What I mean is in the past Tottenham have gotten some pretty big results but fucked up important matches vs small teams. 2006 and 2007 they were so close to getting fourth place, then they follow that up with an 11th and 8th place finish, both started off with terrible starts to the season.
They were tied with Arsenal for 4th place 3 seasons back, and they messed up some easy games taht would have ensured Champions League football. The only plus was winning the League Cup.