Tottenham Hotspur will be moving into their new stadium next season but won’t suffer as a result like rivals West Ham United and Arsenal before them.
That’s according to former Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason who has been discussing his old club on Sky Sports News.
While excitement is building, some Tottenham fans will be concerned over the club’s forthcoming move to their new ground given recent history of their rivals.
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Arsenal proved that changing grounds is not straightforward over a decade ago as they struggled in their new surroundings on leaving Highbury for the Emirates.
And another of Spurs’ rivals West Ham found similar issues since saying goodbye to their beloved Upton Park for the London Stadium two years ago.
Since moving to the Emirates Arsenal have slowly but surely slipped behind their great rivals Tottenham while West Ham fans felt so disillusioned with the move and broken promises their protests literally spilled onto the pitch last season.
But Mason told Sky Sports News he does not think Tottenham will suffer from new stadium woes.
“Yeah, they have (other clubs taken time to settle at new grounds),” Mason told Sky Sports News.
“I think the chairman (Daniel Levy) and everyone involved at the club and the manager have been very keen to keep the atmosphere that the club had at White Hart Lane because it was very intimidating, the stands were right on top of you and it was a tough place to go.
“Thankfully for Tottenham they’ve kept the stadium in the same place, the site is exactly the same, the pubs are the same, the train stations are the same so in terms of the fans and the players I’m sure it won’t be a problem settling in.”
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