7 Bales of Disappointment

It was never going to work, was it?

Tottenham’s 2013/2014 season is a perfect example of “Quality VS Quantity”.  From one Bale of speed, strength and goals sold for £85million, Tottenham Hotspurs have ended up with seven bales of hay worth £107million.

The brand new Super Seven brought in to herald the swansong of White Hart Lane – as construction for the new 58,000-seater began this year – instead turned out to be the petering out of the very last vestiges of Harry Redknapp’s thrilling Champions League team.
The Yid Army is in trouble, and they need to be cured.

MANAGERS

Tim Sherwood’s scathing attack on his players following the 4-0 trouncing at Stamford Bridge and his uncompromising touchline antics, arguments with fans and public outspokenness belie his inexperience at the top level and the lessons he’ll need to learn before taking Tottenham any further.

Mr. Villas-Boas, on the other hand, once again showed his arrogance, paranoia and naivety by persisting with a suicidal high line and an incredible call to bring Lloris back onto the pitch following a concussion with Lukaku. His fuming attack on a reporter over a supposed “attack” on him, whilst continuously allowing his team to be exposed – first they conceded six at the Etihad, then five at Anfield – was completely unnecessary and belied the fact that he’d learnt nothing from almost ruining Chelsea.

TRANSFERS

The less said, the better. After selling and loaning out half of Harry Redknapp’s 4th-place squad (including the brilliant Bale, for a world-record fee), the Spurs looked to rebuild.
What followed was right out of the wildest dreams of a Fantasy Football player with no idea about how to manage his funds. Misfiring strikers, static midfielders and bow-legged defenders were signed in the craziest rush to replace a loved one since that party your friends took you to after your fiancée left you at the altar. In total, £107million were spent on wildly inadequate recruits.

It says everything about Tottenham’s transfer policy that Lewis Holtby was loaned out to Fulham in January.

PRIORITIES

Tottenham have yet to have a single season in which a manager has his objectives lined up. Premier League, Capital One Cup, the FA Cup or the Europa League?
One must wonder if Tottenham have had any set plan for their season since Harry Redknapp left! Finishing fourth was always Redknapp’s priority; he saw Tottenham as the team to overtake the traditional elite. However, Daniel Levy is a very ambitious man ready to do anything to bring Tottenham to their pinnacle; he fired him and brought the flavour of the month Villas-Boas – a terrible decisions.

If ever the Spurs are to rise to Premier League heights, they’ll need a passionate and competent man at the head of their affairs, and maybe they’ll need to calm down. They’ll need to unwind and think about a season or two of mediocrity in order to boost their future.

The cockerels of London will fight on, just as they did when Juande Ramos almost relegated them but they ended up beating Chelsea to the League Cup.  There is fight in this club, and a single season of disappointment won’t take them down.

Patience will be the best advice for the Yid Army.