✍🏾️ An open letter to Son Heung-min
The news that you're leaving Tottenham Hotspur has hit us all hard. For so many of us, you're more than just a player; you're the heart and soul of our team.
@statsbet 1. Are you a Tottenham fan?
2. If you are, you’d be familiar with what some of our players- and quite famously Defoe - said about seeing him play for the first time in the academy
Would show you who the actual clown is
You can improve technical attributes like finishing - to what extent is solely on the player
Harry Kane a good example. Couldn’t even strike the ball efficiently while in the Academy. Now he’s the world’s best striker
Has a player ever successfully improved their finishing to really make a difference? I feel like finishing is just one of those things that you either have or you don’t
@Plettigoal@SkySportDE He’d go to Chelsea, because that’s what young foolish footballers always do…and then ruin their careers
Be wise Zadok and prioritise your career over money. The Chelsea move can still happen in 2/3 years time
We’re the club that ALWAYS sign players one year after they’re needed
Nuno got the players Mourinho needed
Ange got the players Conte needed
Frank got the players Ange needed
Now De Zerbi getting players Frank needed
Never change Tottenham
Robertson, Senesi, Savinho, Gibbs-White. Such a lucky coincidence that De Zerbi wants the exact same players as Frank even though they have completely different tactics
🚨💣 BREAKING: Liverpool reach agreement in principle to appoint Andoni Iraola as new manager, here we go! 🔴🫱🏻🫲🏼
Exclusive story from Saturday, 100% confirmed: Arne Slot left and Iraola will lead #LFC project, as expected.
Talks advanced over last 48h and deal in place.
What a signing this is.
Arguably taken a step down, given up European football.
No matter what you think, you just cannot compete with the big 6 pull unfortunately.
🚨 Roberto De Zerbi: “We have no time to go on holiday. We have to learn from our mistakes we have done this season”.
“I don’t wanna hear: Now we are happy because we stay up and we forget the past… No, no. Stupid people forget the past!”.
🗣️ Peter Charrington’s message to #Tottenham fans
Dear Supporters,
On Sunday, despite a season that gave you so little, you gave everything. A full stadium, full voice, full belief, until the final whistle. I have thought carefully about how to begin this letter, and in the end that moment said it better than I can. It is why we owe you honesty about where we have fallen short, and what we are committed to now.
Last September, we recognised that something seismic had to change at Spurs. The Lewis family stepped in and authorised a full reset. That decision was not taken lightly, and it came later than it should have. But what has been put in motion is real, and it marks a genuine break from what had come before.
As part of that process, we discovered some uncomfortable truths. The qualities that make Spurs distinct, our football, our ambition, the connection between the team and its supporters, had been allowed to fade. Football success had not been driving our decisions. We did not have the right expertise in key roles. We did not build squads good enough to compete in the most demanding league in the world. Two 17th place finishes in a row is not acceptable, and we will not dress it up as anything other than falling well short of what this Club expects.
Since September, we have restructured leadership across the Club, with a refreshed executive and football structure. Most of this team are already in post and others will arrive in the coming weeks. The Board are committed to this leadership group and will give them the stability and support they need to run this Club in the right way.
Roberto De Zerbi is signed as Men's Head Coach for five years, a reflection of our belief in his ability and our commitment to build back to where we need to be. He is passionate, committed and positive in everything he does, and represents the kind of football and ambition that Tottenham Hotspur should stand for.
Our commitments to you are clear:
• We will build a squad, led by Roberto as Head Coach, with the right blend of experience, youth and leadership to compete at the highest levels of Premier League and European football. • We will invest across multiple transfer windows to rebuild, balance and strengthen, with this summer representing an important first step in that work. • We will continue to modernise our football operation, with a significant focus on raising standards across medical and performance. • We will increase investment in the Academy to ensure that the pathway from youth football to the first team is one of the strongest in the country. • We will build on a strong season for Spurs Women by continuing to invest in a world-class women's team, led by Martin Ho.
Since becoming Chairman, I have realised that Spurs fans are built differently. I have seen it over and over again in the last nine months, across every generation, in every conversation. Even in the darkest of seasons, you showed up and carried this team. That loyalty is not something we take for granted. It is something we are determined to be worthy of.
There has been speculation about ownership and the future direction of the Club. Let us be direct. Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale. The Lewis family are wholly committed to this Club and to this rebuild. They will provide the stability and investment needed at every level to move us forward, and they see that as a long-term responsibility, not a short-term fix.
This season fell well short of what Tottenham Hotspur demands. We must be in the fight with the best teams in this league, every season, and we are rebuilding this Club with that standard in mind.
This Club lives in the hearts of everyone who has ever loved it. It has been carried through living rooms and stands, weekends and long journeys home.
We will get back to where we belong.
Peter Charrington
One year after, Levy, Vinai, Lange, and Thomas Frank have brought us to the point of actual relegation. At the start of the new season we could be playing the Sheffield Wednesdays of this world