Tottenham Hotspur's Struggle for Inspiration Continues in Tepid Lazio Draw

The trouble with using European competition as a barometer of a team's progress is that games in either of UEFA's two club competitions can sometimes bare little correlation to their performances on the domestic front. Manchester City sit top of the Premier League but this week were knocked out of the Champions League, while Arsenal progressed into the knockout round even as their inconsistent league form has left them nine points behind their country's champions at home. It is why it is difficu...