As one of the most controversial names in the English top-flight, Daniel Levy is the personification of marmite in football. Some praise his ability to always land a good deal and to essentially never lose face. Others see a parsimonious trader who is happy to get a good deal for himself even if it means the clubs playing staff suffer. Really, the truth falls a lot closer to the former than the latter. However, with more or less every decision since Spurs came off the pitch in a losing effort against Liverpool in Madrid, fans have questioned with increasing worry what is actually happening at Spurs.
Now, in a bid to try and win fans back after the high profile failure of Jose Mourinho’s appointment, and the embarrassment of the European Super League, Levy has issued a statement to the fans in a bid to try and earn their support.
While you can read the full statement here, there were some very interesting remarks made during the statement. For fans who have been wanting some form of accountability for pervious mistakes, Levy shows plenty in his latest utterings on the official website.
What did Daniel Levy say?
In a mixed and ranging statement, Levy pushed on something that all fans want to know more about – the push for a new Head Coach. In the statement, Levy states: “We shall focus on the recruitment of a new Head Coach. We are acutely aware of the need to select someone whose values reflect those of our great Club and return to playing football with the style for which we are known – free-flowing, attacking and entertaining – whilst continuing to embrace our desire to see young players flourish from our Academy alongside experienced talent.”
However, it is also important to note that there minimal noise made around the current Harry Kane situation. All reports suggest the England man has had enough and has asked to move on from the club. The sheer lack of mention for this is telling; if there was no smoke to this particular fire, you imagine it would have been noted by Levy.
That being said, there were some interesting notes in the statement. The letters most intriguing part, though, mentioned the potential step back the club has taken since Madrid. In the letter, he states: ”This season, for many reasons, we have not met our raised expectations on the pitch. Since we lost the Champions League Final in June, 2019, we have invested in excess of £250m in new players. Everyone had high hopes with the squad we had assembled. Unfortunately, despite sitting top of the Premier League in December, we have not been able to sustain this position.
“We reached the Carabao Cup Final, however we had a disappointing exit from the Europa League and now find ourselves fighting to qualify for Europe, having competed in European competition for 14 of the last 15 seasons.”
For fans, this might be the first legitimate acceptance that things have gone wrong. With many voices around the club trying to suggest all is well, the clear admittance of mistakes and errors shows that, even at the top of the club, there is an acceptance that things have gone backwards since 2019.
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