A couple of weeks ago, I asked what was wrong with Tottenham Hotspur. After their abysmal display yesterday, there can only be one answer.
Having spent a fortune on new signings in the summer, most pundits had them pencilled in for at least a 'top-4' finish, some even tipping them as real contenders for the Premier League title. After their 6-0 thrashing at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, I suspect that some may now be wondering whether they will even finish in the top half of the table. Their defence was non-existent, the midfield 'prissy' and their attack totally impotent.
No one can doubt that they have a huge amount of talent in the club, the trouble is that it's not being used to best, or even any, effect. This failure has to be laid fairly and squarely at the door of the manager, Andre Villas-Boas. Already kicked out by Chelsea after a miserable spell there, he must now be on his way out of White Hart Lane in the very near future.
The only remaining questions are "Who will replace him ?" and "Will Chairman Daniel Levy be on his bike too ?"
The answer to the first is "Anyone, please !" The answer to the second, as the club surely embarks on the search for its 18th manager in the last 40 years and 8th in the last 15, has to be that he most certainly should follow Villas-Boas out of the door. Despite spending vast amounts, he has failed to bring in a manager who can mould the available talent into any sort of cohesive unit; he has to go.
With the team now in total melt-down, the sooner these changes happen, the better. Until they do, things can only get even worse and supporters will desert in droves.
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