Why not Tottenham?

Currently second, Tottenham hasn't been named champion of England since 1961, with media darling Leicester City monopolizing the role of underdog while the heavyweights at Arsenal and Manchester City hog headlines, the youngest team in the Premier League continues to fly under the radar, even though Spurs title chances are as robust as any.
Leicester City is attempting to become the littlest engine that ever could, as even those who've never bet a nickel can tell you that the Foxes began the season with 5000/1 odds of winning the Premier League title, a heartwarming Cinderella story overshadowing the exciting dark horse at White Hart Lane.
Prior to opening day, Chelsea was listed at 13/8 to win this year’s title, Man City was 5/2, Arsenal was 4/1, Manchester United was 5/1,
Liverpool was 28/1 with Tottenham a distant sixth, at 100/1 (the exact preseason title odds owned by "the miracle Mets,” dubbed such for winning the 1969 World Series).
Perhaps Spurs standing is taken for granted, Tottenham has the look and the feel of a big club. London-based, qualifying almost annually for the Europa League and it recently sold Gareth Bale for the biggest transfer fee in soccer history, but not only have Spurs not won a league title since Diego Maradona was in diapers, they’ve never once finished higher than fourth in the Premier League.
If Tottenham does claim the trophy, it will do so with the Premier League’s youngest team, as its starting 11 averages just 24 years and 303 days, surely a good thing considering the effort its coach commands.
The taskmaster. Mauricio Pochettino played the majority of his career in Spain; he also had 20 caps for Argentina, including three at the 2002 World Cup. Hired in May of 2014 after helping Southampton equal its best ever finish, the 43-year-old former defender’s pressing tactics place a premium on exertion, with Tottenham players covering the second most ground in the league, and the results have not gone unnoticed.
“It would be the best managerial performance in Premier League history if Tottenham go on and win the league,” Jamie Redknapp said on Sky Sports this week.
“This is my third season at Tottenham, and at the beginning it was really hard for me. But Pochettino has improved everything. He is so demanding during the week and we train so hard. I'm still surprised by the intensity he demands during the training sessions. I have accepted that I don't play all the games -- it's actually impossible to play every game," Erik Lamela said before Thursday’s 3-0 Europa League win over Fiorentina, which knocked out Italy’s third-place team. "Honestly, I think I'm having the best season of my career."
“We mentioned at halftime how much they run for each other and how much they fight for each other. They want to win the league and you can see it,” Thierry Henry said last week after a statement win over Man City gave Spurs five league wins in a row, and devastated City’s title chances.
But asked on Thursday what was the turning point of the season, Pochettino stayed true to form, pointing to practice.
“What was the turning point of our season? It’s not a single game or a moment. The month before the season was brilliant and perfect for us, and we used every day to build what we have today,” Pochettino told the Evening Standard. “It’s important to enjoy the present but also be careful for the future, to try to improve and learn every day to achieve what we want.”