It’s been a tough few weeks for Tottenham Hotspur, having lost to Liverpool, Chelsea, Fiorentina and only scraping a fortunate last minute draw against West Ham United, there has been a great shadow of uncertainty with regards to the future of many players at the club. The player who has casted the largest shadow is undoubtedly Roberto Soldado. After a year and a half of poor positioning and missed chances, there is now the overwhelming opinion that his time at White Hart Lane is simply not going to work out.

The final blow to the outstanding optimism fans have held was witnessed during the away leg against Fiorentina. Roberto Soldado and Nacer Chadli both featured in a two on one against the keeper Norberto Neto, at the very worst fans ought to have expected an unconvincing goal, but what we saw from Soldado was to most unforgivable. Rather than drawing the keeper away from Chadli, Roberto stayed narrow, rather than blasting a shot at goal, he opted for a lay-off tap in, rather than actually making the pass, he played it straight into the keepers arms. It is a moment so awful to watch that it has seemingly killed all hope of success for the striker.

Of course, the sensible among us would know better to judge a player based on thirty seconds of play, but sadly the bigger picture with regards to Soldado’s involvement within the 2014-2015 campaign looks bleak. Having scored only five goals across all competitions, Soldado is unlikely to even surpass the total of eleven which he scored last season, actually indicating a decline in goals scored from the previous season. There is no clear solution with how to return Roberto Soldado to his incredible Valencia form, if the task is even possible. Perhaps like Torres, the player is just unsuited to a certain style of British football.

With neither of the two backup strikers performing well, there is still a reasonable chance that the club will fail to bring in another solid goalscorer, meaning Roberto Soldado could feature a third season at White Hart Lane. Perhaps by going under the radar and having lost any expectations of success, the player might finally succeed. Either way, fan support should continue to at the very least, enforce our class as Tottenham fans.