The club's ancestors' glorious record almost makes it a top club.
Tottenham Hotspur is the first team in the 20th century to become the double champion of the league and the FA Cup. It is one of the three teams that can win two consecutive FA Cups and the only team that has achieved this result twice.
Tottenham has won the English League One Championship (the top league at the time) twice, the FA Cup Championship eight times, and the League Cup Championship four times - the most recent one was in 2008. Tottenham is also one of the teams with the most League Cup titles. If they can win today's game, they will become the team with the most League Cup titles.
In addition, Tottenham Hotspur also won the European Cup Winners' Cup once in 1963, which was also the first time an English team won the European Cup Winners' Cup.
The European Cup Winners' Cup was discontinued in 1999, but before 1999, its influence was the most influential of the three major European cups. Participating teams must be the champions of the top cup competitions under the UEFA member associations - for example, England can only send the FA Cup champion team to participate, and not the slightly lower-level League Cup champion team. Tottenham won the FA Cup in 1962 and then the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1963. This is also Tottenham's most valuable and unrepeatable championship trophy so far.
In addition, Tottenham has won two UEFA Cup titles and one UEFA Super Cup title.
The European Super Cup is currently the highest honor in European club competitions. It is produced by the duel between the Champions League champion and the Europa League champion of the year. It is equivalent to the new version of the European Cup Winners' Cup.
However, because the Super Cup only has one game, its influence is far less profound than that of the European Cup Winners' Cup, and its value is naturally slightly lower than that of the European Cup Winners' Cup.
In addition, Tottenham has won the Community Shield seven times.
As for the other league runners-up, third place winners, League Cup runners-up and third place winners, and FA Cup runners-up and third place winners, there are too many to count.
With so many honors, why can't Bai Baihe be called a wealthy family?
It's very simple.
Tottenham have no Premier League title.
Tottenham's only two top league titles date back to 1950 and 1960.
In Europe, to be called a wealthy family, the most basic bottom line is to be able to dominate the country and form a dynasty.
For example, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea, which is forming a dynasty after Abramovich took over.
How to dominate the country?
It's not about the Europa League or Champions League trophies, nor the Community Shield, FA Cup or League Cup trophies, it's about the league championship.
Of course, the club's fans hope to win more trophies, and the players naturally pay more attention to whether they can play in European competitions for the sake of their value and fame, but for the club, the cornerstone is the league results.
With the league results, the club will be able to operate steadily, and the club's culture and heritage will become more and more solid.
However, if there are no league results, or if there are frequent ups and downs and long-term slumps, then even if they have won the European Cup Winners' Cup, they cannot be considered a true giant, but can only be regarded as a strong Premier League team whose ancestors have had glory.
From the perspective of foundation, Tottenham is always a little bit lacking. If one has to force a higher level, Tottenham can only be regarded as a quasi-giant or a second-tier giant.
Of course, the Tottenham team under Redknapp can basically be regarded as the strongest lineup in the history of the Tottenham club.
Although Tottenham had two pillars, Kane and Son Heung-min, in the later period, the Tottenham of Kane and Son Heung-min's era did not face the Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool of this era.
Tottenham Hotspur was able to snatch the fourth place from Arsenal during the strongest era of Manchester United and Chelsea. There is no need for any further proof of their strength.
Coach Adkins's eyes slowly swept across the faces of each of the main players, and finally he took a deep breath: "...Play well!"
Captain Davis cleared his throat and stood up, "Brothers! What the coach means is that we have come this far! We are already the winners! We should not have any psychological burden, just do it! If we win the League Cup, we will be the heroes of Southampton! The girls in Southampton will go crazy for us! All the bars will be open to us for free, and we will be able to party to our heart's content! For that moment! Let's fight Tottenham!"
“Let’s fight! Let’s fight!”
The Southampton players were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Especially Chelsea player Mikel, who has just been loaned to Southampton.
Mikel is not trying to pick up girls, but to beat Southampton's arch-rivals Tottenham. As a Chelsea player with blue blood flowing in his veins, Mikel wants to exert 200% of his energy!
After the players folded their hands and cheered, the Southampton team lined up in the player tunnel in high spirits.
Gu Ran stood in the middle of the team, looking at the faces in Tottenham that he had once been familiar with on TV.
The golden boy Van der Vaart, Modric, the best player in football, Defoe...
Just when Gu Ran was distracted, a hand patted his shoulder from behind.
Gu Ran thought it would be Crouch who was eating ginger, but when he turned around, it was the great saint Gareth Bale!
Gareth Bale smiled at Gu Ran in a friendly manner, "Hey, Gu, I've been following Southampton. I've seen your game highlights a long time ago. You're really good, especially your outside lane overtaking!"
Gu Ran quickly said: "Hello, Gareth Bale! It's an honor to play with you."
Bale smiled and said, "We are all from Southampton, and we were all discovered by old Rice. It is no exaggeration to say that we are from the same school. Let's not be so polite to each other! Let's play well in this game! How about we exchange jerseys after the game?"
Gu Ran immediately said: "Okay! No problem!"
"Okay, it's settled then! Come on!"
"You too, Gareth!"
The two men shook hands and bumped shoulders.
At this time, under the leadership of the referee, players from both sides officially came on the field and lined up for the handshake ceremony.
After the handshake ceremony, the captains of both teams came to the referee to guess the side of the coin.
Needless to say, the captain of the Southampton team is still the experienced and influential Davis, while the captain of the Tottenham team is their main central defender, No. 26 player, Ledley King - a tough and brittle star who can make Henry shake his head and Robbie sigh.
...(End of this chapter)