Merry Christmas, Andre, you’re fired. Despite the fact that Tottenham have won every European game this season, or had won every cup game up until Andre Villas-Boas’ departure; and despite AVB boasting the best win percentage of all Spurs’ managers in the Premier League era – Daniel Levy has once again sacked a manager.
Tottenham’s style of football this season admittedly goes against the club’s philosophy – attacking, attractive football.
Playing three defensive midfielders at home is a big no, no in front of the White Hart Lane faithful, and losing 5-0 at home to an understrength Liverpool is unacceptable.
But who’s the problem, AVB? Newly appointed technical director Franco Baldini? The players? The fans?
Or is it the man who continually gets it wrong when he appoints managers? Daniel Levy, the fans are starting to look your way.
The very fact that Harry Redknapp is the longest serving Spurs manager in recent years, three-and-a-half seasons at the helm, tells the story.
The Tottenham chairman fired him as he thought Tottenham Hotspur needed to go a ‘different direction’.
This is despite Redknapp steering Spurs to fourth position, the equal-highest position Spurs has ever achieved in the league, at the conclusion of the 2011/2012 season.
The previous time in 2009/2010 was also thanks to Redknapp.
Levy is a shrewd businessman whom is renowned for his ability to ‘wheel ‘n deal’ in the transfer market.
To his credit, he took over as Spurs chairman when the club was going through financial hardship and has transformed them into a sustainable and marketable business. But he’s no football man.
He’s hired unproven managers in England, disasters such as club legend Glen Hoddle and has just terminated the contract of arguably Spurs’ most successful manager in recent memory without anyone to replace him.
Levy isn’t rich in patience and his knowledge of how a football club should operate on the pitch is equally as poor. All the reported potential candidates possess cons which have cost previous Tottenham managers their heads
Interim manager Tim Sherwood is highly regarded my Levy and has done a fantastic job with the development squad however, he has no senior management experience.
Frank De Boer, now the front runner for the job, has won the title with Ajax for three consecutive years, but has no managerial experience in England.
Fabio Capello, who has a close working relationship with Spurs technical director Franco Baldini, is a defensive-minded coach which isn’t compatible with the club’s ethos.
And the rumblings of Glen Hoddle making a return as Tottenham gaffer could be club disaster 2.0. The club legend has been out of management for six years.
Spurs fans are starting to get fed up with the chopping and changing of the coaching hierarchy and the blame is slowly but surely catching up with Daniel Levy.
Who would want to talk through Spurs’ revolving door?
All Tottenham fans want for Christmas is some stability, finally.
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