At the time, Spurs were flying, 10 points ahead of us. Since then, Spurs have slumped, and in addition to shoo-ins Koscielny and RVP; Sagna has found health and form, while Arteta and Song have been playing out of their minds.
On balance, looking at the whole season I'd probably line up something like
Sczeszny, Essou-Ekotu, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Sagna, Song, Modric, Arteta, Bale, RVP, vd Vaart
Two months ago though, I would have put Friedel, Walker and King in that team ahead of Szczesny, Sagna and Vermaelen. When we are healthy, we are better, but as we were battered most of the early/mid part of season, they appeared much better.