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Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has told reporters that whilst his squad is probably the strongest Spurs has had for many years, the Portuguese coach played down a title challenge from the North London side.
Tottenham's players will now return from international duty and will be eager to get back on track with a win in their next league game after a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal before the international break.
However, when asked about a potential title challenge from Spurs, manager Andre Villas-Boas quickly rejected talk of a challenge:
"The circumstances are difficult. The investment that we have made raises expectations in people but what we have to do is create a team that bonds together," said AVB.
"That takes time and we see that our opponents are one step ahead as they have players who have been together for many years -- that is an advantage that we don't have.
"I think we have invested a lot in young players that have real potential. Obviously we will have to work with them to make sure they develop into the world stars that we think they can become.
All of them have great ambition to succeed and win titles which is one of the criteria that we wanted. Now it is about creating a team that bonds together and assumes the responsibility of winning those titles. This is what we have now and hopefully we can get a good response."
Written by James Turnbull
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