"We are quite happy".ition
I'm not. I think the past few months have been a shambles. From the season ticket fiasco, the ridiculous Kyle Walker transfer, to the whoring ourselves last weekend in the Juventus friendly, and the farce regarding the RB situation going into the first game of the season, makes me far from "quite happy" thank you.
Levy is playing hardball in the transfer market again - which is seen as a great tactic by many Spurs fans and one over the big money clubs who are clearly prepared to pay over the odds to get players they want.
There's still time left in the transfer window for Spurs to do some business, but the last ditch buys 12 months ago don't bode well.
And the season starts this weekend with Spurs having sold Walker and some other squad players, but having failed to replace any of them.
The pro-Levy camp claim that Spurs have as good a starting XI as any other PL club and don't need to rush into buying new players unnecessarily.
But this argument is flawed in a number of respects.
It's because the team is strong that players should have been bought in the early close season. This would have improved squad depth and given time for new players to settle without pressure. Furthermore, the squad is clearly lacking in depth. Relying on young players to step up is a hit and miss policy. For every Dele Alli, there are a dozens of young players who lack the qualities needed to play consistently well at the the top end of the PL and need time to develop physically, mentally, tactically and to gain experience incrementally. If they are going to develop into good enough players, it won't happen overnight. The idea that because they have done well with representative sides at U-19 or U-20 level, they can cut it at PL level is utter nonsense. That experience wouldn't equip them to cut it at League One level (and there are plenty of players at that level who were going to be the next big thing based on youth level performances).
Not recruiting additional players leaves the manager a hostage to fortune. He has a very limited plan B in the event of injuries, suspension, lack of form, tactical substitutions etc. If Spurs could start as the team left off last season, then it's not a problem and anyone who dares to question the approach has been undermined. Told you so. But May to August is a long time. Slow starts to the season are more relevant considerations if the last two (very successful but ultimately falling short) seasons are anything to go by.
And buying a top quality player or two boosts the squad generally. Players look at other rival teams and see star players being recruited. They expect those teams to be stronger. They want to match them. Competition for places is healthy. Competition is necessary when the team is competing for four different trophies and playing in every game is not realistic. Players recognise this. It's additional pressure if you are expected to play all the time because the only viable replacement for you in the team is a rookie.
