By Frank Dalleres “Lads, it’s Tottenham” was all Sir Alex Ferguson felt was necessary by way of a team talk before sending his Manchester United side out to face Spurs, according to the famous anecdote shared by his former lieutenant Roy Keane. The story speaks to both Ferguson’s mastery of pre-match psychology and the long-running trope of the north Londoners being a soft touch; all style over substance; helpless when a superior side flexes its muscles. Like the “Spursy” tag that has attached itself to the team more recently – and most accusations of sides “bottling it” or cracking under the …