Its been duly noted by the new top brass at White Hart Lane that the lost art of defending is at the present time exactly that - lost. As so succinctly put by Gus Poyet after the Aston Villa game, enough is enough.
This would appear to spell the end for some if not all of the current Spurs backline. First in the firing line appears to be Pascal Chimbonda. With the signing of Chris Gunter, and the speculation that the deal with Rangers for Alan Hutton is being revived, Chimmi has been quick to get his name in the press with quotes of his concern at the club's desire to purchase players who play in his position. The alleged answer from the club when asked cited that they wanted to play him in central defence - a likely story! With this in mind you could well expect reports over the next couple of weeks, followed possibly by the realisation of a move for Pascal.
Will he be missed? Honestly not as much as he woud have been had a supposed deal with Chelsea happened 8 months ago. Increasingly of late he has looked an individual, more interested in his own game than the team game, and often indirectly responsible for some of the defensive frailties that have blighted Spurs' season.
Watch in coming days for the re-emergence of the Hutton deal, and if it goes through expect Chimbonda to be making his way for the exit sometime soon.