Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea have returned to Europe after 12 months outside of the elite.
The London duo had new managers in the dugout last summer – Ange Postecoglou and Mauricio Pochettino.
Tottenham pipped their rivals to fifth spot, and as a result, they secured Europa League football, but Chelsea were then demoted to the Europa Conference League after Manchester United’s FA Cup final win.
Pochettino then left Chelsea to the annoyance of fans, with the powers that be still spending a lot of money, but on young players.
That doesn’t seem to be stopping with Enzo Maresca now in the dugout, even though they have been told to sign ‘proven’ players.
Tottenham have that at their club, but in pre-season so far, it’s the young guns who are shining and making headlines.
Lucas Bergvall is being lauded for his pre-season performances, with his emergence, alongside Archie Gray, playing a part in Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg leaving.
The Denmark international was the senior man in the middle of the park and was deemed one of the leaders without the armband.
But Hojbjerg’s game time was already limited and Spurs allowed him to move to Marseille.
Now, Tottenham have been slammed for letting experience leave, with presenter Danny Kelly letting rip.
The Spurs fan stated that his own supporters were ‘absolutely thrilled’ that Hojbjerg left because he wasn’t Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles or Gareth Bale, as he told talkSPORT (28/07/24 at 6:40 am).
Kelly stated that the likes of Chelsea and Spurs need that proven quality in the Premier League given the difficult nature of the league.
Tottenham slammed for letting Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg leave
“Watch the ins and outs at Chelsea currently,” said Kelly. “With the current thing is you are turning over these players over like buying and selling hamburgers.
“That’s fine, until you have got somebody who is proven in the Premier League. I think that is a huge thing.
“I give you an example of the club I support. Spurs fans on social media are absolutely thrilled that they have got rid of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg because he isn’t Glenn Hoddle or Ossie Ardiles. Or he isn’t Gareth Bale. Hojbjerg is a proven Premier League player. He has his limitations. Get in proven Premier League players. If you have them, hang onto them, because it’s an incredibly difficult league to succeed.”
Tottenham and Chelsea next season
Fans of these clubs want their team to make a return to the Champions League and there will be pressure to do so ahead of the new campaign.
A lot will depend on what happens in the transfer market, with the summer window to slam shut on August 30.
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Spurs and Chelsea supporters are waiting for that marquee player to enter their building, with Marcus Rashford backed to join Tottenham.
You feel there is more pressure and tension at Stamford Bridge, with Postecoglou proving you can remove the dark clouds because he has done so during the last 12 months.
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