In the recent media melee, the guns have been firmly pointed at Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas, and generally unnecessarily in my view.
Yes results have not gone in the right way, and some questions have to be asked about why the £100 million worth of new signings have not settled yet and why there is no idea of the best first eleven or a plan B when things go wrong.
However there is no escaping the fact that the problem is a lack of goals. Last season Spurs fans were clambering for a new striker; there was huge frustration when no one was signed in the January transfer window with the board and management seemingly happy to persist with Adebayor and Defoe. It was this move that many fans put down to the failure to achieve Champions league football this season.
However the problem was partly solved this season as £26 million was spent on Valencia's Roberto Soldado. He started brightly, proving his capabilities from the penalty spot, however his prowess in front of goal is yet to be proven.
Firstly there is the obvious point - he has no service and is often isolated up front on his own. This is easily solved and in the recent Manchester United match, Chadli and Lennon were played to offer that service.
However he still didn't manage to score, and now questions will be asked of the man. Jermaine Defoe has proved more than capable of scoring against lesser opposition in the Europa league, while Adebayor has had a viewing point for the most of this season.
Questions will continue to be asked of AVB and his best eleven, and also on whether a 442 can be played with A partnership of the three out and out strikers. However as was sang about striker Yakubu at Everton and Blackburn among others, "feed the Yak and he will score". If the Spurs midfielders feed Bobby, will he score? If not there may be comments of "Hey Bobby, what's the Spanish for score a bloody goal?"
