Yea Xavi ain’t doing shit with Benta and Palhinha behind him- it’s a formation that should be saved for playing PSG types only- we cannot afford to play so cynically against lesser teams.
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For sure that’s part of it- the Bundesliga is much less physically intense than the Prem. Xavi has plenty of talent but he will definitely need to work his arse off to realize it.
These fuckers all cost more than £150m collectively though.
100%.
This has been Levy’s issue all over.
Spend £150m on 2 game changing players or buy 5 middling players with potential. The money - and the wages - is largely the same. The five players have more chance or a return on investment though. Proven class players tend to either have little or opt to guy to bigger ponds.
When hes gone big it usually backfires.
Here are our ten record signings.
Simons
Solanke
Kudus
Ndombele
Richarlison
Johnson
Romero
Maddison
Sanchez
Gray
How many of these have lived up to their price tag? Still early fir some of them but at least five if not six have been dissapointing. When you spend 50m plus on a player they have to improve the first team and you have to hit on 4 out of 5.
So £73m on Sancho and £80m on Anthony are more your style?
Or Darwin Nunez and Nicholas Pepe maybe. Both over £70.
Maybe Kepa and Harry Maguire? £152m combined.
Lukaku and Kai Havertz more your thing? £169m.
Pogba and Grealish maybe? £190m.
My point is not that many players have moved to English clubs for more than £70m.
It’s 100% no guarantee of that player being a massive success.
From that list I'd say only Kudus, Romero and Maddison are hits.
We've been absolutely shafted on the others though. Gray was absurd money for a kid who's basically a youth team player.
I wouldnt say Maddison is a hit. Best ability is availability.
The answer is YES, YES, and YES
If you want to WIN you need to spend, if you keep having second thoughts, you are going to keep messing on talent. Are there any risk on over spendng? Absolutely, but if you want to play with the big boys (and we are sure one of the big boys) we need to act like it and spend. Don't shop at the $1.00 store.
Do you think RM, Barca, MU, Liverpool, Woolwich, Bayern Munich, etc etc look back at how much they spent on a dud? No, they keep looking forward and looking for better no matter how much it costs.
But I understand why you (and others on this fan base) argue like this. 25 years of ENIC and Levy washed the minds of new fans that they cannot fathom the fact that Tottenham Hotspur is a BIG CLUB,
Truth is that 50 million isn’t that much in today’s market. It’s like the equivalent to 25-30 million 15 years ago. Once that first 100 million transfer happened it changed things forever. Them players you mentioned are not mega money signings they are just your average signing. Maybe a case for solanke and richy though we were truly bent over on those two
Why are we a big club? One league title between 1960 and 1985. That’s 25 years. No levy then.
What’s so massive about that?
I feel sorrier for the fans who think we are up the with Liverpool, Madrid and Bayern.
Laughable.
8 FA Cups
4 League Cups
1 Cup Winners Cup
3 UEFA Cups/Europa Leagues
First team to win league and cup double
First British team to win European trophy
9th richest club in the world
One of the best stadiums in the world
A history of world class players
I feel sorry for fans who think we are down there with Brentford, Palace and West Ham.
Actually, Alan Sugar almost intentionally turning us into West Ham over a decade did that.
The last 25 years of ENIC and Levy were more consistently and stable than any other time in the history of the club.
It's more the case that some fans cannot fathom the completely different level of competition in the 21st century.
That's not true.
Sugar was only at it for a decade.
Spurs under Sugar played in Europe twice, in 91 / 92 and 99 / 00.
Sugar also splashed some significant dosh after the 94 World Cup.
Levy's first decade at Spurs, from 01 - 11, was equally as bad.
Things improved from 2010 - 2019. Average league finish especially. I will give Levy that but; over the 24 year period the trophy count was the same as Sugar's.
Inherited the first from the previous ownership.
Remind me how the 2nd went? Losing to utter shite like Kaiserslauten
Regardless, what kind of weird argument is it? We've played in europe more consistently under ENIC than at any other point in history. First time ever in the CL and did so consistently for years
Fucking praying this is the direction going forward. Until we have a core group of experienced, quality players, then chase the potential guys.
Yeah sure
Once you name those who have said we are up there with Liverpool, Madrid and Bayern...