Before the Liverpool game it seemed everyone had forgot about Spurs. Aston Villa, Everton and Moneybags City were the teams tipped to break the top four whilst Spurs slipped back into the mid-table obscurity pack. Even the fans seemed to have slightly more realistic hopes this season; instead of Lets get in the Champions League the more common ambition was Lets get in the Europa League.Three points over Liverpool in our first game of the season seems to have changed all that. One A sou-Ekotto thunderbolt and Ba song header later and suddenly everyone is talking about the top four again. Of course, its far too early to get swept along in that sort of nosense, but the Liverpool game was very encouraging and Ill take a look why here.Seb Ba song- A steal at 8 millionNow anyone whos delved into this blogs archieves will know I didnt want Ba song at the club, so I wont bother pretending I did. I couldnt see the sense in signing him when we could have been chasing players like Turner and Shawcro s. Well Harry Ive learnt my le son- Ill never write of one of your signings again. Ba song looked confident and a sured in our defence and his partnership with Ledley King looked years old, not one match old. He was comfortable on the ball and, along with King, had Fernando Torres in his pocket all afternoon. Out of all of our summer signings, Im glad it was Ba song who made the biggest impre sion as hell be incredibly important to us over the next few weeks. Ledley King can still only play one game a week and with the team playing Hull tomorrow, travelling without King, Woodgate and Dawson, Ba songs Glenn Hall Women Jersey involvement will be crucial. If he plays anything like he did at the weekend though, well be fine.Sergeant Palacios moves up a rankIm starting to believe the acquisition of Sergeant Palacios is one of the best signings weve ever made. Up there with the signings of Ardilles and Villa, Jurgan Klinsman and Dimitar Berbatov. Palacios is just immense and just what weve been mi sing from our midfield for the last few years. Weve got some talented midfielders, Modric, Huddlestone and Jermaine Jenas for example, but we had no-one in the mould of Palacios. We hadnt got a ball winner, a rugged centre midfielder. Of course, over the course of last season, Palacios showed us hes a great defensive midfielder but in this game he also displayed his attacking qualities. He gave Liverpool some real problems when he burst forwards and the Liverpool midfield simply couldnt cope with him. Hes a wonderful player is Palacios, and well need him firing on all cylinders if we are to get any succe s this season.Modric is the keyAlongside Palacios, I feel Modric is one of our most important players. Quick, agile, tenacious and ble sed with a mind capable of reading Premiership football, Modric has become one of the leagues best midfielders. Before the season kicked of, Harry Redknapp called Modric one of the best footballers in the world. Whilst I wouldnt quite say Modric is there yet, he could definitely become one of the best if he keeps up his current form. He wasnt as good as he can be against Liverpool, but he was still easily one of the best players on the pitch and cro sed beautifully for Ba Marian Hossa Women Jersey song to head in the winner. Keeping him fit will be a big job for Harry, whilst Modric isnt an injury-prone player his small size will make him a prime target for kickings and fouls. Another task for Harry is keeping him at the club. I pray that he wont become another Berbatov, flourishing at the Lane and then shipped out for a tidy profit. If chairman Daniel Levy is serious about breaking the top four, he needs to let Redknapp keep our best players. However I dont foresee Modric being as bigger problem as Berbatov- Berbatov was constantly on the lookout to a bigger club whilst Modric seems content at the Lane.A strikeforce to be reckoned withWe used all four of our strikers in the game, even if Pavlyuchenko only did play for two minutes. Redknapp started with Jermain Defoe and Robbie Keane upfront, and it was the latter who had all the chances. Defoe seemed a tad quiet but will hopefully sharpen up when he gets more games under his belt. Keane had a hatful of chances and I cant believe he didnt convert at least one. I definitely feel he has lost a bit of his goalscoring ability since his infamous stint at Anfield. Then again, it might just be a confidence thing. Either way we need him to start scoring again as we mi s his goals. Peter