WHEN WILL TOTTENHAM RID THEMSELVES OF LEVY & AVB ?

Since Tottenham were soundly thrashed by Manchester City, they've had a very easy time of it. Two matches against third rate European opposition, both of which they won, 2 league matches against teams in the lower reaches of the Premier League, Fulham and Sunderland, which they also won, and a game against a misfiring Manchester United which they managed to draw. The media and assorted footballing experts have pronounced that the crisis is over and 'Spurs are back on track'.

 

Watching their efforts against Liverpool this afternoon, it is very clear that the 'experts' don't know their collective arses from their collective elbows. In the first half, Tottenham were every bit as hopeless as they have been all season against decent opposition - no bite at the front, midfield far too slow and outplayed, and defence at 6s and 7s and frequently non-existent. The second half saw Tottenham press much more, but by then, Liverpool were sitting on a 2 goal lead and content to protect it. Tottenham had more of the match and made a few chances but were still unable to convert possession and territory into goals; at the other end, Liverpool continued to run rings round an inept defence and took their chances. To add insult to injury, the usually brilliant Paulinho was sent off for a late challenge on Luis Suarez which was probably more worthy of a simple yellow card. In the end, Tottenham were completely overrun by a far better team and lost at home, again, this time by 5-0, but the worst thing is that they never looked remotely as good as the opposition. In fact, they were pathetic.

 

This team has oodles of talent and yet is performing woefully when up against proper opposition. Once Manchester United get their act together, which they will, and with Newcastle showing real form, Tottenham will slide backwards into the middle of the table. There is nowhere else for a team of their obvious talent but with no real plan; they will enter the next season with no European matches to worry about and few hopes of achieving anything other than another mid-table result..

 

While talent is owned by players, the plan is something evolved by the manager and his staff. If we accept that the players *do* have talent, the failure must be with the manager and this has now gone on for too long. Additionally, the manager was appointed by chairman Daniel Levy, whose record at appointing managers is about as poor as that of any chairman of any club in history.

 

GET RID OF BOTH OF THEM - NOW !