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I meant this season, and definitley next season if he leaves. Back in the day with Viera, Pires, etc. they were great. Even when they got to the champions league, they were great. But look at this season, they couldn't win anything. They finished fourth in the premiership and couldn't reach the last four of the champions league. The only thing they did good at was reaching the Carling Cup final, which no one cares about. Without Henry, they need their youngsters to become superstars if they want to continue there success. We agree on that, right? They did good to at least get what they got this year with all the injuries. The future doesn't look so good if they don't sign someone big and Henry's gone. The youngsters need to step up.

Sorry, my competitive side got the best of me.

k here we go. I like marsielle. Eventhough they lost ribery, zenden brings a wealth of experience to the side and he is still a good player. Cisse has the potential to become the top scorer in france when he is in form. The key will be nasri, who i think will explode on the scene this year and more than fill the shoes left by ribery. He looks to be frances next great midfielder, following in the footsteps of zidane and viera. I think by next summer he'll be at Juve, Arsenal, or Lyon. Nasri is a great talent. They will make Lyon work for the title this year. The darkhorses are PSG. After last years dismal performance, Pauleta, Frau, Landreau, and Armand won't let that happen again. With Coupet injured, Vercoutre will have a chance to show why he is the next great French keeper. He is highly touted by Lyon as Coupet's replacement and may put him out of a job before he returns. Without Cacapa, who is probably looking for a challenge in a stronger league, Lyon will not coast to the title.

Well, lets break down spurs. Robinson is a top class keeper. The defense of King, Chimbonda, Lee young pyo, and highly rated youngster Gareth Bale seems to be pretty strong. In the midfield, I believe Didier Zokora will breakthrough this season after adjusting to the prem as he will show why he was one of the most coveted players in Europe. Boateng is part of the future for Spurs and seems to be very talented. Aaron Lennon is great down the flank and support from the likes of Malbranque, Ghaly, Murphy, and Jenas should really help Spurs make a run at CL qualififcation. I rate his as one of the best young talent the English national side has. Routledge is a solid player I'd like to see as a solid bench player for Spurs because I don't think he will ever be as talented by Lennon from what I have seen. But, maybe he will breakthrough. The attack led by Berbatov seems very potent. He is one of the best strikers in the world. He is a predator in front of net. The interesting thing will be if Darren Bent will do well after Spurs totally overpaid for him at 19 mil I believe. I think he's worth about 12. I believe the rotation of Bent, Keane, and defoe for Spurs is absolutley tantelizing. It rivals the red devils rotation of Roo, Tevez, Saha, and Solskjaer, but I personally think Man U's is better due to us having 2 world class strikers compare to spurs having 1. (Saha, Keane, Defoe, and Bent still have to prove themselves and solskjaer is past his prime but is still a very solid striker) I don't believe Mido will be at Spurs very much longer, but if he stays he will never start and will get very limited apperances off the bench. Spurs have all the guns this year and I predict they will finish fourth behind Man U, Chelski, and either Liverpool or the gunners depending if Arsenals youngsters can step up and if Liverpool's signings stay healthy and work well together.