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Sam Long24 December 2016
Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham appear to have lost a bit of their mojo this term but the Argentine coach is adamant his side have improved. The proof will be in the pudding.
They have been without many of their stars of last season so far, with Hugo Lloris, Harry Kane, Mousa Dembele, Erik Lamela and Toby Alderweireld all experiencing lengthy spells on the sidelines.
But yet, Spurs are still hovering around the top four places, and sit ten-points off leaders Chelsea with a higher points tally than they had at this stage last season.
So can Spurs finish the second half the season strongly? Standard Sport looked back through the archives to find out…
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Tottenham have spent Christmas Day outside of the top four on 17 occasions.
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Spurs have only had more than this season's total of points (33) on Christmas Day on two previous occasions (1995/1996, 2011/2012).
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Spurs have only climbed into top four from outside the Champions League places on Christmas Day on one occasion (2009/10 - 5th up to 4th).
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Spurs have climbed an average of 0.5882 positions up the table by the end of the season when they have spent Christmas Day outside of top four. (Partially skewed by climbing eight places in 2008/09 season).
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Spurs have improved their points tally after Christmas in 14 out of 21 seasons at an average of 7.35.
