LONDON (Reuters) - It is 56 years since Tottenham Hotspur were English champions and even their most optimistic followers cannot realistically expect them to bridge a 10-point gap at the top of the table with Chelsea.
For the second year running, however, Spurs are in second place with a dozen games to play. Now the question being asked is whether they can avoid the sort of anti-climatic finish that left them not only well short of surprise champions Leicester City last May but even pipped for the runners-up position by oldest enemies Arsenal on the final day.