Ryan Mason claims European clubs look at Tottenham Hotspur in a ‘completely different’ way now

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Tottenham Hotspur have all but secured Champions League football for next season.

Ryan Mason has stated that other European clubs look at Tottenham in a ‘completely different’ way now as he stated that ‘a lot of people’ have forgotten where they were prior to Mauricio Pochettino’s arrival.

Despite losing to Bournemouth on Saturday, Spurs have all but secured another season in the Champions League after top-four rivals Arsenal and Manchester United dropped points.

It means that the North London outfit can fully focus on trying to beat Ajax in the second-leg of their Champions League encounter, with the Dutch club leading the tie 1-0.

Speaking to the Final Word on TalkSport (05/05/2019 at 6:50 pm), former White Hart Lane favourite Mason reminded others how far Tottenham have come in recent years.

“Tottenham five years ago were nowhere near where they are now as a football club under this manager,” Mason told the Final Word. “In terms of the squad, the squad of players and the manager improving them, the chairman putting his money into the stadium and making the club a bigger club. Of course, Champions League football as well.

“We weren’t getting Champions League football [before Pochettino]. I think a lot of people forget that. We are competing with these big clubs and have a different way of doing it.

“I am sure across Europe now, European teams look at Tottenham in a totally different way to what they did four or five years ago. Completely different. If you’re a player and Tottenham come in for you, now they are a totally different animal to what they were four or five years ago.”

Tottenham moved into their new stadium earlier this year and it will be even sweeter for all those associated with the club that Champions League football will be played there next season.

The next step for the club will be to try and add trophies to their name. Keeping hold of their star players will be the first thing the fans will want to see and then the potential of bulking up their squad in order to properly challenge for the big prizes.

Spurs have always had a strong starting XI, but a few injuries here and there has resulted in them playing a lot of youngsters and back-up players that are not potentially good enough to play on a regular basis.