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Tottenham's lack of ruthlessness hurt them vs. West Ham and will stop them competing for trophies

Tottenham's attack really is going to have to be the best around if they keep defending like they did in Sunday's 3-3 draw vs. West Ham. Gareth Bale's second coming at Spurs inevitably drew the focus before the Hammers' visit and the 31-year-old had the chance to write the perfect script, leaving Angelo Ogbonna on the turf as he cut inside and unleashed a left-foot shot in stoppage-time.

Bale's shot flashed wide of Lukasz Fabianski's left-hand post and the moment evaporated. Instead of providing the storybook homecoming, Bale's miss instead encapsulated how clinical Spurs need to be given a porous back-line that somehow contrived to throw away a 3-0 lead in the most dramatic of circumstances.