by Dom Smith

ROLL UP, roll up, the Premier League is back. And the main attraction this season might just be Tottenham. For Antonio Conte, this summer felt like a turning point in his tenure. Funds were freed up, six players were signed, and Harry Kane’s desire to get the hell out of there seemed to abate, as it always seems to. This is a club on the up.

All change then? Not quite. A handful of those new acquisitions were expected to start, but in the end all of Tottenham’s starters were at the club last term. And just as they did so many times last term, they wobbled early on.

For Ralph Hasenhüttl and Southampton, the clock restarts once more. Back in the hunt for a prosperous season. Heck, maybe even Europe. But all with the sobering prospect of a relegation battle lingering in the back of the mind.