, Tottenham Hotspur are one of the most dangerous teams in the Premier League, and having signed exciting players such as Erik Lamela, Christian Eriksen and Roberto Soldado in the summer, they were labelled genuine title contenders.
However, they failed to live up to expectations in the early months of the season, and seemed on the verge of self destruction, eventually sacking manager Andre Villas-Boas.
Spurs are kind of renowned for shooting themselves in the foot anyway, missing out on the UEFA Champions League at the final hurdle to arch rivals in each of the last two seasons.
Their animal?
A scorpion receiving a single drop of alcohol on its body, going into a drunk stupor and stinging itself to death, for the arthropod has a famously bad reaction to the good stuff.
The problem with this analogy (besides the obvious ridiculousness) is that this season they have recovered remarkably well, and the White Hart Lane outfit remain in contention for the UEFA Champions League spots.
Perhaps Tottenham are the first ever scorpion to survive ingesting alcohol – even if that hangover is a killer.
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