Tottenham Hotspur failed to strengthen their squad during the summer transfer window.
Graeme Souness was a guest on Sky Sports’ live broadcast of Tottenham vs Liverpool on Saturday, and criticised the north London club for failing to sign a single player during the summer transfer window.
Spurs finished in third spot in the Premier League table, and many fans and pundits backed them to really kick by making a sustained push for the league title on this season.
Mauricio Pochettino didn’t strengthen his squad during the off-season, though, and it seems as though they will now do well just to finish inside the top four.
Souness, who began his career at Tottenham, was highly critical of the north London outfit’s approach to transfers, when speaking live on Sky Sports’ broadcast of Saturday lunchtime’s game:
“When you are a player in a squad and a big player comes in you get excited because you think he will make you better. You find another yard in training and want to impress. That invigorates the squad, and Tottenham didn’t have that this year. If you are not buying anyone you are standing still in football terms. Everybody you are playing against will have gone out and spent. They have taken a chance to be better and you’re not.”
Next up for Tottenham is a trip to the San Siro to take on Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, and Pochettino will be looking for a huge response from his team, following two defeats on the bounce.
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