Crouch came on for Keane and was kept quiet, it will be interesting to see whether he starts against Hull. I personally think a 4-3-3 formation would work quite well, with Crouch and Defoe upfront with Keane in the hole behind them. Whatever Harry plays though, its not looking too promising for Roman Pavlyuchenko who looks destined to become the reserve striker. Hopefully Pav will get a chance as I think hes a great player, but I wouldnt be surprised if he leaves at the end of the season.Harry: Well add if we canOur overall performance in the game was good, but there are areas in which we can improve. Thats why Redknapp saying Ill add to the squad if I can is particularly pleasing. Dominik Kahun Jersey Whilst many Spurs fans dont agree with me, Ive always thought Luka Modric is better playing in the middle and that he is wasted out on the left. So I was pleased to see that we are being linked with Manchester Cities Martin Petrov- a left winger. His signing would allow us to play Modric in the middle with Palacios, giving us some creativity in the middle. To fund his move we are reportedly in talks with Villa to sell both David Bentley and Jermaine Jenas, for a combined total of 15 million. I wasnt so happy about this rumour. I still think JJ could do a job for us and weve not yet seen the best of Bentley. And if we were to sell them both, Id expect a lot more than a combined total of 15 million. 10 for JJ and 12 for Bentley is more reasonable surely?Player Ratings:Heurelho Gomes: 5.5. He didnt have a lot to do but needle sly conceded a penalty. Johnson looked like he had ran the ball out but Gomes still came for it and up-ended him. Apart from that he was very quiet but looked a sured when coming to claim Liverpool cro ses.Vedran Corluka: 7. Looked comfortable throughout. It seems Harry prefers playing Corluka at right back to Hutton, and its not hard to see why. Corluka is ultra reliable whereas Hutton is prone to lapses in concentration.Seb Ba song: 8. Had a great partnership with Ledley King and scored the match winner with a thumping header. I had my reservations about Ba song, but if he plays like this every week he could become the clubs first choice partner for Ledley King, ahead of Woodgate Marc-André Fleury Men Jersey and Dawson.Ledley King: 8. Bo sed Torres from start to finish. He was in great form, though I do always ask the question what player would he have been without the injury? whenever I see him play. King had barely trained before the game and yet still kept Fernando Torres quiet. If he didnt suffer from his chronic knee problem, I think King would be acknowledged as one of the best defenders in Europe, if not the world.Benoit A sou-Ekotto: 7.5. Scored a stunning goal and played well at left back but was fortunate not to give away two penalties. His goal was the first of his career. Nathan Noel Kids Jersey Aaron Lennon: 6. Was kept quiet and never really threatened. Had a good run in the first half but failed to pa s or shoot and ended up getting tackled outside the box. If he ever wants to challenge for an England place, he really needs to work on his final delivery.Luka Modric: 8. Had a good game. Was played on the left but drifted in on occasions and cro sed superbly from a free kick for Ba song to head in the winner.Wilson Palacios: 9. Man of the match. He was a rock in the Spurs midfield but also proved he could attack- pushing forward on a number of occasions. He had a good shot saved and fed the two forwards well and no one can dispute his man of the match award.Tom Huddlestone: 7. Huddlestone put in an a sured performance, but hes not quite the player I thought hed become when I saw him play as a youngster. His pa sing is fantastic, but he needs to get forward more if he is to cement a place in the Tottenham first team.Jermain Defoe: 6. Was very quiet at times. Didnt have a load of chances and was kept quiet by the Liverpool defence.Robbie Keane: 6.5. Did well to get some chances, but should have got on the scoresheet. He wasted a point blank header by heading the ball at Reina and had a one on one effort saved.Subs:Peter Crouch (Came on for Keane in the 68th minute) 6. Never got going- hell be hoping to do better in future performances.Jamie OHara (Came on for Luka Moric in the 84th minute). 5. Didnt have much of a chance to impre s.Roman Pavlyuchenko (Came on for Defoe in the 92nd minute) 5. Didnt have much of a chance to impre s.The Match Preview can be found , the Match Report and match statistics .